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Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel

Strengths: It has an original setting for an action RPG.

Weakness: It lacks the detailed story of its pc counterparts. The overhead prespective is akward.

This game is a standard action RPG in the lines of Champions of Norrath or the Baldurs Gate dark alliance games. The difference comes in the post apocalyptic setting which focuses more on modern and futuristic weaponry and themes than on the standard fantasy themes of similar games. The camera angle is too far overhead for my liking and detracts from the otherwise good graphics. I would reccomend this game for the price it is currently selling at.

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Fallout without radiation

Strengths: Decent graphics and effects

Weakness: Very little sound and background music

I loved playing the first Fallout several years ago, I was hoping that this game would provide some of the same gameplay.

Nope.

This is a basic hack and slash fantasy game dressed to look modern. The graphics and characters all look good and I really liked some of the lighting effects, however it could be much better is there was more sound effects and music, as some times, it seemed very empty.
Probably the best feature of the game is co-op 2 player mode, this makes the game much more fun to play since the story is weak with lots of repetitive gameplay.
One thing I did not find very good is the use of foul language. The way curse words where used did not add anything to the game and often just seem out of place.

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Brotherhood of mediocrity

Strengths: Solid hack-and-slash gameplay

Weakness: Gets repetitive very quickly, stupid story

Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel is basically the hack-and-slash game you play once you've already finished all the truly great games in the genre (like Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, Champions of Norrath, etc). It's basically a carbon-copy of those games, except with more high-tech weapons instead. And like any hack-and-slash game, it gets boring extremely quickly... without a friend, the long missions (which sometime can take over an hour) are taxing on your soul. With a friend, though, you'll find an enjoyable enough adventure; the other problems are simply that the storyline is absurd and a disgrace to the Fallout name, and the gameplay is very simple, even for a hack-and-slash game. Good for a lazy summer afternoon with a friend, average for every other situation.

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Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel

Strengths: 2 player coop play, relatively long missions, decent amount of skill sets to evolve and grow, unlockable characters

Weakness: Simple gameplay, silly storyline not really worthy of the Fallout series, repetitive hack and slash

Do you like Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance? Do you like Gauntlet Legends? How about Hunter: The Reckoning or one of its many spin offs? Well, if you do, this game is for you. Basically, this is the same engine that appeared in Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance for the PS2 but this time based int he Fallout world (based on the famous Fallout Tactics series on the PC). The gameplay is basic hack and slash, featuring some minor RPG elements such as different weapons to buy, make and use, and experience points to level up and gain bigger and badder skills. You start with three different playable charcaters but many more will open up as you play through the game. You won't find much difference in the charcaters except for some weapon use limitations and, of course, the way they look and some of the skill sets they can learn.

This only has coop for two players, and doesn't look as good as the Baldur's Gate series. But it is fun, in a mindless sort of way, with minimal puzzles and relatively linear gameplay. If you play with a buddy, the fun multiplies 10 fold and this is a worthy purchase. Otherwise, it's really not much of a single player adventure.

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Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel

Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS rating of 2.62 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #4,602 game of all time, #162 game of 2004 for the PlayStation 2 and #922 PlayStation 2 game of all time. The rating and ranking is based on an average of 57 critic scores, awards and other criteria. To see a breakdown of the game ranking, read individual critic reviews, or see how other...

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