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Fallout 3: Wasteland of Time

Fallout 3

Fallout 3 is one of the most anticipated games of 2008 and launches Oct. 28th on Xbox 360, PS3 and Windows PC’s. This page will be updated with our review as soon as we have a copy.

Fallout 3 comes from an impressive line of games, starting with Wasteland in 1988. The post-apolocyptic theme has remained the same up to today as has the excellent writing and game design. Way back then Wasteland was a fresh hybrid between two titans of the computer role-playing genre: The Bard’s Tale’s first-person view and Ultima’s overland travel map. Mix in a sometimes-grim, sometimes wacky world of Vaults, a war-ravaged wasteland, dangerous mutants and some fun speculative science fiction and there was easily enough juice to fuel 3 classics of computer gaming.

Fast forward 20 years to 2008. Fallout 3 is set in a bombed-out Washington D.C. in the year 2277. Perfect for election season!

Can this classic series make the leap from 8 bit color to 512MB accelerated 3D graphics? Stay tuned for our impressions of Fallout 3 soon after October 28th.

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huge game with hundreds of hours of gameplay
state-of-the-art graphics engine
VATS (Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System) lets you pause real-time combat to execute tactics against difficult enemies
customize your characters skills and talents
enhance your abilities with Perks as you gain experience
control a party of up to 3 characters, including Dogmeat a vicious, but highly valuable, ally
character karma – the game tracks your evil and good behaviors – your choices affect the dialog, areas and options available throughout the game (you can change your leaning by behaving differently)