Lord of the Rings: War in the North vs Rise of the Tomb Raider

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Lord of the Rings: War in the North vs Rise of the Tomb Raider — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Lord of the Rings: War in the North Warner Bros. Interactive, English Rise of the Tomb Raider Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive
Overview
Release Date November 1, 2011 November 10, 2015
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature
Developer Feral Interactive, Warner Bros. Interactive, Snowblind Studios Feral Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes
Publisher Warner Bros. Interactive, English Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive
Official Site http://www.warinthenorth.com http://www.tombraider.com/us/
Gameplay
Genre Action, RPG Action
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op Single-player
Perspective Third-person Third-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 14 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh
Available On Steam, Xbox 360 Store Xbox Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, App Store, Epic Games Store
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS:Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 Processor:Intel Core2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD 64 X2 4400 Memory:2 GB RAM Graphics:2006 or later GeForce 8600 or Radeon HD 2600 DirectX®:dx90 Hard Drive:10 GB HD space Sound:100% DirectX 9 compatible Audio Device OS: Windows 7 64bit Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD equivalent Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 650 2GB or AMD HD7770 2GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 25 GB available space
Recommended Requirements Processor:Intel Core2 Duo 3 GHz or AMD X2 5000 or AMD Phenom X4 9600 Memory:4 GB RAM Graphics:GeForce 2xx Series or Radeon HD 6xxx series or greater DirectX®:dx90 Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection OS: Windows 10 64 bit Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 980Ti 2560x1440 or NVIDIA GTX 970 1920x1080 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 25 GB available space
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 66 / 100 86 / 100
Community Rating 3.4 / 5 (393 ratings) 4.0 / 5 (2,808 ratings)