Everyone loves a surprise shadow drop, and today, the masters of remasters at Aspyr have announced and released a good one. The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, the action RPG originally developed by Snowblind Studios, is back in the form of a Legacy Edition. This comes with a few modern upgrades to bring the 15-year-old game to current-gen consoles.
Set alongside the events of The Lord of the Rings book and film trilogy, War in the North expands Middle-Earth’s history with the brutal, untold story of Agandaûr, a Black Númenórean and servant of Sauron who has rallied an immense force in the ruins of Fornost. Form your own Fellowship and face the growing threat in the North.
Key Features of War in the North: Legacy Edition
- Choose Your Orc-Bane: Seamlessly swap between three uniquely skilled characters with Eradan, the stealthy Dúnadan Ranger, Andriel, the magical Elven Loremaster, and Farin, the tank-like Dwarven Champion.
- Build a Fellowship in Co-Op: Play in a group of up to three players online or two players in local split-screen, working together with your friends as you fight for the survival of your fellowship and all of Middle-earth! (Local co-op and 60 FPS are not available on the original Nintendo Switch.)
- Deep RPG Progression: Customize your hero and party members with unique skills, abilities, and gear to complement your playstyle. Collect powerful weapons and armor, and even command the mighty Great Eagle Beleram to strike from the sky and turn the tide of battle.
- Iconic Cameos & Locations: Encounter familiar faces like Aragorn, Gandalf, and Elrond as you journey through lore-rich locations such as the Elven sanctuaries of Rivendell and Lórien and the foggy paths of Mirkwood.
- A Darker Middle-earth Full of Peril: Experience a mature story featuring brutal warfare and blood-soaked battlefields in a world gnawed by ruthless Orcs, deadly Wargs, spectral Barrow-wights, and the dark sorcery of Agandaûr’s forces.
- Character Hot-Swapping: New in this edition, swap between characters on-the-fly, adding the ability to fully assign equipment, skills, and abilities for computer-controlled allies for the first time.
- Additions & Enhancements for Modern Consoles: Enjoy modernizations like 60 FPS support*, Triggering Secrets (see other characters’ secrets, like hidden supply caches, no matter who you’re playing as), the ability to lock-on enemies, and UI/UX optimizations such as visible Health, Mana and EXP bars, autosaves and additional save slots, and gyro/motion sensor support on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, along with bug fixes.
The best part is, of course, that you can dive into the game immediately. The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – Legacy Edition is available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG. There is a 10% launch discount (off the base price of $19.99) until August 24. You can watch the launch trailer below.
