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Mass Effect - Xbox 360
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- Science-fiction RPG
- Explore uncharted worlds and uncover mystery
- Real-time, squad-based combat
- Character customization with a deep role-playing systems
- Credible digital actors
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| ASIN | B000OLXX86 |
|---|---|
| Release date | November 20, 2007 |
| Customer Reviews |
4.6 out of 5 stars |
| Best Sellers Rank | #19,049 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #333 in Xbox 360 Games #1,589 in PlayStation Legacy Systems |
| Pricing | The strikethrough price is the List Price. Savings represents a discount off the List Price. |
| Product Dimensions | 4.25 x 5.25 x 0.5 inches; 3.2 Ounces |
| Binding | Video Game |
| Domestic Shipping | Item can be shipped within U.S. |
| International Shipping | This item is not eligible for international shipping. Learn More |
| Language | English |
| Rated | Mature |
| Item model number | M59-00073 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 3.2 ounces |
| Manufacturer | Microsoft Software |
| Date First Available | August 9, 2006 |
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The galaxy is trapped in an endless cycle of extinction. Every 50,000 years, an ancient machine race invades the galaxy. With ruthless efficiency, the machines wipe out all advanced organic civilization. They leave behind only the scattered ruins of technology, destroying all evidence of their own existence.Few believe this ancient legend. You, however, know it to be true. The fight to stop this extinction event has become the most important mission in the galaxy."You must act without remorse, without hesitation, and outside the limits of the law."It is your mission. As Commander Shepard of the SS Normandy, you will take your elite recon squad across a galaxy in turmoil, in a desperate race to stop the return of an enemy without mercy. To stop this enemy, you must act without remorse, without hesitation, and outside the limits of the law. Your only imperative is to preserve the safety of civilized life in the galaxy - at any cost. You must become the tip of the spear of humanity, for you alone know the full extent of what is at stake if you should fail.Science-fiction Role-playing: PerfectedMass Effect allows you to create your own customizable version of Commander Shepard (or jump in and use the pre-created character) and plunge yourself into the center of an epic science-fiction story. Choose your squad-mates, your weapons, skills and abilities, and customize your vehicles, armor and appearance - you are in complete control over your experience.In the course of your mission to stop the machine invasion, you may choose to follow the path of the soldier, the tech-specialist, or the biotics-specialisteach of which brings an arsenal of unique yet equally powerful abilities to use against the enemy. Wield a multitude of weapon types with precision accuracyutilize your technical skill to turn enemy war machines against their creatorsor unleash the full power of Dark Energy against your foe with devastating effects. CAN ONLY BE EXCHANGED FOR SAME ITEM IF DEFECTIVE
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--- 5 STARS ---
The story I should keep short, but It was very well made. Assuming you've read other reviews, you probably know what the plot is. Everything in the game had a purpose and everything you interacted with was significant in its own way. Again, the way the story ends in the first game is phenomenal- whatever choices you make. I don't remember if there was any DLC, but I highly recommend buying story/missions DLC when you can for this game.
Weapon variations were great! I don't understand why they strayed away from that in ME2. ME1 hit the nail when it came to weapons you could buy or find. In ME2 you can only find weapons- 2 or 3 per slot. And it goes 1=sucks 2=better 3=best. They're drastic differences that leave you with one best weapon for each weapon type. No uniqueness there. In this game, there are over 12 weapons per style (pistol, shotgun, sniper, assault) and they are heavily upgradeable with mods. Weapon modifications also differed. In ME1 you could apply mods directly to your weapon and they would gain a noticeable upgrade. In ME2 you purchase upgrades- boring. Also, weapons in ME1 had not ammunition- just an overheat gauge. In ME2 they introduced "thermal clips." In ME3 they kept clips. I liked the ME1 system so much better. With enough upgrades for your assaut rifle, you could easily have an assault rifle that would over heat in 10 seconds in the beginning of the game- to an assault rifle that would overheat in 2 minutes and pack a hell of a punch! That was pretty cool. OP, sure, but cool. Can't do that in the sequels.
The level up system was also really nice. You simply had more choices to apply skill points to when leveling up and could easily reach lvl 45-50 in the game (more levels= more powerful skills). In ME2 your level cap is reduced and it becomes extremely generalized what you can apply points to. They seem to have corrected this in ME3 and it is once again more detailed.
The choices you make in ME1 (particularly in the last 2-4 hours in the game (depends how fast you're playing), will carry over into ME2 and affect dialogue/story choices. It's pretty cool. On the xbox, the "import character from ME1" function is seamless and pretty neat. I played ME2 on PS3 and did the genesis story (since ME1 was not available for PS3 at the time). The choices you make in ME2 are supposedly not as impactful as those in ME1. But they both combine and add on to carry over to ME3.
The best game for each category:
Story: ME1
Graphics: ME3
Weaponry: ME1/ME3
Romance Scenes: ME1
Character Level up: ME1 (though close 2nd is ME3)
Gameplay/Combat: ME3 (more...FPS style, movement)
Dialogue Creativity: ME1
Companions: ME2 (much more choices for companions, different breeds, highly interactive, detailed graphics overhaul)
I think they did a great job with ME1 and dragged their foot in the sand with ME2 and tried too hard to come back to what made ME1 with Mass Effect 3. This is a classic. Get it and enjoy what created such a large fanbase. You will appreciate it more as you play the 2nd and 3rd installments.
What more can I say, then buy and play it. Just know it is a story first, combat second. Bioware has a distinguished reputation for producing high-end RPGs that give you non-linear choices.
For those accustomed to Bioware, I simply say that I wish nowadays that Bioware would return to its older days with Knights of the Old Republic, Jade Empire, et al. I feel as we shift to more graphics, more fluff, more combat, we lose what the original concept of a RPG. Mass Effect 3 was a perilous balance (or imbalance) of story, combat, fluff, and cohesion (save the rest for the ME 3 review). The soundtrack of the ME series is good, I love M4 Pt. 2.
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It is a trilogy. I am playing Mass effect 2 now and some of the choices i made in this game changed my game in this one, Because you can import your hero from game to game.
There is the casual fighter difficulty level if you are not a Shooter amateur. You can just kill, explore and enjoy the superb story.
If you have not played through this one or the other 2 sequels, you are missing out!












