Rings of Power is starting soon with its 2nd season, and Amazon is celebrating the result with gifts. You can get up to three games from the Lord of the Rings universe for free.
What games are they? These are three “Lord of the Rings” games that you may have heard of:
- Middle-earth: Shadow of War
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
- LEGO: The Lord of the Rings
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor was the game for “Lord of the Rings” fans in 2014. With its innovative Nemesis system, there were always new enemies that rose through the orc hierarchy, providing variety. Accordingly, you are on a quest for revenge and can crush your opponents with various talents.
Shadow of War continues the story but offers nothing particularly new to distinguish itself from Shadow of Mordor. However, the graphics are much more beautiful.
Lastly, there is the LEGO storytelling of the Lord of the Rings. A popular game, but not as bloodthirsty as the movie and suitable for young and old.
How to get the games
What do I need to do? First, you need an active Prime subscription from Amazon. However, if you don’t want to spend money, you can also sign up for a free trial subscription to save some cash.
If you have an active Prime account, you just need to go to the page “gaming.amazon.com” and you will immediately see the three games available for redemption on the homepage.
While LEGO: Lord of the Rings and Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor are released via GOG codes, you can access Middle-earth: Shadow of War through the Amazon streaming service “Luna.” It’s a bit cumbersome, but if you have an active Prime account, the games may be worth it.
How good are the games? On Metacritic, the ratings of the games look decent. Here are the ratings:
- Middle-earth: Shadow of War
- Metascore: 80
- Userscore: 5.2
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
- Metascore: 84
- Userscore: 8.0
- LEGO: The Lord of the Rings
- Metascore: 80
- Userscore: 8.0
While Shadow of War is behind the other two titles in Userscore, all games boast a Metascore of at least 80. So if you are looking for games that will keep you entertained for a while or even have kids who love diving into the world of LEGO, these games might be worth it for you. You can find more about the series “Rings of Power” here: The Rings of Power Season 2: Start, trailer, cast – Everything about the new season of the Amazon series
