Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1353 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Take 2
• Released on: 2006-03-24
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• ESRB Rating: Mature
• Platform: Xbox 360

Amazon.co.uk Review
In a nutshell:
One of the most respected Western role-playing games of all time is back with huge improvements in graphics and accessibility, including a completely real-time combat system and the largest, most detailed game world ever seen. Phew.

The lowdown:
Although previous Elder Scrolls games have enjoyed something of a like it or loathe it reputation, this latest sequel has the means to appeal to everyone thanks to one simple improvement: its incredible new graphics. Unlike many role-playing games it is viewed from a first person perspective, with a game world portrayed in a staggering amount of detail, and realistic psychics and characters that genuinely seem to be going on about their own separate lives. The game’s real appeal though lies in the huge freedom: play it exactly how you want.

Most exciting moment:
Using the new combat engine to fight off dozens of enemies, then stealing one of their mounts and riding off into the sunset.

Since you ask:
Emperor Uriel Septim VII is voiced by Star Trek and X-Men luminary Patrick Stewart, but all the characters in the game have full spoken voiceovers instead of just onscreen text. This is the next generation, you know.

The bottom line:
One of the most realistic and accessible role-playing games ever made.
Harrison Dent

Manufacturer's Description
Oblivion is the quintessential role-playing game for the next generation and another leap forward in gaming. Step inside the most richly detailed and vibrant game-world ever created. Oblivion is the latest chapter in the epic and highly successful Elder Scrolls saga and utilizes next-generation video game hardware to fully immerse you into the experience. With a powerful combination of freeform gameplay and unprecedented graphics, you can unravel the main quest at your own pace or explore the vast world and find your own challenges.

Customer Reviews

One Word: Amazing
Where can you start on this game.

Since there is already 150+ reviews I won't go into too much detail.

The game is limitless. You can play this game for over a year and still have loads to do. Next Generation at its finest.

Best Moment: Right at the beginning. You start in a prison, go through a "tutorial" type of play, simple enemies. Just to get you used to the battle system, you only do it once. I mean once you get going you won't be replaying this game for many years to come.

Anyways, Once you've past the first mission, you exit through this tunnel and all you see in front of you is a open world. You can go anywhere,do anything, go north, south, east or west, over rocks, swim in the waters, fight people camping out, nick their stuff, hunt for deer, lions, bears, fish, go to towns, talk to the people, get missions, do or do not do the missions, follow the main quest, don't follow it, do side quests, join guilds, large guilds, secret guilds or smaller clans, fight in the arena, become a champion, or don't, hunt out monsters, hunt out vampires, become a vampire, collect different herbs for recipies, make potions, sell potions, find weapons, use weapons, sell weapons, enchant/enchance weapons, cast spells on yourself, cast spells on others, fight with fists, swords, bows or magic.... IT'S ENDLESS!

DO WHATEVER YOU WANT, WHEN YOU WANT TO, IN WHATEVER WAY YOU DEEM FIT.

This game is not just a game, its another life. Some games these days are too stressful. This game can be and at the same time doesn't have to be. Its a game of games, its fun to play, its challenging. You can save anywhere at anytime, there is downloadable content, there is a expansion due out for it in the near future.

This game is the best you can get for any console if you like RPG, hell if you don't like RPGs this is like no other. You couldnt have more freedom if you tried.

Get it. You have to. You know you want to!

Told ya I wouldn't go into too much detail :P

Dan

The Best Game So Far For The 360
If you want to get one game for the 360, then this has to be it. basically the world is getting overrun by evil called the deadra and slowly all the heirs to the emporer are getting murdered so noone is left to protect the world. This is where you come in. You can take the shape or race from anyone in the game, including viscous tiger looking thing called Kajits to scaly, sly lizards called argonians, the possibilities for your character are endless.

You start off in a prison in the Imperial City and you do not know why you are there or what you are doing. After some faffing about chosing your star sign (which can give you some unique abilities e.g. thief = extra speed, agility etc) and your main abilities which can be fully customised to suit you (Blade, Marksmen, Destruction etc) and after the emporer is murdered and running through the Imperial Sewers fighting Goblins and Rats, you are free!

This is where the real fun sets in, now you are free to do whatever you like. you could carry on with the main quest, do side quests, explore forts, ruins, caves etc, find treasure and special weapons and armour or you can even join a special faction of people from fighters, thieves, mages and deadly assasins.

Good points to this game are obviously the amazing graphics that are produced, every aspect of the game is good graphics except from some oblects that cannot be seen unless you are quite close. The amount of freedom you have is extraordinary, with a huge map to explore, houses to be bought and you can even be a menace to society by being a dirty murderer. The amount of armour and weapons available are also vast and the leveling up is also a good idea, introducing new weapons, armour and monsters as you grow stronger. The phsics of the arrows and the rag doll affect of the fallen enemies are quite spectacular at times also, with fallen creatures rolling for miles if killed on a hill or a guard being splattered against a wall using telekenisis, its all fun in this game trust me. I have had this game now for at least 6 months now and i can honestly say that i still play it frequently, with no signs of stopping soon and i am still finding things new to me even now.

Bad points are that there are a few bugs in the game, including some quests freezing so they can never be completed and the average main quest. Also the appearing objects that occur regularly is quite frustrating at times but is bareable.

And also dont listen to the guy about 2 reviews below that says the game is repetitive and riddled with the frustrating grass popping bug. He obviously has not seen the games full potential as he only talks about using a sword. as you grow levels with a sword you unlock new power attacks etc. and the game has much more to it than just the mere sword, how about the bows and magic. I have started a game for each class, one being a mighty warrior using only swords and axes etc., one that is a deadly assasin with a bow (the best way to play the game is with a bow trust me) and a mage with an endless array of magic and spells.


If you want a game that will keep you hooked for hours on end, this is a must have.

Oblivion.
When something threatens to steal your life, things can't possibly be good at all. Or can they? Enters Oblivion, with 16 miles to explore, over one hundred hours of gameplay to unravel and thousands of characters to interact with. End of life as we know it is starting to look good after all.

Oblivion, as you should already know, is Bethesda Software's fourth game in the Elder Scrolls series, following on from the highly successful Arena, Daggerfall and Morrowind. All of the games so far have given users incomparable freedom, dropping the chosen character into a world where their decisions come first.

Unlike some games which have attempted this formula, notably Fable, the entire world doesn't revolve around you. There are people living their own lives, having their own conversations and doing their own chores, many not knowing and not even caring who you are. Obviously, you can build fame by fighting in the Arena, joining one of the game's four guilds, or even getting the wrong kind of name for yourself by being arrested. You see, there is so much to talk about in Oblivion, there is no way I can possibly sum up all my experiences in this review.

To be honest, Oblivion is like life itself. You can talk to your real, alive friends, and share each other's inevitably different experiences. You can brag about becoming the arena champion or boast about that killing spree you went on in town, which raised your bounty to 100,000. Oblivion is about experiences, and experiences it delivers.

But let's not forget that there's a game here to talk about. Oblivion offers one of the best main quests in gaming yet, not to mention the superb selection of side quests to jump into. Sticking to the main quest line though, the game has you travelling from one side of the 16 mile landscape to the other, in order to complete the main game. Once you have finished the main storyline though, don't even think about telling everybody `I've completed Oblivion, Na, na, na, na, na!', because you aren't even half way there. The side quests add hours on to the already huge lifespan, meaning you'll be hooked to Oblivion's virtual world for months.

Graphically, this game offers some of the most detailed towns and mountains ever to grace a console - but only close up. Unfortunately, pop up textures and an unstable frame rate deflate your early hopes regarding the graphics. Still, ignore the chugging performance of the engine, and think of how big the game actually is once again. 16 square miles. What do you expect the textures and the frame rate to be like in a game this huge?

Another whammy with the huge game world are the frequent loading times, which can turn in to hefty ones sadly. Still, it gives you time to go and make yourself a cup of coffee whilst the next steps in your new virtual life are loaded.

The music and voiceovers have also been executed very well, with each and every individual having their own, recognisable voice. Actors Patrick Stewart, who voices the Emperor, and Sean Bean, voicing his son Martin, add to Oblivion's celebrity list. But from now on, Patrick Stewart and Sean Bean should be known as the Emperor and Martin, if we manage to actually talk about anything other than our new life again.

So, I must go, as I feel myself being drawn towards my Xbox 360 controller once more, the portal to the other world. The portal which will remain open for months to come. The portal to the rest of my days....