She stated that in early Fallout games, Power Armor had to be earned, but 'turned you into an unstoppable force, capable of changing the entire world around you'. Patricia Hernandez of Kotaku called the Power Armor of Fallout 4 'better than ever'. This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards. While not part of the Power Armor Edition, red 'Nuka-Cola' helmets sold at GameStop were recalled due to mold contamination, said to be part of a 'comedy of errors' surrounding the game's release. While its appearance was praised as 'top notch', aspects such as the paint job and voice box were criticized as 'cheap', and the visor as difficult to see through. A $200 version of Fallout 76 known as the Power Armor Edition was bundled with a replica Power Armor helmet. Merchandise ДЄ Power Armor figurine made by Japanese toymaker ThreeZero was released in 2016 for nearly $400.

In Fallout 4, Power Armor was notably more heavily integrated into gameplay, with suits becoming customizable, interactable objects in the game world that the player climbs into rather than typical clothing, and requiring power cells to use. Power Armor has been called an iconic aspect of Fallout, and has featured as an item in every game in the series. It not only allows for protection from enemy fire but enables the wearer to carry extremely heavy weapons and other objects with ease. In the fictional lore of the series, it was developed before the Great War, a devastating nuclear conflict, by a group of United States defense contractors called West Tek. Power Armor, also referred to as powered combat infantry armor, is a type of powered exoskeleton that appears in the post-apocalyptic Fallout video game franchise. Interplay Entertainment, Bethesda Softworks

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