11 out of 12(92%)reviewers recommend this product.
Product Reviews
Overall rating
5/ 5
Gameplay
5/ 5
Graphics
4/ 5
Sound
5/ 5
Lasting Appeal
5/ 5
14yroldthatpwnsu
fromSan Antonio, TX
This game is perfect for:casual gamers
Easy to port
PostedJuly 17, 2012
I love Mass Effect, the one reason why because it is easy to port to my mac using wineskin, i also have the DLC for it. Graphics are ok, but not bad. Its a great game, its fun and awesome, and i can brag that i have it on my Macintosh. Even though I do not like EA publishing it, i still like it.
I played Mass Effect 2 first before I played Mass Effect. I was instantly in awe at the second one. me2 called for some high pc requirements but it was well worth searching out a pc that could run the game. The reason why I bought me1 was to see the story behind me2. The dialogue in me2 always confused me when characters would speak of saren, sovreign, the battle of the citadel, protheans etc. so i purchased me1 to get more of a feel for the mass effect series. The me1 is truly a great game. I love how you can choose how the game plays out and how the decisions you make in the first game continue into me2 if you load it into your me2 folder. A decision based game is truly the future of gaming. Overall me1 is a fanastic game
A pretty good and involved RPG. I like that you have options of what to say and how to respond, though it doesn't seem to matter 99% of the time how you respond, you seem to always get the same results. The game is like a hybrid of Halo and Phantasy Star. The battle system takes some getting used to, but once you get a handle on it it is pretty good. I like traveling to the various star systems ad searching for stuff, but the planets get a little boring. They are pretty similar and almost all empty and dull. There needs to be an improvement on the tank controls, they are awful. The music is great. It makes the game. I want the soundtrack. It really sets the atmosphere of the game. The dungeons are all the same 3 or 4 set ups, so you get to know the layout and it becomes pretty boring, but the quests keep you going. All in all a pretty good game, but has much room for improvement in some areas. Still fairly solid and I think I will replay after I get to the second one. I don't know why I missed this years ago.
Mass Effect is an awesome sci-fi themed shooter with RPG qualities. Set in the future, the humans are part of a greater galactic community trying to prove their worth. Over the course of the game you find yourself in the middle of a battle against the Reapers, a seemingly invincible force that has existed since the beginning of time. While the storyline was initially difficult to follow at first because there was a lot of foreign names for different characters, planets, etc. I found that everything seemed to come full circle towards the end. The form of interaction between characters facilitated this since you are allowed to further interrogate people regarding things that may seem unclear.
The main type of game play employed is 3rd person shooter. I liked the game mechanics and the leveling up system was cool; you are able to focus your character to being proficient at certain weapons of your arsenal among other things. You also are able to ride in a vehicle called the Mako, which is essentially a tank with a gat and cannon. I found the controls to be rather unresponsive and sometimes sticky in the vehicles. Also, there were some inaccuracies since the tutorials in game say to use 'E' to exit but this was not the case. Aside from having install issues, the game itself once it was up and running was without flaws. I ran this game on my PC with the bare minimum requirements and it ran smooth with zero lag. The voice acting was good but would have liked a better soundtrack. The characters were well constructed and I enjoyed watching the interactions between them. You are also forced to make moral decisions that affect the progress of the storyline. Overall, this is a great game that I would highly recommend to anyone including fans of shooters, RPGs, or perhaps a PS3 owner looking to get caught up to play Mass Effect 2.
