本作剧情设定在《霍比特人》和《指环王》之间，随着复仇之力使他复生，他拥有了亡灵力量，同时学到了魔戒的根源。 该作将通关选择展现中土世界的黑暗，玩家所做的每一个选择，即使阵亡之后依旧存留，作为一款第三人称动作游戏，众多元素都会自然表现，游戏机制充满创意。 玩家遇到的每一个敌人都是独特的，借助“复仇女神”系统，玩家所做的策略都会动态影响敌人的AI机制，所以游戏世界的节奏将会根据你的选择。 值得一提的是，本作还得到了彼得杰克逊的支持，维塔工作室的艺术家将会加盟制作，确保游戏的设定，角色，剧情都符合3A级。

Best-selling Tolkien expert Brian Sibley (The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy and The Lord of the Rings Official Movie Guide) presents a slipcased collection of four full-color, large-format maps of Tolkien's imaginary realm illustrated by John Howe, a conceptual designer for the blockbuster films directed by Peter Jackson. The set includes a hardcover book describing in detail the importance and evolution of geography within Tolkien's epic fiction and four color maps presented with minimal folds, including two (Beleriand and Numenor) never before published in this country.