<s>
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Post	I-Application
Nuclear	I-Application
Role	I-Application
Playing	I-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1998	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Fallout	B-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
,	O
featuring	O
similar	O
graphics	O
and	O
game	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
2241	O
,	O
80	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
and	O
164	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
atomic	O
war	O
which	O
reduced	O
the	O
vast	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
a	O
nuclear	O
wasteland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
storyline	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
it	O
a	O
worthy	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Fallout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
limited	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
formula	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
attracted	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
:	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
open-world	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2241	O
,	O
the	O
primitive	O
town	O
of	O
Arroyo	B-Application
suffers	O
the	O
worst	O
drought	O
on	O
record	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Faced	O
with	O
the	O
calamity	O
,	O
the	O
village	O
elder	O
asks	O
the	O
direct	O
descendant	O
of	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
Chosen	O
One	O
,	O
to	O
perform	O
the	O
quest	O
of	O
retrieving	O
a	O
Garden	O
of	O
Eden	O
Creation	O
Kit	O
(	O
GECK	O
)	O
for	O
Arroyo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
,	O
assuming	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
Chosen	O
One	O
,	O
is	O
given	O
nothing	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
's	O
jumpsuit	O
,	O
a	O
RobCo	O
PIPBoy	O
2000	O
,	O
a	O
Vault	B-Application
13	I-Application
water	O
flask	O
,	O
a	O
spear	O
and	O
some	O
cash	O
to	O
start	O
on	O
their	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chosen	O
One	O
eventually	O
finds	O
Vault	B-Application
13	I-Application
,	O
the	O
supposed	O
location	O
of	O
a	O
GECK	O
,	O
devoid	O
of	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
its	O
former	O
human	O
inhabitants	O
and	O
instead	O
inhabited	O
by	O
intelligent	O
Deathclaws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chosen	O
One	O
then	O
returns	O
to	O
find	O
their	O
village	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
deep	O
state	O
remnants	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
government	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Enclave	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Enclave	B-Application
often	O
terrorizes	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
the	O
continental	O
United	O
States	O
with	O
their	O
supreme	O
arsenal	O
of	O
advanced	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chosen	O
One	O
,	O
through	O
various	O
means	O
,	O
activates	O
an	O
ancient	O
oil	O
tanker	O
and	O
engages	O
its	O
autopilot	O
,	O
thus	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
Enclave	B-Application
's	O
main	O
base	O
on	O
an	O
offshore	O
oil	O
rig	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
dwellers	O
of	O
Vault	B-Application
13	I-Application
were	O
captured	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
test	O
subjects	O
for	O
the	O
Forced	O
Evolutionary	O
Virus	O
(	O
FEV	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vault	B-Application
13	I-Application
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
closed	O
for	O
200	O
years	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
government	O
experiment	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
perfect	O
test	O
subjects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Enclave	B-Application
modified	O
the	O
FEV	O
into	O
an	O
airborne	O
disease	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
attack	O
any	O
living	O
creatures	O
with	O
mutated	O
DNA	O
through	O
a	O
jet	O
stream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
all	O
genetic	O
impurities	O
removed	O
,	O
the	O
Enclave	B-Application
(	O
who	O
remain	O
protected	O
from	O
radiation	O
)	O
could	O
take	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chosen	O
One	O
frees	O
both	O
their	O
fellow	O
villagers	O
from	O
Arroyo	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
13	I-Application
dwellers	O
from	O
Enclave	B-Application
control	O
and	O
subsequently	O
destroys	O
the	O
Enclave	B-Application
's	O
oil	O
rig	O
,	O
killing	O
Dick	O
Richardson	O
,	O
the	O
President	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
genetically	O
modified	O
Secret	O
Service	O
enforcer	O
named	O
Frank	B-Application
Horrigan	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
Vault	B-Application
13	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Arroyo	B-Application
villagers	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
prosperous	O
community	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
GECK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Cain	O
announced	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
via	O
a	O
Usenet	B-Application
posting	O
in	O
December	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
should	O
take	O
11	O
months	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cain	O
later	O
clarified	O
that	O
the	O
sequel	O
entered	O
development	O
before	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
had	O
"	O
really	O
caused	O
a	O
buzz	O
in	O
the	O
studio	O
about	O
six	O
months	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
reach	O
this	O
deadline	O
,	O
many	O
staff	O
were	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
development	O
team	O
and	O
made	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregators	I-Application
Metacritic	O
and	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
role-playing	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
"	O
awards	O
from	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
,	O
IGN	O
and	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
A	O
bigger	O
,	O
better	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
this	O
sequel	O
to	O
1997	O
's	O
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
was	O
populated	O
with	O
more	O
characters	O
,	O
more	O
places	O
to	O
go	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
things	O
to	O
do.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Positive	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
storyline	O
,	O
and	O
worthiness	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
while	O
detractors	O
criticized	O
frequent	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
lack	O
of	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
123,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
March	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Keza	O
MacDonald	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
unsuccessful	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
;	O
she	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
totaled	O
just	O
over	O
50,000	O
sales	O
combined	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
ranked	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
number	O
68	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retrospect	O
,	O
the	O
designers	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
expressed	O
reservations	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
Chris	O
Avellone	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
slapdash	O
project	O
without	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
oversight	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
described	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
"	O
an	O
impressive	O
feat	O
,	O
yet	O
still	O
one	O
that	O
rubbed	O
Fallout	B-Application
diehards	O
the	O
wrong	O
way.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
ever	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
same	O
sex	O
marriage	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
include	O
LGBTQ+	O
representation	O
in	O
general	O
.	O
</s>
