Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year: Prima Official Game Guide (Prima Official Game Guides)

Author : Peter Olafson Number of Pages : 496 Release Date : 2007-09-10 Publisher : Prima Games List Price : $24.99 Amazon Price : $15.33 Used Price : $15.32

Product Description

Find Your Path

·Covers all available content for Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Shivering Isles, Knights of the Nine, and downloadable content.
·Detailed maps for every part of the world and every major city, plus special maps for every key section of the main quest.
·Specific chapters on how to create your character and maximize your abilities and skills.
·Over 450 full-color pages packed with information on everything you need to know about the massive gameworld of Oblivion.
·Walkthroughs for every quest in every part of the Oblivion world, including the main quest, as well as miscellaneous and freeform quests.
·Sections on various gameplay systems including stealth, combat, magic, spellmaking and enchanting, alchemy, and more.

Customer reviews

Great addition to the Game by .. James S. Warren Jr. (Provincetown, MA.)
This is a great addition to the Game it self. The game itself is a great addition to the series.

Go with a different brand, or better yet....an oblivion wiki.... by .. David M. White (Las Vegas, NV United States)
I bought this along with the game for x360. This guide is for all versions of the game(x360, ps3, pc, etc.) so what is correct for one platform might be different from your choosen platform. This results in having to figure out what is correct for you and what isn't(the guide says that this might not work for a specified platform but it isn't consistent or consistently correctin regards to this problem). I just got a fable 2 guide book a few days ago from a different brand and the fable book is 10 times better in all aspects. I would definately Not reccomend this book to anyone. I HAVE to suggest not throwing your money away on this and using an oblivion wiki(I'm not going to reccomend any wiki, but a quick search will bring up quite a few). I have found myself using a specialized wiki whenever I have a question about the game and I haven't even opened this book since the week after I opened it the first time(2 months or so). Since amazon doesn't give any guidelines for giving stars, I used this:

1 star: horrible
2 stars: below average
3 stars: average
4 stars: above average
5 stars: great

- D.

Very useful guide for a GREAT game. by .. William Drennan (Germany)
Not required to enjoy Oblivion, but very very helpful, especially if you're looking for that item you missed. Well worth the green to get it. Covers all platforms and published add-ons. Second printing (available now) now correctly includes previously omitted maps, etc). Covers available spell/item creation criteria, item/quest locations, monster types and stats, complete quest writeups, screenshots and much more. Single annoying factor (that wasn't fixed with the first edition)remains the lack of proper indexing of quests. General categorizing is nice, but there is no rhyme or reason to the order of the listings, resulting in a lot of spoilers revealed while you're looking for the route that one NPC you need to talk to is travelling. Not a biggie or dealbreaker; just have a degree of patience while perusing this big tome of info.

A MUST HAVE!!!!!!!! by .. Jay Miller (Forked River, N.J USA)
I just got this book a few weeks ago. I've had Oblivion since I bought my 360 and this is one of they best RPG games of all time. The game is a must own. The game is massive, The biggest game world i've ever seen before. So of course if the game is massive your going to need a book that has easy to read conetnt, Lots of Maps,detailed information on the weapons, items, spells, potions, monsters ETC. This is the book!!!!!!! It has everything you need to know about playingt Oblivion. It even helps you make your character. Kind of like when you make your character in Dungeons and Dragons. It tells you how to maximize your character to the fullest even before you start your adventure. The overall walkthrough is amazing!!!! The book even tells you where to get started on your quest. Who to talk to if your doing a freedom quests or how to join the drak brotherhood and it even suggests who to kill so you don't mess up your game later on. It's a must have if you love this game. It will not just get you through that rough spot but it opens up all the possibilities that the game offers you. It opens up all the doors in this game. I don't think I would be able to know everything about this game if it wasn't for this book! I'm planning on getting the Shivering Isles and the Knights of The Nine one day. It has everything about them as well. All the maps are in the back and there are a lot of great maps. It even had all the downloadable content that you can get for the game. This book is priceless if you love this game. Buy this book! You won't be sorry. I've been playing games for over 13 years and this the best book i've owned for a game. Prima has done it again!!!!!! I don't know why it got bad reviews. The maps are in the back of the book and it has pages and pages of them.

Top Notch by .. Andrew Rubottom (Nebraska)
I dont know what the other review-ers are talking about? the maps are in the back, the book is great, it is a must have. The game is massive and so is this book. Everything you need to know about oblivion is in this book. If you have oblivion, you have to have this book!

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Official Game Guide)

Author : Bethesda Softworks Number of Pages : 368 Release Date : 2006-03-21 Publisher : Prima Games List Price : $19.99 Amazon Price : $13.59 Used Price : $9.89

Product Description

Find Your Path

* Detailed maps for every part of the world and every major city, plus special maps for every key section of the main quest.

* Specific chapters on how to create your character and maximize your abilities and skills.

* Over 300 full-color pages packed with information on everything you need to know about the massive gameworld of Oblivion.

* Walkthroughs for every quest in the game, including the main quest, all faction quests, as well as miscellaneous and freeform quests.

* Sections on various gameplay systems including stealth, combat, magic, enchanting, alchemy, and more.

* Detailed bestiary chapter to help you best deal with the denizens of Tamriel and Oblivion.

Customer reviews

A jumbled mess by .. T. bailey ()
This 368 page thick book has one page, ONE PAGE table of contents, with about 20 entries, and with no index. Granted, the material in this book is excellent, but expect to spend frustrating hours and hours trying to find what you need.

The existing organization also is horrendous. I wish Prima Games/Bethesda could explain to me how horses are a "Freeform Quest"

In addition: The map section is horrendous and dark. There is no overall map of the entire area.

What I find so amazing is how so many reviewers can criticize the Fallout 3 guide for no index, when Fallout 3 has a 2 page table of context with around 400 entries, and yet so many reviewers gave this criminally disorganized book five stars. Herd mentality I guess?

Get the GOTY edition by .. William Drennan (Germany)
Was very good when first published, but I recommend getting the GOTY edition now (second printing) as it has all maps for the add-ons etc.

Oblivion Walkthru, Help Guide by .. GatorMan (OK)
A nice Help Guide, A good Walkthru Manual.
Lots of maps, photos, and advice..

Extremely Helpful by .. K. Ferl (Nor Cal)
Oblivion wouldn't be as interesting without this book telling you of the special areas, secrets, and back story. Necessary to purchase with the game.

Got what i need. by .. What? ()
This guide has everything you need for ever quest in the game, and is one of the most complete strategy guides ive seen.

Has a nice section about creating a character and character development, side quests, skills, and maps of the areas.

If you want to get the most out of the game I would get this guide.

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Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion -- Revised & Expanded (Xbox360, PC) (Prima Official Game Guide)

Author : Peter Olafson Edition : Revised & expanded ed Number of Pages : 432 Release Date : 2006-11-21 Publisher : Prima Games List Price : $19.99 Amazon Price : $11.99 Used Price : $12.00

Product Description

Find Your Path!

·Detailed maps for every part of the world and every major city, plus special maps for every key section of the main quest.

·Specific chapters on how to create your character and maximize your abilities and skills.

·Over 400 full-color pages packed with information on everything you need to know about the massive gameworld of Oblivion.

·Walkthroughs for every quest in the game, including the main quest, all faction quests, as well as miscellaneous and freeform quests.

·Sections on various gameplay systems including stealth, combat, magic, spellmaking and enchanting, alchemy, and more.

·Detailed bestiary chapter to help you best deal with the denizens of Tamriel and Oblivion.

·Includes new chapters on Knights of the Nine and Oblivion downloadable content.

Customer reviews

Questionable Quality, but Otherwise Complete by .. J.S. Knapp (Harrisburg, PA)
Ah the World of Oblivion.

Quite simply one of the most amazing games ever made, in my humble opinion.

The game guide - well, it could be better...

I had to return the first book - a series of pages were crimped and terribly misprinted. I would have returned the second copy but the retailer did not have another. The text in many of the sidebar sections of the pages are horribly blurred - in some sections completely unintelligible - sections that of course pertain to the main storyline of the game.

Aside from poor printing issues, the book contains an unbelievable amount of information. The book is huge! Especially helpful is an index, which allows you to quickly get help on some of the more obscure topics of Oblivion, such as the magical soul gems, buying houses, and owning horses.

What I especially enjoyed about this book was how it gave you a little "behind the scenes" insight into the story, the characters, and the expansive land that is Cyrodiil. On occassions when I'd get a little trigger happy and skip some dialogue, I could usually go back to the book to pick up the part of story that I missed.

Don't buy a shrink-wrapped copy. Leaf through it to make sure it's legible, then sit down and prepare to use a lot of spare time. Also, be sure to flip through the non-quest information towards the back of the book - there's some pretty neat stuff documented that without this book, most players probably wouldn't even know about.

I'm a Novice, but this Game is Unbelievable! by .. Jim M. (Virginia Beach, VA USA)
I got this game for my teenage kids. They talked me into playing it (I don't play a lot of video games) and I got hooked. It is amazing how a person can do what he wants, go where he wants, when he wants in a game. The scenery and animation is breathtaking and the game interaction is exciting and enjoyable. I really like the feeling of total freedom of movement and choice of adventures to partake of. If you haven't played RPG before, you'll love this one.

Fun by .. E. Ledbetter (Mid-Atlantic)
This game has great graphics and LOTS of detail. I really don't know how someone would play it without the Guide.

An Extended Manual to a great game by .. Dylan J. Myers ()
Now here's an extended manual we can all love.

Prima has always been very classy about their guides, even including a few shakey no-no's(initial guide's were not binded very well) they've always managed to put their own personal touches into certain guides, as if to let us now that this is one they enjoyed playing immensely.

Though it does NOT include the Shivering Isle's strategy this is STILL a great purchase for those picking up the game. One of the few guides that help in varying approaches to enemies and bosses.

Excellent book by .. Thomas J. Taylor (West Suffield, CT United States)
An excellent guide. Complete and thorough. Very easy to find a section for later reference. The only thing I would've done different is made different colored edges for each section so I wouldn't have to use stickies for quick flipping.

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The Elder Scrolls Adventures, Volume R: Redguard User's Guide

Author : Bethesda Softworks Publisher : Media Technology Limited Used Price : $16.01

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Battlespire: Elder Scrolls Leg

Number of Pages : 244 Publisher : Prima Publishing,U.S. List Price : $19.99 Used Price : $598.78

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