Mass Effect

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ON OTHER PLATFORMS: Xbox360, PC

GAME INFO
publisher: EA
developer: Bioware
genre: RPG

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
PIV 2400, 1GB RAM, 12GB HDD, Nvidia 6800GT, ATI 1300XT or better

ESRB rating: M
homepage:
masseffect.bioware.com/

release date: May 28, 08 (released)

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ACTIONTRIP'S REVIEW BioWare has come a long way since excellent games like Baldur's Gate, Neverwitner Nights and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. In fact, when you look more closely, BioWare's work has greatly evolved through the three aforementioned games - all of which have made a significant contribution to the genre of RPGs...

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PATCHES	size	date
Patch v1.02	70MB	Aug 25, 09

Patch v1.01	34MB	Jul 29, 08

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	Shepard vs Wrex Trailer		Story Trailer
	PC Trailer		PC "Interface" Trailer

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Feb 29, 08

Mass Effect Preview
Hardcore PC gamers still refusing to hop on the console bandwagon now have a great deal to smile about. Not only has BioWare revealed an upcoming PC port of Mass Effect, their successful sci-fi RPG, but they also officially confirmed a release in early May, which is now less than three months away...

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»	Apr 23, 2012 The Witcher 2 Tops UK Sales, Sells Well on Steam The Witcher 2, as you may know, has been released on the Xbox 360 and CD Projekt also launched The Witcher 2: Assassin's of Kings Enhanced Edition for the PC, which has been doing great on Steam. » MORE

»	Apr 16, 2012 FIFA Back on Top of UK Chart, Grimrock Conquers Steam Last week Kinect Star Wars has dominated sales in the United Kingdom. However, this week things are returning back to normal, which means the chart is mostly flooded with FIFA titles. » MORE

Apr 05, 2012

Mass Effect 3 Getting Official Ending 'Fix' This Summer
Evidently, it's happening folks. As promised, BioWare just Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut, which is actually DLC "that will expand upon the events" of the company's recently released third installment in the popular space sage.

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»	Apr 02, 2012 FIFA Street Keeps its Spot on UK Chart The weekly UK sales chart is same-old, same-old (more or less). FIFA Street is still the top-selling game and it continues to outsell games like Mass Effect 3 and. » MORE

»	Mar 28, 2012 Mornin '12 Wow, I think the idea of Notch working on an Elite-style space sim is pretty awesome. I only hope he doesn't get any funny ideas about players building their own pixel-shaped planets and then fighting armies of pixelized space-sheeps. » MORE

»	Mar 27, 2012 Minecraft Creator Might Make an Elite-style Space Sim Markus 'Notch' Persson is reportedly working on a "sandbox space trading sim" that's being described as a title similar to Elite, the open-ended space sim classic from 1984 (thanks Joystiq). » MORE

Mar 26, 2012

FIFA Street Still Best in UK, Portal 2 Still King on Steam
Capcom's Resident Evil: ORC and BioWare's Mass Effect 3, both of which hit the market recently, couldn't outsell FIFA Street in the United Kingdom, for obvious reasons (I don't have time to get into it, but suffice it to say it all has to with socks).

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»	Mar 24, 2012 Evenin '12 Finished Mass Effect 1 and started Mass Effect 2 - yes, I'm that much of an idiot to waste my precious time playing these two titles all over again. » MORE

»	Mar 21, 2012 Worst Mass Effect 3 Video Released And there was me thinking that this was the worst Mass Effect 3 video released. Turns out, there's something worse (much, much worse): One of the worst ways to promote one's game. » MORE

»	Mar 10, 2012 Mornin '12 I'm still trying to recover from the Mass Effect 3 avalanche of media, collecting Mass Effect 3 info, writing Mass Effect 3 news, the Mass Effect 3 review and, of course, playing the game itself. » MORE

»	Mar 09, 2012 Mornin '12 The weekend is getting closer, you guys. And I thought it might be a good idea to start working on the comic a bit earlier than usual. BioWare's Mass Effect is the unavoidable theme for next week's comic. » MORE

»	Mar 08, 2012 Worst Mass Effect 3 Ad in The History of Mass Effect 3 Ads Since this is the week known as 'Mass Effect 3 Week' I'm inclined to draw your attention to this little, rather annoying piece of modern-day advertising. » MORE

Mar 07, 2012

Mornin '12
So, good morning, folks. I'm doing my best to complete Mass Effect 3 as soon as I can, to give you the best possible review on it. Incidentally, while we're on the subject of Mass Effect 3, it may interest you to know that nothing seems to be able to turn the current flow of generally positive reviews.

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»	Mar 06, 2012 Mornin '12 Hi... Still playing Mass Effect 3... so... Bye. » MORE

»	Mar 03, 2012 Mornin '12 Gallons of coffee and still nothing. I think I may just go to sleep for a change. Suddenly, Saturdays feel worse than Mondays for me. Don't ask me why. » MORE

»	Mar 02, 2012 Mass Effect 3... Almost Here Oh looky here. It's the launch trailer for Mass Effect 3 (it's just around the corner, people; only 3 more days and it's out): The sci-fi RPG shooter is coming out for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. » MORE

»	Feb 28, 2012 Mass Effect 3 Gets A Live Action Video Time for some live action and it's all about Mass Effect 3: Mass Effect 3 will arrive on March 6, finally bringing an end to the ocean of ridiculous pre-launch media which we're all drowning in right now. » MORE

»	Feb 18, 2012 BioWare Talks Mass Effect 3 DRM The folks over at development studio BioWare have revealed some details about the DRM for the PC edition of Mass Effect 3, which is slated to arrive early next month. » MORE

»	Feb 15, 2012 Try Out the Mass Effect 3 Demo Just in case you missed yesterday's news, BioWare released a playable demo for their highly anticipated shooter Mass Effect 3 (What? It's a shooter!). » MORE

Feb 14, 2012

Mass Effect 3 Demo Now Available on Xbox Live
As promised, BioWare releases a demo for Mass Effect 3 via Xbox Live, giving gamers a chance to try out two singe-player missions. You'll also get early access to the game's multiplayer mode (providing you own an online pass from Battlefield 3).

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Feb 13, 2012

Mass Effect 3 Gold, Demo To Arrive Tomorrow
Casey Hudson from BioWare informs us that the development studio's latest addition to the Mass Effect series has now gone gold, which, in case you didn't already know, means that the game is going into mass production to make its officially scheduled release date (that's March 6 in the US and March 8 in Europe).

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Feb 01, 2012

Boobies in New Mass Effect 3 Screens
Oh sure, you'd like to see a lot of screenshots with lifelike voluptuous bear-breasted 3D models, bouncing up and down all over the place. Wouldn't ya? Well, sorry to disappoint - a mere glimpse cleavage is all you're getting in this one (well, that's something).

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»	Jan 31, 2012 Mass Effect 3 'Voices' Speak Actors, including Martin Sheen, talk about ME 3 and what it has in store for players: Mass Effect 3 will be on stores shelves on March 06, 2012, for PS3, PC and Xbox 360. » MORE

»	Jan 28, 2012 Mass Effect 3 'Special Forces' Trailer Posted this one late last night, so you might want to check it out: Mass Effect 3 is scheduled to hit stores for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 on March 06, 2012. » MORE

»	Jan 19, 2012 Mass Effect 3 'With Kinect' Trailer Ah, yes, BioWare has incorporated Kinect support in their approaching action-flavored sci-fi adventure, Mass Effect 3: » MORE

Jan 18, 2012

Mass Effect 3 System Requirements Revealed, Demo Dated
BioWare officially uncovers the system requirements for their upcoming title Mass Effect 3. In addition, they've confirmed that players will be able to try out a segment of the game, in a demo that's going to be released on February 14, 2012.

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»	Jan 12, 2012 Play Kingdoms of Amalur, Unlock Items in Mass Effect 3 Yes, as bewildering as it sounds, EA and Big Huge Games have come up with a way to cross-promote Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and Mass Effect 3. » MORE

»	Jan 06, 2012 Mass Effect 3 Screens Yeah, these are called Mass Effect 3 screenshots. Are you excited? Me? Well, I cannot say really. I find washing my hands before breakfast to be as exciting as these screenshots. » MORE

»	Nov 23, 2011 Steam Autumn Sale Kicks Off Okay, just wanted to share this nice bit of info for Steam users. Valve's digital distribution service has entered its Autumn Sale. Here's a lost of today's offers: Call of Duty: Black Ops. » MORE

Nov 07, 2011

BioWare's New Game Sighted
The development studio BioWare is currently working hard on two highly anticipated titles - Mass Effect 3 and Star Wars: The Old Republic. However, it appears that they are also involved with a mysterious new project, which is scheduled to be uncovered during the Spike TV Video Game Awards (next month).

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»	Oct 21, 2011 Mass Effect 3 Playable Demo in January BioWare confirmed that all those keen on Mass Effect 3 are going to get a playable a pre-release demo of the game in January 2012. Expect the demo to feature both single-player and multiplayer portions. » MORE

»	Oct 12, 2011 Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Trailer As we reported yesterday (and the day before that), Mass Effect 3 is going to get a full-on multiplayer mode (unlike the previous two installments in the RPG shooter series, which were both strictly single-player). » MORE

»	Oct 11, 2011 Mass Effect 3 Co-op Detailed As confirmed yesterday, BioWare will be including a full multiplayer component in their upcoming third installment in the sci-fi shooter series, Mass Effect. » MORE

Oct 10, 2011

Mass Effect 3 Mutliplayer is Happening
There's a short report on the PC PowerPlay site about a preview in the next issue of the Aussie gaming mag, offering confirmation on a multiplayer component that's, apparently, going to be part of BioWare's upcoming action RPG Mass Effect 3.

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»	Aug 30, 2011 Mass Effect 3 to Finish Shepard's Story Hm, from some angles this is good news. Most of us are getting sick and tired of Shepard and his huge hairy balls (hairy boobs, if you're playing the female version). » MORE

»	Aug 26, 2011 XCOM - 20 Minutes of Gameplay Footage The new XCOM game, as you probably already know, has nothing to do with the old X-Com series. Sure, it uses the same premise, but essentially, it's a completely different genre. » MORE

Aug 17, 2011

GC '011 Trailers: Mass Effect 3, Prototype 2, Battlefield 3 & More
We start things off with the Mass Effect 3 Gamescom 2011 trailer: Crate-related business, as usual it seems. Err, I mean. That was Shepard enjoying his role as Squad Leader in the sci-fi RPG-flavored shooter, Mass Effect 3.

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»	Jul 11, 2011 Mass Effect 3 Demo Plans Good news for those of are excited about BioWare's sci-fi game, Mass Effect 3, this should interest you. Casey Hudson reveals BioWare's plans for a playable demo for Mass Effect 3. » MORE

Jun 10, 2011

Mass Effect 3 E3 2011 Trailer
The Reapers, the sentient beings bent on annihilating all living things in the known universe, have finally made their way towards Earth. Despite Shepard's warnings, Earth's defenses have been caught off-guard it seems, so, once again, everything rests on Shepard and his elite team of.

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»	Jun 06, 2011 Battlefield 3 and Mass Effect 3 Dated Electronic Arts has announced release dates for Mass Effect 3 and Battlefield 3. Mass Effect 3 will arrive on March 6, 2012 and much like Aliens 3, they're saying this will take place on Earth. » MORE

»	May 31, 2011 Most Anticipated Games of E3 2011 The folks over at CraveOnline have a nice little list of games lined-up for this year's E3. Among these are games like BioShock Infinite, Uncharted 3, Battlefield 3, Mass Effect 3 and so on. » MORE

»	May 04, 2011 Mass Effect 3 Delayed In case you were hoping to play Mass Effect 3 this year, well, here's a little information from the folks at BioWare that might interest you. The highly anticipated third addition to the sci-fi game is not going to make the projected Holiday 2011 release. » MORE

»	Apr 27, 2011 Mornin '11 I've had an exceptionally nourishing breakfast, followed by some yogurt, after which I had a large cup of tea. Then I had some biscuits. After that, I had some rice with mushrooms and when I was done with that, I decided to gulp down some fresh orange juice. » MORE

»	Apr 26, 2011 Mass Effect 3 Screenshots BioWare releases two screenshots from Mass Effect 3, which isn't a lot, but it's a start. Take a look: click to view full gallery click to view full gallery Hm, it reminds me a lot of Mass Effect 2. » MORE

»	Apr 08, 2011 Mass Effect 3 Details Surface Now recently GameInformer revealed the news that a whole bunch of details will be revealed about Mass Effect 3 in a 12-page preview in the latest issue of the popular gaming mag. » MORE

»	Apr 07, 2011 Mass Effect Anime Movie on the Way; Yaay? EA and FUNimation Entertainment announced today an anime movie deal for Mass Effect. The film is going to be set in BioWare's popular Mass Effect universe, depicting a sci-fi tale crammed with aliens and whatnot. » MORE

»	Apr 06, 2011 Dragon Age 2 Sells 1 Million, BioWare Gives ME 2 For Free According to BioWare, Dragon Age 2 shifted one million copies in less than two weeks, which evidently encouraged BioWare to make an interesting time limited offer. » MORE

»	Mar 29, 2011 Mass Effect 2 'Arrival' DLC Trailer BioWare releases a trailer for the last round of downloadable content for its title, Mass Effect. Check it out: » MORE

»	Mar 19, 2011 Last Mass Effect 2 DLC This Month BioWare confirms that the last round of downloadable content for Mass Effect 2 is set to arrive on March 29, for the PC, 360 and PS3. Here's the word: At the furthest edge of the galaxy, the Reapers are preparing to make their return. » MORE

»	Feb 10, 2011 Mornin '11 Well boil my ass, it looks like Blactivision may not release Diablo III this year after all. Bloody shame too - it's the second most desired game for 2011 on our current voting poll (right after Mass Effect 3 apparently). » MORE

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