The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Xbox 360) | 
| From: Take 2 Interactive
Category: Video Games
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Rating:  197 reviews
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: role-playing-games
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Age: 11 - 18 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 5026555245241
EAN: 5026555245241
ASIN: B000BLHMTA
Release Date: March 24, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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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
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 Amazing, truley inspiring March 21, 2006
mark davenport
59 out of 81 found this review helpful
I think (seeing as though i have the game) that this is truley something speacial.
First off the graphics are amazing, when you stand at the top of a hill or a tower you can see for miles, you can see creatures moving in the distance, you can sometimes see tribes assaulting each other also the light can reflect of rocks, windows, buildings and water like no other game you have ever seen.
next theres the choice of proffessions, theres many to choose from and theres also a system where you can create what your character is strong at, like he could be good at holding huge powerful weapons but be really sneaky.
people who want to just play through the stroy and sell it will be mistaken because the story being long and agrevating, people will not be able to complete this without doing side quests, its impossible, your abilities will not just go up from doing stroy, try doing some side quest to boost you up ready for long missions.
The amount of characters included in this game is mad because the enemys can now talk amonst them self's and plan an attack, also shop keepers lock there shops at night so you can try and break in and they wont even notice you, they will engage with you in conversations such as "hello there (name), it is good to see you again, it has been a while hasnt it", they will also give you tips.
The only thing i would say is bad about it is that you need to save the game quite frequently to survive because other wise if you die then you have to revert back to your last save point.
Over all this is an awsome game that any xbox 360 owner should pick up, its brillient. Good luck with it.
One Word: Amazing February 27, 2007
Daniel G. Evans (United Kingdom)
50 out of 52 found this review helpful
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
Slow load times? May 17, 2006
siNista (West Midlands, U.K)
28 out of 29 found this review helpful
TIP FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SLOW LOAD TIMES WITH OBLIVION (ONLY IF YOU HAVE A 360 HARD DRIVE)
Official from Bethesda:
"Oblivion uses the Xbox 360 hard drive extensively to cache (copy and reuse) game data. This is done to optimize all loading the game does. It has been found in rare cases on some Xbox 360s that the cached data can get overly fragmented. This exhibits itself by the game taking a long time to load anything from menus, dialogue, sounds, objects, levels, and more.
To solve this problem, reset your Xbox 360, and hold down the A button as the game is booting up. If any button is held while Oblivion is loading, it will clear its hard drive cache, and create a new one. Once you see the "Bethesda Softworks" logo video, the game is already loaded, and the cache should have been cleared.
Note, this does not effect your game in any way other than loading. You will not lose any saved data."
HOPE THIS HELPS!
At last a reason to own a 360 April 6, 2006
24 out of 26 found this review helpful
In the past I've never been a huge fan of role play games. I think Fable and Star Wars KOTOR were the first that interested me. In fact I didn't even get into Morrowind. This game however has me gripped. I've already clocked up 20 hours of game time and barely scratched the surface. The game world is immense and visually stunning too. I spent the first few hours just running around looking at things, it's like being set free in Lord Of The Rings. There are a great range of characters and skills that'll affect how you go about completing tasks. And what seems to be an endless number of missions you can undertake. Definitely worth getting, the best game on the 360 at the moment (05/04/2006). Wish it could have come out at launch, still was worth the few months of waiting. Only bugs for me are the loading screens. These pop up everytime you change environment, but I guess this is part and parcel of having such a huge game. And also I've had a few bits of slowdown where the 360 seems to be struggling. Apart from those minor quibbles it's a near perfect game.
 A narrow appeal June 3, 2006
Che Guevara
20 out of 77 found this review helpful
Yes, the graphics. Yes, the size. Etc. But then what do we expect from a next-gen game? Of course there should be stunning gtraphics. Of course the game world should be huge. But after the initial wow factor has worn off, this is, in effect, just another role-playing game, all be it (apparently) 'free-form'. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of beardy dungeon and dragons types who idolise such games. But for the rest of us (or maybe just me, I don't know), they're tiresome, boring and far, far too long. Incidentally, how sad are the developers of this game, who've written what seems like hundreds of books you can actualy read about sorcery, witches, dungeons and such like?
It's too big, too drawn-out and doesn't have enough action or appeal. Who wants to work out hit-points, magic points, how heavy something else, or anything else? Who wants to listen to scores of NPCs drone on about such drivel as gates of oblivion, dead emperors, wizards, witches and orcs? What happened to being able to actually PLAY? Even when you do get to the action, it's fiddly and complex - having to juggle suits of armour, shields, torches, a multitude of different weapons that have different effects according to your different skills, personality, star sign, inside-leg measurement... please.
As for the review which said this was a realistic game - yeah, right. Of course I can strip all my clothes off, change into a shiny new suit of armour, drop all my weapons, pick them up again, cast a few magic spells, have a chat to a local bar-tender, ride a horse, sit down, get tired and eat an apple whilst fighting off hordes of bloodthirsty demons from hell. And I forgot you suddenly become paralysed if you pick up too much stuff, which happens far too often, have a fiddly inventory system that you have to spend hours trawling through before you get to what you want and can't kill most enemies because you're not a master level 92 in 'blunt' or 'block'. Enough, already. Wait for a decent Xbox 360 game to come out. For die-hards only. Now let me just find another English-accented maiden to sell me a spell that makes me invisible (except to the bad guys) for two seconds, whilst avoiding the invincible American guard soldier man and fighting off a killer crab. For the 632nd time. Damn. Over-encumbered. Again. Ah well, I'll just drop my trusty 'Guide to the Imperial City', whilst retaining the potato which will give me super-human strength, make me fly and turn me into a frog.
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