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The ultimate in squad-based, third-person combatProduct
InformationContinuing in the tradition of the Fallout series of
role-playing games, Fallout Tactics is a squad-based,
third-person combat game with RPG character development
and a mission-based story line. The game is set between the
events of Fallout and Fallout 2. Players control the main
character, the leader of a squad of Brotherhood of Steel
warriors. Squads consist of a maximum of six characters,
including the main character, and are assembled from a pool of 30
recruits. There are vehicles to control, which players can use
during combat. The game consists of 20 core missions in six
stages. Multiplayer mode is a core design element, and players
can enjoy both cooperative and deathmatch games. There are eight
multiplayer-specific s, up to five different play modes, and a
maximum of 18 players per game controlling 36 squad members.
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel is set in the award-winning
Fallout universe, players join in the Brotherhood of Steel as
they travel through 20 missions, attempting to overcome
a powerful new enemy. Players will work toward developing their
squads' specialized skills and improve their stats as they
utilize squad-based skirmish techniques to survive battles. In
multiplayer mode, 36 characters can be onscreen at one time with
up to 18 gamers playing at once. Bonus mission: Springfield's
mayor, a man responsible for many human-ghoul alliances in the
region, has been targeted for assassination. His affiliation with
the ghouls has angered some far-right human activists who refuse
to acknowledge ghouls as near equals. While the ringleaders to
this plot have been captured, the assassins are already on their
way. Your mission is to warn Mayor Sampson and to protect him at
all costs. Pen-and-paper game: Created for two to six players,
the Fallout Tactics board game is a p
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The Fallout series of role-playing games is known for its epic
post-apocalyptic story line and deep combat system, in that
order. Fallout Tactics turns the tables by focusing almost
exclusively on a series of complex missions that are loosely
wrapped in a plot. The focus is on combat, but Fallout Tactics
stays true to its RPG roots.
You create your own character with the RPG system from the
previous Fallout games. The basics should be familiar to RPG
fans: assign numbers to attributes, such as strength, perception,
and dexterity, which help determine values for skills such as
medic, sneak, repair, and big s. Fun quirks such as fast ,
finesse, and bloody mess make your character unique. Once your
character is complete, you're assigned your first mission.
There's no need for a strong, personal plot device to get the
game going: you're in the army now.
Instead of the one-man-against-the-wasteland story of Fallout
and Fallout 2, Tactics sets you up as a junior squad leader in an
expeditionary force of the Brotherhood of Steel. The Brotherhood
is a no-nonsense group of soldiers that has managed to thrive in
the nuked American landscape by maintaining strict control over
its technological superiority. Your group split off from the main
group and headed east in huge dirigibles, only to c-land near
Chicago. Trading technology and protection for food and recruits,
the Brotherhood soon finds itself taking on the role of feudal
overlord. You and your squad tackle increasingly difficult
missions for the Brotherhood. Each successful mission lets you
improve your character and squadmates by way of accumulated
experience, weapons, equipment, and vehicles.
The word "tactics" didn't get into the title of this game by
mistake. Characters can sneak into position, lay down covering
fire, set up ambushes, lie prone in a sniper hide, and do just
about anything else a real soldier can do. You'll need to use
these abilities in order to complete the game's tough
single-player campaign, or against human squad leaders in the
included multiplayer mode. You can set the game to play in the
strict turn-based mode familiar to Fallout veterans, or can play
in "continuous turn-based," which is essentially the real-time
strategy mode seen in games such as Baldur's Gate. The developers
should get a medal for allowing gamers to switch between
turn-based and real-time anytime.
Between battles, your characters wander the wasteland in search
of quests, barter for items, and interact with nonplayer
characters whose reactions depend on the squad's reputation. It's
enough to keep role-playing aficionados entertained, and action
fans won't want to miss it. Note that Fallout Tactics is just as
profane and violent as the other games in the series, and isn't
for kids. --T. Byrl Baker
Pros:
* Crisp graphics with great animation
* A truly beautiful combat system
* A decent story links the missions together and lets players get
to know their characters Cons:* Very challenging
* Plot is nowhere near as complex as those in Fallout and Fallout
2.
