30th Aug
An outstanding game to my taste - liked it as much as Dragon Age. Those who like RPG, character developing, equipment, weapons, etc. will surely enjoy it! Those who like an interesting (and I DO mean interesting) storyline will enjoy it even more! Oh, and those who like the storyline to be flexible and change according to your own decision will just spend few days non-stop over this game... ehhm, I did!
19th Apr
Such a lovely game! Bioware is always top of the line imo. Quit thinking about buying this awesome game and just buy it already! It will keep you busy if you like rpg type games. The universe is huge in this one! I was addicted for about a month, still play it on a regular basis.
4th Apr
first things first, if you bought dragonage origins the DLC for ME2 doesnt not work the same way, its a standard download and install rather than the ingame technique that they used in DA:O -------------- dont expect the ammount of items you got in ME1, its all gone now. 3 or 4 assault rifles, 2 pistols, etc and a few sets of armour------- as for the armour be aware that there is no in mission toggle to remove your helmet, and ALL the dlc armour is one piece, no mix and matching and that includes full helmets...great story, gone are the pointless circle minigames from the first ME, gone is the open planet exploration too. i liked it, but i think its a case of removing some of the rpg elements to more cater to the 3rd person shooter crowd
29th Jan
Mass Effect 2 is an achievement in gaming of the greatest order. It has exciting visceral combat, akin to the one found in such blockbusters as Gears of War 2. The RPG elements are the best we've seen in the past few years, every character is extremely well-developed, has a background story, and the game genuinely makes us care for the characters. Exploration is also superb, with addictive mini-games and side quests that truly affect the outcome of your game. No two mass effect 2 playthroughs will be the same and that is what makes this game great.
27th Jan

I don't have to say that "If you liked Mass Effect, then Mass Effect 2 is a must-buy" ... because you either know that, our you didn't like Mass Effect.
The story continues. No surprise. Bigger and better than the first. I didn't like the state of the universe without my imported character --- so I'm not sure how well people who don't have a Mass Effect character to import are going to like this.
I'm a little disappointed in the extras. I bought the digital deluxe version and I preordered. A number of the items conflict --- you end up with several armor choices, but you can only wear one on any particular mission. The item buffs are nice, but a little more thought could have gone into the fact that someone may own Dragon's age (blood armor), have preordered (more armor) and bought the deluxe edition (yet more armor).
There also appears to be a little less illusion of choice on missions. You immediately return to the ship on completing a mission. If you're out in the middle of a space station, you end up back on your ship and you have to re-dock at the space station if you want to do something else there. Similarly, the citidel isn't so much walking. The "Precidium" stop pops you into Anderson's office. No wandering around.
These are small quibbles in the scheme of things. The story is grand. Cry, laugh, shout ooh-rah... it's all in there. The action is direct and in-your-face. The voice acting is first rate. Even the camera work and facial animations of the dialogue scenes is enhanced. I somewhat pity the fools that play this on an xbox. It's so pretty on a PC --- and it runs full spec on my i7/920 and nVidia 275 at 1920x1200.
If anything bioware has caught your eye in the last 3 years, you're going to buy this eventually... might as well be now :).

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