Mass Effect

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 32 expert reviews

Excellent:

24
Good:

7
Average:

0
Bad:

1

8.9

User Score

Based on 12,374 reviews
as rated by users

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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Expert reviews and ratings

By Game Observer on December 14, 2010 95

The bizarre collision of these elements creates an experience unlike any other, which at the end feels like the perfect Sci-fi RPG. However, minor flaws concerning the presentation and mostly unnecessary secondary nuances and details make this...

By Tech Digest on January 28, 2010 100

I've long since resigned myself to the fact that I'll probably never travel to another planet, never make friends with a cool alien being and never have my own robot servant. It used to keep my up at night, sweating my way through nightmares...

By New Game Network on December 06, 2009 88

With Mass Effect, it is immediately apparent from the start of the game that Bioware, while very skilled developers, aren’t very original. Before Mass Effect, Bioware had worked on the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Kotor) games, and had...

By PC Authority on February 12, 2009 83

Epic plot and an intruiging mix of RPG and FPS make Mass Effect worth a look, though we cant help but see some similarity with Knights of the Old Republic....

By BrightHub on January 27, 2009 100

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By Diehard GameFAN on January 12, 2009 100

Mass Effect is an addictive, original, sci-fi action RPG that really delivers a fantastic story that any sci-fi or RPG fan can appreciate. The PC version has fixed a few bumps and glitches that were present in the 360 version, and although it needs a...

By Expert Reviews on August 01, 2008 80

Mass Effect is very much a Star Trek game under another guise. Its you, as the gruff-yet-heroic starship captain, and your mixed-species crew of companions, against an evil force that threatens the entire universe. Its an age-old formula, but it...

By Maximum PC on July 16, 2008 90

Fans of Star Wars and Star Trek finally have a role-playing game that’s worthy of their love. Mass Effect takes the most compelling themes and ideas of both franchises and mind-melds them into one of the best science fiction games we’ve ever...

By DarkZero on July 11, 2008 80

Remember Mass Effect? You should – it only came out last year, and it was really bloody good. A sci-fi RPG from the talented chaps at BioWare, it was released on the 360 to critical acclaim, and went on to sell a boatload of copies. It...

By GameZone on July 09, 2008 95

If you’ve held out until now, this is your chance to play one of the best RPGs to hit in the past several...

By Play TM on June 30, 2008 96

Ever since games started to muscle in on cinemas territory there has been one omission that has reduced the emotional impact the player experiences once the credits begin to roll. All too often a game will exert itself trying to emulate the look,...

By Tech2 on June 25, 2008 80

Thanks to the stepmotherly treatment PC gaming’s been receiving of late, PC gamers didn’t get a crack at BioWare’s sizzling hot RPG last year – it was exclusive to the Xbox360. If you’re one of them and...

By V3.co.uk on June 20, 2008 80

Mass Effect is an action role-playing game (RPG) developed by the same team that created the highly acclaimed Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. You play as Commander Shepherd, a bright young space marine upon whose shoulders rests a rather heavy...

By GamerTell on June 20, 2008 98

BioWare has redefined the way we think and play role-playing games with titles including Knights of the Old Republic and Jade Empire. Mass Effect, however, is BioWare’s ultimate masterpiece with completely new universe that is at least at par...

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