The Elder Scrolls IV: The Shivering Isles Reviews

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Average Review Score: 8.7

The Elder Scrolls IV: The Shivering Isles Reviews

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"I only spent a small amount of time on the Mania side of the Shivering Isles, but the difference in appearance between the two lands is night and day. Both have a great new look that was a complete breath of fresh air after spending more than 200 hours playing Oblivion. The new art style felt decidedly more like Morrowind where everything looks organic with a fantastical feel to it. It's a great direction to take for the expansion, especially for those that have already put in a ton of time with Oblivion."

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"The Shivering Isles is an entirely worthy addition to Bethesda's stellar fourth entry in The Elder Scrolls series. It respects a player's ability to make decisions, offers some useful armor sets and weapons, delivers up a vivid, more imaginative variation on the traditional high fantasy province of Cyrodiil, and will reinvigorate that addictive itch for exploration inspired by Oblivion. If you've weaned yourself off the Elder Scrolls IV since its release, this expansion is a great excuse to jump back in, if only to experience Sheogorath's bizarre tangential meanderings."

IGN 360 »

"The unique setting and duality of madness that Shivering Isles possesses provides an excellent backdrop for more Elder Scrolls adventuring. With more of just about everything, Oblivion's first expansion provides the player with over thirty hours of new content. For fans of the series, that's a wonderful proposition, and one they should experience. For everyone else, that's thirty more hours of Oblivion's nagging issues, and they might just come out of the portal to the Isles slightly less sane than before."

RPGFan »

"So, is The Shivering Isles worth the 2400 Microsoft points that you’ll need in order to download it. In a word: yes! It’ll keep you busy for hours on end, and it offers an experience that’s unique to the Oblivion universe."

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