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Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition

Prepare for the Future with Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, experience the most acclaimed game of 2008 like never before. Create a character of your choosing and descend into an awe-inspiring…

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Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition is an adventure developed by Bethesda Game Studios, released 13 October 2009 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). This page lists 9 cheat codes for it.

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What Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition is

Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition is an adventure game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and released in 2009. It was published by Bethesda Softworks. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Gamebryo.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Vault 101 Jewel of the Wastes. For 200 years, Vault 101 has faithfully served the surviving residents of Washington DC and its environs, now known as the Capital Wasteland. Though the global atomic war of 2077 left the US all but destroyed, the residents of Vault 101 enjoy a life free from the constant stress of the outside world. Giant Insects, Raiders, Slavers, and yes, even Super Mutants are all no match for superior Vault-Tec(R) engineering. Yet one fateful morning, you awake to find that your father has defied the Overseer and left the comfort and security afforded by Vault 101 for reasons unknown. Leaving the only home you've ever known, you emerge from the Vault into the harsh…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, open world, sandbox and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Fallout series

Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition is the 15th of 56 entries we hold in the Fallout series. The next entry was Fallout: New Vegas in 2010. Its critic score of 92 is 20 points above the series average of 72. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.

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How it was received

Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition holds a critic score of 92 out of 100. That places it above 97% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 25 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 91, across 211 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 11 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 97.7 hrs, roughly 8.9 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.4 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor, 1 GB (XP)/ 2 GB (Vista) of RAM and Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 256MB RAM (NVIDIA 6800 or better/ATI X850 or better). At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 7GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition launched on 13 October 2009, within three weeks of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Dragon Age: Origins, Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition and Bayonetta. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Dragon Age: Origins, Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, Bayonetta.

Cheats and codes

We have tested and published 9 cheat entries for Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition — 9 console commands. Each one lists the platform it applies to, the exact input, and whether it disables achievements.

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Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition cheat codes

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All map markers

Reveals every location on the Capital Wasteland map.

Press ` and type the command.

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Free camera

Detaches the camera for screenshots.

Press ` and type the command.

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God mode

Removes all damage and ammunition use.

Press ` to open the console, type the command, press Enter.

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Immortal mode

Health never reaches zero.

Press ` and type the command.

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Quick answers

Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition — frequently asked questions

When did Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition come out?
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition was released on 13 October 2009 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
Are there cheat codes for Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition?
Yes. We list 9 cheat codes and console command for Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, grouped by platform, with the exact button combination or command for each.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition?
At minimum, Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition needs 2.4 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor, 1 GB (XP)/ 2 GB (Vista) of RAM, Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 256MB RAM (NVIDIA 6800 or better/ATI X850 or better) graphics, 7 GB of storage.
How long does it take to beat Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition?
The main story of Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition takes around 11 hrs, or 97.7 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition?
The PC version needs about 7 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("7 GB"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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