Product Description

Following Morrowind, Bethesda Softworks has a new addition to the heroic fantasy series The Elder Scrolls on PS3, the game series known to give players total freedom of movement. This role-playing game takes you the province of Cyrodiil in search of the heir to the throne after the mysterious assassination of the Emperor. Ever since this event, the Doors of Oblivion have been wide open to the world of Tamriel, leaving way to hoards of demons to pour forth upon Cyrodiil and its peaceful inhabitants. The fate of the known world depends upon you and your quest!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #872 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: UBI Soft
• Released on: 2007-04-27
• Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

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.

Introduction
The goal here was to create a game that offered unlimited possibilities. A game where you could be whoever you wanted and do whatever you wanted. "Live another life, in another world" was the Oblivion team's motto; this is exactly what they have created. If you love games that allow you to explore, wander amongst the beauty of the landscape and engage in combat with weapons or magic then this is truly the game for you. With lots of industry awards won and huge critical acclaim achieved, role playing adventure games don't get any better than this!

Storyline
You live within the stunning capital province of Tamriel, called Cyrodiil. As a brave and noble warrior you set on a dangerous adventure, to find the hidden heir to a throne that sits empty, the previous emperor having been killed by an unknown assassin. With no true Emperor in place and no guidance for the people of Cyrodiil, the gates of Oblivion open, bringing only death and destruction upon the humble towns and villages.

It's up to you to find the lost heir to the throne and unravel the sinister plot that threatens to destroy all of Tamriel. Turn the tide of darkness before it's too late.

New on PS3
All the updated patches and downloads for Xbox360 and PC are available in the PS3 version. More excitingly, The Nights of The Nine faction has been added and integrated into the storyline here so you won't need to buy it as an `add-on' package. Also, blending and shading effects are much more seamless on PS3 so the game looks even more stunning than ever before.

Main Features
Live Another Life in Another World: Fully personalize the world of Oblivion by creating your own unique character from an endless variety of races, attributes, skills and mastery levels.

True Next Generation: Unprecedented visuals combined with stunning special effects deliver an awe inspiring 3rd or 1st person adventure. Visit lifelike towns, far away monuments of beauty, dark and eerie dungeons and walk amongst most realistic forests ever created in a game.

First Person Melee and Magic: To defend yourself against the numerous monsters and marauders that live in Tamriel, you must master the arts of combat and magic. As you progress your character's skill set you will learn new movers and how to mix ingredients such as plants, vegetables, beverages and herbs to create your very own spells, to prepare you for any given situation.

Realistic Characters: Oblivion features thousands of individual characters and character traits. Each have a unique personality and type of lifestyle within Tamriel, part of the fun of playing Oblivion is knowing its populace and how each individual can help you find your way and achieve your goals. Talk to them, find out what is happening in their lives, but you will need to master the art of conversation to fully succeed!

Open-Ended Game Play: The enormous world of Oblivion is open for you to explore at your own pace and there are multiple ways of achieving your main goal. There is also an endless variety of small tasks that take the longevity of gameplay into the unknown - find missing people, fight thieves and return valuable goods, solve conspiracies for example.

Customer Reviews

Well done Bethseda
When I first played this game I was amazed with the detail put into it, all the lines were speeched, and when you finish the tutorial, you don't have to go and finish the main quest, you can go around looting ruined castle which are guarded by many different people. It could be guarded by necromancers, the undead, bandits and so on. If you want to be a noble warrior you could join the fighters guild or if you want to use magic to vapourise your foes or summon great Daedric or undead creatures, you can join the mages guild. On the other hand if you want to murder people while they sleep and kill people for money, join the dark brotherhood of assasins. Or even become a gladiator and eventually be the grand champion.And last but not least you could join the thieves guild. Or you could join them all! Each one has many hours of gameplay and there own story. With a little bit of patience you can get devoted to this beautiful game. 20 out of 10.

Many Different Solutions
Gone are the days when I used to be able to play games without my childen finishing them before me. That's why Oblivion is such a great game. Four members of my family are playing it and none of our games are the same. There are so many different quests and styles of gameplay. Whilst I go on a quest to unite the crusaders belongings, my children are moving over to the dark side, pick pocketing innocents and completing quests of mayhem and maiming.

This is a fantastic game that all can enjoy and when you watch someone else play the game is so vast that it shouldn't stop your enjoyment.

Quite possibly the greatest game ever?
So...this is one of those few games that come along and really break all the boundaries of gaming as we knew it. This is truly an astounding, superb game, and i cannot really fault it.You play in huge open world and can more or less do whatever you please. There is one main storyline, but there are mainy side quests, ranging from working with assassins in the assassins guild, or being a gladiator. Now, I played this game for around 85 or so hours, which by this games standards, is quite short. after I played it for ages, I must have bought a new game, and therefore,I didnt play oblivion for a while, but then, before xmas, I started it again...and be came hooked.i got bored of it again, but then I made a stupid mistake. I sold it. never have i regretted doing that more. There is something about this game, maybe its the music, which, despite repetition, is soothing, calming, and wonderfully orchestrated, and really add this great atmosphere to the whole game. maybe it's the physics, which are great as well, and so is the combat. The graphics are amazing, and there are a huge range of styles in which to dispatch your enemines, although location damage should be better. so I am considering buying it back (MGS4 gets prioity however).
This is truly an essential game, near-flawless, and has great value for money. There are not many games that can stick it to this in terms of quality, but Call of duty 4, GTA IV and (probably) MGS4 do. However, Oblivion is one of those rare games of stunning epicness, and should be in your collection.
Brilliant stuff.