I like a good dumb action story, movie, or game as much as the next guy (I guess it’s why I own the Matrix Reloaded on DVD), but it’s not as palatable when an otherwise intriguing and intelligent setting gets things like currently trendy music, cursing, and top heavy female characters hung all over it. Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel (F:BOS), a Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance clone that delivers a decent enough game play experience, gets its otherwise well-rendered post-nuclear setting dragged down by that reach for the oft-catered-to “guy” demographic. This is a shame because even with its layer of cheese, F:BOS does a good job of evoking the gritty atmosphere and humor that made the Fallout setting immortal in the minds of RPG fans. As for the game play itself, it lags behind the other action RPG games currently available, but is certainly capable of holding one’s attention.