The hero from Vault 101 does battle high above the post-apocalyptic planet in this latest set of screenshots from Fallout 3's Mothership Zeta downloadable content.

I've got to hand it to Bethesda. These three screens are certainly unlike anything I ever expected to see in Fallout 3. That Oblivion engine sure is versatile, depicting the not-so-deep depths of space as readily as it does the ruined streets of Washington D.C. or the vast plains of Cyrodiil. It almost makes me want the company to take a stab at a space opera setting. A first-person Mass Effect-style title perhaps? I'd buy it. Hell, I'd buy it, get bored, trade it in, and then buy it again a month later.

Mothership Zeta will be released on August 3rd for the Xbox 360 and PC.

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