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Fallout 2 (PC)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Role-playing/Isometric RPG

RELEASE DATE

27/OCT/98

ESRB RATING

MATURE, Animated Blood & Gore, Strong Language

DEVELOPER

Black Isle Studios

PUBLISHER

Interplay Productions, Inc.

ALSO AVAILABLE ON

Macintosh

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

PLAYING AS #USES

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

Everything 193
mutants 71
NPCs 70

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

DESCRIPTION

Once again life looks bleak for the survivors of the nuclear wipe-out of the 21st century. Eighty years ago your ancestor braved the unknown post-apocalyptic world after leaving Vault 13 in search of the remnants of a society only vaguely remembered. Now it's your turn. You need to find the Garden of Eden Creation Kit (GECK) in an effort to save your pitiful village from the vicissitudes of a dying world. Mutants, radiation, ruthless and deadly gangs of demented wasteland survivors and a landscape full of death and destruction await you in your search for the way to a better life, or at the very least a reason to even continue this primal existence in this desolate land. Fallout 2 is the sequel to the award-winning role-playing original title, Fallout. The game builds on that success by including a vast number of improvements, enhancements and new features, including more than 100 new skills to learn, enemies with characteristics and attitudes that make the original cast of mutants look like wimps, a vast arsenal of more deadly weapons, better armor, improved AI for NPCs and a huge array of modifiable personal traits, characteristics, attributes and abilities with which to build your on-screen alter ego.

The interface for Fallout 2 relies on an action cursor system used in conjunction with a mouse (some keyboard shortcuts) and combat is turn-based. Basic controls fall in four categories: movement, command, targeting (combat only) and hand (inventory manipulation). Auto-mapping, detailed interaction, dialogue, character generation (statistics, traits, perks, skills, karma), medical concerns and use of a Personal Information Processor (Holy RobCo PIPBoy 2000) to help organize the vast amount of data needed to just stay alive in the unfriendly world are just some of the detailed features encountered in the game. Fallout 2 continues the high levels of gritty action and player immersion established in the original and is backed by a comprehensive manual and tutorial. An upgrade to Version 1.02 is available at either www.interplay.com or www.blackisle.com.

Voice credits for Fallout 2 include Michael Dorn, Jeffrey Jones, and Ron Perlman. ~ Michael L. House, All Game Guide

Fallout 2 (PC)

GENRE/STYLE:

Role-playing/Isometric RPG
RELEASE DATE:

27/OCT/98
TOP TRAITS:

Post-apocalyptic, dark humor, impactful choices
DESCRIPTION:

Once again life looks bleak for the survivors of the nuclear wipe-out of the 21st century. Eighty years ago your ance... more

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followers 3

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searanox played Fallout 2 on 26/OCT/09

Fallout2Forever was the last to comment - 24 days ago...

“Phenomenal game isn't it? It's my second favorite rpg.”

created 27/OCT/2009

Fallout 2 (PC) by: Dukko

“Serious RPG.”

created 23/OCT/2009

Fallout 2 (PC) by: Minioka

“It's OK”

created 15/SEP/2009

Fallout 2 (PC) by: Tjuhl

“Sequel to Fallout, no major improvements I could remember.”

created 13/SEP/2009

Largest Advancement in Graphic Look by: TheTot

“I was thinking earlier today how a lot of older games have been redone and given a new spin by game developers today, where technology is far more abundant than when the original was created. While...”

created 08/SEP/2009

Fallout 2 (PC) by: MythosEngineer

“The Fallout series never fails to be great. I love Fallout & this game is awesome!”

created 12/OCT/2009

Birth of a New Genre? by: TheTot

“I know that a lot of the Fallout 3 players (including myself) had never actually played the original two of the series, or the turn-based strategy spin-off. Everyone just heard that Bethesda, who...”

created 05/SEP/2009

TheTot was the last to comment - 2 months ago... show previous hide previous

“@LordOphidian That's really what caused the problem, I believe. Interplay never really had any huge commercial success so I think they never had the budget required to do what Bethesda did. I'm not knocking Bethesda though, I thought they did a really great job with three. They definitely kept true to the series, and brought the excellent series into a lot more peoples' homes. I just think it's unfortunate that so many people aren't even *willing* to give the first two a try.”

theotherniraj played Fallout 2 on 27/AUG/09

“I've never played any Fallout game before 3, so I was interested going into it. It takes a bit longer to jump into, but it's a fun time now that I know what the hell I'm doing.”

created 28/AUG/2009

Fallout 3 Is too soft! by: Metal-SurGen

“Fallout 3 while playing the first run through I can see how soft the younger generation requires their games to be, I mean Im on normal difficulty something that in Fallout or Fallout 2 would have...”

created 30/JUL/2009

mykalgaidin was the last to comment - 3 months ago...

“Here's what you do: go around only using a baseball bat. Kill everything you come across, leaving splinters all across the Wasteland.”

Fallout2Forever was the last to comment - 27 days ago...

“@mykalgaidin Yeah yeah *insert wrestling game* is too easy, so should I try playing it with one hand?

Honestly, It really pisses me off when a game played normally is really easy, and then someone tells them to do something really stupid that will make the game almost impossible.

Don't get me wrong, I'm one of the very long time Fallout 2 fans, but I'm one of the few that really enjoys Fallout 3. Sure, it's nowhere near as good as the original 2, but it's still better than most games in general.”

mykalgaidin was the last to comment - 26 days ago...

“That's the great thing about a lot of modern games; you're really only limited by your imagination.

Although personally, I prefer to experience the game as the designers intended. There's more to a story than just dialogue and cutscenes. The very way you traverse the world and interact with the people and objects within can be just as important as a well-written script. Look at games like ICO. It has almost no dialogue, no exposition, no real explanation, and yet the story it conveys is almost transcendent in nature; going beyond the bounds of the simple story of a young child trying to escape a castle.

I keep looking for Fallout 1 & 2 for my Macbook, but so far have been unsuccessful. Once I actually have money I'll continue my search, as they sound like excellent games.”