Fallout 3

Fallout 3

 
Larger image or other views 
Quantity:
Product Description:

The third game in the Fallout series, Fallout 3 is a singleplayer action role-playing game (RPG) set in a post-apocalyptic Washington DC. Combining the horrific insanity of the Cold War era theory of mutually assured destruction gone terribly wrong, with the kitschy naivety of American 1950s nuclear propaganda, Fallout 3 will satisfy both players familiar with the popular first two games in its series as well as those coming to the franchise for the first time.

'Fallout 3' game logo
The Cold War goes Next-Gen
The Capital Wasteland
Welcome to the nation's capital.
View larger.
Brotherhood of Steel member
The Brotherhood of Steel is a powerful ally.
View larger.
The Pip-Boy Model 3000
Customize characters with your Pip-Boy.
View larger.
The Story: Vault 101 - Jewel of the Wastes
For 200 years, Vault 101 , a fallout shelter, has faithfully served the surviving residents of Washington DC and its environs, now known as the Capital Wasteland. Though the global atomic war of 2077 left the US all but destroyed, the residents of Vault 101 enjoy a life free from the constant stress of the outside world. Giant Insects, Raiders, Slavers, and yes, even Super Mutants are all no match for superior Vault-Tec engineering. Yet one fateful morning, you awake to find that your father has defied the Overseer and left the comfort and security afforded by Vault 101 for reasons unknown. Leaving the only home you've ever known, you emerge from the Vault into the harsh Wasteland sun to search for your father, and the truth.

Key Features:

System Requirements:

Minimum Specifications: Recommended Specifications:
OS: Windows XP/Vista
Processor: 2.4 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor Intel Core 2 Duo processor
RAM: XP: 1GB System RAM
Vista: 2GB System RAM		 2 GB System RAM
Video Card: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 256MB RAM (NVIDIA 6800 or better/ATI X850 or better) NvidiaDirect X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA 8800 series, ATI 3800 series)
Supported Video Card Chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce Series 200, 9800, 9600, 8800, 8600, 8500, 8400, 7900, 7800, 7600, 7300, 6800; ATI HD Series 4800, 4600, 3800, 3600, 3400, 2900, 2600, 2400; ATI Series X1900, X1800, X1600, X1300, and X850
Product Details
  • BatteriesIncluded: 0
  • Binding: DVD-ROM
  • Brand: Bethesda
  • EAN: 0093155126909
  • ESRBAgeRating: Mature
  • Genre: role_playing_games
  • HardwarePlatform: Pc
  • Label: Bethesda Softworks
  • Manufacturer: Bethesda Softworks
  • Model: 12690
  • MPN: 12690
  • OperatingSystem: Windows Vista;Windows XP
  • PackageQuantity: 0
  • ProductGroup: Video Games
  • ProductTypeName: SOFTWARE_GAMES
  • Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
  • ReleaseDate: 2008-10-28
  • Studio: Bethesda Softworks
  • UPC: 093155126909

Customers who bought this item also bought

Customer Reviews

Not bad2008-11-25
Alot of good points including excellent graphics, good story-line. Alot of creativity went into this especially in "tranquility lane", and being able to make your own weapons. Overall I got the sense of being in a Fallout type atmosphere, although at times places do seem a bit close to each other. Leveling up seems a little easy, and too fast. Lots of places to go to, and things to see and do. Definately worth a play.
Awesome!2008-11-11
Fallout 3 was amazing. The graphics were fantastic and the things you can do are endless. The story was also interesting which is always a plus. The game starts when you're born (yes it starts right from the beginning). At this stage you can choose your appearance. As you grow up you choose other attributes and strengths. You grow up in 'the vault' where the motto is you're born in the vault, you die in the vault. But once your 19 you have to escape. I recommend that after you have gone through the first part of the game and you escape the vault you save before leaving. Right before you leave you are given the opportunity to change anything about yourself that you want, so if you save then if you ever want to make a new character you don't have to completely restart.

Once outside the vault you can do anything. You can follow the main quest or do some of the other minor quests. For anyone who has ever played Oblivion, another game by Bethesda, you'll find that Fallout 3 is generally very similar.

The combat is also really good in this game. You can play in real time which is like a normal first person shooter or you can pause the game and choose the body part on your opponent you'd like to shoot at. This can be very helpful for shooting people from afar who haven't seen you yet or for finding opponents who are shooting at you that you can't see. The only thing I didn't like about this is that after you shoot at your opponent it shows you in slow motion shooting off some body part. This can get really gory which I don't like, but some people do so for you this might be a good thing.

All in all this game was awesome and I highly recommend it!
A Good Game, But....2008-11-03
This is an enjoyable game, but it's not an enjoyable Fallout game. There's some vague similarities and references, but the core of the experience, the atmosphere, the writing... none of it is the same. There's a fine line between growing a franchise and just slapping a name on something.

If you're coming into this expecting Fallout 3, just don't bother.
Nothing like Fallout 1 & 22008-11-03
This is a decent game on its own but it's overhyped in my opinion and nothing like the originals.

There's a lot less role-playing compared to the original Fallouts. (A trend I've noticed with many modern so-called cRPGs)

I know it's an *action*-RPG but it's more of a FPS than a RPG. That's not how Fallout was.

The buildings, terrain certainly is post-apoc. but the world is way too overpopulated/places are too close to each other.

Anyways, 2 stars because there was too much hype and because Fallout 1 & 2 set the bar really high and I feel Fallout 3 didn't deliver
Another that couldn't install the game.....2008-10-30
Much as has been said in other posts, I was anxiously awaiting this for many years. Unfortunately after 2 days of attempting to install and having nothing but crashes and hangs I've given up and returned the game. I tried all of the "fixes" mentioned on the Fallout 3 forums, to no avail. Most times the install would start and then just sit on installing the first file (I even let it run overnight, and this morning it was still sitting at the same point), other times it would tell me the DVD file structure was invalid, still other times it would prompt me to install the game disk (while it was still in the drive). And the only solution offered by tech support was to remove my legitimate burning software. Sorry Bethesda, right now this is a loss.
See all 9 customer reviews...