Mass Effect (2007) (VG)

User Rating:

9.6/10   

Director:

Casey Hudson

Writers:

Drew Karpyshyn (writer)
Lukas Kristjanson (writer)

Release Date:

20 November 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Plot:

In a future time, you play an emotionally scarred soldier who must stop a plot to exterminate humanity throughout the galaxy. |

Plot Keywords:

Future | Violence | Blood | Space | Commando

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Steven Barr	...	Urdnot Wrex / Additional Roles (voice)
Kimberly Brooks	...	Gunnery Chief Ashley Williams (voice)
Keith David	...	Captain David Anderson (voice)
Seth Green	...	Jeff 'Joker' Moreau (voice)
Jennifer Hale	...	Commander Shepard (Female) / May O'Connell / Additional Roles (voice)
Lance Henriksen	...	Admiral Steven Hackett (voice)
Ali Hillis	...	Dr. Liara T'Soni (voice)
Brandon Keener	...	Garrus Vakarian (voice)
Mark Meer	...	Commander Shepard (Male) / Additional Roles (voice)
Marina Sirtis	...	Matriarch Benezia (voice)
Liz Sroka	...	Tali'Zorah nar Rayya / Additional Roles (voice)
Raphael Sbarge	...	Staff Lieutenant Kaidan Alenko (voice)
Fred Tatasciore	...	Saren Arterius / Balak / Additional Roles (voice)
Leigh Allyn Baker	...	Additional Roles (voice)
April Banigan	...	Khalisah Bint Sinan Al-Jilani / Mallene Calis / Additional Roles (voice)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Color (HD)

Certification:

USA:M | Australia:MA (2007) | Singapore:M18 | UK:12

Company:

Bioware

Trivia:

When the player destroys the final component of the rogue VI (Virtual Intelligence) on Luna, there is a block of binary displayed as the last gasp of the dying VI. The binary displayed is 01001000 01000101 01001100 01010000 which when translated to ASCI reads "help".

Quotes:

Ashley Williams: What *is* that? Some kind of VI interface?
Sovereign: Rudimentary creatures of blood and flesh. You touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
Ashley Williams: I don't think this is a VI.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Troldspejlet: (#38.1)" (2007)

The Benchmark for All Other Games

This game has to be one of the best games to be released in the recent past hence all the praise that is flowing towards it. Although not a RPG fan I was enthralled by the sheer power and beauty of it right up to the very end. It feels more like a movie that you are involved in, all disguised in a game's body. You will have the experience of your life time with this game. The developers have gone into great lengths to provide us with a brilliant and captivating story that will have you at the edge of your seat till the heart stopping finale. If you are not overwhelmed by the action in the game you will be once you see the breath taking graphics in store for you. The characters feel life like as if they have jumped right out of the screen of a wonderful adventure movie. The action is nail biting stuff and done in a grand scale just like a futuristic drama.

This is out and out game of the year material but it isn't without its shortcomings. There are a few graphical glitches and some game stuttering, the side quests could have had a bit more weight and should have been rewarding towards plot development but after all is said and done if you can over look these minor problems you will have a really good time.

It will take pages and pages to truly capture the pure awesomeness of this epic journey. It is best left unwritten because this is an adventure you will want to experience for yourself, again and again. This is hands down the must buy game of the year.