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great game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Great game. Didnt expect it to be as fun. Easy controlling. Would like to generate own character than pre selected.

This should NOT be a Fallout game, but it is fun.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Whatever your thoughts about this game, it is NOT a Fallout game. A Fallout game would have a vast story, completely customizable characters, and an open-ended world.

Despite all this, the game is a lot of fun, even though it is kind of a treadmill. They game is reminiscent of a wasteland version of Diablo II, what with the myriad weapons and leveling system that they have set up.

So, all in all, fun, but it should not be lumped in with Fallout.

Terrible

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I picked this up used and couldnt have been more disappointed. It has none of the feel of the original fallout titles. As some examples, the action isnt turn based, which really ruined this for me right off from the start. Half the fun and originality of fallout was the turn based action. The backing music doesnt have the same feel at all. Rather than the grim ambience of the first to set the mood, they use 'rock and roll' tracks from bands like 'slipknot'.

Seriously, there was so much wrong with this game i couldnt even complete it. If you are a big fan of the originals, then stay away from this.

VERY ADDICTIVE

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

THIS IS A GREAT GAME,HARD TO PUT DOWN, MUST GET SOME SLEEP.....CAN I GIVE IT TEN STARS

its good but not the best

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

its a good game if your into the whole sifi thing i'd say play with a friend to get the most out of it

I went in with high hopes, but......

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: November 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Wow, I never walk out of a movie, and I hate to give up on a game half way thru, but I came very close here. The original Fallout was the first RPG I'd ever owned, and I still love it, its sequel, and tactics; I really wanted to like this one to, but I just couldn't wait for it to end. I almost bought it the day it came out for full price, thank goodness I held off and and just picked it up for under ten. As it is, rumor has it an open ended Morrowind style RPG is being worked for the next Gen consoles a couple years from now, which I am sure will be great.....but just incase, I'll be waiting before picking it up. Sorry Interplay, but this long time fan just doesn't trust you anymore (but wants to be won back)

This is not fallout 3

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 9
Date: July 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

What a waste, its like playing dark alliance, with fallout smacked on the cover. The things you fight are the same form dark alliance with futuristic names. The game is a disaapointment compared to fallout 1 and 2 which where the best games ever made

ABOUT TIME

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Not having the patience to go back and play fallout and fallout 2, BOS is perfect to get my fallout fix without spending weekends for progression in the game. Even though BOS doesn't have all the freedom like fallout 1 or 2, BOS still has the dark humor,post apocaliptic, no morals, and bad attitude feel that made me fall in love with the first 2 games. If BOS didn't have that Fallout feel, I would've tossed the game. If you don't have a job, or anything else to do during the day, I suggest you buy the first two games to completely understand BOS.

More Baldurs gate D.A. and less fallout

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I've enjoyed playing B.O.S. 1st off there is no way you can compare this to the original fallout series as they are totally different games.

however if you enjoyed playing baldurs gate DA or D&D heros then this just might be the next game for you to try out. it plays exactly like DA but with flame throwers and home made machine guns.

on its own, not tied to the franchise name this game is 5 stars easy.

I've Played A Lot Worse, But...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 12
Date: February 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I played the first Fallout on the PC (there wasn't any other play to play it). It was a game with an alarming vision of the future and a dark sense of humor. Like other games built with that engine it played on an extended canvas with a complex plot that featured both linear and freeform components. It wasn't my favorite game at the time, but there was enough challenge and originality to it that one could thoroughly enjoy it.

This new version, while it takes place in the same universe as the original, is a different game - really tuned to a different purpose. The original was a classic action/adventure game, with considerable emphasis on the adventure. Brotherhood of Steel is also an action/adventure game, but with far more emphasis on action. The plot - what there is of it - is linear. You are one of the Brotherhood of Steel, trying to join your fellow defenders of the good. Somehow, this plot gets sidetracked, though, and you wind up in a classic dungeon drilldown to an ultimate boss.

The puzzles are a bit on the simple side, and few of the fights require exhorbitant amounts of thinking. Get strong enough, get armor and a weapon, then kill, kill, kill. Despite the game's rating of mature (mostly due to language) it is really less gruesome than many games rated lower.

Even so, the game is enjoyable. Brash characters with a lot of attitude make a difference from the standard fare, and the graphics and animation are good (if a bit repetitious). There is about 24 total hours of play time and three different characters to play. Since I've seen games lasting 6 hours that are less interesting and just as expensive I'm not sure I can even complain about the value.

So it's not quite like the old Fallout, a bit simpleminded, better than mediocre but not incredible. In this day of inflated release prices, I can't really say if it is overpriced or not. If you are not in a hurry then wait for the price to drop a bit. I had fun playing it and I'm sure most others will have the same experience.

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