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Few games deserve the word "epic". This fantastic sci-fi, role-playing shooter is one that does.

Words: Eric Bratcher, GamesRadar US
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There are also a few small frustrations and peculiarities we were surprised to see in such a major game. Organizing, comparing and managing your inventory is a huge mess. One particular cavern map is reused over and over on different planets. You spend far too much time standing in elevators and run too slowly. It often places potentially plot-changing conversations directly after boss battles. And it's glitchy - twice, we had to restart our 360 because the game had completely locked up, and two other times we encountered critical doors that refused to open, forcing us to reload our saved game.

All that said, any weaknesses are handily overwhelmed by the game's amazing strengths. When we finished Mass Effect the first time, the very next thing we did was start it all over again. It's clear that this is the beginning of a fantastic franchise, and we're already salivating over the possibilities for Mass Effect II.

You'll love
  • Fantastic story and characters
  • Caters to both shooters and RPGers
  • Nice sense of scale - feels big
You'll hate
  • Rough edges around combat
  • Could be longer, more open-ended
  • Clunky inventory system

 
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jar-head  - 6 months 21 days ago 
playing again, the inventory is Very clunky, you can only hold 150 items. that may sound alot, but that consists of assault rifles/shotguns/pistols/sniper rifles/grenades/ armor/ biotech tools and omni tech tools, owe, and dont forget the Upgrades that come with Each Section. Bioware Has to fix that issue since they said ME was a trilogy and that if you finished the first and saved the game you can play the second game using that Same character, and that the first games effects the second in your choices. Of course any starting trilogy is gana have some clunky stuff that is usually fixed or improved in the second. But wheres ME Next DLC besides Bring down the sky?
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Forsakenday  - 4 months 14 days ago 
I just finished this game and It is amazing. The ending is epic and I can't wait for ME2. I do admit the inventory system is pretty horrid. If they fixed that, it would probably get a 10 on GR. But for me it already is a 10.
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Mass Effect

Genre: Role Playing
Release date: 23 Nov 2007
Published by: Microsoft
Developed by: BioWare
Franchise: Mass Effect
Features: 16:9 Widescreen, HDTV: 720p, 1080i, 1080p
Multiplayer Modes:
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1 player SOLO
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