<s>
Fallout	B-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
post-apocalyptic	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
—	O
and	O
later	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
games	I-Application
—	O
created	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
forerunner	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
is	O
Wasteland	B-Application
,	O
a	O
1988	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
to	O
which	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
regarded	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
first	O
title	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
tactical	B-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
,	O
development	O
was	O
handed	O
to	O
Micro	O
Forté	O
and	O
14	O
Degrees	O
East	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Interplay	O
closed	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
,	O
and	O
continued	O
to	O
produce	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
,	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
without	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
released	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
owns	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
acquiring	O
it	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
licensed	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
version	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
to	O
Interplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
got	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
beta	O
stage	O
under	O
Interplay	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
lengthy	O
legal	O
dispute	O
between	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
and	O
Interplay	O
halted	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
led	O
to	O
its	O
eventual	O
cancellation	O
,	O
as	O
Bethesda	O
claimed	O
in	O
court	O
that	O
Interplay	O
had	O
not	O
met	O
the	O
terms	O
and	O
conditions	O
of	O
the	O
licensing	O
contract	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ideas	O
of	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	O
began	O
with	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
 '	O
Wasteland	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Interplay	O
's	O
founder	O
,	O
Brian	O
Fargo	O
,	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
explore	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
setting	O
and	O
created	O
Wasteland	B-Application
for	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fargo	O
wanted	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Wasteland	B-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
but	O
could	O
not	O
negotiate	O
the	O
rights	O
back	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
determined	O
what	O
aspects	O
of	O
Wasteland	B-Application
were	O
positives	O
and	O
wrote	O
and	O
developed	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
around	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
result	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Fallout	B-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
released	O
nearly	O
ten	O
years	O
after	O
Wasteland	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
October	O
1997	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
Southern	O
California	O
,	O
beginning	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2161	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
,	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
recovering	O
a	O
water	O
chip	O
in	O
the	O
Wasteland	B-Application
to	O
replace	O
the	O
broken	O
one	O
in	O
their	O
underground	O
shelter	B-Application
home	O
,	O
Vault	B-Application
13	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
must	O
thwart	O
the	O
plans	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
mutants	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
a	O
grotesque	O
entity	O
named	O
the	O
Master	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
run	O
under	O
the	O
GURPS	O
role-playing	O
game	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallouts	B-Application
atmosphere	O
and	O
artwork	O
are	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
post-World	O
War	O
II	O
United	O
States	O
during	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
era	I-Application
and	O
the	O
fear	O
that	O
the	O
country	O
was	O
headed	O
for	O
nuclear	O
war	O
in	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
1998	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
improved	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
set	O
attitudes	O
of	O
non-player	O
characters	O
(	O
NPC	O
)	O
party	O
members	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
push	O
people	O
who	O
are	O
blocking	O
doors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
eighty	O
years	O
after	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
and	O
centers	O
around	O
a	O
descendant	O
of	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
Chosen	O
One	O
(	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
's	O
actual	O
grandchild	O
)	O
as	O
they	O
try	O
to	O
save	O
their	O
village	O
,	O
Arroyo	B-Application
,	O
from	O
famine	O
and	O
droughts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
saving	O
the	O
village	O
,	O
the	O
Chosen	O
One	O
must	O
fight	O
the	O
Enclave	B-Application
,	O
the	O
remnants	O
of	O
the	O
pre-war	O
United	O
States	O
government	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
shadow	O
government	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
vault	O
project	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Game	O
Studios	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
picks	O
up	O
thirty	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
200	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
nuclear	O
war	O
that	O
devastated	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player-character	O
is	O
a	O
Vault	B-Application
dweller	I-Application
in	O
Vault	B-Application
101	I-Application
who	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
flee	O
when	O
the	O
Overseer	O
tries	O
to	O
arrest	O
them	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
their	O
father	O
leaving	O
the	O
Vault	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
out	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
dubbed	O
the	O
Lone	O
Wanderer	O
and	O
ventures	O
into	O
the	O
Wasteland	B-Application
in	O
and	O
around	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Capital	B-Application
Wasteland	I-Application
,	O
to	O
find	O
their	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
differs	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
by	O
utilizing	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
a	O
free-roam	O
gaming	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
real-time	O
combat	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
previous	O
games	O
 '	O
2D	O
isometric	O
graphics	O
and	O
turn-based	B-Application
combat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
using	O
the	O
Gamebryo	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
highly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
garnering	O
94	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
92	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
and	O
93	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
averages	O
scores	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
won	O
IGN	O
's	O
2008	O
Overall	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Award	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
Best	O
RPG	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Use	O
of	O
Sound	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
E3	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
the	O
Show	O
and	O
Best	O
Role	O
Playing	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Game	O
Studios	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Boston	O
,	O
Massachusetts	O
,	O
of	O
the	O
in-game	O
New	O
England	O
Commonwealth	O
and	O
features	O
voiced	O
protagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
has	O
been	O
confirmed	O
to	O
have	O
mods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
also	O
confirmed	O
mods	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
after	O
lengthy	O
negotiations	O
with	O
Sony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2287	O
,	O
ten	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
4s	I-Application
story	O
begins	O
on	O
the	O
day	O
the	O
bombs	O
dropped	O
:	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2077	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
either	O
Brian	O
T	O
.	O
Delaney	O
or	O
Courtenay	O
Taylor	O
)	O
,	O
dubbed	O
as	O
the	O
Sole	O
Survivor	O
,	O
takes	O
shelter	B-Application
in	O
Vault	O
111	O
,	O
emerging	O
210	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
after	O
being	O
subjected	O
to	O
suspended	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
Todd	O
Howard	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
Fallout	B-Application
5	O
would	O
begin	O
development	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
The	O
Elder	O
Scrolls	O
VI	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
unspecified	O
release	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
included	O
developers	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Fallout	B-Application
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Events	O
follow	O
four	O
years	O
after	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
offer	O
a	O
similar	O
experience	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
characters	O
from	O
that	O
game	O
appear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
courier	O
in	O
the	O
post-apocalyptic	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
Mojave	B-Application
Wasteland	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
city	O
of	O
New	B-Application
Vegas	I-Application
is	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
interpretation	O
of	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
human	O
non-player	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Wastelanders	B-Application
"	O
update	O
it	O
received	O
NPCs	O
and	O
character	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
canonicity	O
status	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
is	O
complex	O
;	O
despite	O
the	O
original	O
Bethesda	O
statement	O
,	O
multiple	O
Bethesda-era	O
games	O
refer	O
to	O
its	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
Fallout	B-Application
game	O
not	O
to	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
fight	O
in	O
a	O
turn-based	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
skills	O
,	O
perks	O
,	O
and	O
combat	O
actions	O
of	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
tactical	B-Application
combat	O
rather	O
than	O
role-playing	O
;	O
the	O
new	O
combat	O
system	O
included	O
different	O
modes	O
,	O
stances	O
,	O
and	O
modifiers	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
player	O
had	O
no	O
dialogue	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
squads	O
of	O
other	O
characters	O
controlled	O
by	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
based	O
in	O
California	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Midwestern	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
Fallout	B-Application
game	O
for	O
consoles	B-Device
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
follows	O
an	O
initiate	O
in	O
the	O
Brotherhood	B-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
who	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
suicidal	O
quest	O
to	O
find	O
several	O
lost	O
Brotherhood	O
Paladins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brotherhood	B-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
representing	O
a	O
significant	O
break	O
from	O
previous	O
incarnations	O
of	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	O
in	O
both	O
gameplay	O
and	O
aesthetics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
non-player	O
characters	O
that	O
accompany	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
combat	O
and	O
uses	O
heavy	O
metal	O
music	O
,	O
including	O
Slipknot	O
,	O
Devin	O
Townsend	O
,	O
and	O
Killswitch	O
Engage	O
,	O
which	O
stands	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
Fallout	B-Application
games	O
,	O
performed	O
by	O
The	O
Ink	O
Spots	O
and	O
Louis	O
Armstrong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
Fallout	B-Application
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Interplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
Shelter	I-Application
is	O
a	O
simulation	B-Application
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
acts	O
as	O
the	O
Overseer	O
,	O
building	O
and	O
managing	O
their	O
Vault	O
and	O
its	O
dwellers	O
,	O
sending	O
them	O
into	O
the	O
Wasteland	B-Application
on	O
scouting	O
missions	O
and	O
defending	O
the	O
Vault	O
from	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
main	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
has	O
no	O
ending	O
and	O
mostly	O
revolves	O
around	O
attempting	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
people	O
who	O
live	O
in	O
the	O
vault	O
,	O
an	O
intricate	O
fallout	B-Application
shelter	I-Application
,	O
alive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
Shelter	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
August	O
13	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
launched	O
Fallout	B-Application
Shelter	I-Application
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
announced	O
and	O
launched	O
Fallout	B-Application
Shelter	I-Application
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2016	O
,	O
Zen	O
Studios	O
developed	O
a	O
virtual	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
universe	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Bethesda	O
Pinball	B-Application
collection	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
free-to-play	O
app	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pinball	B-Application
adaptation	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
while	O
containing	O
elements	O
from	O
previous	O
installments	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Device
Extreme	I-Device
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
several	O
months	O
in	O
2000	O
but	O
was	O
canceled	O
before	O
leaving	O
the	O
concept	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
squad-based	O
,	O
first	O
and	O
third-person	O
tactical	B-Application
shooter	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
built	O
on	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
2	O
was	O
proposed	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Wasteland	B-Application
,	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
inspired	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Micro	O
Forté	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
production	O
was	O
canceled	O
in	O
December	O
2001	O
after	O
the	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Van	O
Buren	O
is	O
the	O
codename	O
for	O
the	O
canceled	O
version	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
disconnected	O
from	O
the	O
Vault	O
Dweller/Chosen	O
One	O
bloodline	O
in	O
Fallout	B-Application
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
canceled	O
in	O
December	O
2003	O
when	O
the	O
budget	O
cuts	O
forced	O
Interplay	O
to	O
dismiss	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
subsequently	O
sold	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
to	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
,	O
who	O
began	O
development	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
version	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
unrelated	O
to	O
Van	O
Buren	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Main	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
incorporated	O
into	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
its	O
add-ons	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
2	O
is	O
the	O
canceled	O
sequel	O
to	O
Brotherhood	B-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scarlet	O
was	O
a	O
character	O
that	O
is	O
completely	O
albino	O
,	O
she	O
was	O
raised	O
by	O
Harold	O
and	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
stories	O
of	O
Dweller	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Fallout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
(	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
Project	B-Application
V13	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
canceled	O
project	O
by	O
Interplay	O
and	O
Masthead	O
Studios	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
Fallout-themed	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Interplay	O
regarding	O
Project	B-Application
V13	I-Application
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
Interplay	O
has	O
violated	O
their	O
agreement	O
as	O
development	O
has	O
not	O
yet	O
begun	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
2	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
and	O
Interplay	O
reached	O
a	O
settlement	O
,	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
which	O
include	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
and	O
transfer	O
of	O
all	O
rights	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
Bethesda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
V13	I-Application
has	O
been	O
revived	O
as	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
project	O
called	O
Mayan	O
Apocalypse	O
,	O
unrelated	O
to	O
Fallout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SPECIAL	O
is	O
a	O
character	O
creation	O
and	O
statistics	O
system	O
developed	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SPECIAL	O
is	O
an	O
acronym	O
,	O
representing	O
the	O
seven	O
attributes	O
used	O
to	O
define	O
Fallout	B-Application
characters	O
:	O
Strength	O
,	O
Perception	O
,	O
Endurance	O
,	O
Charisma	O
,	O
Intelligence	O
,	O
Agility	O
and	O
Luck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SPECIAL	O
system	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
Shelter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
Fallout	B-Application
games	O
,	O
modified	O
versions	O
of	O
SPECIAL	O
were	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
Lionheart	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Crusader	I-Application
(	O
also	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Fallout	B-Application
Fantasy	O
early	O
in	O
production	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
fantasy	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
involved	O
spirits	O
and	O
magic	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
traditional	O
SPECIAL	O
features	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
canceled	O
project	O
Black	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
's	I-Application
Torn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pip-Boy	O
(	O
Personal	O
Information	O
Processor-Boy	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
wrist-computer	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
early	O
in	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
which	O
serves	O
various	O
roles	O
in	O
quest	O
,	O
inventory	O
,	O
and	O
battle	O
management	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
presenting	O
player	O
statistics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
model	O
present	O
in	O
Fallout	B-Application
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
identified	O
as	O
a	O
Pip-Boy	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
games	O
feature	O
the	O
same	O
unit	O
,	O
used	O
first	O
by	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
and	O
later	O
inherited	O
by	O
the	O
Chosen	O
One	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
contains	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
2000	O
model	O
,	O
called	O
Pip-Boy	O
2000BE	O
,	O
while	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
Pip-Boy	O
3000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
has	O
a	O
golden	O
version	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Pimp-Boy	O
3	O
Billion	O
that	O
is	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
a	O
reward	O
for	O
completing	O
a	O
quest	O
in	O
a	O
certain	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
contains	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
3000	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Pip-Boy	O
3000	O
Mark	O
IV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
contains	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Pip-Boy	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Pip-Boy	O
2000	O
Mark	O
VI	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
another	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Pip-Boy	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vault	O
Boy	O
character	O
is	O
Vault-Tec	O
'	O
s	O
mascot	B-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
recurring	O
element	O
in	O
Vault-Tec	O
products	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Bethesda	O
's	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
onward	O
Vault	O
Boy	O
models	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
clothing	O
and	O
weaponry	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
alternative	O
atompunk	O
"	O
golden	O
age	O
"	O
,	O
vacuum	O
tubes	O
and	O
atomic	O
physics	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
foundations	O
of	O
scientific	O
progress	O
,	O
while	O
transistors	B-Application
are	O
not	O
as	O
scientifically	O
important	O
in	O
this	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
United	O
States	O
divides	O
itself	O
into	O
13	O
commonwealths	O
and	O
the	O
aesthetics	O
and	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
paranoia	O
of	O
the	O
1950s	O
continue	O
to	O
dominate	O
the	O
American	O
lifestyle	O
well	O
into	O
the	O
21st	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tensions	O
between	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
China	O
eventually	O
culminated	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Great	O
War	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
morning	O
of	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2077	O
,	O
eastern	O
standard	O
time	O
,	O
a	O
two-hour	O
nuclear	O
exchange	O
on	O
an	O
apocalyptic	O
scale	O
,	O
which	O
subsequently	O
created	O
the	O
post-apocalyptic	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
foreseen	O
this	O
outcome	O
decades	O
earlier	O
,	O
the	O
U.S.	O
government	O
began	O
a	O
nationwide	O
project	O
in	O
2054	O
to	O
build	O
fallout	B-Application
shelters	I-Application
known	O
as	O
"	O
Vaults	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Experiments	O
were	O
widely	O
varied	O
and	O
included	O
:	O
a	O
Vault	O
filled	O
with	O
clones	B-Application
of	O
an	O
individual	O
;	O
a	O
Vault	O
where	O
its	O
residents	O
were	O
frozen	O
in	O
suspended	O
animation	O
;	O
a	O
Vault	O
where	O
its	O
residents	O
were	O
exposed	O
to	O
psychoactive	O
drugs	O
;	O
a	O
Vault	O
where	O
one	O
resident	O
,	O
decided	O
by	O
popular	O
vote	O
,	O
is	O
sacrificed	O
each	O
year	O
;	O
a	O
Vault	O
with	O
only	O
one	O
man	O
and	O
puppets	O
;	O
a	O
Vault	O
where	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
were	O
segregated	O
into	O
two	O
hostile	O
factions	O
;	O
two	O
Vaults	O
with	O
disproportionate	O
ratios	O
of	O
men	O
and	O
women	O
;	O
a	O
Vault	O
where	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
were	O
exposed	O
to	O
the	O
mutagenic	O
Forced	O
Evolutionary	O
Virus	O
(	O
F.E.V.	O
</s>
<s>
)	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
Vault	O
where	O
the	O
door	O
never	O
fully	O
closed	O
,	O
exposing	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
to	O
the	O
dangerous	O
nuclear	O
fallout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
Great	O
War	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
has	O
devolved	O
into	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
environment	O
commonly	O
dubbed	O
"	O
the	O
Wasteland	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
cities	O
and	O
towns	O
are	O
empty	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
looted	O
or	O
deserted	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
smaller	O
,	O
makeshift	O
communities	O
scattered	O
around	O
the	O
Wasteland	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escaping	O
into	O
the	O
wild	O
afterwards	O
,	O
they	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
thrive	O
in	O
the	O
nuclear	O
wasteland	B-Application
,	O
becoming	O
apex	O
predators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	O
 '	O
most	O
recognizable	O
and	O
iconic	O
elements	O
,	O
Deathclaws	O
were	O
praised	O
by	O
critics	O
for	O
their	O
design	O
and	O
the	O
fear	O
they	O
induce	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
immense	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
their	O
popularity	O
,	O
numerous	O
mods	O
were	O
created	O
for	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	O
games	O
with	O
the	O
Deathclaw	O
as	O
a	O
central	O
theme	O
,	O
either	O
to	O
tame	O
the	O
creatures	O
as	O
a	O
pet	O
or	O
use	O
them	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
concepts	O
which	O
were	O
later	O
added	O
as	O
an	O
official	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
factions	O
of	O
humans	O
would	O
later	O
form	O
in	O
the	O
Wasteland	B-Application
,	O
with	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
prominent	O
being	O
the	O
Brotherhood	B-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
,	O
the	O
New	B-Application
California	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
(	O
NCR	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Enclave	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
time	O
under	O
the	O
leadership	O
of	O
their	O
elder	O
Aradesh	O
and	O
his	O
daughter	O
Tandi	O
,	O
Shady	O
Sands	O
became	O
a	O
major	O
economic	O
power	O
in	O
the	O
southwest	O
and	O
united	O
with	O
other	O
major	O
hubs	O
of	O
civilization	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
to	O
found	O
the	O
New	B-Application
California	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Enclave	B-Application
was	O
a	O
secret	O
cabal	O
of	O
wealthy	O
industrialists	O
,	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
military	O
,	O
and	O
influential	O
politicians	O
who	O
operated	O
in	O
the	O
shadows	O
and	O
held	O
a	O
great	O
degree	O
of	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
 '	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
satirizes	O
the	O
1950s’	O
and	O
1960s’	O
fantasies	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
 '	O
"	O
post-nuclear-war-survival	O
"	O
,	O
thus	O
draws	O
from	O
1950s	O
pulp	O
magazine	O
science	O
fiction	O
and	O
superhero	O
comic	O
books	O
,	O
all	O
rooted	O
in	O
Atomic	O
Age	O
optimism	O
of	O
a	O
nuclear-powered	O
future	O
,	O
though	O
gone	O
terribly	O
awry	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
take	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computers	O
use	O
vacuum	O
tubes	O
instead	O
of	O
transistors	B-Application
(	O
of	O
which	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
exist	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
architecture	O
of	O
ruined	O
buildings	O
feature	O
Art	O
Deco	O
,	O
Streamline	O
Moderne	O
,	O
and	O
Googie	O
designs	O
,	O
direct-energy	O
weapons	O
resemble	O
those	O
used	O
by	O
Flash	B-Application
Gordon	I-Application
,	O
and	O
what	O
few	O
vehicles	O
remain	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
are	O
all	O
1950s-styled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallouts	B-Application
other	O
production	O
designs	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
menu	O
interfaces	O
,	O
are	O
similarly	O
designed	O
to	O
resemble	O
advertisements	O
and	O
toys	O
of	O
the	O
Atomic	O
Age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
influence	O
was	O
A	O
Boy	O
and	O
His	O
Dog	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
Vic	O
and	O
his	O
dog	O
Blood	O
scavenge	O
the	O
desert	O
of	O
the	O
Southwestern	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
stealing	O
for	O
a	O
living	O
and	O
evading	O
bands	O
of	O
marauders	O
,	O
berserk	O
androids	B-Application
,	O
and	O
mutants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
"	O
inspired	O
Fallout	B-Application
on	O
many	O
levels	O
,	O
from	O
underground	O
communities	O
of	O
survivors	O
to	O
glowing	O
mutants.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
film	O
influences	O
include	O
the	O
Mad	O
Max	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
depiction	O
of	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
wasteland	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tabletop	O
wargame	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
storyline	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
simplified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
SPECIAL	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rulebook	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Christopher	O
Taylor	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
bonus	O
CD	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
cut-out	O
miniatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
features	O
five	O
distinct	O
factions	O
,	O
vehicles	O
,	O
four	O
game	O
types	O
and	O
33	O
different	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
manual	O
allows	O
campaigns	O
to	O
be	O
conducted	O
using	O
the	O
Warfare	O
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
board	O
game	O
titled	O
Fallout	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Fantasy	O
Flight	O
Games	O
in	O
2017	O
for	O
a	O
November	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tabletop	O
wargame	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	O
Wasteland	B-Application
Warfare	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Modiphius	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
April	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
virtual	O
tabletop	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Grounds	I-Application
April	O
26	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Roleplaying	O
Game	O
,	O
also	O
by	O
Modiphius	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
default	O
setting	O
is	O
the	O
Commonwealth	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
in	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
in	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flavor	O
text	O
throughout	O
the	O
rulebook	O
describe	O
characters	O
featured	O
in	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
suggest	O
that	O
events	O
are	O
set	O
to	O
occur	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
they	O
are	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
videogame	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
the	O
Prydwen	O
airship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
regions	O
that	O
appeared	O
in	O
other	O
Fallout	B-Application
videogames	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Capital	B-Application
Wasteland	I-Application
,	O
New	B-Application
Vegas	I-Application
,	O
or	O
Southern	O
California	O
,	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
core	O
rulebook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
founded	O
the	O
film	O
division	O
Interplay	O
Films	O
to	O
make	O
films	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
properties	O
,	O
and	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
Fallout	B-Application
film	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
first	O
projects	O
,	O
along	O
adaptations	O
of	O
Descent	B-Application
and	O
Redneck	B-Application
Rampage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
Interplay	O
confirmed	O
that	O
a	O
film	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Fallout	B-Application
game	O
was	O
in	O
production	O
with	O
Mortal	O
Kombat	O
:	O
Annihilation	O
screenwriter	O
Brent	O
V	O
.	O
Friedman	O
attached	O
to	O
write	O
a	O
film	O
treatment	O
and	O
with	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
Entertainment	O
attached	O
to	O
produce	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
expressed	O
its	O
interest	O
in	O
producing	O
a	O
Fallout	B-Application
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
next	O
month	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
Fallout	B-Application
film	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
feature	O
was	O
made	O
,	O
entitled	O
"	O
Making	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
DVD	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
accepted	O
as	O
a	O
film	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
DVD	O
commentary	O
of	O
Mutant	O
Chronicles	O
,	O
voice	O
actor	O
Ron	O
Perlman	O
stated	O
that	O
if	O
a	O
Fallout	B-Application
film	O
was	O
made	O
,	O
he	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
reprise	O
his	O
role	O
as	O
the	O
Narrator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Todd	O
Howard	O
stated	O
that	O
Bethesda	O
had	O
turned	O
down	O
the	O
offers	O
of	O
making	O
a	O
film	O
based	O
on	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
but	O
that	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
rule	O
out	O
the	O
possibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Fallout	B-Application
television	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
franchise	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
is	O
created	O
by	O
Lisa	O
Joy	O
and	O
Jonathan	O
Nolan	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Video	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	O
has	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
highest	O
rated	O
title	O
is	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
the	O
lowest	O
is	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
fans	O
have	O
expressed	O
dismay	O
at	O
the	O
direction	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	O
has	O
taken	O
since	O
its	O
acquisition	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notorious	O
for	O
their	O
vehement	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
around	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
oldest	O
Fallout	B-Application
fansites	O
,	O
No	O
Mutants	O
Allowed	O
,	O
have	O
cried	O
foul	O
over	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>
More	O
serious	O
criticisms	O
involve	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
writing	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
verisimilitude	O
,	O
the	O
switch	B-Application
to	O
a	O
first-person	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
format	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
reactiveness	O
of	O
the	O
surrounding	O
game	O
world	O
to	O
player	O
actions	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	O
;	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
and	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
"	O
not	O
wrong	O
"	O
for	O
having	O
grievances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
redesigned	O
dialogue	O
interface	O
featured	O
in	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
by	O
the	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unsatisfied	O
fans	O
created	O
mods	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
providing	O
subtitles	O
and	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
know	O
what	O
their	O
character	O
would	O
say	O
before	O
choosing	O
it	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
such	O
as	O
in	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
became	O
the	O
lowest	O
rated	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
mixed	O
reception	O
and	O
criticisms	O
from	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
five	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
rating	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
lackluster	O
graphics	O
,	O
poor	O
use	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
and	O
bugs	O
,	O
"	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
fails	O
to	O
do	O
any	O
of	O
it	O
well	O
enough	O
to	O
form	O
an	O
identity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
missed	O
the	O
mark	O
with	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
...	O
because	O
it	O
seems	O
it	O
could	O
never	O
decide	O
what	O
it	O
was	O
aiming	O
for.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
,	O
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
,	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
six	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
evocative	O
and	O
beautiful	O
setting	O
,	O
large	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
combat	O
but	O
also	O
criticizing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
bugs	O
,	O
poor	O
UI	O
,	O
and	O
repetitiveness	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
world	O
retains	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
what	O
I	O
love	O
about	O
Bethesda	O
's	O
previous	O
RPGs	O
with	O
finely	O
crafted	O
environments	O
,	O
enjoyable	O
weapons	O
and	O
crafting	O
,	O
and	O
surprising	O
little	O
scraps	O
of	O
story	O
to	O
uncover	O
and	O
investigate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
was	O
threatened	O
with	O
bankruptcy	O
and	O
sold	O
the	O
full	O
Fallout	B-Application
franchise	O
to	O
Bethesda	O
,	O
but	O
kept	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
MMO	I-Protocol
through	O
a	O
back	O
license	O
in	O
April	O
2007	O
and	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
MMO	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
sued	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
on	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
regarding	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
license	O
and	O
selling	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
Trilogy	O
and	O
sought	O
an	O
injunction	O
to	O
stop	O
development	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
and	O
sales	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
Trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Key	O
points	O
that	O
Bethesda	O
were	O
trying	O
to	O
argue	O
is	O
that	O
Interplay	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
sell	O
Fallout	B-Application
Trilogy	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
Good	O
Old	O
Games	O
or	O
other	O
online	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
full	O
scale	O
"	O
development	O
on	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
was	O
not	O
met	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
minimum	O
financing	O
of	O
30	O
million	O
of	O
"	O
secured	O
funding	O
"	O
was	O
not	O
met	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
launched	O
a	O
counter	O
suit	O
claiming	O
that	O
Bethesda	O
's	O
claims	O
were	O
meritless	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
have	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
sell	O
Fallout	B-Application
Trilogy	O
via	O
online	O
stores	O
via	O
its	O
contract	O
with	O
Bethesda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
argued	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
second	O
contract	O
that	O
sold	O
Fallout	B-Application
voided	O
which	O
would	O
result	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
contract	O
that	O
licensed	O
Fallout	B-Application
to	O
come	O
back	O
into	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
would	O
mean	O
that	O
Fallout	B-Application
would	O
revert	O
to	O
Interplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
would	O
be	O
allowed	O
to	O
make	O
Fallout	B-Application
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
pay	O
12%	O
of	O
royalties	O
on	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
expansions	O
plus	O
interest	O
on	O
the	O
money	O
owed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
shortly	O
afterward	O
tried	O
a	O
new	O
tactic	O
and	O
fired	O
its	O
first	O
lawyer	O
,	O
replacing	O
him	O
and	O
filing	O
a	O
second	O
injunction	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
Interplay	O
had	O
only	O
back-licensed	O
the	O
name	O
Fallout	B-Application
but	O
no	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
has	O
countered	O
showing	O
that	O
the	O
contract	O
states	O
that	O
they	O
must	O
make	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
that	O
has	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
and	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
Interplay	O
fails	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
requirements	O
(	O
30	O
million	O
minimum	O
secure	O
funding	O
and	O
"	O
full	O
scale	O
"	O
development	O
by	O
X	O
date	O
)	O
that	O
Interplay	O
can	O
still	O
release	O
the	O
MMO	O
but	O
they	O
have	O
to	O
remove	O
all	O
Fallout	B-Application
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
contract	O
then	O
goes	O
on	O
to	O
list	O
all	O
Fallout	B-Application
content	O
as	O
locations	O
,	O
monsters	O
,	O
settings	O
and	O
lore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
has	O
known	O
that	O
Interplay	O
would	O
use	O
Fallout	B-Application
elements	O
via	O
internet	O
emails	O
shown	O
in	O
court	O
documents	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
contract	O
was	O
not	O
just	O
for	O
the	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
Bethesda	O
revealed	O
that	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
2	O
million	O
dollars	O
,	O
Interplay	O
gave	O
to	O
them	O
full	O
rights	O
for	O
Fallout	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
's	O
rights	O
to	O
sell	O
and	O
merchandise	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
expired	O
on	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
