• Mass Effect 2

    Mass Effect 2

    Bharath Kumar B, Feb 06, 2010 1000 hrs IST

    Way better than its predecessor

    Innovative gameplay, great story line, excellent voice acting, conversation model is engaging and useful, impressive visuals, combat is fierce and immersive

    Ending could have been better, vehicle handling is a bit irritating, scanning planets for resources is time consuming and can get boring

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The graphics and cinematic are much better and real time shooting with ammo is more fun than the previous overload feature. Also, the hacking concept is fresh. Scanning for different resources which are essential for upgrade is also quite interesting but often time consuming. It gets to you after a while, similar to scavenging for minerals in ME1. The Level design is an added advantage that keeps every mission fresh and new. However, there is no inventory management screen here. Only upgrades are possible, which is good, rather than picking up lot of stuff and selling it to earn credits as in ME1.

The game works smooth at 1280 x 800 with all the graphics set to medium & anisotropic filtering at 4x on an Intel Core 2 Duo with 4 GB of RAM and a 9800 GT graphics card. It looks very good too. However, if you want to play it at higher settings with all the bells and whistles turned on, you better invest in a much more powerful rig, especially on the graphics front. Or simply buy an Xbox 360.



All said and done, Mass Effect 2 is a masterpiece with hardly any major flaws. It is a must-play for all action RPG fans, irrespective of whether you have played the first installment or not. My personal advice would be to finish the first and then move on to the second. It is worth the effort. Mass Effect is said to be a trilogy and I hope Bioware better have a kickass concept for the third chapter, as it is going to be one hell of a challenge to better this one. But that is Bioware's headache. Till then with Mass Effect 2 and its side missions, you have a great role to play.



 

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bobby
,hamilton, on Feb 24, 2010 05:41 AM
i hate you im emo i cut myself braaaaa
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Rahul M
,Chennai, on Feb 12, 2010 12:33 PM
What vehicle handling are u talking abt? One of the negative points u mentioned is:vehicle handling is a bit irritating As far as i know... there are no vehicles... and ive played through the game thrice till now.
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Girish
,Mysore, on Feb 15, 2010 07:11 PM
Its actually navigating the Normandy i guesss... thats annoying..it just jumps offf.
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Primathur
,Bangalore, on Feb 07, 2010 09:29 AM
Everyone needs to pick this game up and play it. ITs fantastic!!!
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Varun
,Mumbai, on Feb 07, 2010 09:28 AM
This is a game for the Ages. The cinematic storyline, the excellent voice acting (I'll die for Tricia Helfer!!!), the incredible sound and the gameplay all bled together so seamlessly! The game characters are incredibly life-like - I've never seen such a connection in a game before. I've fallen in love with an in-game heroine (Miranda Lawson!! ) The final battle sequence is the finest in Gaming History IMO and will leave you breathless!! Beware - this game is dark - whatever you felt watching Empire Strikes Back - you'll feel it here too!! A testament to the game's genius!!!
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Girish
,Mysore, on Feb 06, 2010 02:39 PM
Nicely done... Have played Mass Effect. will definitely go for this one right away. been waiting for this.. good review thanks for screen caps. add some videos may be. will be good to see videos of games on Tech tree
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