Exclusive Collector's Edition content! Get a view behind the scenes into the creation of the most anticipated game of the year! A gigantic tour of the Capital Wasteland with over 100 maps showing nearly every area in the game. Every major ammo and health cache, Bobblehead, Skill Book, Unique Weapon, Weapon Schematic, Mini Nuke, and more! Expert tactical advice on utilizing V.A.T.S. combat techniques, how best to allocate your S.P.E.C.I.A.L. abilities, plus which skills to pick as your adventure progresses. Examples for creating different types of characters, from heavy-weapon specialists to stealthy lockpicking pros. Multiple tactics and tips for every Main, Miscellaneous, and Freeform quest, including exhaustive notes on every single activity you can attempt, anywhere in the game. Flowcharts and every major Karmic choice detail exactly where your decisions lead. Plus: All you need to know about completing all endings. Giant map poster to guide you through the Wasteland! Rugged Hardcover edition for extra survivability.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Not bad, could be way better.
This is a pretty nice thing to have if you're a big Fallout fan or can find it somewhere for less than $30, it has all of the same info as the $25 standard guide plus a nice hardcover, some art in the back and an extra large poster map of the Wasteland. I can understand the difficulty involved in writing a guide for such a massive and mostly non-linear game, and most or all of the info you will ever want is in this guide... somewhere. That's the only problem with the guide, if you have a question and... more info
A beautiful guide
Not only is this guide aesthetically pleasing, it's also very helpful. Whether you're trying to be a good guy, or evil SOB... you'll get exactly what you want from this guide.
The Wasteland Survival Guide
I ordered this guide off Amazon and I have to say that Prima did an excellent job. It has info for all of the main quests and all of the side quests. One part of the guide that may be a bit difficult to navigate is the Tour of the Wasteland section where it lists every possible locale you can visit including info even on the freeform quests. It's very, very exhaustive. The book itself is very well made The paper is not glossy. I can't really describe the feel of it. It's rougher than normal paper. It... more info
A very comprehensive companion to the game
This is most likely the mostly in-depth and comprehensive strategy guide I have used (I only use them for RPGs). The authors did a most excellent job. It can even be daunting at first, as opening it up to any random page and viewing it's contents is like doing the same with a textbook, so much information. But once you learn how the book's laid out, it's not as overwhelming. The amount of valuable info held within is definitely worth the money, especially at Amazon's price. (I honestly don't know what the... more info
