

Guardians of Middle-earth 2012
Developed by Monolith Productions
- Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
A shadow grows over Middle-earth as the greatest armies of the Third Age prepare for the coming battle. Take up arms in the clash over Middle-earth as the most powerful heroes and villains from the greatest fantasy epic of all time. Guardians of Middle-earth delivers an authentic multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game set in Middle-earth! Play with friends to bring up to 10 players together in strategic five versus five competitive multiplayer battle arenas in this epic setting. Call upon legendary heroes and villains from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit as you form memorable alliances in this truly groundbreaking MOBA experience! Guardians of Middle-earth was one of the many games afflicted by the GameSpy server shutdown.
Real Time Strategy (RTS)StrategyHack and slash/Beat 'em upArcadeMOBAActionFantasytolkienlord of the ringssteammultiplayer online battle arenaachievementstime limitsteam trading cardsgood vs evilsword & sorcerysteam achievementsdigital distributionPlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
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Plot-driven, earnest, grave and classical in form.
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- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
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About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
- Developer
- Monolith Productions
- Publisher
- WB Games
- Released
- December 5, 2012
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
IGDB rating 5.7/10 from 20 ratings.
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