The game isn't designed to fully bridge the gap between those stories, though. So rather than trying to retell the now well-worn tales of Bilbo or Frodo's journeys, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor switches gears entirely, telling a story that takes place between the end of The Hobbit and the start of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The game draws both the evergreen franchise fanatics and those not automatically drawn to the license's source material. put the time into developing a game with an original story that would stand the test of time.
Rather than push a license through excessive crunch time to coincide with a new movie, the Arkham model let Warner Bros. and its other big licensed gaming series of the past few years: the Batman: Arkham games. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor's style, and its very existence, owe a lot to Warner Bros. Platform: PS4 (reviewed), PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Windows Publisher: Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment