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Steam weekend sale: Mass Effect for $10
Steam is hosting yet another fantastic weekend sale with a 50%-off, $10 copy of Mass Effect. Originally released for PC in May 2008, Mass Effect is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare (Demiurge Studios handled the PC port).
The game takes place in the year 2183, and puts the player in the shoes of Commander Shepard, an elite human solider who has set out to explore the Galaxy. The title received wide critical acclaim, with an average GameRankings score of 89.78% on PC 90.71% on the Xbox 360. A sequel (Mass Effect 2) is slated for debut on January 26, 2010.
Steam's listed system requirements include Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista, a 2.4GHz Intel Pentium 4 or 2GHz AMD processor (or faster), at least 1GB of RAM on XP or 2GB on Vista, an ATI X1300 XT/Nvidia GeForce 6800 or better, and 12GB of free storage space.
The game takes place in the year 2183, and puts the player in the shoes of Commander Shepard, an elite human solider who has set out to explore the Galaxy. The title received wide critical acclaim, with an average GameRankings score of 89.78% on PC 90.71% on the Xbox 360. A sequel (Mass Effect 2) is slated for debut on January 26, 2010.
Steam's listed system requirements include Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista, a 2.4GHz Intel Pentium 4 or 2GHz AMD processor (or faster), at least 1GB of RAM on XP or 2GB on Vista, an ATI X1300 XT/Nvidia GeForce 6800 or better, and 12GB of free storage space.
User Comments (34)
Post a comment| Kibaruk on November 5, 2009 8:12 PM | An amazing game, if you like FPS and the advancing character part sort of RPG, you should really take on this offer. |
| Beggars on November 5, 2009 8:15 PM | I just purchased myself a copy after reading this. For $10, how can you refuse to buy this great game I've had the privilege of playing a few times. |
| buttus on November 5, 2009 8:22 PM | Fantastic deal and I will get the game this weekend on my Steam account. |
| shalimar on November 5, 2009 8:32 PM | $10 for what is effectively antique now. How about L4D2 on sale instead Valve.. since you failed miserably to support L4D like you said you were going to. |
| Guest on November 5, 2009 8:49 PM | Amen to that. |
| ken777 on November 5, 2009 9:42 PM | Great game. If you liked Knights of the Old Republic, you'll like this. |
| Colonel Lance on November 5, 2009 9:54 PM | I've been wondering if I should get this, is it worth it? |
| JieMan on November 5, 2009 10:40 PM | I hear this game is good, I've been debating getting this as I just went wild on gogamer.com and my wallet took a punch. +1 on L4D Shalimar, I was thinking after they released the tools it would be cool with custom levels, but the community has shown there true colors and are more interested in using them to spawn ten thousand zombies or five hundred witches, I really thing they have ruined the game. You can't just join any quick play match and expect to have a regular campaign. |
| lxtrix on November 5, 2009 11:24 PM | This is indeed a very nice deal but i'd rather have it on the 360. |
| TomSEA on November 5, 2009 11:41 PM | This is a terrific game at a terrific price - highly recommended. shalimar - go whine about your L4D petty gripes on the Steam boards. This Mass Effect offer has nothing to do with L4D. |
| IvanAwfulitch on November 6, 2009 12:18 AM | I've had the pleasure of beating this game already. It's fantastic. Questing is actually fun, and so is the hunt for armor and weapons. Plus the graphics are pretty sweet. The only gripe I had though was that they were sort of cheap about the graphics. They used textures that looked great from a little distance away but as soon as you looked closer it looked absolutely terrible. A great way to save on graphics processing power admittedly. But I'd have preferred if it looked great no matter how it was looked at. They also could have done better with some of the textures for the aliens. But regardless, the game was excellent and I eagerly look forward to the sequel. |
| zaidpirwani on November 6, 2009 12:18 AM | Colonel Lance said: It is totally worth it, I just bought it and it's great and for this price, there is nothing to lose.... I've been wondering if I should get this, is it worth it? 
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| Puiu on November 6, 2009 12:29 AM | I going to buy this game tomorrow. I hope i will enjoy it. I really like the sales that Steam puts every so often. |
| freedomthinker on November 6, 2009 12:44 AM | Man i love it when steam does these kind of sales . Just way more fun to buy ! |
| limpangel on November 6, 2009 4:18 AM | @shalimar: If a one year old first person shooter is considered "effectively antique", no one can say the same thing about RPGs. I still play and enjoy Diablo2 (2000), Neverwinter Nights (2002), Fallout 1&2 (1997&1998) and I think any RPG fan on these boards played and maybe are still playing theese "ancient" games. 10$ for Mass Effect is a really great deal and I'm definitely buying it this weekend. |
| lupinnktp on November 6, 2009 5:19 AM | it's a great deal for a good game. and it's not antique, imho! l4d2 isn't for everyone. to each his own. and i guess there's a good many who will benefit from this promotion |
| JMMD on November 6, 2009 7:21 AM | I've never actually played Mass Effect but I've been wanting to get it for a long time. This is a great price but it's also an older title so the price is expected. However, I could just as easily buy the game used and actually be able to sell it later on if I needed to. That's the only issue I have with Steam games. I guess if you create a new account each time you can always sell it that way but I think that's against the ToS. |
| wcbert on November 6, 2009 7:40 AM | Good price for a great game that has an interesting story line. It is like being in a scfi book instead of reading one. |
| swilllx2p on November 6, 2009 7:56 AM | Everyones positive comments on the game makes me interested in getting it at this low price. One question though..hows the multiplayer on it/does it have a multiplayer feature? |
| Retro2112 on November 6, 2009 8:35 AM | Nice. Something to keep me occupied untill Tuesday. I haven't played it yet (I know, shame on me) Exactly the right price to empty my paypal account too... |
| ellulbrian on November 6, 2009 9:09 AM | Hm, I truly dislike steam but if they tend to do these discounts I might change my idea Who knows... |
| Eddie_42 on November 6, 2009 9:33 AM | ellulbrian said: why do you dislike steam? Is digital distribution against your religion or moral code? Hm, I truly dislike steam but if they tend to do these discounts I might change my idea Who knows... I happen to think its quite convenient and use it often. I think I may be spending $10 this weekend. |
| ET3D on November 6, 2009 10:41 AM | ellulbrian said: Where have you been? Hm, I truly dislike steam but if they tend to do these discounts I might change my idea Who knows... Steam has a discount game every weekend, and often mid-week. They are usually indy games or yesteryear's best sellers. I got quite a few games in these sales. IMO it's worth checking out Steam regularly for these.
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| wagan8r on November 6, 2009 11:05 AM | If I were in any way interested in RPGs I would definitely buy this. It doesn't beat Direct2Drive's weekly blowout sale they did for 5 weeks straight where every game was $5. I got Bioshock, WIC gold, Supreme Commander gold, and COH gold. One of the best $20 I've ever spent! |
| Guest on November 6, 2009 11:19 AM | I'd love to buy it for $10 but I prefer having a physical copy of my games. Also don't like how I need to be on the internet to play single player games. Valve can't live without it's user statistics. |
