MOBA on Consoles: Guardians of Middle-earth

Somewhere between the flashes of fire and steel, nestled in the march of devoted creeps and raining arrows, you can see the promise of Monolith’s Guardians of Middle-earth. A multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) set in the long-lauded Lord of the Rings world, Guardians of Middle-earth aims to ensnare the console gamer with the MOBA genre’s competitive potential. It follows in the footsteps of its predecessors like League of Legends and DOTA but sheds the shackles that bind it exclusively to the devoted and experienced.

Guardians of Middle-earth will help you enter the sacred halls of MOBA… if you don’t already know the way.

Many gamers — natural cynics or those of us burned by licensed games in the past — might find the Lord of the Rings branding an immediate sign of danger; a mark of disease and decay. But the developers at Monolith believe the brand gives them access to an extensive lore that you already know. If a console gamer has no experience with the MOBA format, at least he or she will recognize Gandalf in all his bearded glory.