The basic story behind Mass Effect is that you are Commander John
Shepard and you lead a team from different races (Human, Asari,
Salarian, Turian etc).
You and your team are in race against time to stop a rogue Spectre
called Saren, he has a army of these creatures called Geth at his
command and you have to stop before he finds a way to destory the
universe and all that lives.
In Mass Effect there are several key points that i will go through,
firstly when you are in converation with another character, you can
choose different options (These are called Paragon and Renegade) Good
and Evil, these determine the way the other character responses to you,
whether he or she likes you or dislikes you and whether you will be
able to get information from them quicker.
Next is the biotic powers which you are given, these range from Lift,
Throw, Warp, Barrier etc. Finally is Omni-Tools which are multipurpose
diagnostic and minifacturing tools used for a variety of battlefield
tasks, such as hacking, decryption or repair.
You can control your three man squad when you land on a planet to take
cover, retreat, attack etc. Also you can command your teammates to use
their biotics.
On to the weapons and armour, through out the game you can collect or
pick up new weapons, armour and upgrades for them as well. All the
weapons and armour have ratings for their key features. The weapons are
the Assault Rifle, Shotgun, Sniper Rifle and Pistol. You have different
types of armour due to your class, Light, Medium and Heavy Armour can
only be worn by certain classes. These classes are Soldier, Engineer,
Adept, Infiltrator, Sentinel and Vanguard.
You can customise the way your characters face looks and the first name
of Shepard. (Ok it isn't as great as Oblivion, but at least Bioware
tried). As you roam uncharted planets in your MAKO, finding lost
treasures and artifacts you realise this is just one of those games
that has been so well prepared. The visual is outstanding and one of
the best for the Xbox 360, though there are framerate issues where the
textures seem to take about 5 seconds to load. The sound and voice
acting is excellent, done by true profeesionals.
To be honest, I can recommend this to anyone who likes
action-adventures, RPG's and shooters because this has to be up there
along side Bioshock and Oblivion as one of the best RPG's for the Xbox
360 and is a must buy!
