<s>
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shivering	I-Application
Isles	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oblivion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
on	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2007	B-Application
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
was	O
developed	O
,	O
published	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
over	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
;	O
its	O
retail	O
release	O
was	O
co-published	O
with	O
2K	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
a	O
boxed	O
retail	O
edition	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2007	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shivering	B-Application
Isles	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
eponymous	O
isles	O
ruled	O
by	O
the	O
Daedric	O
Prince	O
of	O
Madness	O
,	O
Sheogorath	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
becomes	O
Sheogorath	B-Application
's	O
protégé	O
,	O
and	O
together	O
they	O
try	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
Daedric	O
Lord	O
of	O
Order	O
,	O
Jyggalag	B-Application
,	O
thus	O
preventing	O
the	O
isles	O
from	O
being	O
destroyed	O
;	O
this	O
main	O
quest	O
can	O
be	O
ignored	O
for	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
wishes	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shivering	B-Application
Isles	I-Application
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oblivion	I-Application
;	O
the	O
basic	O
design	O
,	O
maneuvers	O
,	O
and	O
interfaces	O
remain	O
unchanged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
begin	O
Oblivion	B-Application
by	O
defining	O
their	O
character	O
,	O
deciding	O
on	O
its	O
skill	O
set	O
,	O
specialization	O
,	O
physical	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Shivering	I-Application
Isles	I-Application
is	O
an	O
open-ended	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
pack	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Shivering	I-Application
Isles	I-Application
,	O
ruled	O
by	O
the	O
Daedric	O
Prince	O
of	O
Madness	O
,	O
Sheogorath	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
enters	O
the	O
realm	O
as	O
an	O
event	O
called	O
the	O
Greymarch	O
is	O
about	O
to	O
occur	O
-	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Daedric	O
Prince	O
of	O
Order	O
,	O
Jyggalag	B-Application
,	O
completely	O
destroys	O
the	B-Application
Shivering	I-Application
Isles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
entering	O
the	O
realm	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
only	O
one	O
area	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Shivering	I-Application
Isles	I-Application
,	O
called	O
the	O
Fringe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
entering	O
the	O
other	O
areas	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
summoned	O
for	O
an	O
audience	O
with	O
the	O
mad	O
god	O
Sheogorath	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sheogorath	B-Application
explains	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
that	O
the	O
Greymarch	O
will	O
destroy	O
the	O
realm	O
,	O
and	O
Sheogorath	B-Application
needs	O
a	O
"	O
champion	O
"	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
event	O
from	O
occurring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sheogorath	B-Application
decides	O
to	O
choose	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
his	O
protégé	O
,	O
whom	O
he	O
sends	O
off	O
on	O
various	O
quests	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
Greymarch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sheogorath	B-Application
's	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
attempts	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
Greymarch	O
ultimately	O
fail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sheogorath	B-Application
then	O
transforms	O
into	O
Jyggalag	B-Application
,	O
by	O
then	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
his	O
alter-ego	O
,	O
and	O
disappears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
defends	O
the	O
Court	O
of	O
Madness	O
from	O
the	O
ensuing	O
invasion	O
of	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
Order	O
,	O
Jyggalag	B-Application
himself	O
appears	O
and	O
attacks	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
defeats	O
Jyggalag	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Greymarch	O
stops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jyggalag	B-Application
then	O
explains	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
that	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
Daedric	O
Princes	O
were	O
creating	O
their	O
own	O
lands	O
,	O
his	O
power	O
and	O
the	O
rapid	O
expansion	O
of	O
his	O
realm	O
caused	O
the	O
other	O
princes	O
to	O
become	O
fearful	O
and	O
jealous	O
,	O
prompting	O
them	O
to	O
curse	O
him	O
with	O
madness	O
,	O
changing	O
him	O
into	O
Sheogorath	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Prince	O
of	O
Madness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Daedra	O
are	O
subject	O
to	O
a	O
reincarnation	O
cycle	O
,	O
Jyggalag/Sheogorath	O
was	O
doomed	O
to	O
relive	O
the	O
Greymarch	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
era	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
Jyggalag	B-Application
would	O
once	O
again	O
be	O
transformed	O
into	O
Sheogorath	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
explaining	O
this	O
history	O
,	O
Jyggalag	B-Application
thanks	O
the	O
player	O
for	O
breaking	O
the	O
cycle	O
and	O
dubs	O
him/her	O
the	O
"	O
new	O
"	O
Sheogorath	B-Application
,	O
Prince	O
of	O
Madness	O
and	O
ruler	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Shivering	I-Application
Isles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
earliest	O
news	O
about	O
Shivering	B-Application
Isles	I-Application
surfaced	O
on	O
January	O
4	O
,	O
2007	B-Application
when	O
an	O
issue	O
of	O
PC	O
Zone	O
revealed	O
the	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
issue	O
revealed	O
details	O
about	O
the	O
plot	O
and	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
expansion	O
,	O
published	O
its	O
first	O
screenshots	O
and	O
announced	O
its	O
expected	O
arrival	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
2007	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
did	O
not	O
announce	O
the	O
expansion	O
until	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2007	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
came	O
after	O
the	O
expansion	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
both	O
PC	O
Zone	O
and	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
,	O
after	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2007	B-Application
appearance	O
in	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
after	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
reported	O
in	O
several	O
online	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
announcement	O
also	O
confirmed	O
an	O
eventual	O
release	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
something	O
the	O
magazines	O
,	O
being	O
PC	O
publications	O
,	O
had	O
not	O
previously	O
mentioned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
clarification	O
came	O
in	O
early	O
March	O
when	O
Executive	O
Producer	O
Todd	O
Howard	O
revealed	O
the	O
specific	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2007	B-Application
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
unscheduled	O
maintenance	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
a	O
day	O
early	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
disc	O
version	O
of	O
Shivering	B-Application
Isles	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2007	B-Application
with	O
a	O
previously	O
disallowed	O
hard	O
drive	O
requirement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2007	B-Application
and	O
as	O
a	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2007	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
to	O
Australian	O
customers	O
only	O
on	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
2007	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shivering	B-Application
Isles	I-Application
and	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
expansions	O
shipped	O
together	O
in	O
the	O
packaged	O
release	O
of	O
Oblivion	B-Application
's	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
distinctive	O
look	O
of	O
Shivering	B-Application
Isles	I-Application
is	O
credited	O
to	O
concept	O
artist	O
Adam	O
Adamowicz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adamowicz	O
had	O
a	O
major	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
other	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
game	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Skyrim	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
portal	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Shivering	I-Application
Isles	I-Application
was	O
also	O
designed	O
by	O
Adamowicz	O
,	O
and	O
bears	O
his	O
signature	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Shivering	I-Application
Isles	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
in	O
the	O
gaming	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregate	O
sites	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
GameRankings	O
scored	O
both	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
86	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
comments	O
followed	O
from	O
GamePro	O
reviewer	O
Newton	O
,	O
who	O
found	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
an	O
impressive	O
expansion	O
"	O
which	O
"	O
delivers	O
more	O
of	O
what	O
made	O
Oblivion	B-Application
great	O
:	O
creative	O
quests	O
,	O
a	O
huge	O
land	O
to	O
explore	O
,	O
and	O
tons	O
of	O
things	O
to	O
do	O
there	O
,	O
 [ therefore ] 	O
making	O
this	O
expansion	O
is	O
a	O
solid	O
purchase	O
for	O
anyone	O
who	O
was	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
Rossignol	O
from	O
Eurogamer	O
initially	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
equally	O
memorable	O
to	O
Oblivion	B-Application
but	O
later	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
as	O
it	O
ever	O
was	O
,	O
only	O
this	O
time	O
with	O
a	O
slightly	O
weirder	O
backdrop	O
,	O
and	O
less	O
interesting	O
questing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charles	O
Onyett	O
from	O
IGN	O
rates	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
entirely	O
worthy	O
addition	O
to	O
Bethesda	O
's	O
stellar	O
fourth	O
entry	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
series	I-Application
"	O
and	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
excuse	O
to	O
jump	O
back	O
in	O
[	O
the	O
series ]	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
received	O
accolades	O
from	O
several	O
media	O
publishers	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
Best	O
RPG	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2008	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Awards	O
offered	O
by	O
Game	O
Industry	O
News	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Expansion	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2007	B-Application
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Awards	O
offered	O
by	O
Voodoo	O
Extreme	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
those	O
offered	O
by	O
Primotech	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Downloadable	O
Content	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
G-Phoria	O
2007	B-Application
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
received	O
the	O
"	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
Award	O
"	O
from	O
Team	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
Game	O
Pro	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
Pick	O
Award	O
"	O
by	O
Game	O
Vortex	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Silver	O
Award	O
"	O
from	O
Advanced	O
Media	O
Network	O
.	O
</s>
