Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar

Set within the world of Middle Earth, Lord of the Rings Online is designed to give you an experience that goes “beyond the books”. By combining a vast array of race, class, traits and experience, players can create their own unique characters to roam the vast lands of Eriador. By working directly with Tolkien Enterprises, Turbine has brought to life a unique world that reaches from the pastoral Shire and rustic Bree to the dark canopies of the Old Forest. The world, faithfully drawn from the novels, is now in your hands – this evolving world allows you to make a mark by saving (or not saving) Hobbit villages, purifying Elven glades, or perhaps just clearing a Dwarven mine, to name a few things.

No, you can’t be Frodo or one of his companions, but the opportunity to meet classic characters such as Elrond and Bilbo are built right in. Battles against Orcs, Trolls, Spiders are common… and you can even fight the Nazgûl. Players will form groups and fellowships to keep evil from overtaking the land, and should come prepared to unlock the secrets of Middle-Earth while stopping the advance of Sauron's minions.