Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor (GOTY 2014 - PS4, XOne & Overall)

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor is an open world action role playing video game depicting events between The Hobbit  and Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien. The game was developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

The game is about a Ranger named Talion seeking revenge for the massacre of his family. As expected in an role playing game (RPG), an open world would mean lots of adventure, combat, side quest, etc, but what makes the game more interesting is the new system called Nemesis used in gameplay. Apart from character development, player's interaction with other characters in the game world are "remembered" and "carried forward". Thus having a direct impact or effect on their behaviour in their next encounter and throughout the game. For example, a defeated or humiliated character seeking revenge will interact in a more hostile manner in their next encounter.

Middle Erath: Shadow of Mordor emerged as the winner of the Game Of The Year 2014 for the PS4 category on Gamespot.com. The other nominees were Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4, Destiny and Transistor.

The game also emerged as the winner for Xbox One category against these nominees; Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4, Titanfall and Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes.

On December 18, 2014 Middle Erath: Shadow of Mordor was voted the overall winner for Game of the Year 2014 - Gamespot.com.

The game was released for PC (Windows), PS4 and Xbox One in September 2014 while the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in November 2014.

Game is rated Mature.

~ 17 Dec 2014 ~

Updated: Dec 18, 2014 - Overall winner Game of the Year 2014 (Gamespot.com).