What Gamespot Users have to say about The Elder Scrolls: Arena

  • Rating:10

    It's come a hell of a long way

    By Adge123 | Review Date: Feb 14, 2008 | PC

    From 1994 up til the present day we've seen the transition from the very first Elder Scrolls blatantly named Arena all the way up to Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Although many have only played either Morrowind or Oblivion... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.4

    Nostalgia, birth of a genre.

    By GSTZ | Review Date: May 14, 2007 | PC

    This is where 3D-role-playing all began! Ultima Underworld was great, so was ShadowCaster, Doom was nice but with TES: Arena all limits were vanished! I spent hours wandering through the wilderness in search of some hid... Read Full Review

    5 of 5 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.1

    The fist in the great series of Elder Scrolls, unique gameplay, the first of it's kind Arena gives the player a new worl

    By Makumba666 | Review Date: Oct 08, 2006 | PC

    This game for the year it was created had groundbreaking graphics and was really big in size, it was the first RPG game that really was an RPG. You take the role of our own persona in a new world which certain events dra... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    The start of the legendary Elder Scrolls series is no letdown, and for its time, it was a great game.

    By Kenito93 | Review Date: Jul 18, 2006 | PC

    The start of the legendary Elder Scrolls series is no letdown, and for its time, it was a great game. Nowadays, everybody is caught up in their hardcore gaming affairs, and lack the appreciation for older games. However,... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.1

    A forgotten epic

    By AlekMosingiewic | Review Date: Jun 07, 2006 | PC

    I remember reading unfavorable review of "Arena" in polish computer game magazine back in the nineties. The game received quite a scorn from the reviewer, but I was nonetheless intrigued by the idea of open-ended gamepla... Read Full Review

    6 of 6 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    Outdated graphics are covered by great gameplay.

    By Sumuran | Review Date: Mar 31, 2006 | PC

    I don't know how many times I have been angered by people putting down a game because of its graphics. Arena was revolutionary in its day and still manages to be one of the longest and most immersive games ever. You can ... Read Full Review

    5 of 5 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:4.8

    No wonder its free!

    By wolflegresley | Review Date: Mar 24, 2006 | PC

    This game, sucks. Perhaps 10 years ago this was amazing. but the fact is after playing games like morrowind and others This game is visual hard to look at. It takes you about 20 minutes to figure out how to get out of th... Read Full Review

    2 of 85 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.4

    Play it now

    By Jackson_2 | Review Date: Mar 11, 2006 | PC

    This game is an instant classic. Being the first game in the series, it accentuates everything that the following elder scrolls games will contain. It was made in 1994, and utilized DOS to its extent. The framerate co... Read Full Review

    1 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    By Paganstar | Review Date: Jul 25, 2004 | PC

    One of my all time favorite games. This first one in the Elder scrolls series was an incredible leap forward in RPG playing, complete openess to go where ever you wanted, become what ever you wanted. You could follow t... Read Full Review

    21 of 30 users found the following review helpful
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