9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Guide and awesome Art Book, December 14, 2007
This review is from: Mass Effect: Prima Official Game Guide / The Art of Mass Effect (2 Volume Set) (Hardcover)
This set is wonderful...Sure the Guide Book isn't hard cover, but it is full of great tips, and no Mass-Effect fan should be without it. As for the Art Book, the guys at Bioware sure do have fantastic talent and imagination. A highly recommended purchase, especially if you love the game.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great for art fans into game design, June 30, 2008
This review is from: Mass Effect: Prima Official Game Guide / The Art of Mass Effect (2 Volume Set) (Hardcover)
I got this for the art book, so I don't have a strong opinion on the guide. That said, the guide is useful for completionists like me. The "collecting" side quests may be quite hard to complete without any help as many of the objects don't show up on the maps until you get near them. This book will save you a lot of time by marking them out for you. Although you can get all the information you need online, it's handy to have a printed version while you're within the game.
The art book contains a lot of gorgeous concept art that really shows how much attention has gone into the design of this fabulous game. Mass Effect has one of the best game stories I've encountered, and if you love the story as much as I do, you'll enjoy reliving the game via the artwork and seeing how the design of the characters and aliens evolved into their final versions.
The chapters cover the gamut: characters, races, environments, vehicles - there's even a "details" sections that covers miscellaneous stuff like furniture. The pages are dominated by the pictures, descriptive text is present but minimal; the way it should be.
I would give the art book a 5 star, but overall the set receives a 4-star because the guide is pretty straightforward, and there's nothing really special about this so-called collector's edition.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great for some essentials, but references missing content., December 1, 2009
This review is from: Mass Effect: Prima Official Game Guide / The Art of Mass Effect (2 Volume Set) (Hardcover)
This guide is pretty good in general but references Appendices that were apparently cut and has typos and some inaccurate info, Its great for covering the planets and the key points of the major missions.
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