In 1986, the world's worst nuclear disaster occurred at the Chernobyl power station. Soviet authorities established a 30km 'Exclusion Zone' around this nuclear wasteland, but in 2006 a second explosion rocked the stricken reactor, obliterating all living things and causing the Zone's boundaries to ripple outwards. From this epicenter came waves of mutated creatures, deadly radiation, and a strange, anomalous energy. The Zone was cordoned off by the military, who would shoot on sight anyone foolish enough to brave the horrors within.
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Great Game. Blends Action, Realism, Exploration, and Horror all in 1 game very well, more well than any other game you will find, this is the best of the series so far, with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 scheduled for release sometime in 2012.