Fallout: New Vegas is not a sequel to Fallout 3, but rather, is set in the Fallout universe. The game is being developed in conjunction with Obsidian Entertainment, led by the founders of Black Isle studios – developers of Fallout I & Fallout II.
GenreRole-Playing
Platforms xbox360
DEVELOPER Obsidian Entertainment | PUBLISHER Codemasters | RELEASE DATE
Fallout: New Vegas Reviews xbox360
guardian.co.uk review
For the rest of us, Fallout: New Vegas is simply every bit as good as you’d expect. Writing this review has been difficult simply because I’ve been itching to strap on my Pipboy, get back to the wasteland and do a bit more exploring – there’s nothing quite like it. I think you’ll feel the same.
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realgamer.net review
Fallout: New Vegas, looks and plays exactly the same as Fallout 3. But the additions that Obsidian have made push the survival angle even further to provide a much more immersive and authentic experience, and just like its predecessor New Vegas proves to be a role-playing masterpiece.
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oxmonline.com review
If you never quite “got” Fallout 3, New Vegas won’t be the epiphany that shows you what you’ve been missing. But for anyone who adored the frantic post-apocalyptic, choose-your-own-path vibe of Bethesda’s original sprawling stunner, this trip to the sin-soaked West is one hell of a kickass homecoming.
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nowgamer.com review
Fallout: New Vegas may look similar to its predecessor, and lack a little of its overriding atmosphere, but in return it runs light years ahead in terms of the intelligence of its structure and the sharpness of its writing. Endlessly replayable and unbelievably deep, New Vegas is an instant classic, and the best RPG we’ve played this year.
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acegamez.com review
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vandal.net review
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filefront.com review
All in all, Fallout: New Vegas is a triumph for Obsidian. Once again, they’ve taken on a beloved franchise and managed to do it justice in the sequel. From a purely technical standpoint, New Vegas does have some issues, but a game isn’t all about the technical side of things.
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incgamers.com review
The way New Vegas’ story plays out is incredibly immersive, providing a real sense that you’re playing a key part in shaping the future of the world. It’s not a million miles away from Fallout 3 but it’s big, crazy and very entertaining and that’s all that really matters.
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consolemonster.com review
Fallout New Vegas is in very familiar ground to Fallout 3, and with a dated engine and a plethora of bugs it wouldn’t be too hard to dismiss it as nothing more than an attempt to cash in on a prior success; but that would be wrong. Fallout New Vegas is a fantastic game that in its vast, interesting, flavour-filled world has something for everyone. I could say that I’ve not loved the last thirty hours, and don’t expect to spend another thirty more, but ‘It’s a sin, to tell, a lie’.
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gamerevolution.com review
As long as freedom prevails in this irradiated frontier, adventure awaits for the ready and yearns for the able. The fool can wander for weeks in any direction and return with a trove of rifles, skill books, and Nuka-Cola Victories. Here, the air hangs upon the tittering of fate, and the world can be shaped by the will of one and the luck of another. War never changes – so it is said – but the dice has been thrown, the risks have been cast, and New Vegas is calling our bets.
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gamepro.com review
Fallout 3 introduced us to a bold new vision of a post-apocalyptic America and provided one of the most satisfying RPG experiences in years. Obsidian’s worthy follow-up brings the action west to the bright lights of New Vegas, and while it doesn’t perfect the franchise formula, it adds an intriguing new chapter to the series lore.
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eurogamer.net review
Fallout: New Vegas is still a fantastic game, only slightly held back by its increasingly outdated tech. Obsidian has created a totally compelling world and its frustrations pale into insignificance compared to the immersive, obsessive experience on offer. Just like the scorched scenery that provides its epic backdrop, New Vegas is huge and sprawling, sometimes gaudy, even downright ugly at times – but always effortlessly, shamelessly entertaining.
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destructoid.com review
If New Vegas were being reviewed as a piece of software, as a technical product, the judgement would be absolutely appalling. These are games, however, and deserve to be reviewed for the experiences they provide. The experience of New Vegas is sublime and so incredibly big that the ratio between getting annoyed by freezes and getting excited by the game’s wonderfully engaging world firmly favors a positive outlook. Very few games could be good enough to make up for serious technical errors. In fact, I could count them on one hand.
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videogamer.com review
Despite the numerous bugs, New Vegas is a magnificent RPG, one that stands head and shoulders above its predecessor. More importantly, it’s also the game that Fallout fans have been waiting for.
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wired.com review
You can beat the entire main story of Fallout: New Vegas in less than 20 hours, but that would be giving the game short shrift. It is really about savoring every little detail and side quest until you’ve seen everything there is to see. It’s about customizing your character in order to tackle quests in new ways. And it’s about diving into a world that allows for complete, unadulterated immersion.
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telegraph.co.uk review
You could argue that New Vegas is a game that will only appeal to players who believed that Fallout 3 should have been 100 or so hours longer, but then, that would describe the majority of the people who played it. As to those who weren’t won over by Fallout 3’s charms to begin with, New Vegas’s upbeat tone and wacky sense of humour should prove an enticing alternative to the dour Capital Wasteland. Fallout: New Vegas may be standing on the shoulders of a giant, but that’s not the only reason it towers over so much of the competition.
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xbox360achievements.org review
It is hard to say that New Vegas is a massive improvement over the last offering, especially in terms of the graphics and story which are more of the same or even slightly worse. However, once again the game succeeds in luring you in and making time seemingly evaporate. The wealth of quests and factions on offer mean you can approach things however you want to, and there is always something to see and do no matter how far off the beaten path you stray. The formula does not seem as fresh this time around with some of the same errors from the last title still present and (in)correct, and the Mojave desert is a slightly less interesting place to visit on the whole. However, that does not detract from what is another top notch experience. Prepare to lose sleep again, lots of it welcome to Vegas.
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gamestm.co.uk review
New Vegas won’t help Obsidian to shake its reputation as a purveyor of technically flawed but theoretically excellent sequels to other studio’s games – the bugs here are numerous, and occasionally infuriating but it’s difficult to conceive of anyone who loved Bethesda’s re-imagined universe feeling any differently about this. On the most base level it’s more of the same, but with a generous handful of new features that allow you to carve your own path more convincingly. If we had played Fallout 3 and New Vegas once each and were offered the chance to play one of them for a second time, after much deliberation we’d choose New Vegas. There can be no more telling indicator of a job well done.
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mondoxbox.com review
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xboxaddict.com review
Now even though it is not truly Fallout 4, so much effort has been put into making New Vegas an amazing experience all in its own. With a major improved control scheme, the introduction of Hardcore Mode, beautifully detailed environments and national landmarks, Fallout: New Vegas is the real Entertainment Capital of the World.
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planetxbox360.com review
I just expected more from New Vegas but in the end it all feels like a giant expansion upon the premise laid out two years ago. Again, not a bad thing if that’s what you’re looking for, more of the same isn’t bad with this formula.
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spaziogames.it review
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gamingtrend.com review
All in all, if you enjoyed Fallout 3 and can handle the frustration of crashing and texture tearing, Fallout: New Vegas should be in your purchase queue. If you are easily frustrated, let’s hope that Obsidian doesn’t hit us with Snake Eyes and make us buy the patches with the upcoming DLC!
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gameinformer.com review
Maybe Obsidian’s lack of familiarity with Bethesda’s technology resulted in New Vegas’ plateau. Maybe Bethesda barked orders to make it identical to Fallout 3. In any case, gamers should expect more of the same from this follow-up. If Fallout 3 holds a place among your top 10 games of this generation like it does for me, another rewarding 200-plus hours of survival awaits you.
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rpgfan.com review
There’s lots to like in Fallout: New Vegas. There’s a boatload of new content, with players looking at a minimum of 15 hours of gameplay, even if they just try to burn through the base story content.
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cynamite.de review
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game-boyz.co.uk review
One of the things I found frustrating with Fallout 3 was the need to travel under the DC wasteland from one area to the next. This is long gone as the environment of Fallout: New Vegas is huge and walking over open ground to move from one quest marker to the next is accomplished with ease. That being said, the core gameplay of Fallout: New Vegas is no different from Fallout 3.
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game-over.com review
There is no escaping the fact that Fallout: New Vegas is more or less Fallout 3. The map might be bigger, the side quests more expansive, but if you’ve played Fallout 3, you’re not going to find anything dramatically new here. Good thing? I think so. Great thing? Probably not.
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teamxbox.com review
Fallout New Vegas is a compelling package that offers a variety in activities and ways to play. Players will find an interesting story that is crafted around the decisions they have made. It excels at immersion and it can grab even the most reluctant players. There are some minor issues with repeating player models and music but with a game this size they seem small and insignificant. All of the immersion in the world can’t stop players from being pulled away by the show stopping bugs. These issues should not detract from those interested in New Vegas from checking it out. New players and Fallout veterans alike will appreciate the long length and amount of lore present.
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giantbomb.com review
Fallout: New Vegas somehow manages to have even more technical problems than Fallout 3 did, but its great characters and setting still shine through.
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joystiq.com review
Paradoxically, New Vegas doesn’t make good on much new on any front, and it takes a hit both as experience and product for it. As fond as I am of the idea of an alternate reality Fallout 3, we shouldn’t forget that game was released in late 2008, and Obsidian’s contribution to the franchise looks and feels every day of two years old, maybe more. But it’s still a giant, cool, twisted, funny world to explore, chock full of a staggering number of adventures.
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thesixthaxis.com review
Fallout: New Vegas is a peculiar beast. It is so similar to its predecessor that it can be difficult to see where the development time was spent. While that is certainly not going to be seen as a problem for the millions of fans who spent hours with Fallout 3, it would be disingenuous to pretend that this is much more than a tweaked and relocated return to the Fallout universe.
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gamingbolt.com review
New Vegas retains all the good aspects of its predecessor but fails to improve or enhance upon Fallout 3 in any meaningful way, leaving us with what should really be considered an expansion pack rather than a sequel
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