The Shadows of Mordor

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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

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• 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)