<s>
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	B-Application
real-time	B-Application
tactical	I-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
post-apocalyptic	O
Fallout	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Micro	O
Forté	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
14	O
Degrees	O
East	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
14	O
March	O
2001	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
universe	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
follow	O
or	O
continue	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
either	O
Fallout	B-Application
or	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
shipped	O
with	O
a	O
bonus	O
CD	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
pre-ordered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bonus	O
CD	O
included	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
,	O
a	O
table-top	O
miniatures	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
universe	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
mission	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
Fallout	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
emphasizes	O
tactical	O
combat	O
and	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
towns	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
centers	O
around	O
Brotherhood	O
bunkers	O
and	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bunkers	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
central	O
point	O
for	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
can	O
obtain	O
the	O
services	O
of	O
quartermasters	O
,	O
mechanics	O
,	O
personnel	O
yeomen	B-Language
,	O
and	O
medics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
this	O
is	O
usually	O
a	O
town	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
a	O
factory	O
,	O
military	O
encampment	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
Vault	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
is	O
more	O
complicated	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
Fallout	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
those	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
an	O
individual	O
turn-based	B-Application
system	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
features	O
three	O
modes	O
of	O
combat	O
:	O
Continuous	O
Turn-Based	B-Application
(	O
CTB	O
)	O
,	O
Individual	O
Turn-Based	B-Application
(	O
ITB	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Squad	O
Turn-Based	B-Application
(	O
STB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
Fallout	B-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
feature	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
nuclear	O
apocalypse	O
looming	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
several	O
vaults	B-Application
were	O
constructed	O
to	O
contain	O
the	O
best	O
and	O
brightest	O
of	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
these	O
vaults	B-Application
located	O
in	O
California	O
emerged	O
from	O
the	O
war	O
determined	O
to	O
restore	O
civilization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
members	O
of	O
this	O
vault	B-Application
formed	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Steel	O
,	O
an	O
organization	O
dedicated	O
to	O
restoring	O
civilization	O
and	O
reclaiming	O
or	O
developing	O
new	O
and	O
better	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
faction	O
against	O
expansion	O
won	O
out	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
faction	O
was	O
sent	O
across	O
the	O
mountains	O
on	O
great	O
airships	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
remnants	O
of	O
the	O
mutant	O
army	O
defeated	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Fallout	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
campaign	O
against	O
the	O
raiders	O
succeeds	O
in	O
dispersing	O
them	O
into	O
the	O
wasteland	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
accepted	O
fully	O
into	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
,	O
and	O
learns	O
the	O
eventual	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
a	O
campaign	O
west	O
across	O
the	O
Great	O
Plains	O
towards	O
the	O
Rocky	O
Mountains	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
Vault	B-Application
Zero	O
,	O
the	O
one-time	O
nucleus	O
and	O
command	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
pre-war	O
Vault	B-Application
network	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
most	O
senior	O
government	O
,	O
scientific	O
,	O
and	O
military	O
leaders	O
were	O
housed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
highest	O
technology	O
available	O
was	O
maintained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brotherhood	O
scouting	O
reveals	O
the	O
base	O
of	O
the	O
mutants	O
to	O
be	O
at	O
Osceolla	O
,	O
near	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
wrecked	O
Brotherhood	O
zeppelins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Brotherhood	O
agrees	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
squad	O
armed	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
technology	O
destroys	O
a	O
robot	O
repair	O
plant	O
as	O
they	O
push	O
into	O
Colorado	O
,	O
towards	O
Vault	B-Application
Zero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
robots	O
are	O
originating	O
from	O
Vault	B-Application
Zero	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
being	O
directed	O
by	O
an	O
enigmatic	O
enemy	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Calculator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evidence	O
uncovered	O
by	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
points	O
to	O
a	O
catastrophic	O
experiment	O
in	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
that	O
created	O
the	O
Calculator	O
from	O
a	O
fusion	O
of	O
computers	O
and	O
human	O
brains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
robots	O
press	O
hard	O
,	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
creates	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
robots	O
at	O
their	O
base	O
,	O
Vault	B-Application
Zero	O
,	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
underground	O
Cheyenne	O
Mountain	O
Complex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
captured	O
nuclear	O
warhead	O
,	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
hopes	O
to	O
blast	O
an	O
entrance	O
into	O
the	O
vault	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
vault	B-Application
,	O
the	O
power	O
is	O
soon	O
back	O
on	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
squad	O
proceeds	O
to	O
the	O
bottom	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allowing	O
the	O
Calculator	O
to	O
self-destruct	O
allows	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
to	O
capture	O
Vault	B-Application
Zero	O
and	O
use	O
it	O
as	O
its	O
primary	O
base	O
of	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Calculator	O
was	O
in	O
fact	O
the	O
most	O
valuable	O
asset	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
housed-without	O
its	O
databanks	O
,	O
the	O
vault	B-Application
is	O
just	O
another	O
cache	O
of	O
old	O
technology	O
,	O
not	O
a	O
new	O
industrial	O
resource	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Repairing	O
the	O
Calculator	O
with	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
brain	O
means	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
's	O
resources	O
are	O
fully	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
,	O
increasing	O
its	O
power	O
exponentially	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
drew	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
for	O
inspiration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tabletop	O
miniature	O
wargame	O
developed	O
by	O
Christopher	O
Taylor	O
,	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
bonus	O
CD	O
shipped	O
with	O
pre-ordered	O
copies	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
simulates	O
group	O
combat	O
and	O
uses	O
cut-out	O
models	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
art	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
contains	O
five	O
factions	O
:	O
The	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Steel	O
,	O
Mutants	O
,	O
Raiders	O
and	O
Reavers	O
,	O
Beastlords	O
,	O
and	O
Robots	O
;	O
three	O
unit	O
types	O
:	O
Grunts	O
,	O
Squadleaders	O
,	O
and	O
Heroes	O
;	O
and	O
four	O
scenarios	O
:	O
Skirmish	O
,	O
Convoy	O
,	O
Treasure	O
Hunt	O
!,	O
and	O
Wild	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Lee	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
A	O
treat	O
for	O
Fallout	B-Application
and	O
strategy	O
fans	O
alike.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
and	O
scored	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
major	O
criticisms	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
were	O
its	O
linearity	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
Fallout	B-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
its	O
emphasis	O
on	O
combat	O
over	O
open-ended	O
role-playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
2001	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Kohan	B-Application
:	I-Application
Immortal	I-Application
Sovereigns	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
charmed	O
many	O
an	O
editor	O
in	O
the	O
office	O
,	O
fusing	O
the	O
best	O
parts	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
with	O
the	O
tactical	O
savvy	O
of	O
a	O
Jagged	O
Alliance	O
or	O
an	O
X-COM.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
contradictions	O
with	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
settings	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
,	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
considered	O
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
non-canon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
,	O
Caesar	O
also	O
references	O
having	O
encountered	O
a	O
branch	O
of	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Steel	O
in	O
Colorado	O
.	O
</s>
