<s>
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
distributed	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Avalon	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
for	O
consoles	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
during	O
Interplay	O
's	O
initial	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
rights	O
passed	O
to	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
has	O
declared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
non-canon	O
to	O
the	O
greater	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
spinoff	O
,	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Steels	O
gameplay	O
greatly	O
differs	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
other	O
Fallout	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
travel	O
freely	O
across	O
a	O
broad	O
world	O
full	O
of	O
places	O
and	O
events	O
as	O
in	O
other	O
Fallout	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
confined	O
to	O
one	O
location	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Steel	O
uses	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
mechanics	O
as	O
other	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
SPECIAL	O
(	O
Strength	O
,	O
Perception	O
,	O
Endurance	O
,	O
Charisma	O
,	O
Intelligence	O
,	O
Agility	O
,	O
Luck	O
)	O
attribute	O
assignment	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
Fallout	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
values	O
are	O
constant	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
rather	O
than	O
customizable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skills	O
exist	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
behave	O
like	O
skills	O
in	O
other	O
Fallout	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
then	O
masterminded	O
a	O
plot	O
for	O
her	O
people	O
to	O
escape	O
to	O
the	O
wastes	O
,	O
but	O
she	O
herself	O
stayed	O
behind	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Vault-Tec	O
research	O
,	O
sacrificing	O
herself	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vault	O
Dweller'''	O
is	O
the	O
protagonist	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Fallout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
here	O
,	O
the	O
Initiate	O
meets	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
(	O
the	O
protagonist	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
)	O
and	O
get	O
directed	O
to	O
look	O
for	O
the	O
Paladin	O
Rhombus	O
in	O
the	O
ghoul	O
town	O
of	O
Los	O
(	O
formerly	O
the	O
outskirts	O
of	O
Los	O
Ybanez	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inquiring	O
around	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
the	O
Initiate	O
learns	O
of	O
a	O
nearby	O
vault	B-Application
that	O
may	O
be	O
held	O
by	O
the	O
Super	O
Mutant	O
army	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
Attis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Initiate	O
goes	O
to	O
the	O
vault	B-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
found	O
by	O
the	O
mutant	O
general	O
Attis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
brief	O
fight	O
,	O
Attis	O
severs	O
the	O
left	O
arm	O
of	O
the	O
Initiate	O
and	O
dumps	O
him	O
in	O
some	O
ruins	O
of	O
the	O
vault	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
regaining	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
left	O
arm	O
again	O
,	O
the	O
Initiate	O
helps	O
the	O
residents	O
of	O
the	O
vault	B-Application
to	O
evacuate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Initiate	O
goes	O
deep	O
into	O
the	O
computer	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
vault	B-Application
to	O
open	O
the	O
AUX	O
AC	O
ducts	O
so	O
the	O
residents	O
can	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Initiate	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
caught	O
by	O
Attis	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
start	O
a	O
self-destruct	O
sequence	O
for	O
the	O
vault	B-Application
and	O
quickly	O
performs	O
a	O
mercy	O
killing	O
on	O
Patty	O
before	O
escaping	O
the	O
ensuing	O
destruction	O
via	O
monorail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
built	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Steel	O
with	O
the	O
Snowblind	O
game	O
engine	O
previously	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
games	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
and	O
the	O
online-capable	O
PS2	B-Device
game	O
Champions	O
of	O
Norrath.BoS	O
:	O
Chris	O
Pasetto	O
Interview	O
TeamXboxBoS	O
XBox	B-Application
review	O
Gamechronicles	O
Dolby	O
Digital	O
and	O
480p	O
formats	O
are	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
common	O
themes	O
among	O
these	O
reviews	O
are	O
criticism	O
for	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
swearing	O
(	O
"	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Steel	O
trades	O
Fallout	B-Application
's	O
visceral	O
feel	O
for	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
four-letter	O
words.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
was	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
used	O
the	O
Dark	O
Alliance	O
Engine	O
,	O
and	O
like	O
other	O
Fallout	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
used	O
a	O
reputation	O
system	O
,	O
only	O
simpler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
started	O
before	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
development	O
caused	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
 '	O
Fallout	B-Application
3''	O
.	O
</s>
