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ITS A MUST-BUY!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

this game has alot of stuff mostly good stuff but this game is better then alot of games and makes me and alot of others even now like 8years later i still love it but buy the fallout collection it has this game and fallout [...]

Fallout 2 Forever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

If you like Fallout games, then you will be instantly addicted. While Fallout 2 is an older era RPG, it exhibits all of those little things that set the standard for RPGs of this genre that the newer games try to duplicate and usually don't. Unlike the original release, this version works well with Pentiums. The fixes are well done, and I've really stressed the parameters in ways the designers probably never anticipated:)

The most groundbraking game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Fallout 1 and 2 where groundbreaking.And for me it still stands as the most groundbreaking games ever(if you like games that could happend in the real world(many years from now) not that wow/oblivion thing - even though thats a complete other catagory and not my point to diss just point out the differ).
I remember when fallout 1 come out it was so new and so rough so violent,so real it dragged you in for hours.Junktown was a blast kill them all ore get involved("Mcgyver" even had a voice as a shop owner in junktown how cool is that?ore not..:).Way cool the hub got blasted in the end of Fallout 1.Stupid sheriff and police officers of hub think they had a chance against the remains of masters army:):)...

Even though fallout 1 was not the biggest game it's still amaze me how much they make out of apparently so little compare today standars.The games where and still are groundbreaking.Remember the waterchip?:)

Back to fallout 2
The only problems with fallout 2(if i could think of any and name some. not all)

- new reno .Ok mobsters brought some cool things inn but it make me feel like it was not fallout more like a mafia game it really confused me certainly something where missing where was the muties and raiders gang?he,he(But that mike tyson boxer in the basement was cool kind of fallouty even though the boxing mini game was crappy.

- And the yakuza?(lol - you could meet them in the desert and collect there blades but never meet them in a town/base ore something where was they hiding?:):)a lose end i guess..),

- NCR(shady sands in fa1) was a kind of strange with that lol police uniforms and the randi/mr westin raiders plot - randi from shady sands ncp from fallout 1.
And what the hell hapend to brotherhod of steel?they got lost inn lost hills ore wut?Small outpost in some cities and one lameass guard(unrealistic the slavers in the den would have killed him long ago:):).

And speaking of den - the ghost there where foolish - ).It might as well be good that they stay out of focus the enclave was indeed way cooler then the brotherhood even though the ending of fallout 1 was cooler then fallout 2(Remember the master's voice:"Join.Die!.Join.Die!") .But if the enclave where the remains of the us govurment why did we not hear about in fallout 1 ore the brotherhood had heard of them(unrealistic and dont stick to the story i feel from fa1 it dont really says any info about the president in fallout 1)??

- And what about the Gun Runnerst.There are someone like them outside Ncr but it is not them(they are lamer) - not a problem but hey the deatchlawmission in Fa1 where cool:))i missed the blades to it looked like the yakusa entrance in the desert where a mock up of the blades(?)

Thats also a big differ beetween fa1 and fa2 in fallout1 you get the feeling the state has vanished and the vasteland with all its mutations and thirld world cities,and a selfish military organisation know as a brotherhood of steel(remains of the us military see the us annex canada he has brotherhood armour) And the master with its mutant army is all thats is left(he dies in fa1) and in fal2 the enclave suddenly appairs with vertibirds and a a platform.And the president's plan of killing evrybody with a virus to start over and get rid of the muties( even though its 100 years later from fallout 1)it makes some sense not the biggest sense

And if you read the holo disc in the old military base you got that info that Frank horrigan is a Mutie(he must have taken plenty steroids as well) even though he calls you a mutie and tries to diss you(give him your muated toe and he would die)...

- aliens(wanamingo they looked like the aliens in the alien movies - pop culture ref - thypical fallout but this was a bad one) and geckos(fire geckos the most anoying).
The creatures looking like masters pet where great why couldent they make more like these.
I remember in fallout 1 you found that alien blaster. If there where aliens out there why did they not have a alien blaster instead of trying to bite you?(the enclave patrols tried to blast you with their blaster but it's not the same - and i notice a bug ore something else innside the puzzle in the oilplatform thats makes you have the alienblaster inn fallout 2 as well it hapend to me several times(:)))

All and a all a great game.The graphics are old but the story and characters are very strong.Go play and pray fallout 3 be just as good...
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Don't buy for newer computers

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 11
Date: September 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this software and played it on a computer with xp pro and cannot get out of travel mode. I tried emulating previous operating systems to no avail. I love the game, just unable to play it and can't find any fixes online.

A Classic and a Must-Have

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: April 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I played the demo of the first Fallout game years ago off of a demo disk that a friend of mine got in the mail. Suffice it to say that I bought the original Fallout shortly thereafter and became enamoured by even the idea of a sequel. However, unlike poorly written sequels to boxoffice smash hits Fallout 2 delivered with absolutism. Not only were the game's core competencies improved, but the entire scope of the game had been expanded. The developers kept what they had done well in the first game and retooled things that had needed work. It wasn't long before Fallout 2 had taken the highest spot on my video game hierarchy.

The quality of the game though is not entirely recognized the first time through. I throughly enjoyed playing through the game the first time, but I soon realized that on my second and third times through I was still finding a vast number of differences. You see, Fallout is not like a typical game that is wholly linear. There are many different ways to reach the end, and major subplots can be avoided, skipped or completely overlooked on any single time through the game. Different paths or methods or styles can therefore be used to complete the game. I no longer judge a game on how much it challenges me or how difficult it is to finish it. I consider the whole value of the entertainment that I derive from it. Hence, the long-standing value of the game has become its replayability.

I have played many games in my life. Some of them have provided far more intense entertainment than Fallout 2 and others have challenged me more. However, none have come so close as to match the level of long-standing entertainment that I have derived from this single game. Clearly, Fallout 2 was the best video game purchase I have ever made.

After all these years, this was the best game I ever played

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: March 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I think its been 10 years since this game was released, so I thought I should write a review, since none of the front page reviews do it justice.

To argue which of the fallout series was best is irrelevant. Its been 10 years now and both are one and the same concept. Play both, enjoy both and marvel in a world that is astonishingly engrossing. A post-nuclear environment, dark, violent, and obscene. It oozes atmosphere. The desolate landscapes, paranoid androids, and the filth and scum in between. There is remarkable insight into the societies at large. Communities that build walls to protect visa approved 'Citizens', ravaged towns filled with junkies, bums, thugs, whores and gangsters, secret brotherhoods and tribal villages, a decaying military faction, slaves, mercenaries.... the list goes on. Riddled within the world, are traces of old and new technology. The Mad Max influences are all there. Salvaged ammunition, restored handguns, modified equipment, armor, explosives, foods, drugs, alcohol,.... whatever you can find, steal, trade, buy, or kill to survive.

And that is just what lays before you as a distraction. You can just about do anything. The main objective is a deep and character driven story which requires a plethora of other side-quests. So you can quickly see how interactive and time consuming this game will become.

The character himself is riddled with quirks, skills, gifts, and character points. Its a subdivision of the game itself, to deliver and develop a character of sufficient capabilites that best suit your gameplay. A master thief, quick shooter, charismatic merchant, an incredible hulk, kung fu fighter, intelligent geek, a porn star (believe it), a tactical sniper, a outdoor scout, a cocaine addicted "tony montana"... again the list goes on. How you play the game, shapes who you are, and the quirks that are made available to you. You even have a reputation to keep, whether it is legendary, feared or downright "wanted".

The gameplay is unique to this series. It is vaguely similar to the Final Fantasy series, freestyle when you are walking around, but during fights, it changes to a turn based setup. All of a sudden an interface pops up and your character's traits and skills give rise to a subdivision of options. There are many things to consider, like action points, luck, trademark blows, health, and zoning in (body\head\limb shots)... the list goes on and on. Within this there are quirks that can help even more (e.g. there is a quick draw quirk you may obtain that can allow you to draw first blood in most fights)... you can even close shop and try to run! Also take into account the many many many different weapons available to you from knives, guns, explosives. Boost your stats with some drugs but risk getting addicted (you will have to continue to find and use). There is so much here and the interface makes it so easy to access and utilise all of it.

The graphics are obviously outdated but suprisingly I prefer it to the 3D rendering of todays RPG's. It is based on photo-realism 2d art (think Mortal Kombat 1) that used to be utilised back in the mid 90's. There is an advantage to this... it feels so much more realistic. Just take a look at some of the death animations... gruesome...
Even with all the shortcomings of this obsolete 2d technology, I think it brings more life to this post apocalyptic world.

In the thick of it all is the opportunity to meet an array of characters. Some you may allow to join you. Again you will need to manage and provide for these characters. Each with their own personality.... which brings me to my final point about this game. Something some of the RPG games even today dont have... like Grand Theft Auto. Personality. Playing this game is like reading a book. YOu become heavily invested in the characters. There is so much tongue and cheek humour, so much history (by the time you play fallout 2). Im not talking about storyline, but the characters themselves. Current generation games seem not to go past stereotypical meet and greet characters who are more interested to give you your next objective (checkpoint). Its uncanny how right they got this game. Its unjust how wrong they were to abandon Fallout 3. Interplay went bankrupt and I believe the licence has been given to another software agency to pursue Fallout 3. I have been waiting for the third one for 10 years now, every once in a while checking the computer games catelogues... Ive given up hope of a great sequel, specially in the hands of a totally different production team.

Enjoy this if you havent already

Fallout from Fallout

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: February 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Fallout 2 has everything that gamers loved in Fallout 1, and even more. This is a game for adults, as it has all sorts of sexual situations (no nudity or sex depictend onscreen, though), violence, death, and drugs. As with the first Fallout, the gamer does not have to choose one particular style of character. Diplomats, thieves, and tanks can all win the game.

The game starts off with a Quest, just as in Fallout 1. Along the way, the character encounters other people with their own problems, NPCs that will join and add their own skills to the party, and just plain Easter eggs. The NPCs can now wear armor, and the player can tell the NPCs to take off their armor, put away their weapons, try not to hit the PC while using a burst weapon, and the amount of drug use that's allowed. The NPC party members can have skills such as Science, Healing, and Repair, and will attempt to perform those tasks for the player. The PC can also shove any character aside, so that the PC won't have to wait for someone to drift out of the doorway or corridor. The game has some improvements on the original in other ways, too. For instance, when looting a body or container, the player can choose to "take all" instead of transferring the ammo, weapons, armor, and whatever else in one click. This is very handy.

There are plenty of side quests to do, and lots of areas to explore. It's possible to get a running car, and upgrade it a couple of times. The car serves as both transportation and storage area. Some weapons and one kind of armor can be upgraded, plus the character itself can have some modifications.

As a general rule, I don't particularly care for futuristic games, but Fallout 1 & 2 are so engrossing, and require such puzzle solving, that I really loved both of them.

This game is a lot of fun, and has plenty of replay value. I strongly recommend playing the first Fallout before this game, because there are a couple of spoilers in this game.

A horrible disappointment after the original

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 7 / 21
Date: January 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I'm sure everyone's going to click NO to "Was this review helpful?" because that's the way things work on here, but I'll state my opinion.

Fallout 1 is the best RPG ever. Fallout 2 screwed things up. Yeah, it's a lot bigger, as big as I wish Fallout 1 was, but Fallout 1 will always be the best.

Fallout 2 -- what's wrong
1. Tribals (of the hackneyed "stupid injun" variety)
2. New Reno
3. San Francisco
4. Talking Deathclaws
5. Old West towns
6. It went overboard with the profanity, drugs, prostitution, and so on, so much so that people think excessive cursing and sex and drugs are what Fallout (along with the ultra-violence) is all about.
7. Too many easter eggs
8. Too many pop culture references
9. Not as dark as the first
10. The wasteland of FO2 is a much more civilized compared to the lonely and desolate feel of the original
11. Stupid encounters such as aliens and fire-breathing geckos (which you fight), and a ghost.
11. The writing sucked compared to FO1 (too geeky and adolescent with lots of stupid dialogue and a disjointed plot)
12. The ending was lame compared to the profound ending of FO1
13. Did I say tribals?

What's good about it? Well, like I said, it's bigger, though of course in this case that doesn't mean better. Also, it allows you to keep playing even after you've finished your ultimate quest. All in all, a big disappointment. I've played Fallout 1 literally a hundred times or more. I've played Fallout 2 from start to finish only once. And that pretty much sums it up.

Political Bias Ruined It

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 19
Date: December 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I would have given this game 5 stars were it not so blatantly hateful of Republicans. The last portion of the game gave the character no option but to spew venom, hate, and lies about Republicans. I only finished the game anyway because I had already bought it and thrown away the receipt. Otherwise, I would have returned it.

In the future, with regards to the rumoured upcoming Fallout 3, I will keep the receipt and do internet research about that game before deciding to keep it for good.

While fatally flawed by its undisguised bias, the game, in its time, was excellent. The mixture of realistic weapon, sex, graphic violence, post apocalyptic storyline, and rpg elements make this an almost great game.
The graphics were quite dated and the sound effects often cut out, but this was not the game's fault. I bought this game long after its time. Unsurprisingly, the intervening years since the game's first release saw graphics and sound standards rise dramatically. My soundcard also was not supported for by the game. Again, not surprising and not at all the game's fault.

follout

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 17
Date: April 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

i wood like too see more games like follout and baldur's gate what im thring too say is i wood like too see more games bye black isle

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