<s>
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2008	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Game	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
major	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
after	O
acquiring	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
from	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
marks	O
a	O
major	O
shift	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
by	O
using	O
3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
real-time	B-Application
combat	I-Application
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
2D	B-Application
isometric	I-Application
graphics	O
and	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
of	O
previous	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
October	O
2008	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
within	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
,	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
that	O
encompasses	O
a	O
scaled	O
region	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
,	O
and	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
countryside	O
to	O
the	O
north	O
and	O
west	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
Capital	B-Application
Wasteland	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
takes	O
place	O
within	O
Fallout	B-Application
usual	O
setting	O
of	O
a	O
world	O
that	O
deviated	O
into	O
an	O
alternate	O
timeline	O
thanks	O
to	O
atomic	O
age	O
technology	O
,	O
which	O
eventually	O
led	O
to	O
its	O
devastation	O
by	O
a	O
nuclear	O
apocalypse	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2077	O
(	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
Great	O
War	O
)	O
,	O
caused	O
by	O
a	O
major	O
international	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
China	O
over	O
natural	O
resources	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
remaining	O
supplies	O
of	O
untapped	O
uranium	O
and	O
crude	O
oil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2277	O
,	O
around	O
36	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
of	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
an	O
inhabitant	O
of	O
Vault	B-Application
101	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
underground	O
shelters	O
created	O
before	O
the	O
Great	O
War	O
to	O
protect	O
around	O
1,000	O
humans	O
from	O
the	O
nuclear	O
fallout	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
venture	O
out	O
into	O
the	O
Capital	B-Application
Wasteland	I-Application
to	O
find	O
their	O
father	O
after	O
he	O
disappears	O
from	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
under	O
mysterious	O
circumstances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
find	O
themselves	O
seeking	O
to	O
complete	O
their	O
father	O
's	O
work	O
while	O
fighting	O
against	O
the	O
Enclave	B-Application
,	O
the	O
corrupt	O
remnants	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
U.S.	O
Government	O
that	O
seeks	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
for	O
their	O
own	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
and	O
received	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
open-ended	O
gameplay	O
and	O
flexible	O
character-leveling	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
sold	O
more	O
than	O
Bethesda	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oblivion	I-Application
and	O
shipped	O
almost	O
5	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
post-launch	O
support	O
,	O
with	O
Bethesda	O
releasing	O
five	B-Application
downloadable	I-Application
add-ons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
spin-off	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
major	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
titles	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
played	O
from	O
the	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
system	O
(	O
Strength	O
,	O
Perception	O
,	O
Endurance	O
,	O
Charisma	O
,	O
Intelligence	O
,	O
Agility	O
,	O
and	O
Luck	O
)	O
which	O
is	O
retained	O
in	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
determines	O
the	O
base	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
Skills	O
the	O
character	O
has	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
creation	O
is	O
not	O
finalized	O
until	O
the	O
player	O
leaves	O
Vault	B-Application
101	I-Application
and	O
enters	O
the	O
Capital	B-Application
Wasteland	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
modify	O
their	O
character	O
's	O
appearance	O
,	O
primary	O
attributes	O
and	O
Skill	O
choices	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
satisfied	O
with	O
their	O
choices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
important	O
statistic	O
tracked	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
Karma	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
affected	O
by	O
the	O
decisions	O
and	O
actions	O
the	O
character	O
performs	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Positive	O
actions	O
to	O
Karma	B-Application
include	O
freeing	O
captives	O
and	O
helping	O
others	O
,	O
while	O
negative	O
actions	O
towards	O
this	O
include	O
killing	O
good	O
characters	O
and	O
stealing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Actions	O
vary	O
in	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
karma	B-Application
change	O
they	O
cause	O
;	O
thus	O
,	O
pickpocketing	O
produces	O
less	O
negative	O
karma	B-Application
than	O
the	O
killing	O
of	O
a	O
good	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karma	B-Application
can	O
have	O
tangible	O
effects	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
beyond	O
acting	O
as	O
flavor	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
can	O
affect	O
the	O
ending	O
the	O
player	O
gets	O
,	O
alter	O
dialogue	O
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
or	O
give	O
off	O
unique	O
reactions	O
from	O
other	O
characters	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
granting	O
access	O
to	O
certain	O
perks	O
that	O
require	O
a	O
specific	O
Karma	B-Application
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
craft	O
such	O
weapons	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
use	O
a	O
workbench	O
,	O
possess	O
either	O
the	O
necessary	O
schematics	B-Application
or	O
the	O
right	O
Perk	O
,	O
and	O
scavenge	O
for	O
the	O
items	O
needed	O
to	O
make	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
weapon	O
's	O
schematic	B-Application
has	O
three	O
copies	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
,	O
and	O
possessing	O
additional	O
copies	O
improves	O
the	O
condition	O
(	O
or	O
number	O
)	O
of	O
items	O
produced	O
at	O
the	O
workbench	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
higher	O
repair	O
skill	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
better	O
starting	O
condition	O
for	O
the	O
related	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weapon	O
schematics	B-Application
can	O
be	O
found	O
lying	O
in	O
certain	O
locations	O
,	O
bought	O
from	O
vendors	O
,	O
or	O
received	O
as	O
quest	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vault-Tec	O
Assisted	O
Targeting	O
System	O
(	O
V.A.T.S.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
new	O
element	O
in	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	I-Application
that	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
aimed	O
shot	O
mechanic	O
from	O
the	O
earlier	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
plays	O
an	O
important	O
part	O
in	O
combat	O
within	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
was	O
introduced	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
's	O
developers	O
,	O
who	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
hybrid	O
between	O
timeturn-based	O
and	O
real-time	B-Application
combat	I-Application
,	O
so	O
much	O
in	O
that	O
while	O
using	O
V.A.T.S.	O
,	O
real-time	B-Application
combat	I-Application
is	O
paused	O
and	O
action	O
is	O
played	O
out	O
from	O
varying	O
camera	O
angles	O
in	O
a	O
computer	O
graphics	O
version	O
of	O
bullet	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
unique	O
companion	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
have	O
,	O
that	O
can	O
allow	O
a	O
second	O
to	O
join	O
without	O
issue	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
dog	O
named	O
Dogmeat	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
be	O
killed	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
misuses	O
him	O
or	O
places	O
him	O
in	O
a	O
severely	O
dangerous	O
situation	O
;	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Broken	O
Steel	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
makes	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
replace	O
Dogmeat	O
,	O
provided	O
the	O
player	O
acquires	O
a	O
Perk	O
that	O
grants	O
the	O
opportunity	O
of	O
getting	O
another	O
dog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2277	O
,	O
and	O
within	O
the	O
region	O
that	O
covers	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
ruined	O
city	O
of	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
,	O
Northern	O
Virginia	O
,	O
and	O
parts	O
of	O
Maryland	O
(	O
mostly	O
Montgomery	O
County	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
scaled	O
landscape	O
includes	O
war-ravaged	O
variants	O
of	O
numerous	O
real-life	O
landmarks	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
White	B-Application
House	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Jefferson	O
and	O
Lincoln	O
Memorials	O
,	O
Arlington	O
National	O
Cemetery	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Washington	O
Monument	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
settlements	O
dotted	O
around	O
the	O
Capital	B-Application
Wasteland	I-Application
that	O
consist	O
of	O
descendants	O
of	O
survivors	O
from	O
the	O
Great	O
War	O
,	O
including	O
one	O
that	O
surrounds	O
an	O
unexploded	O
bomb	O
,	O
another	O
consisting	O
primarily	O
of	O
ghoul	O
inhabitants	O
,	O
and	O
another	O
formed	O
within	O
the	O
hulking	O
remains	O
of	O
an	O
aircraft	O
carrier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
region	O
has	O
two	O
major	O
factions	O
within	O
it	O
:	O
the	O
Enclave	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Steel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Enclave	B-Application
is	O
similar	O
in	O
goal	O
to	O
their	O
western	O
brethren	O
,	O
the	O
eastern	O
branch	O
of	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Steel	O
seeks	O
to	O
assist	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
the	O
Wasteland	O
,	O
although	O
a	O
small	O
group	O
rejected	O
this	O
and	O
became	O
outcasts	O
who	O
seek	O
to	O
resume	O
their	O
original	O
goal	O
of	O
salvaging	O
high-level	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
19	O
years	O
of	O
their	O
life	O
from	O
2258	O
to	O
2277	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
grows	O
up	O
within	O
the	O
isolated	O
confines	O
of	O
Vault	B-Application
101	I-Application
(	O
designed	O
to	O
never	O
be	O
opened	O
as	O
a	O
social	O
experiment	O
by	O
the	O
pre-war	O
corporation	O
known	O
as	O
Vault-Tec	O
)	O
alongside	O
their	O
father	O
James	O
,	O
a	O
doctor	O
and	O
scientist	O
who	O
assists	O
in	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
's	O
clinic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
reaching	O
their	O
19th	O
birthday	O
,	O
chaos	O
erupts	O
when	O
James	O
suddenly	O
leaves	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
,	O
causing	O
the	O
Overseer	O
to	O
lock	O
down	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
and	O
send	O
security	O
guards	O
after	O
James	O
 '	O
child	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escaping	O
from	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
with	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
the	O
Overseer	O
's	O
daughter	O
Amata	O
,	O
the	O
search	O
for	O
James	O
across	O
the	O
Wasteland	O
begins	O
at	O
the	O
nearby	O
town	O
of	O
Megaton	O
,	O
named	O
for	O
the	O
undetonated	O
atomic	O
bomb	O
at	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
town	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
into	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
News	O
Radio	O
station	O
,	O
whereupon	O
James	O
 '	O
child	O
,	O
after	O
helping	O
the	O
station	O
's	O
enthusiastic	O
DJ	O
Three	O
Dog	O
,	O
is	O
given	O
the	O
moniker	O
of	O
The	O
Lone	O
Wanderer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Directed	O
by	O
Three	O
Dog	O
towards	O
Rivet	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
a	O
derelict	O
aircraft	O
carrier	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
fortified	O
human	O
settlement	O
,	O
the	O
Lone	O
Wanderer	O
meets	O
with	O
Doctor	O
Madison	O
Li	O
,	O
a	O
scientist	O
who	O
worked	O
alongside	O
James	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Li	O
informs	O
the	O
Lone	O
Wanderer	O
that	O
their	O
parents	O
were	O
not	O
born	O
in	O
Vault	B-Application
101	I-Application
,	O
but	O
lived	O
outside	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
worked	O
together	O
upon	O
a	O
plan	O
they	O
conceived	O
to	O
purify	O
all	O
the	O
water	O
in	O
the	O
Tidal	O
Basin	O
and	O
eventually	O
the	O
entire	O
Potomac	O
River	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
giant	O
water	O
purifier	O
built	O
in	O
the	O
Jefferson	O
Memorial	O
,	O
called	O
Project	O
Purity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
constant	O
delays	O
and	O
Catherine	O
's	O
death	O
during	O
childbirth	O
forced	O
James	O
to	O
abandon	O
the	O
project	O
and	O
seek	O
refuge	O
in	O
Vault	B-Application
101	I-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
took	O
the	O
Lone	O
Wanderer	O
to	O
raise	O
within	O
a	O
safe	O
environment	O
far	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
dangers	O
of	O
the	O
wasteland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
)	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
piece	O
of	O
technology	O
issued	O
by	O
Vault-Tec	O
intended	O
to	O
assist	O
in	O
rebuilding	O
civilization	O
after	O
the	O
war	O
,	O
the	O
Lone	O
Wanderer	O
tracks	O
him	O
down	O
to	O
Vault	B-Application
112	O
,	O
and	O
frees	O
him	O
from	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
program	O
being	O
run	O
by	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
's	O
sadistic	O
Overseer	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Stanislaus	O
Braun	O
,	O
whom	O
James	O
had	O
sought	O
out	O
for	O
information	O
on	O
a	O
K	O
..	O
Reunited	O
with	O
their	O
father	O
,	O
the	O
pair	O
return	O
to	O
Rivet	B-Application
City	I-Application
and	O
recruit	O
Li	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
project	O
members	O
to	O
resume	O
work	O
at	O
the	O
Jefferson	O
Memorial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
begin	O
testing	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
the	O
Memorial	O
is	O
invaded	O
by	O
the	O
Enclave	B-Application
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
military	O
organization	O
formed	O
from	O
the	O
remnants	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
government	O
,	O
which	O
continues	O
to	O
remain	O
active	O
despite	O
the	O
demise	O
of	O
their	O
brethren	O
on	O
the	O
West	O
Coast	O
thirty	B-Application
years	I-Application
previously	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
before	O
flooding	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
control	O
room	O
with	O
massive	O
amounts	O
of	O
radiation	O
,	O
preventing	O
the	O
Enclave	B-Application
's	O
military	O
leader	O
,	O
Colonel	O
Augustus	O
Autumn	O
,	O
from	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
it	O
and	O
killing	O
himself	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Autumn	O
survives	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
flees	O
from	O
the	O
remaining	O
Enclave	B-Application
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
their	O
help	O
,	O
the	O
Lone	O
Wanderer	O
travels	O
to	O
Vault	B-Application
87	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
G.E.C.K.	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
testing	O
site	O
for	O
the	O
Forced	O
Evolutionary	O
Virus	O
(	O
FEV	O
)	O
and	O
now	O
as	O
a	O
breeding	O
ground	O
for	O
the	O
Super	O
Mutants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
from	O
within	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
with	O
the	O
optional	O
help	O
of	O
a	O
friendly	O
Super	O
Mutant	O
named	O
Fawkes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
out	O
,	O
the	O
Wanderer	O
is	O
ambushed	O
by	O
Colonel	O
Autumn	O
and	O
the	O
Enclave	B-Application
and	O
is	O
captured	O
with	O
the	O
G.E.C.K	O
confiscated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Enclave	B-Application
base	O
at	O
Raven	O
Rock	O
,	O
the	O
Lone	O
Wanderer	O
is	O
freed	O
from	O
their	O
cell	O
by	O
the	O
Enclave	B-Application
leader	O
,	O
President	O
John	O
Henry	O
Eden	O
,	O
who	O
requests	O
a	O
private	O
audience	O
with	O
them	O
,	O
but	O
Colonel	O
Autumn	O
defies	O
Eden	O
's	O
orders	O
,	O
takes	O
command	O
of	O
the	O
Enclave	B-Application
's	O
military	O
,	O
and	O
orders	O
the	O
Lone	O
Wanderer	O
to	O
be	O
shot	O
on	O
sight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
setback	O
,	O
the	O
Wanderer	O
meets	O
with	O
Eden	O
who	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
sentient	O
ZAX	O
series	O
supercomputer	B-Architecture
that	O
took	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Enclave	B-Application
after	O
President	O
Dick	O
Richardson	O
was	O
killed	O
on	O
the	O
West	O
Coast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Enclave	B-Application
,	O
who	O
would	O
be	O
immune	O
to	O
the	O
effects	O
because	O
of	O
their	O
genetic	O
purity	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
their	O
isolation	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
free	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
to	O
the	O
Citadel	O
,	O
where	O
news	O
of	O
the	O
Enclave	B-Application
's	O
possession	O
of	O
the	O
G.E.C.K.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
known	O
to	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
,	O
the	O
Lone	O
Wanderer	O
joins	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
desperate	O
final	O
assault	O
on	O
the	O
Jefferson	O
Memorial	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
spearheaded	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
giant	O
prewar	O
military	O
robot	O
named	O
Liberty	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
ends	O
here	O
,	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Broken	O
Steel	O
DLC	B-Protocol
creates	O
a	O
new	O
choice	O
with	O
the	O
ending	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
Lone	O
Wanderer	O
can	O
send	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
radiation-immune	O
companions	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
Fawkes	O
,	O
into	O
the	O
chamber	O
to	O
input	O
the	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
decides	O
to	O
infect	O
the	O
water	O
purifier	O
with	O
the	O
modified	O
FEV	O
,	O
then	O
adverse	O
effects	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
across	O
the	O
Capital	B-Application
Wasteland	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
under	O
development	O
by	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
,	O
a	O
studio	O
owned	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Van	O
Buren	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
was	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Fallout	B-Application
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
went	O
bankrupt	O
and	O
closed	O
down	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
be	O
completed	O
,	O
the	O
license	O
to	O
develop	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
sold	O
for	O
a	O
$	O
1,175,000	O
minimum	O
guaranteed	O
advance	O
against	O
royalties	O
to	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
,	O
a	O
studio	O
primarily	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
's	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
from	O
scratch	O
,	O
using	O
neither	O
Van	O
Buren	O
code	O
nor	O
any	O
other	O
materials	O
created	O
by	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leonard	O
Boyarsky	O
,	O
art	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
when	O
asked	O
about	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
sale	O
of	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
,	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
To	O
be	O
perfectly	O
honest	O
,	O
I	O
was	O
extremely	O
disappointed	O
that	O
we	O
did	O
not	O
get	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
next	O
Fallout	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
nothing	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
Bethesda	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
that	O
we	O
've	O
always	O
felt	O
that	O
Fallout	B-Application
was	O
ours	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
just	O
a	O
technicality	O
that	O
Interplay	O
happened	O
to	O
own	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
started	O
working	O
on	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
July	O
2004	O
,	O
but	O
principal	O
development	O
did	O
not	O
begin	O
until	O
after	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oblivion	I-Application
and	O
its	O
related	O
extras	O
and	O
plug-ins	O
were	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
made	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
similar	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
focusing	O
upon	O
non-linear	O
gameplay	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
black	O
comedy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
pursued	O
an	O
ESRB	O
rating	O
of	O
M	O
(	O
for	O
"	O
mature	O
"	O
)	O
by	O
including	O
the	O
adult	O
themes	O
,	O
violence	O
,	O
and	O
depravity	O
characteristic	O
of	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
shied	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
self-referential	O
gags	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
predecessors	O
that	O
broke	O
the	O
illusion	O
that	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
is	O
real	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
Gamebryo	O
engine	O
as	O
Oblivion	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
responsible	O
for	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
statement	O
made	O
by	O
Pete	O
Hines	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
multiple	O
platform	O
title	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Game	O
Informer	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
podcast	O
interview	O
,	O
Todd	O
Howard	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
expanded	O
to	O
nearly	O
the	O
same	O
scope	O
as	O
Oblivion	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
attended	O
E3	O
2008	O
to	O
showcase	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
live	O
demo	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
shown	O
and	O
demonstrated	O
by	O
Todd	O
Howard	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
downtown	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
showcased	O
various	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Fat	B-Application
Man	I-Application
nuclear	O
catapult	O
,	O
the	O
V.A.T.S.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
concluded	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
neared	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Steel-controlled	O
Pentagon	O
and	O
was	O
attacked	O
by	O
an	O
Enclave	B-Application
patrol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inspiration	O
to	O
include	O
scenes	O
with	O
such	O
explicit	O
violence	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
crash	O
mode	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
driving	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
series	O
Burnout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emil	O
Pagliarulo	O
,	O
a	O
writer	O
formerly	O
at	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
,	O
was	O
commissioned	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
main	O
script	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
worked	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oblivions	I-Application
script	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pagliarulo	O
took	O
charge	O
of	O
writing	O
the	O
incipit	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
then	O
played	O
by	O
Ron	O
Perlman	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
tried	O
to	O
be	O
inspired	O
by	O
first	O
Fallouts	B-Application
incipit	O
,	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
considered	O
vitally	O
important	O
to	O
describe	O
the	O
story	O
that	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
would	O
have	O
to	O
tell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
succeed	O
in	O
making	O
this	O
script	O
effective	O
,	O
Pagliarulo	O
,	O
had	O
to	O
go	O
in	O
the	O
opposite	O
direction	O
to	O
his	O
previous	O
work	O
on	O
Oblivion	B-Application
,	O
which	O
both	O
for	O
setting	O
and	O
characters	O
,	O
represented	O
an	O
extreme	O
Fallout	B-Application
inverse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
model	O
to	O
follow	O
,	O
for	O
Pagliarulo	O
,	O
was	O
always	O
the	O
first	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
which	O
by	O
his	O
own	O
admission	O
had	O
more	O
the	O
peculiarity	O
of	O
synthesis	O
in	O
dialogues	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
a	O
more	O
blear	O
and	O
muddled	O
screenplay	O
written	O
by	O
Chris	O
Avellone	O
,	O
who	O
Pagliarulo	O
would	O
nonetheless	O
describe	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
fantastic	O
writer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
score	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Inon	O
Zur	O
,	O
who	O
does	O
not	O
consider	O
himself	O
the	O
only	O
person	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
musical	O
work	O
on	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
actors	O
of	O
film	O
and	O
video	O
games	O
lent	O
their	O
voices	O
to	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Liam	O
Neeson	O
as	O
James	O
,	O
Ron	O
Perlman	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrator	O
,	O
Malcolm	O
McDowell	O
as	O
President	O
John	O
Henry	O
Eden	O
,	O
Craig	O
Sechler	O
as	O
Butch	O
DeLoria	O
,	O
Erik	O
Todd	O
Dellums	O
as	O
Three	O
Dog	O
,	O
and	O
Odette	O
Yustman	O
as	O
Amata	O
Almodovar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
soundtrack	O
continued	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
convention	O
of	O
featuring	O
sentimental	O
1940s	O
American	O
big	O
band	O
music	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
main	O
theme	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
other	O
incidental	O
songs	O
recorded	O
by	O
The	O
Ink	O
Spots	O
and	O
The	O
Andrews	O
Sisters	O
,	O
and	O
songs	O
by	O
other	O
artists	O
such	O
as	O
Roy	O
Brown	O
,	O
Billie	O
Holiday	O
,	O
Billy	O
Munn	O
,	O
Cole	O
Porter	O
,	O
and	O
Bob	O
Crosby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
artists	O
and	O
developers	O
involved	O
later	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
concept	O
art	O
,	O
commissioned	O
before	O
Oblivion	B-Application
had	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
reveal	O
anything	O
from	O
the	O
actual	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trailer	O
featured	O
The	O
Ink	O
Spots	O
song	O
"	O
I	O
Do	O
n't	O
Want	O
to	O
Set	O
the	O
World	O
on	O
Fire	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
previous	O
Fallout	B-Application
developer	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
license	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Fallout	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trailer	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
completely	O
done	O
with	O
in-engine	O
assets	O
,	O
closed	O
with	O
Ron	O
Perlman	O
saying	O
his	O
trademark	O
line	O
which	O
he	O
also	O
spoke	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	O
"	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
an	O
extended	O
version	O
of	O
this	O
trailer	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
,	O
which	O
besides	O
the	O
original	O
content	O
,	O
included	O
a	O
Vault-Tec	O
advertisement	O
and	O
actual	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
promoting	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
partnered	O
with	O
American	O
Cinematheque	O
and	O
Geek	O
Monthly	O
to	O
sponsor	O
A	O
Post-Apocalyptic	O
Film	O
Festival	O
Presented	O
by	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
five	O
separate	O
versions	O
,	O
three	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
worldwide	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
includes	O
the	O
game	O
disc	O
,	O
manual	O
,	O
a	O
bonus	O
making-of	O
disc	O
,	O
a	O
concept	O
artbook	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
5	O
"	O
Vault	B-Application
Boy	O
Bobblehead	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
contained	O
in	O
a	O
Vault-Tec	O
lunchbox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Survival	O
Edition	O
is	O
available	O
from	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
to	O
U.S.	O
customers	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
original	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
all	O
five	O
of	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2009	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Oblivion	B-Application
double	O
pack	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
's	O
Todd	O
Howard	O
confirmed	O
during	O
E3	O
2008	O
that	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
would	O
be	O
prepared	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
five	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
:	O
Operation	O
:	O
Anchorage	O
,	O
The	O
Pitt	O
,	O
Broken	O
Steel	O
,	O
Point	O
Lookout	O
,	O
and	O
Mothership	O
Zeta	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
that	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
announced	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Bethesda	O
had	O
not	O
offered	O
an	O
explanation	O
as	O
to	O
why	O
the	O
content	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Lazard	O
Capital	O
Markets	O
analyst	O
Colin	O
Sebastian	O
speculated	O
that	O
it	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
money	O
deal	O
with	O
Bethesda	O
by	O
Sony	O
's	O
competitor	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
if	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
would	O
receive	O
an	O
update	O
that	O
would	O
enable	O
gameplay	O
beyond	O
the	O
main	O
quest	O
's	O
completion	O
,	O
Todd	O
Howard	O
responded	O
:	O
"	O
Not	O
at	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
no.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
existing	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
(	O
Operation	O
:	O
Anchorage	O
,	O
The	O
Pitt	O
and	O
Broken	O
Steel	O
)	O
would	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
;	O
the	O
later	O
two	O
(	O
Point	O
Lookout	O
and	O
Mothership	O
Zeta	O
)	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
New	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Experience	O
premium	O
theme	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consumers	O
could	O
pay	O
240	O
Microsoft	O
Points	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
having	O
downloaded	O
all	O
other	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
received	O
a	O
free	O
theme	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Steel	O
Knight	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
symbols	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
icons	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
home	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Garden	O
of	O
Eden	O
Creation	O
Kit	O
)	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
system	O
was	O
called	O
fun	O
,	O
enemy	O
encounters	O
were	O
said	O
to	O
suffer	O
from	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
precision	O
in	O
real-time	B-Application
combat	I-Application
and	O
little	O
variety	O
in	O
enemy	O
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
concluded	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
"	O
hugely	O
ambitious	O
game	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
come	O
around	O
very	O
often.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
proves	O
that	O
less	O
can	O
be	O
more.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Kotaku	O
,	O
Mike	O
Fahey	O
commented	O
:	O
"	O
While	O
Inon	O
Zur	O
's	O
score	O
is	O
filled	O
with	O
epic	O
goodness	O
,	O
the	O
real	O
stars	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
3s	I-Application
music	O
are	O
the	O
vintage	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
1940s.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Cain	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
game	O
director	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
art	O
direction	O
and	O
the	O
attention	O
to	O
details	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
like	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
endings	O
were	O
not	O
enough	O
constructed	O
around	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
and	O
decisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
also	O
critical	O
of	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
recycled	O
plot	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Super	O
Mutants	O
and	O
the	O
Enclave	B-Application
,	O
saying	O
that	O
if	O
his	O
company	O
,	O
Troika	O
Games	O
,	O
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
license	O
,	O
he	O
would	O
have	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
completely	O
original	O
story	O
for	O
the	O
East	O
coast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Avellone	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
2s	I-Application
main	O
writer	O
,	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
having	O
"	O
enough	O
options	O
and	O
tools	O
at	O
disposal	O
to	O
insure	O
was	O
having	O
fun	O
no	O
matter	O
what	O
the	O
challenges	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
immersion	O
in	O
Fallouts	B-Application
world	O
,	O
the	O
success	O
in	O
carrying	O
on	O
the	O
legacy	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fulfilling	O
open-world	O
component	O
;	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
writing	O
of	O
some	O
characters	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
gameplay	O
's	O
choices	O
in	O
balancing	O
the	O
skills	O
of	O
player	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Edge	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
later	O
anniversary	O
issue	O
it	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
37th	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
100	O
best	O
games	O
to	O
play	O
today	O
"	O
list	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
empowers	O
,	O
engages	O
and	O
rewards	O
to	O
extents	O
that	O
few	O
games	O
have	O
ever	O
achieved.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
criticisms	O
concerned	O
the	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
physics	O
and	O
crashes	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
broke	O
quests	O
and	O
even	O
prevented	O
progression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
cumbersome	O
in	O
design	O
and	O
frequently	O
incompetent	O
in	O
the	O
details	O
of	O
execution	O
"	O
,	O
taking	O
particular	O
issue	O
with	O
the	O
nakedness	O
of	O
the	O
HUD	O
,	O
the	O
clarity	O
of	O
the	O
menu	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
smaller	O
problems	O
are	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
Oblivion	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
publication	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
beat	O
all	O
previous	O
Fallout	B-Application
chapters	O
 '	O
combined	O
sales	O
,	O
making	O
57%	O
stronger	O
sales	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
's	O
performance	O
of	O
Bethesda	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oblivion	I-Application
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
early	O
November	O
2008	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
shipped	O
over	O
4.7	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
grossing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
sold	O
1.14	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
sold	O
552,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
14th	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
December	O
2008	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
8th	O
best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
that	O
region	O
and	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
played	O
titles	O
in	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
and	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
following	O
Fallout	B-Application
4s	I-Application
announcement	O
at	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
3s	I-Application
sales	O
were	O
boosted	O
up	O
to	O
1000%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
won	O
several	O
awards	O
following	O
its	O
showcasing	O
at	O
E3	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
won	O
numerous	O
awards	O
from	O
gaming	O
journalists	O
and	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
won	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
from	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
,	O
while	O
winning	O
PC	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
from	O
GamePro	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
,	O
GameTrailers	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
also	O
awarding	O
it	O
Best	O
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awards	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
won	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
and	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Original	O
Story	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
being	O
nominated	O
for	O
Overall	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
Console	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Game	O
Direction	O
,	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Game	O
Design	O
,	O
and	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Gameplay	O
Engineering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2009	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
featured	O
in	O
IGN	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
Video	O
and	O
Computer	O
Games	O
of	O
the	O
Decade	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
placed	O
top	O
game	O
of	O
2008	O
and	O
seventh	O
overall	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
2000	O
–	O
2009	O
decade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
voted	O
for	O
and	O
won	O
the	O
Adventure	O
section	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
Modern	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
put	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
at	O
number	O
10	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
RPGs	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
list	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
the	O
epitome	O
of	O
the	O
deep	O
,	O
modern	O
RPG	O
and	O
the	O
archetype	O
that	O
many	O
developers	O
will	O
mimic	O
moving	O
forward.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
also	O
exhibited	O
in	O
The	O
Art	O
of	O
Video	O
Games	O
,	O
at	O
Smithsonian	O
American	O
Art	O
Museum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
via	O
download	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
initial	O
104	O
titles	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
with	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
IGN	O
posted	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
citing	O
numerous	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
crashes	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
contained	O
a	O
bug	B-Error_Name
,	O
causing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
freeze	O
and	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
blur	O
when	O
friends	O
signed	O
out	O
of	O
and	O
into	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IGN	O
review	O
was	O
edited	O
shortly	O
thereafter	O
,	O
removing	O
all	O
references	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
,	O
causing	O
controversy	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
communities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
edition	O
,	O
Digital	O
Chumps	O
and	O
Spawn	O
Kill	O
confirmed	O
that	O
most	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
remained	O
,	O
citing	O
occasional	O
freezes	O
,	O
several	O
animation	O
and	O
scripting	O
issues	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
,	O
requiring	O
a	O
restart	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
retroactively	O
cited	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
with	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
edition	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
fantastic	O
game	O
"	O
but	O
warned	O
players	O
to	O
"	O
be	O
aware	O
that	O
you	O
might	O
have	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
some	O
crashes	O
and	O
bugs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
all	O
fans	O
were	O
happy	O
with	O
the	O
direction	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	I-Application
was	O
taken	O
in	O
after	O
its	O
acquisition	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notorious	O
for	O
their	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
members	O
centered	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
oldest	O
Fallout	B-Application
fansites	O
,	O
No	O
Mutants	O
Allowed	O
,	O
have	O
criticized	O
departures	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
 '	O
stories	O
,	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
and	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
Jim	O
Sterling	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
has	O
called	O
fan	O
groups	O
like	O
No	O
Mutants	O
Allowed	O
"	O
selfish	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
arrogant	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
audience	O
deserves	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
Fallout	B-Application
game	I-Application
;	O
and	O
that	O
if	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
stayed	O
the	O
way	O
it	O
was	O
back	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
new	O
titles	O
would	O
never	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
and	O
brought	O
to	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luke	O
Winkie	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
tempers	O
these	O
sentiments	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
matter	O
of	O
ownership	O
;	O
and	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
hardcore	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
witnessed	O
their	O
favorite	O
games	O
become	O
transformed	O
into	O
something	O
else	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
refused	O
classification	O
by	O
the	O
Australian	O
Classification	O
Board	O
(	O
ACB	O
)	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
thus	O
making	O
it	O
illegal	O
to	O
distribute	O
or	O
purchase	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
later	O
interview	O
with	O
UK	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Edge	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
revealed	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
only	O
one	O
version	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
released	O
worldwide	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
this	O
version	O
would	O
have	O
all	O
real-world	O
drug	O
references	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
India	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
light	O
of	O
cultural	O
sensitivities	O
in	O
India	O
,	O
we	O
have	O
made	O
the	O
business	O
decision	O
to	O
not	O
bring	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
into	O
the	O
country.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
changed	O
the	O
side	O
quest	O
"	O
The	O
Power	O
of	O
the	O
Atom	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
to	O
relieve	O
concerns	O
about	O
depictions	O
of	O
atomic	O
detonation	O
in	O
inhabited	O
areas	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
memory	O
of	O
the	O
atomic	O
bombings	O
of	O
Hiroshima	O
and	O
Nagasaki	O
remains	O
strong	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Fat	B-Application
Man	I-Application
nuclear	O
catapult	O
weapon	O
was	O
renamed	O
Nuka	O
Launcher	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
name	O
was	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
Fat	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
the	O
bomb	O
used	O
on	O
Nagasaki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Tetsu	O
Takahashi	O
,	O
responsible	O
for	O
localizing	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
to	O
Japan	O
under	O
his	O
company	O
ZeniMax	O
Asia	O
,	O
the	O
available	O
actions	O
prior	O
to	O
localizing	O
"	O
The	O
Power	O
of	O
the	O
Atom	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
kill	O
civilians	O
almost	O
got	O
the	O
game	O
banned	O
by	O
CERO	O
before	O
it	O
received	O
an	O
Adult	O
Only	O
Rating	O
.	O
</s>
