For instance, the player may die at the hands of a lowly grunt and return to the area to find that the grunt has been promoted within the orc army, and now has underlings at his command, making him more powerful. The game is noteworthy for its implementation of the “Nemesis System” which aims to provide personality and depth to the AI controlled orc enemies faced by the player by allowing the enemies to remember their past encounters with the player (and other orcs) and adjusting the orcs rank, power, and appearance within the army based on these interactions. The game takes place in Tolkien’s Middle Earth and puts the player in control of the ranger Talion as he faces off against vast AI controlled orc armies. Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor is a critically acclaimed open world third person action game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment. Warner Brothers Studios has secured patent protection for Shadow of Mordor’s Nemesis System, sparking a debate about the role of Intellectual Property in the gaming industry.

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