Fallout 3 - Operation: Anchorage

 PC
Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 16
  3. Negative: 3 out of 16
  1. Cheat Code Central
    74
    Electrified ninja swords, stealth armor, and a new gauss rifle are only a few of the goodies awaiting players. The vignette is an entertaining diversion, but the rewards for completing it are what make it truly worthwhile.
  2. Pelit (Finland)
    73
    A linear and slightly boring shoot'em up, which does not tap into the main game's strengths. Why the heck did we get a small scale conflict as the climax, when there was this whole end of the world stuff readily available as a dramatic finale? [Mar 2009]
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  3. GamingXP
    71
    Big Mistake from the developers to create an add-on, witch is nothing like the main game!
  5. Play (Poland)
    70
    The first mini add-on can be beaten in an hour, but it's fun anyway. Especially for those who are about to start their Fallout 3 experience, since it allows to beef up the character just after the beginning of the whole adventure. [Mar 2009]
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  6. PC Format
    62
    Its three hours of solid combat with identical soldiers gets wearing extremely quickly with nothing else to distract you.
  7. PC Gamer UK
    62
    Better than Oblivion's DLC, but save your money for now. [Apr 2009, p.71]
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  8. GameStar
    58
    What's left if you remove the roleplay elements from an action-based RPG? In this case it's three hours of uninspired action. Everything that made Fallout 3 a good game has been removed, obviously to rip off gamers who already explored the whole wastelands - and for those players it's totally worthless.
  9. Eurogamer
    50
    I love Fallout 3. I love it to an almost indecent extent. It was far and away my game of 2008, and doesn't look like being knocked out of my personal top spot for a good while yet. But when you sift out its role-play, the ammo-box inspection and the exploration and draft in a fleet of health and ammo regeneration points to compensate... well, affairs just feel shallow and somewhat naked.

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#91 Most Discussed PC Game of 2009

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User Score
5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 134 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 134
  2. Mixed: 63 out of 134
  3. Negative: 39 out of 134
  1. juxtapose519
    Nov 10, 2010
    4
    At first, Operation Anchorage feels a little bit more like one of the older Call of Duty titles than it does Fallout 3. You are given theAt first, Operation Anchorage feels a little bit more like one of the older Call of Duty titles than it does Fallout 3. You are given the false impression of something new and exciting; Unfortunately, it only lasts for about 20 minutes or so before you realize you're just running on a treadmill of combat and pointless dialogue. Once you wake up to the fact that that the full heath and ammo checkpoints make for an easy and hollow combat experience, you lose interest real fast, and it becomes a boring grind to simply get it over with. The ONLY reason to complete OA is for the indestructible power armour at the very end (or possibly the Chinese stealth armour if you care about stealth gameplay). If it's experience points you're after, your time could be much better spent elsewhere. The combat might be a welcomed relief if it weren't so repetitive. The fact that you can't take anything you find in the simulator back into the regular game, and the complete lack of karma and dialogue choices completely removes the RPG side of the game (a part that makes FO3 so awesome). In short, there's really no reason to play this expansion except to say that you did it and retrieve the rewards at the end and move on. Definitely a disappointing experience.… Full Review »
  2. JaydenPickens
    Feb 20, 2019
    7
    I wonder if this "dlc" is just some removed side mission from the original game just to make a few more bucks. That must be it. You can finishI wonder if this "dlc" is just some removed side mission from the original game just to make a few more bucks. That must be it. You can finish this "dlc" (it's even funny to call this a dlc) in under one hour. All of it is just fighting and that doesn't make it bad. What makes it bad is that it's less than hour and should be a part of the game from the very start. What the hell is wrong with you Bugthesda. I only can imagine the anger of someone who bought this for 10 dollars and then finished it in 40 minutes and was like WTF. Pickens doesn't approve!… Full Review »
  3. Overrwatcher
    Sep 10, 2011
    9
    I hate how everyone is hating on this DLC. This is for people like me who did not enjoy Fallout 3 because it was too slow and didn't use theI hate how everyone is hating on this DLC. This is for people like me who did not enjoy Fallout 3 because it was too slow and didn't use the VATS system to its optimal use. I honestly loved OA because of these reasons. I'm not one to care about story, atmosphere, graphics, acting, voice acting, or any of that stuff. The final boss was horrible, though(Extremely glitchy and far too hard). At least I got excellent rewards.… Full Review »
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