Fallout 2

Released: October 29, 1998

Type: Main Game

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows) Mac

Genres:

Puzzle Role-playing (RPG) Turn-based strategy (TBS)

Game Modes:

Single player

Themes:

Science fiction Survival Stealth Comedy Open world

Player Perspectives:

Bird view / Isometric

Ratings

User Rating

89.4

Based on 765 ratings

Total Rating

89.4

Based on 765 ratings

Summary

A turn-based tactical Western RPG in which the Chosen One is tasked with exploring post-nuclear California to locate and retrieve the fabled Garden of Eden Creation Kit for their famine-stricken tribe, while coming into contact through branching dialogue trees with numerous tribes, factions and micro-civilizations, each with their own virtues, vices, socioeconomic situations and political agendas.

Storyline

In 2241, the primitive Arroyo suffers the worst drought on record. Faced with the calamity, the village elder asks the direct descendant of the Vault Dweller, referred to as the Chosen One, to perform the quest of retrieving a Garden of Eden Creation Kit (GECK) for Arroyo. The GECK is a device that can create thriving communities out of the post-apocalyptic wasteland.[3] The player, assuming the role of the Chosen One, is given nothing more than the Vault Dweller's jumpsuit, a RobCo PIPBoy 2000 handheld device, a Vault 13 water flask, a spear and some cash to start on his mission.

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Involved Companies

Interplay Entertainment

Role:

Publisher

Black Isle Studios

Role:

Developer

MacPlay

Role:

Publisher

The Omni Group

Role:

Bethesda Softworks

Role:

Publisher

Keywords

aliens ghosts hunting post-apocalyptic exploration murder drugs organized crime ants mascot turn-based dystopian death military robots gambling doctor female protagonist hand-to-hand combat insanity steam overworld time limit multiple endings apocalypse mutants traps building hacking artificial intelligence dialogue trees dark humor camera slavery racism easter egg dog terraforming sequel mad scientist talking animals hexagon day/night cycle cult yakuza boss fight explosion radiation single-player only throwing weapons countdown timer tactical turn-based combat attributes rivaling factions customizable characters leveling up world map voice acting scatological humor human shopping skill points in game damsel in distress breaking the fourth wall loot gathering pop culture reference game reference rat racial stereotypes original soundtrack release non-player character extreme violence profanity descendants of other characters fake in-game advertising sniping character creation moral decisions side quests pick your gender branching storyline questing melee real-time combat a.i. companion adultery male antagonist retro future friendly fire betrayal nonexistent light source self-referential humor quicksaving quickloading movie reference vending machine interaction mercenary violent plants christianity communism rebels nuclear bomb addiction theft changing sides been here before level cap invisible wall suicide tentacles onlive boss assistance stealth kill guns and bullets fetch quests poverty quest tracking teenager gore system kidnapping poisoning age progression scripted events random encounter zero to hero whale propaganda genocide nameless protagonist anarchism sociopathy vigilante restoration status effects ghoul trilogy movement penalty two-handed weapons pseudo non-linear flower picking sex work fictional currencies utopian civilization nuclear war nuclear holocaust nuclear fallout world war iii negotiation reluctant hero mute character removed from gog.com nameless location kill quest neutral e3 1998 male protagonist gog preservation program lgbtq

Alternative Names

FO2 Fallout 2 Classic F2 Fallout 2: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game

Websites

fallout.bethesda.net en.wikipedia.org store.steampowered.com gog.com bsky.app store.epicgames.com instagram.com twitch.tv twitter.com discord.gg fallout.wiki reddit.com facebook.com

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