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The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar puts you into the greatest fantasy of all time. For the first time, you can immerse yourself in the only authentic recreation of Middle-earth to explore legendary lands, interact with famous characters like Gandalf and Aragorn, and create your own heroic story. The War of the Ring has commenced! As the Fellowship embarks on their quest to destroy the One Ring, you must defend the Free Peoples against Sauron’s evil minion, the Nazgûl Witch-king. Adventure solo or forge fellowships, battle hideous monsters and rise to fame in the most epic MMO ever launched.

The First MMO That Has It All.
• Epic Storyline: The Lord of the Rings Online is the only MMO based on the extensive and beloved fantasy universe of J.R.R. Tolkien, and the first MMO to provide a compelling story behind players’ actions. It is the original epic world that serves as the source for all other “me too” fantasy games.

• Unique Combat and Advancement Systems: The Lord of the Rings Online implements unique game mechanics which surpass skills and levels to include accomplishments, traits and titles to help you gain experience in a variety of ways and to advance your character beyond traditional grinding.

• Monster Battles: Jump in as a monster and battle against other gamers in a fast, action-packed session of monster vs. player combat.

• Innovative Social Networking: The Lord of the Rings Online takes social networking tools to the next level. Besides in-game mail, chat, crafting and guild management tools, The Lord of the Rings Online uses next-generation features like integrated voice chat, instant messaging and automatically updated web pages with your characters’ in-game stats. These innovative tools engage players, facilitate real-time communication and encourage community.

The Biggest PC Game Ever Launched.
• Biggest Franchise Ever: The Lord of the Rings has sold over 200 million books, 14 million video games, grossed over $3 billion at the box office and sold over $1 billion of licensed merchandise.

• Biggest Game: 50 levels with thousands of character customization possibilities including 4 Races, 7 Classes, 10 Professions, 7 Vocations and thousands of feature combinations; over 1,000 titles, skills and traits; over 10,000 unique items; over 2,500 monsters; over 2,200 quest givers; and over 350 authentic landmarks in over 50 million square meters of Middle-earth.

• Biggest Anticipation: Over 300,000 people have signed up to play the Beta (expected to grow to 500,000 before launch) and The Lord of the Rings Online is already ranked as one of the most anticipated launches of 2007 on gaming sites including GameSpot and MMORP