League of Legends

by THQ

Product Features

• Take on the role of Summoner as you build your masteries, select your available spells, equip your Runes and call forth your Champions to battle
• Select one of over 40 unique Champions, each with unique special abilities and innovative gameplay mechanics
• Level your Champion from weak to powerful and make RPG-style advancement decisions from empower abilities to equipping items in fast paced battle scenarios
• Go head-to-head in competitive multiplayer matches with and against your friends, or compete in solo matches against configurable AI bots
• Collector's Pack Content: One exclusive alternate Champion skin model -Kayle the Judicator; 20 playable Champions; 4 special Summoner Runes; $10 of Riot Points for use in the Store

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002HOIPCW
• Item Weight: 4 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 27, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,508 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

After an age of warfare, the superpowers of the land of Valoran have come together to form a governing body that will settle all disputes behind the closed doors of the Institute of War. Their task is a noble one — to lift the impossible weight of bloody war off the shoulders of the world and place it upon a select few — The League of Legends. On the Fields of Justice, legendary Champions forge alliances and resolve their differences in battle arenas. In the League there is one rule that reigns over all else: Winner rules all.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

170 of 174 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Endless Unique Gameplay in a Tiny Package, November 17, 2009

By 

Yeorwned (Atlanta, Georgia) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: League of Legends (CD-ROM)

Summary:
---Having played this game for several months during the closed beta, I can only state that the game keeps getting better. At first impression, gameplay was already an amazing experience.
---The game consists of a matching system, where you are matched with other players to form a team. You each select a hero and are placed against another team of heroes to invade the enemy base while defending your own.
---By purchasing the collector pack, you are giving yourself a head start into the world of LoL. You will not regret the purchase and even if you do, the Riot staff has superior customer service and will complete your satisfaction.


Pros:
---The characters are very lively and fun to play. Each has their own fun attitude and great sound clips. While the graphics felt a bit childish at first and too bright, I've grown quite fond of them as they are quite personal. Animations are great.
---The gameplay is always changing, meaning each match always feels like a new game. The re-playability of the game is amazing, all things considered. You can make excellent come backs and really get great satisfaction from playing a match or two.
---The game rewards talented players with excellent tactics. There is little luck involved in the game and your skill can determine the success if your entire team. Each player has a key role in victory.
---No cost of entry. While you do not have to purchase the game to play, having the collectors pack aids in future development of the game while giving you a head start on hero selection. The 20 heroes included are very well balanced and give you tons of playing styles to choose from. There are 3 ranged DPS champions, 5 melee DPS champions, 2 support champions, 5 tank champions, and 5 mage champions.
---Friendly staff to assist problems. Quick response time with a fast resolution.


Cons:
---The launcher leaves a lot to be desired. You will be forced to install Adobe Air in order to use the launcher and thus play the game. The launcher contains more than half the bugs in the game due to performance and server sync issues. The friend tracker is built into this launcher and needs quite a bit of polish.
---Game matching is hit and miss. When selecting the solo gameplay where you are matched to 4 other allies, you are often matched against a full arranged team of players which have a strong upperhand. These games are often not enjoyable due to the landslide which occurs.


Game Contents:
---Access to the Beta (No Longer Applies)
---$10 of Riot Points for use in the store
---4 Summoner Runes
Greater Mark of Malice (Improves your critical chance)
Greater Seal of Vitality (Increases your health per level )
Greater Glyph of Knowledge (Increases your mana per level)
Greater Quintessence of Revival (Decreases your Death Timer)
---20 Playable Champions
The actual champions that we are including in the collector pack are:
Alistar
Amumu
Annie
Cho'gath
Evelynn
FiddleSticks
Janna
Kayle
Malphite
Morgana
Nasus
Rammus
Ryze
Sivir
Teemo
Tristana
Tryndamere
Veigar
Warwick
Zilean
---Human Ryze Skin (No Longer Applies - Preorder Only)
---Silver Kayle Skin

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beta tested, Gamer approved., November 19, 2009

By 

Shawn S. - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: League of Legends (CD-ROM)

I've been beta testing League Of Legends since early July of 2009. What can I say, I loved Defense of the Ancients (WC3 Custom Map), and I had to see how well this game related. It really is a beautiful game, the graphics will please you regardless of what system you run (as long as you meet required specs). Best way to categorize this game? Session based RTS/RPG hero team fights and continual summoner progession.

This is a fast paced game that will always keep you on your toes. The summoner progression and character progression will literally keep you striving to better yourself for as long as you see fit. You could literally play this game for 5 years, and not get bored. For example, I played DOTA since the Reign of Chaos DOTA maps came out, and continued to play the game for about 6 years. I replaced DOTA with League of Legends, and I do not regret my decision one bit. This game is so good, I even got my wife to play it! She never plays computer games, and she loves LoL (best acronym ever for a game?).

Another thing that puts this game "leagues" above other free games, Riot Games will not SELL gamers advantages over others! I love this, I've played too many games where you can simple buy your "power" or items, and stomp on players who do not have the money to compete. The only thing Riot Games sells in alternate character skins and other things that don't really give other players unequal advantage.

I encourage everyone to try this game for free, and if you really like it, please, PLEASE, support the developers and buy the game guys, they're doing really great things, and come on, they built the engine from scratch! Hook 'em up!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Addictive, fun, but mostly frustrating, April 10, 2011

By 

Joshua Loftus "Joft" (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: League of Legends (CD-ROM)

I recommend playing this game casually. If you have a competitive streak or care about winning it can be very frustrating. Unless you play with a group of friends, you'll have to rely on the random teammates given to you by MatchMaking. There is a huge amount of variance in the teammates you'll have, from competent to brain-dead to trolls who intentionally cause your team to lose. Your gaming experience depends very heavily on who your teammates are.

MatchMaking also tries to balance the teams, meaning you will probably lose around 50% of your matches no matter how good you are. But that doesn't mean the match will be close- matches are usually one-sided. It often becomes clear very early that one team will need a miracle to win. If you're on that team, you'll probably have to play for another ~15 minutes, getting stomped the whole time, until it finally ends. If you're on the winning team, it's nice knowing that your rank will be higher, but it's not very exciting.

The company (Riot) is heavily focused on creating new characters because that's how they make money (micro-purchases). And playing new characters usually is pretty fun. But it seems that they devote very little time or resources to addressing any other issues. There are numerous client bugs which often go many months before being addressed (if ever).

Pros: Playing different champions gives lots of variety. The game is potentially free (though in practice many people end up spending some money).

Cons: Gaming experience is strongly dependent on many factors outside of your control, around 20% of the time your team will be losing and there will be almost nothing you can do about it.

Bottom line: Play casually. If you must play competitively, don't do it alone- play with friends. Otherwise it's frustrating too often to be worth it.