The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Available on: PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PSP

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Welcome to the first day of the rest of your role-playing life

Words: Ryan_McCaffrey on May 4, 2006

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Videogaming has never seen such a meticulously detailed digital landscape, let alone one so beautifully realized. Mountainous, tree-dotted vistas implore you to spin around and take it all in. Between the nine architecturally and culturally diverse cities and the equally varied outdoor locales and dungeons, the in-game world of Cyrodiil feels real. Light blooms off guards' armor at high noon while bathing the sky in hue-tiful purples and oranges at dawn and dusk.

But it's the sheer volume of never-tedious things to do that makes Oblivion a bar-raising masterpiece. In the approximately 50 hours we spent living a virtual life in Cyrodiil, we never once felt bored or shortchanged, whether we were purging orcs from overrun towns or saving artists who'd gotten trapped inside their magical paintings (requiring you to go into the artwork, watercolor walls and all). You'll find countless side jobs and quests; each of the four major side-stories - one for each main workers' guild - takes longer to play through than most entire games these days. Throw in all sorts of other non-obvious goodies like rideable horses, hidden shrines, player-creatable spells and even unicorns and vampires (the latter of which you can become yourself), and the sheer quantity of content is alarming.

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PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PSP

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ArcaneGhost - September 19, 2010 9:38 p.m.

Snapped it up at Blockbuster, $15. Thank you for the reassurance on my purchase, GamesRadar. :)
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tomxxjoker - July 12, 2010 2:25 a.m.

This game rocks
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D0CCON - February 21, 2010 5:32 a.m.

@mrskullz915 if you have a PC that can run it (which shouldn't be too hard now-a-days), get it for PC. The Wii won't be seeing this anytime soon.
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D0CCON - February 21, 2010 5:30 a.m.

When this game came out it musta been a freakin revolution. for anybody who thinks games need multiplayer to have value, I've put in 130 hours into this game and have yet to finish the main quest (ok, so I've been ignoring the main quest). That's more than Halo 3, Team Fortress 2, Uncharted 2, and all of the Battlefield games I've ever played combined. It's absolutely amazing (and a steal used at Gamestop, $26 GOTY edition)
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AlexMercer1337 - January 4, 2010 6:38 a.m.

The greatest game ever. Watch out for the glitches though.
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GameLegend08 - February 14, 2009 2:29 a.m.

I agree....the best game ever.
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gamer49 - January 11, 2009 10:37 p.m.

the best game ever.
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mrskullz915 - September 18, 2009 2:08 a.m.

THEY NEED TO GET THIS ON THE WII SO BAD!!! HELP ME SPREAD THIS!?!?!?
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sk8rdude - August 13, 2009 4:25 a.m.

im still workin on it but its freakin amazing!!!!!!(but right now im a vampire)
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Release date:	US Mar 21 2006 (Xbox 360)
	UK Mar 24 2006 (PC, Xbox 360)
Expected release date:	US 03/21/2006 (PC)
Available Platforms:	PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PSP
Genre:	Role Playing
Published by:	2K Games, Bethesda
Developed by:	Bethesda

ESRB Rating:	Mature: Blood and Gore, Language, Sexual Violence, Use of Alcohol, Violence
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