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Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition

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First release
Oct 13, 2009
Engine
Gamebryo
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Shooter · Sandbox, Open world, Action, Science fiction, Survival
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Prepare for the Future with Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, experience the most acclaimed game of 2008 like never before. Create a character of your choosing and descend into an awe-inspiring, post-apocalyptic world where every minute is a fight for survival.

Also known as Fallout 3: GOTY

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Storyline
Vault 101 Jewel of the Wastes. For 200 years, Vault 101 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(R) 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.Read more

Vault 101 Jewel of the Wastes. For 200 years, Vault 101 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(R) 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.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 13, 2009
PlayStation 3
Oct 13, 2009
Xbox 360
Oct 13, 2009
All 5 release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 17, 2009
PlayStation 3
Q4 2009
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
11h
Completionist
98h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person, Third person
Keywords
post-apocalyptic

At a Glance

Critic Score
92
Main + Extras (IGDB)
11h
Completionist (IGDB)
98h
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