Mass Effect (Prima Official Game Guide) [Paperback]

Stephen Stratton (Author), Bryan Stratton (Author), Brad Anthony (Author)

Book Description

Series: Prima Official Game Guide | Publication Date: November 20, 2007

To get the full effect, you need this guide

•Full mission & optional assignment walkthroughs
•Massive galactic codex section for all the background you could want
•All Achievements and how to get them
•Mass Effect warfare secrets revealed

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Matters are quickly spiraling out of control for humanity and the Systems Alliance. The geth have assaulted a major human colony on Eden Prime, killing hundreds of peaceful inhabitants.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Prima Games (November 20, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761554084
• ISBN-13: 978-0761554080
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 0.5 x 10.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,629 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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105 of 108 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unfortunate oversights make this guide less than helpful., November 21, 2007

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Justin - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mass Effect (Prima Official Game Guide) (Paperback)

Game guides are a difficult product - since they are usually published at the same time as the game, they are often rushed to print, and it shows in this case. There are entire sections of the guide missing, including the interpersonal subplot section (even though it's referenced elsewhere in the guide!). Some "how to do this" descriptions are explicitly left out (for example, one acheivement says "It's up to you to figure out the rest."). None of the choices that must be made for certain conversation rewards are laid out. Only buy this guide if you absolutely must; otherwise, searching the internet for online guides written by fans will give you much more precise, helpful, and accurate information.

88 of 93 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Rush to print creates shoddy product., November 22, 2007

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Gamer Girl (Austin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mass Effect (Prima Official Game Guide) (Paperback)

This is the worst game guide I have ever purchased. There are numerous typos, and printing errors. There are even errors in the table of contents. There are references to appendicies which do not exist. There is no information on the romantic subplots. Whole sections are printed out twice in a row. Save yourself a headache and do not buy this guide!

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Pages missing, January 4, 2008

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Film Buff (Louisville, Ky United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mass Effect (Prima Official Game Guide) (Paperback)

I have to agree with the multiple reviewers that call this a shoddy product. There are more than a few pages missing. For example in the table of contents, it skips straight to Appendix 3, without listing Appendices 1 and 2. However, multiple times in the text of the book references are made to these missing appendices.
Also, on a few occassions, the only mention at all of some of the numerous side missions, called assigments in the game, is a checklist at the beginning of each chapter; no explanation on how to better complete them is given.
This book is not all bad as it does give a rather extensive list of equipment available, as well as extensive talent matrices that will help you maximize your player's abilities. However, in comparison to some of Prima's other game guides, this one is subpar.