The Elder Scrolls IV - Shivering Isles (PC)

90%
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The Elder Scrolls IV - Shivering Isles (PC) (2007)
genre: fantasy, role-play

score: 90%

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'I can't see anyone who enjoyed Oblivion enough to get through the main quest not buying this. There's lashings of new fighting and exploring, and it's more gorgeous than ever before.'
Read more » Eurogamer
'Its original problems are still there, but they're more than made up for by the amount of fun to be had in the main quest line. In its current state, the expansion is already fun enough to justify the $30 purchase, and, like the original, we're sure it's only going to get better as time goes by.'
Read more » Gamespy
'OK, so Shivering Isles doesn't reinvent the fireball. But the impeccable design and construction of the original game breathes life into this expansion -- not, as you might assume, the other way around.'
Read more » 1up.com
'Bethesda Softworks wisely followed the “if it ain’t broke” axiom and left much of the core gameplay unchanged, opting instead to toss on oodles of new content and leaving no stone unturned as to how to make the game that much better.'
Read more » Gamer 2.0
'From a shear hours-per-dollar perspective the expansion pack is more than worth it. For those who explored every nook and cranny of Oblivion and were somehow craving more, have at it – you doubtless will not be disappointed. For those, like me, who maybe had enough, more time on the all-you-can buffet line isn’t really a good thing.'
Read more » Game Over
'This 15-30 hours of gameplay is a must-play for anyone, even if you didn't finish the main game.'
Read more » GamesRadar
'Shivering Isles is like Oblivion unleashed and on some kind of psychedelic steroid. While the gameplay remains the same, the artists and level designers kicked things up quite a few notches.'
Read more » Gaming Age
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'Shivering Isles is a bona fide masterpiece and the best that the Elder Scrolls series has to offer.'
Read more » GameInformer
'Considering that it's meant to augment one of the most content-rich games ever created, you can't help but have high expectations for Shivering Isles, and thankfully it delivers on every count.'
Read more » GamePro
'Mania and madness in Oblivion's first major expansion.'
Read more » IGN
'Shivering Isles is a wonderfully detailed expansion that really does “e-x-p-a-n-d.”'
Read more » GameZone
'Bethesda came close to the perfect RPG when they released The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. With Shivering Isles they may have achieved the perfect expansion.'
Read more » GameWorld Network
'Shivering Isles adds more than enough new and interesting content to give you a great reason to dive back into the world of Oblivion.'
Read more » Gamespot
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