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| Developers | Monolith Productions Zombie Studios(PC) |
| Publisher | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| Composer | Inon Zur |
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| Release | PlayStation 3,Xbox 360 December 4, 2012 Windows August 29, 2013 |
| Genre | Multiplayer online battle arena |
| Modes | Single-player,multiplayer |
Guardians of Middle-earth is amultiplayer online battle arenavideo game developed byMonolith Productions and published byWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The setting of the game isMiddle-earth, derived fromThe Lord of the Rings series, with various tie-ins to thefilm series of the same name, as well asThe Hobbit film series.[1]Guardians of Middle-earth was released for thePlayStation 3 andXbox 360 consoles on December 4, 2012, via thePlayStation Network andXbox Live Arcade respectively. A retail package is also released, which includes a download voucher for the game as well as a "Season Pass" for future downloadable content.[2] It is no longer available on the PlayStation Network, and the game's servers are no longer operational. The game was later released forWindows on August 29, 2013.
Guardians of Middle-earth incorporates the standard elements of a typicalmultiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game, with a strong emphasis upon team coordination. Up to ten players may split into two teams of five and from a pool of thirty-six guardians fromThe Lord of the Rings franchise, includingGandalf,Sauron andRadagast,[3] and coordinate to win matches by destroying the opposing team's base.[4] Unlike most other MOBA titles,Guardians of Middle-earth emphasizes home console, rather than desktop, gameplay, in order to gain a "cinematic" experience.[5]
| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | (PS3) 75/100[6] (X360) 71/100[7] (PC) 56/100[8] |
Guardians of Middle-earth received mixed reviews.[6][7][8] It scored a 7.5/10 fromIGN.[9] Many users have problems with the games interfacing on PC, as well as numerous glitches in connectivity.[citation needed]
As of April 2019, Steam has removedGuardians of Middle Earth from their store page.[citation needed]
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