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Description
The Shadows of Mordor is an officially licensed J.R.R. Tolkien "Lord of the Rings" text adventure game based on the second part of the trilogy - "The Two Towers".You can select to play as either Frodo or Sam. The game follows the plot of the book closely and many locations have accompanying illustrations. Unusually for a text adventure game, the action happens in real time: if you sit there thinking of what to do next, things will happen in the game, e.g. creatures will move from location to location.
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Alternate Titles
- "Shadows of Mordor: Game Two Of Lord Of The Rings" -- UK tag-lined title
- "Shadows of Mordor" -- UK title
Part of the Following Groups
- Fantasy Creatures: Orcs
- Game Engine: Inglish
- Inspiration: Author - J. R. R. Tolkien
- Inspiration: Literature
- The Tolkien Software Adventure series
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Critic Reviews
Crash! | ZX Spectrum | Jun, 1987 | 93 out of 100 | 93 |
Your Sinclair | ZX Spectrum | Aug, 1987 | 8 out of 10 | 80 |
Computer Gamer | ZX Spectrum | Jun, 1987 | 64 out of 100 | 64 |
Computer Gamer | Amstrad CPC | Jun, 1987 | 64 out of 100 | 64 |
Zzap! | Commodore 64 | Jul, 1986 | 55 out of 100 | 55 |
Computer and Video Games (CVG) | ZX Spectrum | Jun, 1987 | 5 out of 10 | 50 |
Commodore User | Commodore 64 | May, 1987 | 4 out of 10 | 40 |
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) | Commodore 64 | Sep, 1987 | 4.6 out of 12 | 38 |
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Trivia
Cover art
The cover art to the C64 version of this game is by Tolkien illustrator Ted Nasmith; entitled Shelob, it was first used in Unwin Paperbacks' 1987 calendar for the month of November.Awards
- Computer and Video Games
- May 1988 (Issue #79) - Golden Joystick 1988 Award: Third in category Adventure Game of the Year
Related Web Sites
- CPC-Power (in French) (for Amstrad CPC: game database entry; package material; manual digitalizations; goodies; advertisement; downloadable releases; additional material)
- DOSBox, an x86 emulator with DOS (statistics page of compatibility with original DOS version)
- Lemon 64 (for C64: game entry database; downloadable version; magazine reviews; cover art digitalizations; additional material)
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (video game) (encyclopaedic entry for combined platforms)
- World of Spectrum (for ZX Spectrum: downloadable releases; additional material (including – cassete inlay, advertisement, instructions); magazine references; magazine adverts)
Amstrad CPC Credits (4 people)
Copyright © 1987:
Program publishing
With the co-operation of:
J. R. R. Tolkien's novel copyright © 1966, 1974, 1979, 1981
Plot of "The Lord of the Rings":
Beam Software
Cover Illustration © 1986:With the co-operation of:
Tolkien Estate, Unwin Hyman
Plot of "The Lord of the Rings":
Unwin Hyman
The characters of the "Hobbits":Unwin Hyman
Other characters from the "Lord of the Rings":Unwin Hyman