<s>
There	O
are	O
five	O
pieces	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
for	O
the	O
Bethesda	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
package	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
adds	O
new	O
missions	O
,	O
new	O
locales	O
to	O
visit	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
items	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	O
of	O
The	O
Year	O
edition	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
includes	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
and	O
all	O
five	O
pieces	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
originally	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
and	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
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>
Operation	O
:	O
Anchorage	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
as	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
"	O
military	O
simulation	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
stripped	O
of	O
their	O
equipment	O
and	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
replacements	O
provided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
content	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
titular	O
event	O
in	O
Fallouts	B-Application
alternate	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	O
:	O
Anchorage	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2009	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
and	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
content	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
week	O
of	O
June	O
's	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
updates	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
released	O
information	O
suggesting	O
that	O
the	O
delay	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
desire	O
to	O
iron	O
out	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
bugs	O
before	O
release	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
test	O
compatibility	O
between	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	O
:	O
Anchorage	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
The	O
Pitt	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
armory	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
unlocked	O
with	O
a	O
code	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
code	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
obtained	O
from	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
simulation	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
battles	O
of	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
universe	O
:	O
the	O
liberation	O
of	O
Anchorage	O
,	O
Alaska	O
from	O
invading	O
Chinese	O
troops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
Operation	O
:	O
Anchorage	O
DLC	B-Protocol
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
averaging	O
a	O
67	O
and	O
a	O
69	O
respectively	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
shift	O
to	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
action	O
gameplay	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
varied	O
gameplay	O
that	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pitt	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pitt	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2009	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
and	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
quickly	O
removed	O
due	O
to	O
glitches	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
which	O
made	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
expansion	O
unplayable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
investigation	O
was	O
performed	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
was	O
again	O
uploaded	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
again	O
that	O
afternoon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
version	O
was	O
available	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
fixing	O
freezing	O
issues	O
many	O
players	O
had	O
encountered	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
retail	O
disk	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
May	O
2009	O
containing	O
this	O
and	O
the	O
Operation	O
:	O
Anchorage	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
is	O
copied	O
to	O
the	O
hard	O
drive	O
and	O
functions	O
as	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
had	O
it	O
been	O
downloaded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
Operation	O
Anchorage	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
decisions	O
in	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
karmic	O
penalty	O
or	O
reward	O
for	O
choosing	O
either	O
side	O
,	O
as	O
each	O
side	O
has	O
both	O
its	O
good	O
and	O
bad	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pitt	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
averaging	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
77	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
and	O
76	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
initially	O
released	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
a	O
corrupt	O
file	O
which	O
caused	O
problems	O
and	O
rendered	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
unplayable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
The	O
Pitt	O
had	O
the	O
same	O
problem	O
,	O
leading	O
modders	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
patch	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Pitt	O
Crash	O
Fix	O
"	O
which	O
fixes	O
the	O
problems	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
wasteland	O
but	O
not	O
interiors	O
of	O
The	O
Pitt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broken	O
Steel	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
most	O
significant	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
,	O
altering	O
the	O
original	O
ending	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
past	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
quest	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
personally	O
activates	O
Project	O
Purity	O
,	O
their	O
character	O
no	O
longer	O
dies	O
but	O
instead	O
wakes	O
up	O
after	O
a	O
two-week	O
coma	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
ranks	O
of	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Steel	O
and	O
helps	O
rid	O
the	O
Capital	B-Application
Wasteland	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Enclave	B-Application
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
weapons	O
in	O
Broken	O
Steel	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Tesla	O
Cannon	O
,	O
are	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
weapons	O
in	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broken	O
Steel	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
2009	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
and	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
(	O
GFWL	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
quickly	O
removed	O
from	O
GFWL	B-Application
due	O
to	O
bugs	O
which	O
made	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
expansion	O
unplayable	O
,	O
and	O
rereleased	O
two	O
days	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
users	O
reported	O
a	O
bug	O
that	O
prevents	O
them	O
from	O
activating	O
Project	O
Purity	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
plot	O
elements	O
added	O
by	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
being	O
inaccessible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
users	O
reported	O
that	O
changes	O
caused	O
by	O
Broken	O
Steel	O
and	O
the	O
1.5	O
patch	O
adversely	O
affect	O
mods	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
pack	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
due	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
requested	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
announced	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Broken	O
Steel	O
,	O
 [ was ] 	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
September	O
24	O
in	O
English	O
territories	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Operation	O
:	O
Anchorage	O
and	O
The	O
Pitt	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
and	O
Point	O
Lookout	O
and	O
Mothership	O
Zeta	O
on	O
October	O
8.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Broken	O
Steel	O
alters	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
to	O
allow	O
continued	O
play	O
after	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
quest	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
two	O
weeks	O
since	O
the	O
activation	O
of	O
the	O
purifier	O
,	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
has	O
been	O
using	O
the	O
now-reactivated	O
Liberty	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
to	O
root	O
out	O
the	O
remaining	O
Enclave	B-Application
presence	O
in	O
the	O
Capital	B-Application
Wasteland	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
joins	O
them	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
watch	O
Liberty	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
be	O
destroyed	O
by	O
a	O
devastating	O
orbital	O
strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
short	O
side-mission	O
is	O
arranged	O
to	O
equip	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
the	O
powerful	O
Tesla	O
Cannon	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
they	O
move	O
on	O
the	O
Enclave	B-Application
's	O
massive	O
Mobile	O
Crawler	O
base	O
,	O
located	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
Wasteland	O
at	O
Adams	O
Air	O
Force	O
Base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broken	O
Steel	O
received	O
positive	O
reactions	O
,	O
averaging	O
an	O
81	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
an	O
82	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sacramento	O
Bee	O
wrote	O
"	O
The	O
previous	O
two	O
downloadable	O
expansions	O
are	O
good	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
one	O
's	O
pretty	O
much	O
essential	O
for	O
a	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
fan	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
while	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
most	O
you	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
get	O
out	O
of	O
Fallouts	B-Application
current	O
batch	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
"	O
,	O
felt	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
lacks	O
the	O
scope	O
or	O
density	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oblivions	I-Application
The	B-Application
Shivering	I-Application
Isles	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
After	O
deflating	O
the	O
finality	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
ending	O
,	O
Broken	O
Steel	O
is	O
unsure	O
what	O
to	O
do	O
next	O
,	O
beyond	O
sending	O
you	O
on	O
a	O
few	O
entertaining	O
but	O
hollow	O
missions	O
to	O
snuff	O
out	O
the	O
remnants	O
of	O
the	O
para-military	O
Enclave	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
end	O
of	O
year	O
awards	O
special	O
,	O
IGN	O
named	O
Broken	O
Steel	O
Best	O
Expansion	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Point	O
Lookout	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Point	O
Lookout	O
State	O
Park	O
in	O
Maryland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
bombs	O
were	O
dropped	O
on	O
Point	O
Lookout	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
nonetheless	O
degenerated	O
into	O
a	O
place	O
just	O
as	O
unforgiving	O
as	O
the	O
Capital	B-Application
Wasteland	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Point	O
Lookout	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2009	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
on	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2009	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Point	O
Lookout	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
other	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
,	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
specific	O
goal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Point	O
Lookout	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
averaging	O
a	O
79	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
an	O
83	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
stated	O
"	O
Like	O
a	O
compacted	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
parent	O
game	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
that	O
has	O
felt	O
like	O
a	O
genuine	O
expansion	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
a	O
just	O
a	O
few	O
inconsequential	O
missions	O
thrown	O
together.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
noted	O
that	O
"[t]he	O
stories	O
and	O
characters	O
here	O
are	O
filled	O
with	O
that	O
trademark	O
Fallout	B-Application
dark	O
humor	O
,	O
elevating	O
these	O
quests	O
to	O
a	O
level	O
that	O
rivals	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"[t]he	O
major	O
draw	O
to	O
Point	O
Lookout	O
...	O
is	O
its	O
emphasis	O
on	O
exploration.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
calls	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
expansion	O
so	O
far	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
its	O
worst	O
,	O
"	O
stating	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
want	O
a	O
microcosm	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
equal	O
parts	O
adventuring	O
,	O
grinding	O
,	O
questing	O
and	O
scavenging	O
,	O
you	O
might	O
just	O
think	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
expansion	O
so	O
far	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mothership	O
Zeta	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
and	O
final	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
after	O
being	O
abducted	O
by	O
aliens	O
when	O
going	O
to	O
explore	O
a	O
mysterious	O
radio	O
transmission	O
from	O
the	O
Alien	O
Crash	O
Site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
an	O
alien	O
spacecraft	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
similar	O
size	O
to	O
Operation	O
:	O
Anchorage	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
similar	O
emphasis	O
on	O
combat	O
as	O
that	O
DLC	B-Protocol
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
on	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2009	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
along	O
with	O
Point	O
Lookout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
expansion	O
is	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
explores	O
an	O
easter	O
egg	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
crashed	O
alien	O
spacecraft	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
the	O
original	O
Fallout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mothership	O
Zeta	O
received	O
mixed	O
reactions	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
averaging	O
a	O
70	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
a	O
65	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
encountered	O
a	O
script	O
bug	O
so	O
catastrophic	O
that	O
we	O
could	O
n't	O
finish	O
the	O
game	O
–	O
we	O
actually	O
had	O
to	O
clip	O
through	O
a	O
doorway	O
and	O
use	O
console	O
commands	O
to	O
bring	O
everything	O
back	O
on	O
track	O
"	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
locking	O
off	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
ship	O
after	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
states	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
disappointing	O
factor	O
about	O
Mothership	O
Zeta	O
is	O
how	O
little	O
subtlety	O
is	O
afforded	O
to	O
the	O
details	O
"	O
and	O
sums	O
up	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
as	O
"	O
repetitive	O
,	O
largely	O
uninspired	O
corridor	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
boring	O
,	O
linear	O
and	O
samey	O
mission	O
design.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gamedaily	O
praises	O
Mothership	O
Zeta	O
for	O
"keep[ing]	O
Fallouts	B-Application
trademark	O
humor	O
intact	O
"	O
,	O
its	O
improved	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
enemies	O
and	O
weapons	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
