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"辐射3" -- Simplified Chinese spelling

"異塵餘生3" -- Traditional Chinese spelling

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GameSpy PlayStation 3 Oct 27, 2008 100 Game Vortex Xbox 360 Nov, 2008 98 out of 100 98 Play.tm Xbox 360 Nov 07, 2008 96 out of 100 96 IGN Australia Xbox 360 Oct 27, 2008 9.5 out of 10 95 Lens of Truth Xbox 360 Jul 11, 2009 9.5 out of 10 95 GameLemon Xbox 360 Feb 01, 2009 9.2 out of 10 92 Eurogamer.pt Windows Oct 29, 2008 9 out of 10 90 TotalPlayStation PlayStation 3 Oct 28, 2008 9 out of 10 90 Game Over Online Windows Jan 05, 2009 90 out of 100 90 IGN UK PlayStation 3 Oct 27, 2008 8.8 out of 10 88

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1UP 2009 - "Digital Delivarence" Award for Best DLC in 2009 (Editor's Choice) 2009 - "Digital Delivarence" Award for Best DLC in 2009 (Reader's Choice)

GamePro February 2009 (issue 245) - PC Game of the Year 2008

GamePro (Germany) February 26, 2009 - Best Console RPG in 2008 (Readers Voting)

GameStar (Germany) February 26, 2009 - Best PC Game in 2008 (Reader's Voting) February 26, 2009 - Best PC RPG in 2008 (Reader's Voting)

Gamespot 2009 - Best Downloadable Content/Expansion in 2009 (Reader's Choice; for the DLCs)

GameSpy 2008 – Game of the Year 2008 – PC Game of the Year 2008 – Xbox 360 Game of the Year 2008 – PC Game of the Year (Readers' Vote) 2008 – Xbox 360 Game of the Year (Readers' Vote) 2008 – #2 PS3 Game of the Year 2008 – PC RPG of the Year 2008 – Xbox 360 RPG of the Year 2008 – PS3 RPG of the Year 2012 – #10 Top PC Gaming Intro

GameTrailers December 25, 2009 - Best Expansion/DLC in 2009 (for the DLCs)

Golden Joystick Awards 2009 - Ultimate Game of the Year 2009 - PC Game of the Year

IGN 2009 - Best Xbox 360 Aftermarket Support in 2009 (Reader's Awards; for the DLCs)

Machinima 2009 - Best DLC in 2009 (for the DLCs)

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