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MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.7
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

The Elder Scrolls: Arena is a first-person role-playing game, in which you must rescue the Emperor from his dimensional prison by recovering the eight pieces of the Staff of Chaos.

It is the first chapter in the Elder Scrolls series and it is huge. There are over 400 cities, towns and villages to explore, tons of magical items and heaps of spells to create.

The CD-ROM release featured speech in cutscenes and additional rendered sequences that the floppy version did not include.

Alternate Titles

  • "The Elder Scrolls Chapter One: Arena" -- Full Name (fan)
  • "Arena" -- Informal name

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User Reviews

Beautiful world. Now for a story to go with it. anton treuenfels (34) 3.75 Stars3.75 Stars3.75 Stars3.75 Stars3.75 Stars
The exotic world of damp and cold weather Alex Man (32) unrated
Under a rough surface lies an epic adventure MaiZure Bronze Star Contributing Member (113) 4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars
Hands down best CRPG even released, bar none! Paul Kostrzewa (13) 4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars
Simpily one of the best games ever. Blackhandjr (103) 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars
Made to look foolish by Morrowind, unfortunately. Neon Hammerite (37) 2.25 Stars2.25 Stars2.25 Stars2.25 Stars2.25 Stars

The Press Says

Joystick Mar, 1994 91 out of 100 91
PC Gamer May, 1994 88 out of 100 88
PC Player (Germany) Apr, 1994 82 out of 100 82
High Score Jun, 1994 4 out of 5 80
Abandonia Reloaded Apr 04, 2005 3.8 out of 5 76
PC Zone May, 1994 62 out of 100 62
Abandonia Aug 28, 2004 3 out of 5 60
Secret Service / New S Service Jul, 1994 60 out of 100 60

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
Term of development. 6 St_Martyne Bronze Star Contributing Member (3563)
Oct 31, 2007

Trivia

Arena was at first, not going to be a rpg, but instaed a gladiator style game. Someone came up with the rpg idea, and it caught.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by faceless (404) on Jan 27, 2000.
 

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