The Elder Scrolls 4: Shivering Isles

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 14 expert reviews

Excellent:

7
Good:

6
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Fan created addons and cool effects
Another thirty or so hours questing in the world of Oblivion, one of the greatest RPGs ever; graphics, sound, and story all combine to provide one of the greatest gaming experiences available today; the first expansion that Ive played which actually makes
Terrific main quest; great characters, monsters and new items; beautiful art design; compatible with popular UI and graphic mods.

Cons:

Some parts are a bit too easy
That I can think of - there is no reason not to play this game if you already have Oblivion.

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Last revision on November 4, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Fan created addons and cool effects
Another thirty or so hours questing in the world of Oblivion, one of the greatest RPGs ever; graphics, sound, and story all combine to provide one of the greatest gaming experiences available today; the first expansion that Ive played which actually makes
Terrific main quest; great characters, monsters and new items; beautiful art design; compatible with popular UI and graphic mods

Reviewers Didn't Like

Some parts are a bit too easy
That I can think of - there is no reason not to play this game if you already have Oblivion
No basic gameplay or UI improvements; frustrating terrain and dungeon design; lackluster side quests

Expert reviews and ratings

You played Oblivion, right? Well, you certainly should have, son. While it was a bit light on the narrative side of things, its well-balanced mix of exploration, dungeon-crawling, bizarrely addictive character improvement and, good old fun made it far...

By DarkZero on July 27, 2007

Most of us at Maximum PC really dug Oblivion—some of us could do little else until we’d “finished” it, including sleep, eat, shower, or hit our deadlines…. When it was finally over, we went through a little withdrawal...

By Maximum PC on July 19, 2007

Explore the Daedric realm of madness, complete with giant mushrooms and odd-looking monsters. The Shivering Isles is the first proper expansion for Oblivion. Its possibly the least intrusive expansion of a game ever, since if you dont sleep in the...

By PC Pro on May 19, 2007

Oblivion gets officially expanded ? and loses its marbles in the...

By V3.co.uk on May 01, 2007

An excellent addition to the Oblivion world, but it is a bit mad... The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is one of the biggest and best role-playing games ever, and the Shivering Isles pack adds a whole new realm to explore. The bizarre tone is set from...

By Expert Reviews on May 01, 2007

Bethesda came close to the perfect RPG when they released The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. With Shivering Isles they may have achieved the perfect...

By GWN on April 15, 2007

Oblivion blew open the gates last year as the fourth game in the long running series of Elder Scrolls. It won numerous awards and caused more relationship break-ups than seen on the Jerry Springer show in a year. Now, almost exactly a year later, the...

By GameZone on April 13, 2007

It says something about an expansion pack that its biggest defect is a bug affecting those who put between 50 and 120 hours into it. Clearly, this is a bit of a disaster for those planning to kick off The Shivering Isles then return to the land...

By Trusted Reviews on April 11, 2007

The isles themselves arent quite as big as Cyrodiil but its still pretty good and there are, as before, quite a few sights to see. Theres only one real city in the Isles, called New Sheoth, which itself is split into Mania/Dementia sides (called...

By AtomicGamer on April 02, 2007

Spec: Role-Playing, 1 Player, Mature By cnet on March 28, 2007

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