Fallout 2

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86

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9.1

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  • Summary: It's been 80 long years since your ancestor trod across the wastelands. As you search for the Garden of Eden Creation Kit to save your primitive village, your path is strewn with crippling radiation, megalomaniac mutants, and a relentless stream of lies, deceit, and treachery. You begin toIt's been 80 long years since your ancestor trod across the wastelands. As you search for the Garden of Eden Creation Kit to save your primitive village, your path is strewn with crippling radiation, megalomaniac mutants, and a relentless stream of lies, deceit, and treachery. You begin to wonder if anyone really stands to gain anything from this brave new world. [Interplay]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Yahoo!
    100
    Nothing short of superb - it takes "Fallout," expands upon it, enriches it, enhances it in so many ways that it makes one feel as if the original was immature.
  2. GamePro
    100
    Few RPGs provide so deft a balance between the wandering monster-slaying and the NPC interaction phases of role-playing.
  3. Game Over Online
    96
    A worthy successor to Fallout 1, and for those who loved the original they're in for a whole new experience.
  4. PC Gamer
    89
    If you value character development, old-fashioned gameplay, and a good plot, this game delivers on all counts. [Feb 1999, p.178]
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  5. Gamezilla!
    89
    Much broader in scope and storyline than was its predecessor. There is much more to see and do in this game. Best of all, the much-maligned time limit from Fallout is absent.
  6. GameSpot
    88
    Perhaps even more so than its predecessor, Fallout 2 contains dozens of subtle and more often not-so-subtle references to cult movies, television icons, and other aspects of popular culture.
  7. Adrenaline Vault
    70
    This year's post-apocalyptic nuclear Christmas experience won't be as good as it was last year. Lack of improvement over the first and a high number of bugs are the main reasons.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 165 out of 180
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 180
  3. Negative: 5 out of 180
  1. Deathxgrind
    Jun 3, 2019
    10
    Война никогда не меняется. Эталон своего игрового жанра.
  2. DickR
    Dec 19, 2009
    10
    Absolutely the best RPG game I've ever played. It is a true non-linear game that lets you do pretty much whatever you want. It is fully Absolutely the best RPG game I've ever played. It is a true non-linear game that lets you do pretty much whatever you want. It is fully possible to smash orphans in the groin with a sledge hammer, if you are so inclined. The game suffers from a myriad of bugs in its original form, applying "Killap's Unofficial Fallout 2 Patch" removes most of the bugs and adds a bit of extra content.… Expand
  4. Sined_Potato
    Aug 18, 2022
    10
    Найкраща гра. Просто краще що я бачив. Атмосфера, музика, сюжет, квести, вони всі передають то, що ще ні одна гра в світі не змогла. Це 10/10Найкраща гра. Просто краще що я бачив. Атмосфера, музика, сюжет, квести, вони всі передають то, що ще ні одна гра в світі не змогла. Це 10/10
  5. DirtyOldShoe
    Dec 18, 2015
    10
    Why more companies didn't learn from this classic I will never know. Fallout 2 defines RPG. I still play this game currently and find it justWhy more companies didn't learn from this classic I will never know. Fallout 2 defines RPG. I still play this game currently and find it just as rewarding as when it was released.… Expand
  6. taufirec
    Nov 3, 2015
    10
    This is objectively the best rpg ever made. A truly open ended experience featuring memorable characters and a large variety of quests withThis is objectively the best rpg ever made. A truly open ended experience featuring memorable characters and a large variety of quests with multiple answers to completing them. The only people who wouldn't prefer this to any modern fallout game are those with poor taste or no imagination.… Expand
  7. Joker777
    Oct 11, 2016
    9
    I started with three and didn't play this until after a third play through of 4, so I can say without bias that this game is a gem and, likeI started with three and didn't play this until after a third play through of 4, so I can say without bias that this game is a gem and, like the first, is head and shoulders above the modern installments of the franchise. Knocked a point off, because the combat is far too random at times. You can have the best stats, gear, positioning, companions, ext. and still die four times in a row because of critical hits. That's not difficulty, that's bad game design lol Other than that this game is a masterpiece.… Expand
  8. toxicon
    Sep 15, 2016
    1
    While the game has an interesting premise, Interplay, as evident by its later work has managed to screw up one of the best ideas in video gameWhile the game has an interesting premise, Interplay, as evident by its later work has managed to screw up one of the best ideas in video game history. Thank God someone else bought the franchise.… Expand

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#9 Best PC Game of 1998
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#3 Most Discussed PC Game of 1998
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#2 Most Shared PC Game of 1998

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