Did you like Fallout 3? Then you will not notice anything drastically different from New Vegas. Its all there… The choices you get to make along with friends or enemies of said choices. The Pip-Boy The bugs, and not the six-legged variety either. So is it worth the hype? Not really… I think it was more a victim of riding in the fan-hype of Fallout 3. The graphics, sound and voice-acting is what you'd expect New Vegas to be. So why did I get this game? I had so much fun on Fallout 3, I wanted a whole new area of the Apocalyptic wasteland to play in. Fallout New Vegas does just that, they've added a hardcore mode which I like, since I'm an old hand at the game hardcore mode makes it that much more interesting as ammo has weight, you have to watch food, dehydration AND sleep as new factors into traveling the wastes.

For those whom have played Fallout 3, you know what to expect. Bethesda have not really messed with the formula, they've tweaked it, added embellishments and kept the same tried and true methods that worked well in Fallout 3.

Newcomers to this genre/game would be advised to buy the Game of the year Edition of Fallout 3, it gives you more bang for your bucks

I would give this game Excellent if it wasn't so buggy but still one of the best ways to kill 100+ hours

Fallout 3 was one of the greatest games of all time, filled with plenty of quest and exploration. Fallout New Vegas is everything we loved about Fallout 3, with more quests and characters, but also more bugs.

The opening movie kicks the game off with a bang, quite literally and sweeps you away on a tale of revenge, akin to an old Clint Eastwood film.At the moment I think I am around 4/5 the way through the main quest and I can tell you now I'm hungry for more.

The side quests, unlike Fallout 3, are often long and satisfying, containing a decent sub-story to keep players interested. I have been playing for around 12 hours and have barely scratched the surface of games huge number of side quests.

The Mojave wasteland is vast and merciless,con­taining many monsters, thugs and friendly people. Also there are many settlements scattered around the wasteland to keep things interesting.

Sadly, Fallout: New Vegas comes with its fair share of bugs. Load times can be very unpredictable, with anywhere between 20 seconds and 3 minutes of load time. Also, after playing for a few hours my SFX stopped working. A restart fixed this and I have not encountered it again, however this sort of glitch should not be in a game. Also, while cruising around the New Vegas strip I noticed a prostitute floating above the ground, much like the Doc Mitchell glitch on YouTube. A patch has been released fixing these animation glitches, but its still a hassle, especially if you choose not to download the patch.

All in all, Fallout: New Vegas is a fantastic game which expands on its predecessor in every way, while retaining the gameplay mechanics that made Fallout 3 a success. Despite the many glitches, Fallout: New Vegas is defiantly worth your money and is guaranteed to keep you entertained for 200 hours at least.

10/10