Review: Fallout New Vegas

Fallout: New Vegas is one of the best games ever made.  Yes, I said best and ever in the same sentence, and it's true, Fallout: New Vegas is simply a magnificent game.  The game takes place in the post-apocalyptic Mojave Wasteland and focuses heavily on the city of New Vegas, which was not particularly damaged by the nuclear war that occurred in the Fallout Universe in 2077.  The game starts with a bang, literally, as you, the player character known as the Courier, is shot in the head by unknown assailant while you were delivering a mysterious package.  You somehow survive, waking up next to a caring doctor, who basically saved your life.  From there, you basically create your character and select few perks, then you're off into the wastes!  The Mojave Wasteland is HUGE and there a ton of things you can do as you explore the vast expenses of the wasteland.  You can complete quests, search for neat loot, and blow the fucking brains out of super mutants.  The gameplay is similar to Fallout 3, although the game features a much improved companion system and improved weapon mechanics such as iron sights.  The gameplay is relatively simple and its just really fucking fun to go around, zooming in with VATS, and watching a Fiend's head explode into a million different pieces.  The Mojave Wasteland is larger than the Capital Wasteland, there are more quests to complete, and there much more enemies to blow to pieces.  The game is simply a blast and you can easily put in hundreds of hours into the game.  While there really isn't a story to speak of, the game deals primarily with the conflict between the New California Republic (NCR), the mysterious Mr. House, and Caesar's Legion.  You can join sides with whoever you want or you can join forces with Yes Man, a robot who seeks to make New Vegas an independent city.  The ending of the game depends heavily on the actions that you made throughout the game and the fate of New Vegas rests on you.  One downside to New Vegas is that the graphics aren't exactly the best, but they do get the job done.  There are also a few bugs to contend with, but I've encountered few recently.  If you can look past the graphics, you'll find an absolutely wonderful game that you should buy immediately.  I also recommend that you should pick up all of the Downloadable Content (DLC) for the game, which add a ton of new content to the base game.

RATING:  9.5/10  EXCELLENT!