SciFi has tossed out a new review for the recently released Fallout 3, an apocalyptic futuristic RPG. They gave it good marks for trying to follow it's predecessors and bringing some new things to the table, but not bringing what past engines and systems used which were good to the table. Overall, the lack of anything really negative seems to have been a stable platform for the mark which has been given -- still an excellent one!

Ultimately, players' enjoyment of the game will likely be a function of the baggage they bring to the game. Those hoping for a faithful, third-person-perspective port of the earlier Fallout games will be disappointed, while Oblivion fans hoping for another 100+ hour marathon may walk way criticizing the lack of depth. Those somewhere in the middle of those two extremes, or those who are new to the franchise, will find it offers an engrossing trek through a radioactive wasteland.

Mishtram via scifi.com »