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Mass Effect Review (continued)
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Manufacturer: Electronic Arts
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ESRB Rating: Mature
Platform(s): Windows Vista, Windows XP
Release Date: May 27, 2008
Average Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars
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Date: 2008-10-22
Full of bugs, support non-existent
Oh dear, this could have been a wonderful game. But clearly it got ruined during the transfer from the console. Lots of graphic bugs, protection errors and incompatibilities with even the newest hardware with the latest drivers leaves tons of players in deep frustration. Just check the Bioware forums. I spent two days re-formatting and re-installing my PC only to run into multiple levels of software failures. No real patch for any of this in sight, plain ignorance on EA/Biowares side. Don't buy unless you have very high pain and frustration tolerance and LOTS of time to spend!
Date: 2008-10-22
DRM Prevents ME From Buying The Game
This game uses the same horrible DRM scheme that is found on Bioshock, Far Cry 2, Crysis Warhead, Spore, Dead Space, Sacred 2, and Red Alert 3. I refuse to purchase a game that requires me to ask permission to install the game. There are several games that I own that I have had to install more than five times for various reasons. That is why I refuse to purchase a game that limits the number of times I can install the game, let alone a DRM program (like SecuRom) that could be considered a trojen horse.
As a side note, this DRM method does nothing to stop piracy. All of these games were pirated within hours of their release and in the case of some, like spore, even before their release (with the exceptions of Sacred 2 and Red Alert 3 which have not been released yet, however the developers confirmed that they would use the SecuRom activation DRM scheme). The only thing this DRM does do is prevent this game from entering the used game market.
Date: 2008-10-18
BioWare's best hit yet!
Before I bought this game, I read the other reviews here: most seem to think the game is a "port" and is thus "horrible" and other similar complaints. I played my friend's XBox version for all of maybe three hours just to see if I liked it. Then I bought the PC version and have played it through 3 times.
The graphic engine in this game is amazing. It's almost photographic... and the NPCs reactions (facial and gestural) seem almost natural.
This game is wonderful! It features full facial customization for your character (male or female) and you can even set up nine different history/mentality combinations that will effect how some NPCs react to you, and will give you an extra mission depending on what you choose. You can also choose from six different character classes that focus on combat abilities, biotic "magic" abilities, and tech abilities, and any combination of two of those.
The conversation is different than any other BioWare (I've played) all of your (CDR Shepard's) lines are fully voice-scripted as well. When it's your turn to choose what CDR Shepard says, there is a dialogue wheel at the bottom. There you can choose from up to six "snippets" of a few words that CDR Shepard will expand into full sentances. If you click early, CDR Shepard will deliver his/her line at the "dramatically appropriate" time. It's sweet. You can even put points into "Charm" or "Intimidate" to add more dialogue options, and points open up as you become closer to mastering "Paragon" (light) or "Renegade" (dark) respectively.
The game-play itself is similar to a 3rd Person shooter. But apart from games like "HALO", Mass Effect still uses an RPG level system. By putting points into a specific weapon or power skill, it improves the odds that you'll hit your enemy, and you'll do more damage. (It's very smilar in that regards to Jade Empire, if you've played it.)
The one thing I didn't like was that the plot aspect of the game was entirely too short. This was made up for, however, by the 30+ optional worlds you could travel to for subplots.
And make absolutely sure to download the FREE Bring Down the Sky expansion pack from bioware.com (or click Downloadable Content from the Splash Screen). It gives an extra 2-3 hours of gameplay, and an entirely new species of alien.
Will you finally bring peace to the galaxy? Will you force domination upon all other species? Or will all organic life be utterly destroyed. The choice is yours in Mass Effect.
Date: 2008-10-16
I really wanted to purchase this game!!
I bought Mass Effect for the XBOX on the day it was released.
In fact I bought the XBOX just to play the game.
The game is great, but I am really a PC Gamer and not much of a console person. I'm just used to a keyboard and mouse and find aiming more accurate than using a gamepad.
I came to Amazon.com just a minute ago looking forward to buying the PC
version for my newly upgraded gaming rig.
After reading the reviews about the horrible copy protection that EA Games slapped on it I have changed my mind. I never bought Half-Life 2 for the same reason.
If they come out with a 2.0 version that does not contain SecureRom (like X3: Reunion did) I will definitely go out and buy it.
It's like they took a Ribeye steak which was cooked to perfection and dumped rancid catsup on it. Why???
Date: 2008-10-15
Great fun
If you like shooters and star trek then this is a great game ,I love the fact that you can make your own character. Dictating how you want your character to look . This is the third Bioware game I've purchased and I've enjoyed every one.
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