Middle-earth: Shadow of War
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Middle-earth: Shadow of War is an action role-playing video game set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy universe, following ranger Talion and the wraith Celebrimbor as they forge a new Ring of Power to challenge Sauron.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Middle-earth: Shadow of War canonical | 27 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2369319 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Middle-earth: Shadow of War Context triple: [Middle-earth, hasMediumAdaptation, Middle-earth: Shadow of War]
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A.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is an action-adventure video game set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy universe, featuring an original story about a ranger bound to a wraith as they battle Sauron’s forces in Mordor.
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B.
War of the Ring
The War of the Ring is the climactic conflict in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, centered on the struggle to destroy the One Ring and defeat Sauron.
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C.
Battle at the Black Gate
The Battle at the Black Gate is the climactic confrontation before Mordor’s entrance in J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings," where the forces of the West make a desperate stand against Sauron’s armies to distract him from Frodo’s quest.
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D.
The Lord of the Rings Online
The Lord of the Rings Online is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game that lets players explore and adventure through J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth.
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E.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is a 2014 epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson that concludes the cinematic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit with a large-scale climactic war for control of the Lonely Mountain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Middle-earth: Shadow of War Target entity description: Middle-earth: Shadow of War is an action role-playing video game set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy universe, following ranger Talion and the wraith Celebrimbor as they forge a new Ring of Power to challenge Sauron.
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A.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is an action-adventure video game set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy universe, featuring an original story about a ranger bound to a wraith as they battle Sauron’s forces in Mordor.
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B.
War of the Ring
The War of the Ring is the climactic conflict in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, centered on the struggle to destroy the One Ring and defeat Sauron.
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C.
Battle at the Black Gate
The Battle at the Black Gate is the climactic confrontation before Mordor’s entrance in J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings," where the forces of the West make a desperate stand against Sauron’s armies to distract him from Frodo’s quest.
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D.
The Lord of the Rings Online
The Lord of the Rings Online is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game that lets players explore and adventure through J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth.
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E.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is a 2014 epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson that concludes the cinematic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit with a large-scale climactic war for control of the Lonely Mountain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
action role-playing game
ⓘ
single-player video game ⓘ video game ⓘ |
| antagonist |
Sauron
ⓘ
the Witch-king of Angmar ⓘ
linked to:
Witch-king of Angmar
|
| award | NAVGTR Award for Game, Original Light Mix Score, New IP ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Middle-earth
ⓘ
legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ
linked to:
legendarium of Middle-earth
|
| combatSystem |
melee combat
ⓘ
ranged combat ⓘ stealth mechanics ⓘ |
| composer |
Garry Schyman
ⓘ
Nathan Grigg ⓘ |
| developer | Monolith Productions ⓘ |
| director | Michael de Plater ⓘ |
| feature |
Nemesis System
ⓘ
fortress sieges ⓘ gear and loot system ⓘ mounts ⓘ open-world exploration ⓘ orcs recruitment system ⓘ skill tree progression ⓘ |
| follows | Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor ⓘ |
| gameEngine | Firebird Engine ⓘ |
| genre | action role-playing ⓘ |
| hasDLC |
Blade of Galadriel
ⓘ
Desolation of Mordor ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Celebrimbor
ⓘ
Talion ⓘ |
| mode |
online features
ⓘ
single-player ⓘ |
| monetization | previously included loot boxes ⓘ |
| monetizationChange | loot boxes removed via update in 2018 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Middle-earth video game series
ⓘ
linked to:
Middle-earth video games
|
| perspective | third-person ⓘ |
| platform |
Microsoft Windows
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
PlayStation 4 ⓘ Xbox One ⓘ |
| producer | Kevin Stephens ⓘ |
| publisher |
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
ⓘ
linked to:
Warner Bros. Games
|
| releaseDate | 2017-10-10 ⓘ |
| setting |
Middle-earth
ⓘ
Mordor ⓘ |
| storyElement |
conflict with Sauron
ⓘ
domination of orc armies ⓘ forging of a new Ring of Power ⓘ |
| subgenre | open world ⓘ |
| writer |
Christian Cantamessa
ⓘ
Tony Elias ⓘ |
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Subject: Middle-earth: Shadow of War Description of subject: Middle-earth: Shadow of War is an action role-playing video game set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy universe, following ranger Talion and the wraith Celebrimbor as they forge a new Ring of Power to challenge Sauron.
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