Lord of the Rings Online

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| released April 24 genre [[Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|MMORPG
| modes ratings [[Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB: Teen platforms [[Microsoft Windows
| requirements

; Minimum Specifications: CPU: 1.8 GHz or Athlon equivalent: 1800RAM: 512 MBVideo card: 64 MB, DirectX 9.0cHDD Space: 7 GBDVD drive: 2xInternet connection
; Recommended Specifications: CPU: 2.8 GHz or Athlon equivalentRAM: 1 GB input [[Mouse (computing)|Mouse and keyboard
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The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (commonly abbreviated to LOTRO, LotRO) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for Microsoft Windows set in a fantasy universe based upon J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth writings. It takes place during the time period of The Lord of the Rings.

The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar was developed by Turbine, is subscription-based, and requires Internet access. It launched in North America, Australia, Japan and Europe on April 24, 2007. In China, beta testing started in July 2007, and the game is expected to be released by the end of Q3 2009. The first expansion pack, Mines of Moria, was released on November 17, 2008. The second expansion pack Siege of Mirkwood, was announced by Turbine on September 04, 2009, with a release date of December 1, 2009.

Gameplay
The games milieu is based on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. However, Turbine does not have rights to any other works in Tolkiens legendarium, such as The Silmarillion or The Children of Húrin.



Much of the gameplay is typical of the MMO format: The player controls a character avatar which can be moved around the game world and interacts with other players, non-player (computer-controlled) characters (or "NPCs") and other entities in the virtual world. Camera angles can be switched between first-person and third-person options. Players characters are improved by read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The+Lord+of+the+Rings+Online%3a+Shadows+of+Angmar