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　　External Websites Falmouth University Research Repository - Categorizing Morality Systems through the Lens of Fallout The New York Times - Welcome, Vault Dwellers: A Guide to the Fallout Universe Official Site of Fallout, Bethesda Softworks BBC - Fallout review: This adaptation of the post-apocalyptic video game franchise is 'a vivid, brutal romp' Computer Hope - Fallout Ask the Chatbot a Question Written by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Article History Table of Contents Table of Contents Ask the Chatbot Fallout, electronic game released by American game developer Interplay Entertainment in 1997 for personal computers (PCs). Fallout contained many traditional role-playing game (RPG) elements, such as turn-based play and characters that evolve as experience is gained, but it added a variety of innovations that earned the title much critical acclaim. In the first Fallout game, set in a postapocalyptic world in the year 2161, the player’s character resides in a fallout shelter known as Vault 13. When a device that recycles water for the shelter’s residents breaks, the character must venture into a barren landscape to find a replacement part. ...(100 of 283 words)

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