Mass Effect 2

2010 looks to be a great year for the gaming industry. Usually there are not that many great games that come out early in the year. This year we start out the year with the highly anticipated Mass Effect 2 (available only on Xbox360 and PC). What makes the game really unique is the fact that you can transfer all your saved data from the first Mass Effect game to the second game to continue as your original character. If you had a cool looking scared up character (like I did) you can transfer that character to the second game and continue to play as him as well as be as bad or good as you were in the first game.


The game still has the unique dialog system, where your decisions effect all aspects of the game. You can be good, neutral or bad. You can ask questions to other characters, or just get down to the point and get to the mission. Its a very large map, since you got the whole galaxy to explore. If fact, the game is two-discs long. Thats impressive! There are a lot of main quests as well as tons of side missions or assignments. You can also decide which crew member you're going to have an affair with.



There are a wide range of characters you can assemble into your team. Some of them you'll remember from the first Mass Effect game. But there are some new character that are introduced in the second one. Miranda, a biogenetic character built to be all perfect with body and mind. Thane Krios, a Drell assassin who is dying from a disease known as Kepler's Syndrome. Grunt, a pure blood, tank-bred Krogan. As well as many more!



There are a wide range of weaponry as well. The most useful and reliable will probably be the M-8 Avenger Assault Rifle. Another usual weapon, used for long distance shooting is the M-92 Mantis Sniper Rifle. The gun that should be used for close counter shooting would have to be the M-23 Katana Shotgun. There are other weapons as well, such as the M-100 Grenade Launcher, the M-490 Blackstorm Projector, the M-622 Avalanche, and the M-90 Cain.

Mass Effect 2 is a must buy game for any Xbox360 and PC owners. Its wide open world is fascinating to explore as well as beautiful to look at. The graphics are amazing. The sounds are phenomenal. The voice acting is believable, making the storyline more gripping. Mass Effect is going to be a trilogy, so lets see what BioWare has to offer in the next game! Thank you for reading!

Game On!