One thing that has not been mentioned yet is the battery life issue. The clock will run for about a week before the display starts to dim and the batteries need to be replaced. I have changed my batteries twice since buying this clock for my game room(using brand new Duracels). I am ebaying the clock to try and recover some of my loss from buying this bundle.
Also, this battery life problem is not an isolated issue. It is happening on all Pip-boys. Fans are posting rants on message boards all over the internet. It took some time for the problem to surface because most people assumed the issue was with the generic batteries that were included with the clock. I can confirm that the problem is with the clock, not with the batteries.
Buy the collector's edition or standard edition -just don't waste your money on this cheap "collector's item".
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Fallout 3, the game, is very enjoyable & has taken up a fair amount of my time lately. However, Fallout 3, the merch, is far short of expectations.The Exclusive Survival Edition is not worth the premium over the other versions.
1) The Pip-Boy 3000 looks & feels cheaply made. The clock doesn't have the amount of detail originally presented. It is made from creaky injection molded plastic & visually has the appeal of a dollar store item, not a $129.99 item.
Mine was also DOA on arrival, totally failing to power on after installing the *three* AAA batteries it required.
2) The bobble-head is "cute" but was not attached to the base, therefore it won't stand up.
Both of these are apparently due to poor quality control. The box was in pristine condition when it arrived, so the "damage" does not appear to be due to shipping.
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Great game, however the bundle arrived late from Amazon, despite release day shipping. Pip-boy clock is garbage, arrived with a broken button, clock completely depletes 3xAA batteries in one week. For the $50 premium, one could reasonably expect a clock that works, instead bethesda support reccomends following warranty information Just $20.00 to fix your clock that never worked in the first place! Bethesda forums are filled with people dissatisfied with this bundle.Again, this review is for this specific bundle, the game itself is great, and even the Collectors Edition is nice, but the premium "Survival" edition, intended as a treat for fans of the franchise, is a piece of junk.
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First of all, this is the best game ever. I'm a big fan of the whole Fallout series and this one is the best so far. I just wish I could play it with a friend. Hopefully they'll add that in some future download. If you liked Bio Shock, then you'll probably like Fallout 3 (unless you love first person shooters and hate role playing games).Second, this package is expensive. The Pip-Boy 3000 "clock" is pretty cheap, as in dollar store cheap. If it were a squirt gun, it wouldn't be your average Super-Soaker, it'd be a cheap, no-name, drug-store, made-for-toddlers, leaks-like-a-sieve, bargain-bin, piece-of-crap. It drained the batteries in a few days (I'm not sure how old the batteries were, but I had expected them to last longer). It doesn't even have an alarm, let alone a radio, and honestly, for the price, it should have those things just like all the other $20 clocks do. At least some sound effects, for Atom's sake! I'm much more satisfied with my Halo 3 Legendary Edition helmet (which I can't wear and it doesn't light up, but at least it's got a unique number). Still, I kinda like it... the Pip-Boy... call it childish inspiration, like a Lego kit.
Also, the bobble-head isn't nearly as good as the one I have of Kane from Command & Conquer: Kane's Revenge. It's almost as cheap as the clock, but more like a trade-show-freebie or a gift-store-goodie. BUT, the lunch box, art book, and DVD mini-documentary are pretty good. Sure, I "remember" my lunch box being pretty big and heavy in grade school, and this one seems small and fragile by comparison, but I'm a lot bigger now, and besides, there's enough room in it for a sandwich and some jet (just not enough for a Nuka-Cola).
Only hard-core fans of the series and collectors should find this worth their hard earned dollars... Some may find the extras just take up space.
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The game is great, buy it now!The Amazon exclusive pip-boy clock is a hunk of junk. Mine worked for 5 days and then the clock started fading until after one week of opening the package it was 100% broken. I was left with a cheap plastic replica and a broken clock that I paid an extra $50 for. I shipped the whole thing back for a refund and bought the game from a local store.
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