Mass Effect

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 32 expert reviews

Excellent:

24
Good:

7
Average:

0
Bad:

1

Pros:

Engrossing campaign.
Visually striking environments and alien designs.
Revamped interface rocks.

Cons:

Messy inventory system.
Some pointless locations.

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Last revision on July 20, 2020

Reviewers Liked

Engrossing campaign
Visually striking environments and alien designs
Revamped interface rocks
Looks amazing
Good use of keyboard + mouse
Includes bonus DLC from Xbox360 version
Interactive dialogue
Good character customization
Strong narrative
Tons of galactic exploration
Raises the bar for the role-playing genre

Reviewers Didn't Like

Messy inventory system
Some pointless locations
Only one ending
Inventory still sucks
Too short
Game play a bit slow
Repeating locations
No expansion episode
Huge amount of dialogue can get tedious
Frame-rate stutter reported on less powerful systems

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By Diehard GameFAN on January 12, 2009

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By Maximum PC on July 16, 2008

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