Lord of the Rings: War in the North is a co-op hack and slash game set in the wide world of Middle Earth. Some Lord of the Rings games, like Lord of the Rings Online, get this setting right (in my opinion), but War in the North falls into the much larger camp of games that would make most Tolkien fans cringe. Players control a human ranger, an elf, and a dwarf-- they may as well be called Faragorn, Flegolas, and Flimli. The only thing that sets this party apart from their canonical inspirations is that the elf uses magic spells in a way that would surely make Tolkien roll over in his grave. The main goal of this party is to stop some pseudo-wringwraith named Agandaur, but as I play this game, I try to ignore the story as much as possible.
With all that said, I think War in the North is a lot of fun. Three-player co-op is relatively unusual, but it works well in War in the North, utilizing the classic tank/dps/support model. I played Flimli, the sturdy dwarf whose job it is to take hits while Faragorn deals damage and Flegolas casts protective spells. Playing the game with other humans makes the terrible story more funny. Combat is complex enough to be interesting, but simple enough to be relaxing.
War in the North isn't the best game, but it's mechanically sturdy and an entertaining to play with friends.
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