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 enlarge | From: Microsoft
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $99.99
New (9) Used (5) from $60.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 2881
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Age: 17 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 4.8 x 1.2
UPC: 882224467827
EAN: 0882224467827
ASIN: B000XJJRTI
Release Date: November 20, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand new but not sealed, game was purchased as a store display copy, all extras including the tin case, artbook and story book are included, both discs are unplayed and have not been used.
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 A great game that you must play, but skip the Limited Edition February 3, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
There are plenty of reviews hailing the excellence of Mass Effect, and so there is little point in providing yet another review of the game itself - on a scale of 1 to 10, it deserves a score on the higher end of between an 8 and a 9 - its an awesome game and while it isn't perfect, there is no comparable experience on any system.
That said, unless you love seeing concept art or have extraordinary passion for BioWare, then avoid the Limited Edition. The LE comes in a tin box that is tough to get in and out of - your discs are actually enclosed in a carboard case that is really kind of cheap (much like the Halo LE). The extra content disc is not terribly special or original, has little real substance, and some of it is available for download Free on Xbox Live Marketplace or on the internet. The Codex book that comes with it is again nice to have, but the same information, with sound, graphics, and text, is available in-game (and frankly much more rewarding experienced that way). Finally, while you do get some gamer pics and themes, none of them are so special that you'd feel satisfied actually paying for them.
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 You'll certainly get your money's worth. February 3, 2008
There certainly is a lot to keep busy with in Mass Effect. My first play-through was right around 40 hours. Exploring all of the various planets is pretty fun, thought it has the slight potential to become repetitive after a while.
The narrative was very well-written. Towards the end there I found the story to be very engrossing.
There are a few annoying issues with the UI and the inventory system. I think the developers gave each item two or three levels of skin detail. At first, they load all of the lowest quality skins, then the higher quality ones. This is a good technique to have a lot of detailed skins on-screen at one time, but the drawback is that quite often you can watch the skins draw onto the characters and environments. It isn't a problem at all, but it can be distracting at times. The inventory system was the source of greatest frustration for me. Toward the end, I spent about 10 minutes after each mission selling unneeded items to the store guy. It doesn't allow you to sell multiples of an item; if you have four of an unwanted item, you have to sell each individually. It isn't a deal-breaker, but it can be annoying if you have a lot to sell.
Overall, a terrific game. If you liked Knights of the Old Republic, then you will probably like Mass Effect.
 A lot of bang for your buck. February 1, 2008
The game has some frame rate and texture pop-in issues, but this is more of an engine problem. Even with these problems, the game provides a hundred hours of enjoyment.
A masterpiece of the art form January 25, 2008
This game is a crown jewel of the industry. Easily the best game I've played this year.
a few points January 25, 2008
I m about couple days into the Mass Effect. Just a few points I like to point out base my previous RPG games exp. Overall it's a great game, Sci-fi is definitely my kind of stuff.
I hope Bioware can see this post when they develop their next one.
1. Inventory management needs improvement, player cannot sort inventories like armor, weapon, or upgrade by any criteria like name, cost, effectiveness. With 150 items one can hold, this gets frustrated. I rely on go to a merchant (or requistion officer to see how many items I have) because there is no inventory management)
2. It's not neccessary to show the entire list of armors when I'm try to arm Garrus (the Turian Agent). I really don't need to see all Human armors I have, cuz Garrus cannot wear them anyway.
3. Upgrade can be pain too, currently I have to press X button twice to do a simple upgrade. One for Weapon upgrade and one for ammo upgrde. Because there are two slots.
I would like to thank Bioware to create such a fantastic game and I'm looking forward to the next one.
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