Fallout 3 is quite possibly the funnest game you will play this year.

As the game begins, you will notice this is no game you have played before. You start by creating your own character, which is incredibly deep, you could spend ages tweaking all. Be careful, however, as this is what your character will look like for the remainder of one of the biggest, deepest games ever made.

Then, part way in the game, you are released from the great “vault” (I will try not to give any more away…) and immediately you will notice that the landscapes are phenomonal. Graphically, this is one of the prettier games released so far on the PS3.

If you are looking for a game that constantly follows a particular narrative, has ‘checkpoints’ or ‘acts’… look elsewhere, because you WILL play this game for hours finding that you haven't gotten anywhere in terms of the main quest.

This is a good thing, however. You want to be checking behind every building, in every house, in every stage of the entire game. This is because Fallout 3 is an extraordinary achievement, and games with such detail must always be explored to every extent possible. The amazingly unique dystopian world which Bethesda has created will, simply put, be one of the best experiences you have in a video game.

The combat is good, and the way that you can freeze the enemy and select one of each and every different limb to pierce a bullet into, is just extraordinary.

Overall, Fallout 3 lives up to all the hype, providing an experience a sight more entertaining than Oblivion, with a compelling story and some brilliant visuals, voice-acting, and sound effects.. Fallout 3 is not a game. It is a total experience – one that is not to be missed. 9.5/10

Outstanding..­....... A massive post apocalyptic RPG that stays true to the genre of role playing. If you're a fan of RPG titles then you need to see what Bethseda have set as a benchmark for these types of titles. The only downside is the excessive ‘horror’ type imagery (dead bodies on meathooks etc…) which I find is unnecessary (oblivion had much worse sadly :().

That aside it does not detract from a brilliantly designed world where the player really can customize and create a character to their own end. It does have some glitches in the graphics and the V.A.T.S system can be awkward on smaller enemy's.

The slow motion scenes with V.A.T.S have to be seen to be believed. It is hugely satisfying lining up multiple enemy's for shots and kills and then seeing them taken out in a ‘Matrix’ style slow mo' shot!!

You get a huge range of skills,weapons and gear along with character traits to develop in a huge and beautifully designed world of radioactive mayhem. Think of all the post nuclear post apocalyptic movies like mad max,40 days later, I am legend, omega man combined with a great RPG system and you have a game that will keep you locked in for days on end.........!!

Brilliant game just book a holiday from the wife and work before buying..........

Great game has all the features a real Fallout fan wants (pity its not like the other fallouts). It comes with a lot of surprises and scary features like travelling around the waste land with mutant stalking you. And the Easter eggs in this game are always fun to find. There is so much detail in this game like little objects on the shelf. 5 stars*****