92 User Reviews
5 DLC User Reviews
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Despite some minor design flaws, it exceeds expectations.
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When I first heard about Mass Effect, I was excited beyond belief. Bioware, known for their great role-playing experiences was nearly sure to deliver, and overall, they definitely did. Once you start the game, you get to make your character if you choose not to use the default (made famous ...
Reviewed by JoshS on July 22, 2008
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Mass Effect
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The game Mass Effect is a third person, over the shoulder shooter that envelops you in a futuristic environment complete with advanced technology, alien races and plenty of drama.The game begins with the creation of your character. BioWare has done a complete job of allowing you as a player to ...
Reviewed by Kaylila on March 7, 2009
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3 out of 3 found this review helpful. |
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Emotional. Epic. Engaging.
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Mass Effect is one of those games that just went over my head when it first came out. I hadn't tried it until my friend lent me the 360 version of it a few months ago. To put it simply, I played for about 6 hours and realized that I ...
Reviewed by Jugzor on Oct. 20, 2009
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2 out of 2 found this review helpful. |
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Mass Effect was a fun experience, bogged down by buggy graphics.
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Ok, I need to get this off my chest. I was not a fan of Kotor at all. I didn't care for the sci-fi / Star Wars universe. I didn't like the combat. I felt the quest system was to hard to navigate through, and finally, I hated how big ...
Reviewed by zh666 on Aug. 16, 2009
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1 out of 1 found this review helpful. |
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i dont wana write this
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Hey i just wana hold up that ME was a great game and try to type a hundred words. bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bal bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla ...
Reviewed by Kournelle on Aug. 4, 2008
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0 out of 1 found this review helpful. |
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Space Lord mother...
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I’m not exactly the kind of person who jumps for joy every time another sequel is announced to a gaming landscape that is peppered with sequels. (Some game sequels even have their own sequels; look at Call of Duty or the Tom Clancy games.) Yet, my brain will all but ...
Reviewed by CanuckEh on April 30, 2009
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1 out of 1 found this review helpful. |
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Cool Sci-Fi World, Great Story, Your Way
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Developer BioWare, famous for such games as Neverwinter Nights and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, it looks to continue to that pedigree with their latest title Mass Effect. The most important part of an RPG is its storyline and Mass Effect delivers, with a Sci-Fi Space Opera of ...
Reviewed by alpha99 on July 21, 2008
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1 out of 1 found this review helpful. |
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BioWare's Mass Effect Saga Launches Into the Final Frontier.
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Mass Effect is an audaciously ambitious game that sends Command Shepard into space to stop a looming imminent threat that will destroy the entire galaxy if not thwarted. If you stopped reading that sentence for a brief moment and reflected on your childhood, you'll say: 'isn't it just Star Wars ...
Reviewed by RockinKemosabe on May 16, 2009
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1 out of 1 found this review helpful. |
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Reviewed by olracstatus on Jan. 31, 2009
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Solid game
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This game was one of the most hyped and anticipated games of 2007, it was promoted as a game where a wide open setting and an emotional roller coaster of a story were the main driving force . It came damn close to accomplishing both. From the moment you start ...
Reviewed by pyromaniac on July 21, 2008
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Nomin's Mass Effect Review
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Bioware's next generation RPG is a grand space opera action romp with its requisite sweeping and epic plot and twists that will wrap your head around and suck you into their extensively constructed world full of wonder and wasted potential. The premise of the game has been to meld action ...
Reviewed by Nomin on July 23, 2008
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Reviewed by MattCarlo on Sept. 27, 2008
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Mass Effect - the facts
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Note- this is my first reviewGameplay:To describe mass effect's gameplay in a nutshell would be foolish. There are great, and slightly less great aspects to this section. One major part of the game is the way in which the player can interact with conversations going on in the game. The ...
Reviewed by joe_court1993 on Jan. 6, 2009
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Great story, awesome graphics, many upgrades, a must play
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Description Mass Effect was released on November 20th of 2007. It was developed by BioWare and published by Microsoft Game Studios and Electronic Arts. The lead designer was Casey Hudson and the lead composer was Jack Wall. Mass Effect is one of the first open story line video games. Since ...
Reviewed by FocuS on June 2, 2009
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Good game slow start.
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Mass EffectReview.Admittedly within the spam section I did say it was a little boring, but having been reduced to having nothing else to play, it was either that or boredom.So I played that, got past all the intro, which is very slow to start but it's a nice introduction to ...
Reviewed by Ineedaname on March 16, 2009
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Succeeds on the problems of KOTOR in an original world-
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Bioware is primarily known for two games-Balders Gate- This game series set a new standard in the fantasy RPG world.KOTOR- Primarily known as the best Star Wars game ever made.As great as these two games are, They and Bioware have been limited by these licenses for a long time, so ...
Reviewed by Ferginator4k on June 14, 2009
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Story prevails over adversity...
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If one recalls my Assassin's Creed review, I spoke about a game not delivering on the promises it makes during development. In a way, this point relates to Mass Effect, a game that, despite the LOFTIEST of promises made during the games lengthy production, seems to have followed through with ...
Reviewed by ImperiousRix on July 21, 2008
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Awe-inspiring.
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To berate this game for its buggy graphics, annoying elavators, save glitches, and convoluted inventory system would be to miss the point of the game entirely. Even years after it's release, its impact still remains: no other game captures conversation and story like this one. It takes a lot of ...
Reviewed by dancingphlower on Aug. 17, 2009
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Mass Effect is a pretty good game...
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Mass Effect is an action-RPG set in the distant alien rich future in which you play the role of Commander Shepard, an officer for the Systems Alliance Navy....As in most RPG's before you start the game you are asked to create a character...Now you can either create a generic character ...
Reviewed by Cynical_M on July 29, 2008
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Great story that draws you in.
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The Good: Good start - Terrific voice acting - Great story that draws you in - Plenty of different and unique planets to visit - Many fun and unique powers.The Bad: Terrible vehicle navigation - Some annoying glitches/issues.Mass Effect, you take on the role of Commander Shepard, an Alliance Military ...
Reviewed by Enemy on Aug. 23, 2008
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A Few Minor Flaws Keep It From Perfection
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There's an epidemic going around. It's symptoms are readily recognizable: clothing made of iron, weapons made of steel and wood, haughty elves, drunken dwarves, prophencies being fulfilled and, of course, severe dragons. I'm talking about the epidemic that seems to be sweeping the game industry that forces all RPGs, be ...
Reviewed by Undeadpool on July 26, 2009
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Intergalactic travel too long? Just play Mass Effect!
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Mass Effect is a pretty difficult game to score because there are something’s about the game that seem inexcusable in terms of it’s overall polish and even flaws within the inherent design itself, but there are some things about the game that other games try to do what Mass Effect ...
Reviewed by insanejedi on Dec. 31, 2008
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Amazing story, immersive experience.
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Mass Effect is without a doubt one of the most immersive, richly detailed games I’ve ever played. The amount of detail in the game is absolutely astounding and I found myself completely absorbed. The best story of any game I’ve ever played. Can’t wait for the sequel
Reviewed by holabendez on June 4, 2009
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Fantastic Story
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Finished Mass Effect a month or two ago, and I really liked it. The graphics and story were impressive. The combat was OK, i think my problem was that I was trying to play it a shooter (Mass Effect is the first RPG I've played) so it felt cumbersome to ...
Reviewed by danielok on Sept. 20, 2008
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Mass Effect, great story, fantastic game play
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I beat mass Effect in the course of 1 week, and regardless of rushing through a great game, it was an amazing ride, the story was captivating and invigorating, a great appeal to keep on playing. The game has a fantastic sex appeal to it, playing part dating sim when ...
Reviewed by Starforce9 on July 27, 2009
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Mass effect(Tought me the meaning of love between man and game)
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If you have a Xbox 360 (or a very good computer(and I mean a VERY good computer) and you don't have at least tried Mass effect Ionly have one thing to say "HAHAHAHA I played Mass effect before you, LOSER!!!" I had a RELLY GREAT time playing Mass effect and maybe ...
Reviewed by sebbe_dk on Aug. 25, 2009
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A great RPG but with an average combat mechanism
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Note: Read prequel book (Mass Effect: Revelations) by Drew Karpyshyn and enjoyed it, a good read. You might want to get it to have a good understanding of the ME Universe, species and key characters. That, in turn, got me to buying Drew's other books, Star Wars: Darth Bane which ...
Reviewed by eXists on July 24, 2008
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An experience that is like nothing else.
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Mass Effect should be legendary. It could have been remembered for years to come as a pinnacle of video gaming. It could have been revolutionary. Sadly, though, it ends up tripping over its own potential by effectively ruining its own immersion.So what's so legendary about Mass Effect? Well, first of ...
Reviewed by Splitterguy on Dec. 23, 2008
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Best RPG of 2007.
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A lot of things could be said about mass effect, Awesome storyline, Replayability, Great character customization, and the list goes on. About 100 years in the future, mankind discovers an artifact on mars that advances their technology by 200 years, making space travel and general living something unheard of today. ...
Reviewed by Gunner on July 22, 2008
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masterpiece. buy it . support bioware.
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Mass effect is without a doubt one of the best games ever made, it has some flaws but when you look at it in its majority you cannot help but give it a pure 10/10.The story like all the games of bioware is of epic scale, i am not gonna ...
Reviewed by ioannisdenton on Nov. 18, 2009
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Nov. 20, 2007
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| Aliases | ME |
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OFLC: MA15+
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CERO: D
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| ESRB |
ESRB: M
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BBFC: 12
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Mass Effect Achievement Guide
Guide for Xbox360 Gamerscore achievements for Mass Effect
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