I got Lord of the Rings: War in the North the other day and I must say I'm really enjoying it. Sure it's largely reptitive hack and slash but I've never had a problem with this sort of thing; the combat itself is very good and the ability to cut off heads and limbs is appreciated. Although an expected feature I do like being able to customize your guy with a large variety of armour, weapons (the Dwarvish ones are great) and shields. And playing split-screen makes it all the more enjoyable.
It's probably a 7/10, but if you're a LOTR fag like myself you can add at least a one onto that. Props to the makers, they've really gone above and beyond the call of duty with the story and lore faggot-shit. Even the talky bits are often interesting with all the back-story and shit (if you're that way inclined). While the plot and Agandaur are obviously non-Tolkein, there's a lot of stuff from the books included (the Dunedain at Sarn Ford, Halbarad, Elrond's sons, various locations) alongside the world established by the film trilogy, so it really feels like an extension of that.