PC Gamer UK gave the game 93% in its April 2006 issue. While it praised the game for its immersiveness and its scope, it had reservations about the game's artificial intelligence. Reviewer Tom Francis said that the repetitive and occasionally absurd nature of conversations between NPCs broke his suspension of disbelief. PC Gamer UK has never awarded a game a score higher than 96%.
PC Gamer US gave the game 95% in its April 2006 issue. The reviewer, Desslock, stated that "The best compliment I can pay Oblivion is that it achieves far more than I’d even thought possible. It’s a superlative RPG."
OXM gave the game a 9.5 (out of a possible 10) in its April 2006 issue. The reviewer was amazed by the stunning presentation and engrossing gameplay, however, he claimed that the Xbox 360 version suffered from occassional frame rate drops, and long load times. For comparison, OXM has awarded only 1 game a perfect 10.