Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel

 PlayStation 2
Metascore
64

Mixed or average reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 31
  3. Negative: 7 out of 31
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  1. GameCritics
    45
    The repetitive hack-and-slash gameplay has nothing in common with the earlier incarnations of the series and will surely alienate the Fallout faithful. Meanwhile, the newcomers to the Fallout universe aren't likely to be sucked in by the uninteresting and flat characters nor the nonexistent story.
  2. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    42
    What a thermonuclear disappointment. To someone like me, who loved all three Fallout role-playing games on PC, this is a power fist to the face - an insult. [March 2004, p.114]
  3. Gamestyle
    40
    We get the feeling that this is more of a late cash-in than an attempt to bring innovation and enjoyable gaming to the modern pre-nuclear holocaust (and mercifully Radscorpion-free) world.
  5. 1UP
    40
    Most importantly, though (especially for fans of the PC Fallout), you've got an RPG without any sort of enticing story.
  6. Into Liquid Sky
    33
    The music in the game is a mess, the vast majority of the game is eerily silent, with occasional ambient music. When you encounter a boss fight or hairy situation however, blaring nu-metal blasts repeatedly then instantly stops when the fight is over.
  7. Edge Magazine
    30
    There's practically no aspect that doesn't appear half-hearted. Black Isle's drawn-out death has undoubtedly poisoned Brotherhood, but it's hard to tell if there was ever a good game here to begin with. [May 2004, p.109]
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  8. Eurogamer
    30
    If you have any respect for the way games should be made then give Interplay a clear message that it simply has to do better than this to compete in the games market. Treat BOS with contempt it deserves and avoid it at all costs - even buying this at a budget price would be irresponsible.

Awards & Rankings

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#42 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2004
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#24 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2004

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User Score
4.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 60 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 60
  3. Negative: 34 out of 60
  1. PatrickM.
    Mar 15, 2004
    0
    Utter dogsh.t.
  2. DennisE.Nyh
    Jan 30, 2004
    1
    This game is an outright insult and disgrace to the name of Fallout.
  3. RodneyDangerfield
    Jan 9, 2004
    1
    Maximum suckage, wait for it to hit the bargain bin.
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