This game's great!  Some people are complaining that it's just about the same as the original, but how do you improve something that's perfect?  Plus, it's not just the same as Fallout 1, mainly because of its many, many  subplots that you can be involved in.  I think the subplots are even more  fun than the actual story!  You'll find yourself saying, "To heck with  the stinking starving villagers.  I've got to become a Made Man for the  Wright Family!" (or whatever your current situation is).  Regardless  of whether you played the last Fallout or not, it's a great game worth  buying.