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The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Game Guide by gamepressure.com

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Game Guide

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Inner Wards - p. 1 | Chapter 1 LotR: War in the North Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Fornost: Find a route to the citadel

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Follow the Elves, destroy a crate on the left, and then walk up a short path on the right - Inner Wards - p. 1 - Chapter 1 - The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Follow the Elves, destroy a crate on the left, and then walk up a short path on the right. Search a chest there and then come back down to join Elrond's sons. You'll notice a crossbow in the distance. This is a dangerous weapon and the goblin that operates it should be eliminated first.

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Call Beleram or simply run zigzagging and avoiding the crossbow shots till you're able to reach its operator - Inner Wards - p. 1 - Chapter 1 - The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Call Beleram or simply run zigzagging and avoiding the crossbow shots till you're able to reach its operator. Go past the enemy archers who are in your way - your companions will deal with them easily. After killing the operator start to fight with a large number of warriors (new will be joining the battle every now and then). It won't be hard, especially because the Elves will help you.

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After this fight, however, your ways will part - Inner Wards - p. 1 - Chapter 1 - The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Game Guide and Walkthrough

After this fight, however, your ways will part. Don't waste time - move to the crossbow as quickly as possible and use it. Begin to flood your enemies who appear in the place you came from with bolts. There will be fast goblins and warriors, and the enemy attack will be divided into three stages.

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During the second and third stage, fast goblins will also be going down the walls on the left and right, but you should easily manage to kill these opponents - Inner Wards - p. 1 - Chapter 1 - The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Game Guide and Walkthrough

During the second and third stage, fast goblins will also be going down the walls on the left and right, but you should easily manage to kill these opponents. All the time you must watch out for the archers on a platform to the left - new will appear in the place of the killed ones. Shoot them every now and then, but focus mainly on killing the enemies who use melee weapons - don't let them surround you.

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The last thing will be to defeat two goblins and an orc - Inner Wards - p. 1 - Chapter 1 - The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Game Guide and Walkthrough

The last thing will be to defeat two goblins and an orc. You should not have any trouble with this task. Before you pass through the gate that's just been opened, examine the area. You'll find a flower next to one of the broken-off walls down, to the left (when you look at the stairs leading to the courtyard with the crossbow). If you play as Andriel and take a look at the stairs leading to the courtyard with the crossbow, and then look to the right - at the wall in front of them - you will notice that you can cast a spell on it. It's the [SECRET 1/5 for Andriel].

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Behind the false wall you will find (from the left): a crate, mushroom, golden treasure chest, hiding place with items in the wall (this is the [SECRET 2/5 for Eradan], you'll need to change the character after the game is saved to discover this secret), barrel and a heap of items - Inner Wards - p. 1 - Chapter 1 - The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Behind the false wall you will find (from the left): a crate, mushroom, golden treasure chest, hiding place with items in the wall (this is the [SECRET 2/5 for Eradan], you'll need to change the character after the game is saved to discover this secret), barrel and a heap of items. Come back to the stairs and use them. To the left (looking at the crossbow) there are crates and barrels, a flower on the left and a mushroom on the right. Take the items that belonged to the killed enemies as well.

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Pass through the gate and look to the left (the game will be saved automatically) - Inner Wards - p. 1 - Chapter 1 - The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Pass through the gate and look to the left (the game will be saved automatically). You will encounter goblin suicide sappers for the first time. These enemies will run to you and explode, which might severely injure you, so it's essential that you eliminate them from a distance. Keeping this in mind, take a few steps forward and then begin to quickly, with a ranged weapon, kill the sappers who will be coming down the destroyed wall.

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After that search this place - Inner Wards - p. 1 - Chapter 1 - The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Game Guide and Walkthrough

After that search this place. There are two heaps of items here (one on the left and the other one in front of you), a mushroom by the tree to the right, while in a pillar on the other side you will find a hiding place with items. It's the [SECRET 3/5 for Eradan]. Go to the place from where the sappers came out and then turn right. There's a mushroom near the entrance on the right.

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Get ready for eliminating the next wave of goblin sappers who will come from the opposite direction - Inner Wards - p. 1 - Chapter 1 - The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Get ready for eliminating the next wave of goblin sappers who will come from the opposite direction. Shoot until there's no one left. Then detonate two red balls on the left (shoot from a safe distance). The second one (upstairs) will destroy the wall - be prepared to quickly kill the next sappers who are waiting behind the abovementioned wall.

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Use the glowing portal to move to the next location - Inner Wards - p. 1 - Chapter 1 - The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Game Guide and Walkthroughs

Use the glowing portal to move to the next location. This will also save the game automatically. To the right, over the gate, you will a notice crossbow and a goblin sorcerer. It's pointless to shoot at him, because his aura protects him from ranged attacks. You can use Beleram or simply run up to the stairs on the left or right as quickly as you can. Be careful, however, it will be more difficult than at the beginning of the level.

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Get upstairs and go past the archers - Inner Wards - p. 1 - Chapter 1 - The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Get upstairs and go past the archers. Quickly finish off the sorcerer - he won't be that dangerous in close combat provided you prevent him from casting spells. Next, deal with the goblin who is operating the crossbow and then use it yourself.

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Look around and try to take down enemy archers using the crossbow - Inner Wards - p. 1 - Chapter 1 - The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Look around and try to take down enemy archers using the crossbow. Yet, this will only be possible if they went down the wall that's over the gate. If it didn't happen this way, then kill them in a traditional way and then pull the lever (press the use/inspect button quickly), which is near the crossbow. The lever is glowing in orange, so it's easy to locate it.

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Use the crossbow right away and prepare to repel the enemy attack - Inner Wards - p. 1 - Chapter 1 - The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Use the crossbow right away and prepare to repel the enemy attack. A lot of fast goblins will come out in front of you and, to make matters worse, after a while goblin sappers will start going down the wall fragments to the right and left as well. In the first place you should shoot the latter as when he explodes all enemies who are around him will also be killed.

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With a bit of luck the enemies won't even manage to get to you - Inner Wards - p. 1 - Chapter 1 - The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Game Guide and Walkthrough

With a bit of luck the enemies won't even manage to get to you. When there are no new goblins, deal with the archers standing a little closer, to the right. Shoot at the red explosive to get rid of them fast. The gate will stand open but don't go through yet. Search the place first. By the left and right stairs, on the wall, there are heaps of items.

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Head for the place where the goblins were coming out - Inner Wards - p. 1 - Chapter 1 - The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Head for the place where the goblins were coming out. To the right, if you play as Eradan, you will notice foot tracks. They lead to the thickets you can cross. There's a golden chest gold you should search - it's also [SECRET 4/5 for everyone]. There are also two flowers and a barrel here.

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Only now should you head toward the gate (destroy two barrels under the wooden construction on the left) - Inner Wards - p. 1 - Chapter 1 - The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Only now should you head toward the gate (destroy two barrels under the wooden construction on the left). When you find yourself on the bridge, the gate will close behind you and soon goblins will begin to come out from all directions. There aren't many so you'll deal with this attack easily.

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The next attack also won't cause you any trouble - Inner Wards - p. 1 - Chapter 1 - The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Game Guide and Walkthrough

The next attack also won't cause you any trouble. Stand with your back facing the second gate and look at the wall on the left. Goblin sappers will begin to appear there. Shoot all of them and do the same with the ones who will appear on the wall to the right. However, the situation will get complicated when sappers begin to appear on both walls. You need to be accurate and fast so that your companions won't be more than lightly wounded.

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Now it's time for the most difficult stage of this fight - Inner Wards - p. 1 - Chapter 1 - The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Now it's time for the most difficult stage of this fight. Again you will be attacked by a large group of goblins and new ones will be coming on the bridge all the time. Also, once in a while, a sapper will appear on the bridge - fight keeping your eyes open and kill the sappers from a safe distance. If any approaches you, dodge fast.

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Fight until the elven brothers unlock the gate - Inner Wards - p. 1 - Chapter 1 - The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Game Guide and Walkthrough

Fight until the elven brothers unlock the gate. Run forward then and up the stairs. The game will be saved automatically. Look at the wooden tower on the left. Don't shoot at the archers but the red explosive barrel (it's on the first tower level). The tower will collapse, which will create the way to get to the next part of the level.

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