davidtrump 0 Posted September 22, 2019 Available on Xbox One (backwards compatibility) and PC In this sequel, BioWare takes the foundation laid in Mass Effect (Commander Shepherd must navigate space racism and the potential predetermined destruction of the universe alongside a motley crew of aliens) and builds a beautiful shiny space house on top of it. Oh, and it chucks out the goddamn Mako maneuvering. There's a completely redesigned combat system that evokes the duck and cover style of the Gears games, as opposed to the original's failed attempt to create a smooth third-person shooter/RPG wheel hybrid. Add in Shepherd's special skills and your squad's unique abilities and you've got dynamic gameplay that lets you choose a personal fighting style. The game's comfortable place as the space meat in the middle of the "introducing you to this world" (Mass Effect 1) and "destroying this world" (Mass Effect 3) sandwich gives the plot some breathing room. Into that breathing room steps the most incredible cast of characters, potentially ever. The romance options actually hurt your feelings, the background stories tug at your heartstrings, the ideological arguments between your friends paralyze you when it comes time to make a choice. Sure, RPGs are good at evoking emotion and forcing you to make game time decisions, but the sheer magnitude of how much Mass Effect 2 makes you care is a rare achievement. PROS Finely crafted story characters and dialog Ramped up action with better controls Continuing your story with an imported character CONS The mining minigame is a pile of ass Helmet-head intrudes on key scenes Armor and equipment management is too refined gamesradar.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
