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Reviewed by Downtown Jimmy & Jive Turkey
Dec 17th 2002

Introduction:Did you ever want to see an RPG dressed up as a first person shooter? I always did! That’s why this game really rocks! It is an amazing step forward in the field of games. It gives you a chance to walk around a virtual world in a fantasy setting that will keep you on the edge of your seat for hours on end!

Downtown Jimmy's Lowdown:Morrowind is an epic. This game is truly huge in every aspect. Once you get used to how things are to be played in the game you will be hooked. I spend many weeks, upon weeks playing until to i mastered this game. Morrowind is totally opened ended and it up to the player to decide how the story will unfold. You can follow the man plot or you can venture of and complete other story lines and become a master thief, assassin or what temps you heart. After i played through joined the fighters guild and had a few missions under my belt i explored the main storyline, but i always followed the side stories as well. The main story is very entertaining and the crew at Bethesda have put the hours into this baby to make it a game to remember. You feel the evil in the villain you want to help the people of the world and become their champion.

Another fascinating aspect of morrowind is that every single item is interactive. I mean everything even the forks and spoons! There are many different potions or armor sets to get and collect. There is way too much to cover and you really can't grasp the size of the game until you play it for a few days.

Morrowind is one of the best games released this year for the Xbox. "Get it and enjoy".

Gameplay: 9, Graphics/Sound: 8, Innovation: 10, Mojo: 9. Final: 9

Jive Turkey's Lowdown:The gameplay in Morrowind is amazing. There is a main quest in the game, but that would not hinder replay value at all! There are so many added features and things to do and see in this game that you could conceivably spend about the next year or so just wandering around and finding new things! You can join different guilds, play different types of characters, and just basically interact with the game on so many different levels. There are even secret societies that you can seek out and find!

The game is so innovative in so many ways. It really is going to set the standard for adventure, RPG, and first person games for years to come! The fact that there is a whole three dimensional world that you can interact with really adds a level of complexity that was never seen before. This is not just a small room, or section of a world! It has a huge map that is very detailed! Everything from mountain ranges to caves are waiting to be explored!

The graphics are nothing short of just as amazing! The world is finely detailed and really gives you the feeling of being there! Although like any first person game there is bound to be places you wish there could be more detail, you never feel like there is not enough detail! The amazing thing is that this game is really smooth. Considering all the levels of complexity I was highly surprised that there are no real glitches or frame rate problems!

The sound in the game is what you would expect of this type of game. It recreates the weather and the footsteps. Basically it just adds to an already amazing game. It really gives you that sense of what the world of Morrowind is all about!

As a final word, DON’T MISS OUT ON THIS GAME!!! This game is amazing! All in all this is probably one of the best games EVER made! You won’t ever get bored of it and you will never come out asking for much more! The game anticipates the level of complexity that gamers and role-players would like to see in games! So what are you waiting for? GET IT!!!

Gameplay: 9, Graphics/Sound: 8, Innovation: 10, Mojo: 8. Final: 9


GOTY AWARD 2002: BEST RPG, MOST INNOVATIVE


FEATURES:
  • Open-ended world allows you to follow the main plot from beginning to end, wander off in search of adventure in any way you see fit, or any combination of both.

  • The Elder Scrolls Construction Set ships with the game and allows you to create and import plug-ins that extend gameplay almost indefinitely with new items, characters, dungeons, and areas to explore.

  • Stunning visuals with full day/night lighting effects, realistic weather effects, fantastic spell effects, and incredibly detailed creatures, characters, and landscape.

  • Customizable interface allows information windows to be hidden, resized, and manipulated with simple drag-and-drop functionality.

  • World is centered around you. All the other characters change their perception of you based on your actions, allowing you to experience the world as an evil character or noble do-gooder with realistic repercussions and results.

  • Balanced gameplay ensures that thief, magic user, and fighter classes enjoy equal benefits and status in the world and that no one class enjoys an unfair advantage over any other.

  • Hundreds of locations to explore in the wilderness, including caves, ruins, dungeons, and more.

    Unique spell system allows you to combine any spell effects you've learned and fine tune their power, range, effect, and more, to allow for an infinite number of spells.





Elder Scrolls 3:
Morrowind
 
Publisher
Bethesda
 
Developer
Bethesda
 
Genre
RPG
 
Released
Oct. 2002
 
ESRB
Mature

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