A personal favorite of mine. However, between a complex game engine which will lose players, and some more mature themes it's more appropriate for mid teens and up. I can teach some logic skills and memory.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
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Common Sense says
A must-play RPG for mature fantasy fanatics.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 16–18
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was written by Marc Saltzman
Parents need to know this role-playing game isn't appropriate for younger players because of violence and gore, strong language, use of alcohol, and sexual references. For instance, any enemy you slash with a sword will bleed, and you see corpses. When it comes to alcohol, gamers' characters can consume wine or ale and experience its effect, such as increased fatigue or decreased intelligence. Sexual references are mostly in books or in dialogue, but most players' characters in this world can be stripped down to their underwear.
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What’s the Story?
ELDER SCROLLS IV: OBLIVION is an ambitious single-player RPG epic that lets you create a hero from scratch and explore open-ended cities, dank dungeons, and heavily forested areas. The story begins as you escort the emperor of Tamriel (voiced by Patrick Stewart of Star Trek: The Next Generation and X-Men fame) through a labyrinth of underground caverns, but evil goblins kill him. Before he dies, however, he asks that you find the lost heir to the throne and help protect the land from the demons released from a hell-like plane called Oblivion. The game can be played from either a first- or third-person perspective: The former lets you see these worlds through the eyes of the main character; the latter view, while less immersive, allows you to see your character at all times, as well as what may be lurking behind you.
Is It Any Good?
Graphically speaking, Oblivion is a treat for the eyes on both the PC and Microsoft Xbox 360 versions. From the lifelike towns and rural areas to the creepy enemies and special magic effects, the game easily outshines its predecessors. Another visual delight is the game's real-life physics, such as seeing a store sign sway back and forth after you shoot an arrow into it, and then being able to remove the arrow to reuse it later. The only unimpressive effect is the character lip-synching that doesn't seem to match their words, but it hardly dampens the otherwise awe-inspiring experience.
Oblivion successfully straddles quantity and quality; this groundbreaking fantasy RPG not only offers a huge game world in which to live in for months on end, but it also proves to be one of the finest role-playing games ever crafted.
Publisher’s Details
Developer: Take Two
Released on: 03/21/2006, Price: $49.99, not online enabled
ESRB Rating: M for language, sexual themes, use of alcohol, violence, blood and gore
Released on: 03/21/2006, Price: $49.99, not online enabled
ESRB Rating: M for language, sexual themes, use of alcohol, violence, blood and gore
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I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
- My highlights are:
- Educational
Long and complex game that has a LOT of freedom
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I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
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- Excessive violence
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- Safety isn't an issue
Glithes but great!
Great game, if a bit glitchie and loads of pop up. There is hardly anything wrong with it except for violence. You can drink wine and beer but it drains intelligence and willpower.
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I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
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- Excessive violence
I am a scardy cat OMG
Again it scares me slightly (though i dont know why) I would not recommend to anyone who is unstable or easily scared! A bit of blood.
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
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- Easy to play
Gets old
After Completing the main mission and completing most of the guilds, it gets boring.like in the collisium, it gets very repetetive, and at the end, the reward is like 5K and a fan that follows you every were. I'm suprised that you did not mension about the thief guild were you steal and another guild were you get payed to kill other people. Its not very good too be hounest, if u get the game of the year with the other 2 missions it gets better!
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I rate this title on for age 15 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Epic.
I can honestly say that this may be the best RPG game ever created. Now i play this game simply because of such. Yes the game has an overly huge amount of sexual themes, if you play it enough. The PC version can be modded to become an interactive Sexual game... Go figure. The game is entirely about violence, but I'm sure the parents won't let their kids play anything they aren't positive they can handle. Now I rated this simply on what i found in the game to what most parents would deem appropriate. Due to modern day society, kids are bound to be introduced to the sexual world by age 12, unless you completely safeguard them. Violence is all around us, so i don't find that to bad. The only reason I'm allowed to play is I'm far to mature for my age group, I'm Gifted, and I know when to stop. But hey, what does a 13 Year old's intuitive thoughts mean anything to the world. Just as proof that i do play, i uploaded a picture of my character to my profile if you wanna check it out. I had to black out a large portion of it because of the intense graphics. I hope my ideas will help one of you some day.
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| 67% | of parents feel the site is safe |
| 67% | of parents say there are good role models |
| 67% | of parents say it gives kids positive messages |
| 50% | of parents say it's educational |
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