Shadow of Mordor is an incredibly fun game. From aerial executions to teleporting spirit arrows, the game plays fast and loose with the Lord of the Rings lore in order to make it feel fun.

Monolith brought the nemesis system back for a second go-around in 2017's Middle-earth: Shadow of War, before moving on to a Wonder Woman game. Unfortunately that game was canceled and the studio shut ...

They have gathered merely as a prelude to the glory of battle. My job in Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor is to select the orcs I wish to fight against. The trick is to find an orc who is neither ...

Shadow of Mordor’s Nemesis System was a transformative gimmick that gave the Assassin’s Creed-like game a unique edge. However, with Warner Bros. Games shutting down developer Monolith ...

Alice Jovanée (she/her) is a commerce writer, and she has been writing about gaming and tech since 2005. Prior to Polygon, she worked at publications such as The Verge. If these titles flew under ...