Review: Guardians of Middle-earth
MOBA (or multiplayer online battle arena) games like League of Legends and DotA may call PCs their home, but this spin on the traditional real-time strategy genre has started making its way onto consoles, to favorable results. Awesomenauts was the first, and now Guardians of Middle-earth shows us that anyone can get a taste of a quality MOBA game without the need of a keyboard or mouse.
As its name alludes to, Middle-earth takes place in the Lord of the Rings universe and features over 20 iconic characters–or guardians–that you can unlock from the world of J.R.R. Tolkien. Guardians are divided into five different classes–Enchanter, Defender, Striker, Warrior and Technician–and the game does a great job making each one feel and play differently. Each also has a unique set of four abilities (which are inspired by the mythos of the book), allowing for a substantial amount of replayability and experimentation.
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Giancarlo Saldana is a freelance writer and Gaming News Editor for Blast Magazine.