Action-packed gameplay and a solid co-op mode The level of difficulty is selectable, but the higher levels ' Heroic' and ' Legendary' are only unlocked after playing through the entire game several times. The famous film characters, however, contribute very little to the storyline. Along the way, you pass through Rivendell and meet familiar figures like Elrond, Gimli and Arwen. You make your way through dungeons, traverse mountains and search caves for valuable treasure in environments laid out in tube-like sections without any notable freedom of movement. Hostile orcs always show up the same way, in a predictable pre-defined pattern. There is no chapter selection option, but you can return to previously visited locations via designated waypoints marked on a world map. The three adventurers’ journey leads them through eight chapters in The Lord of the Rings: War in the North.
