People obviously don't understand. Do your research on forums and other things and you will find the answer as to why the game is rated M by the ESRB. The game is rated M due to mods on the PC version. It was originally shipped as rated T for Teen, and if you got one of those versions, you would see it on the box. The version for the PC did NOT ship with a modding program, but one was released immediately after. Bethesda originally had planned to have nudity, and some of the most popular mods exposed the nudity Bethesda had in the game. The game was later rated M for this specific reason. Not only that but later mods increased this, including the sexual acts of Masturbation, actual sex, and for women, breast enlargement mods. I recommend that if you get this game, do not get it for the PC. If you do, only allow your children to use tesnexus* if they want mods for the game, as this restricts access to adult content unless you register and are 18 or older. The game also has many good role models that help the main character along in the game. The game is horribly easy when you start, and, depending on how you play, can get even easier. It has a positive message and it's basically "Do what is asked of you."

The optional "Dark Brotherhood" quest line is the darkest part of the game and really adds little overall. Except for DB, players characters can play rather virtuously. Violence is not especially graphic. Although alcohol is available, it is not glamorized or prominent. There is very little reason to drink it in the game and it has negative consequences. One can easily complete the entire game without drinking, as far as I recall. Alcohol only enters the game in that players may find bottles of wine or beer and it can be sold along with other found items to merchants for money. Although most characters can be stripped to underwear, this is only possible on NPC and only after they are "dead". It is not provocative or lurid. It occurs as a process of taking the armor or clothing. Language is overall, quite mild. "Bad" behavior has in-game consequences and treating people nicely is often rewarded.

This game is very good. The language used has an occasional b...., but the if you dont look for them you might miss it. The game is violent, with blood and gore. The bodies remain. The highlights: if you do a bad thing, like steal or murder, you will get a bounty for it. (AKA the guards want you) This game teaches good lessons, but is violent and occasionally scary.

this game really depends on how mature you are. I am 13 and play this game all the time its one of my favorites. Each kid has there own level of matureity and this game depends on that more than preceise age.

First of all, do any of you remember when Oblivion first released? Remember what letter it had on it. That's right, a "T", not an "M". The only reason they changed it to an "M" rating was because of a user-created mod that allowed for topless women. User-created. As in, not enabled by the developers. Since the 360 and PS3 versions of the game do not allow players access to user-created mods, they should technically still be rated Teen. Likewise, the violence isn't that bad! Things bleed a little, but it's not like arms are viscerally sliced off or goblins are brutally decapitated. All they do is bleed. You have a little blood on the ground and on your sword, and the corpse is in perfect condition. No cuts, scrapes, bruises, or breaks. The only time things get a bit grisly is when you encounter zombies, who are mutilated a bit, but not terribly. The sexual content, though it does exist in-game, is only referenced. There is no actual sex in the game. At the most, people just sleep in the same bed. Fully clothed! They're not even under the blanket! Besides, the references are nothing teenagers haven't already been exposed to at this point in their life. Pretty much all of them have already had The Talk. The majority of the drugs is one called "Skooma". It is barely mentioned in the game, and there are maybe two quests that directly have to with it. In closing, Oblivion is a fantastic RPG for teenagers of all kinds. The review found here gives no almost no info regarding these topics, simply saying, "there is sexual content" or something wooden like that. Thank you for your time.

Oblivion yes! I have this game on the xbox 360 and know a number of glitches. This game is not very violent and is the perfect teen fantasy game. I play Fable but I've never liked an RPG as much as oblivion. Easy game-play mechanics, awesome graphics, and a story that will keep you hooked for hours on end. (There is also a way to turn off blood!)

I was 12 when I played this the first time and, quite frankly, there were parts of it that scared me to death. The creepy caves still freak me out, though the main areas are a joy to explore. Be warned that the violent content includes blood (which can be disabled in-game on the PC version only) and decaying corpses (which cannot be disabled other than through modification of the game files), as well as total freedom, meaning you can murder whoever you like, sometimes for profit. The sexual content is mild, save a woman who owns an inn on the bay and "reserves her beds for seamen" (cough, cough); she can be seen entering the locked rooms of all her tenants at night. However, getting inside the room reveals that she's simply sleeping beside them rather than actually having sex with them, though the implications are clear. This inn may not even be entered by the player. Finally, to clear up the ESRB rating confusion, the game was originally rated T but increased to M after release. This was done not because someone made nude skins, but because someone made an unofficial patch that unlocked nude (read: topless female) skins that came with the game that were otherwise unaccessible. The ESRB also felt that the game was more violent than the developers showed in their presentation. Unofficial mods (PC-only) can also be pornographic in content, so be careful what your children download; don't ban mods outright, as some of them are perfectly fine, but look at what they have installed.

Oblivion is a game I own and enjoy, but it may be difficult for parents to decide whether it is kid-friendly. This is because of the sheer scope of the game. You can do almost anything. It is fully possible to charge through the streets, cutting down everyone in sight, although you will be pursued by guards and law enforcement agents if you do. Or you can be a perfectly righteous crusader for justice. The number of possibilities is nearly infinite. Some things that are constant are: Violence. Usually, the violence in Oblivion is rather mild, no dismemberment or head-chopping, they just fall down, with small amounts of blood. However, there are some fairly disturbing things. When the player encounters zombies, they are VERY disturbing looking. They look like a human than has been fed through a wood-chipper, and then haphazardly put back together. They are stark naked (although partially skeletal, so no real nudity is shown) they do however, show lungs, intestines, and occasionally exposed brains. Similarly mutilated corpses can be found in the lairs of necromancers and other monsters. As for sex, there really is none, except the occasional mild innuendo. You have the choice, after killing a foe, to take all of their armor, leaving them only in underwear. No nudity. Language wise, it's seldom encountered, with the worst word being d***. I would recommend this game for tweens and up, if they can handle some of the more disgusting monsters.

Aside from The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Oblivion (along with the 2 other expansions) has to be one of the greatest games I have ever played. The graphics are simply breathtaking and the battle sequences are fantastic. I also love that you have an entire province to explore, and many places to find. Even thought the main quest is quite short, the many different side quests are really great. The only thing I didn't like is that they didnt put spears in the game.