Games like Mass Effect 2 don't come around often enough. Look at any aspect and you can be sure it's great. It's incredibly personal while still retaining a sense of epic sweeping scale. The combat and mission design are outstanding. The visuals, voice acting, soundtrack, and direction are miles ahead of the competition.
Perhaps most impressively, Mass Effect 2 manages to fulfill its incredible ambition while only suffering from very few technical hiccups. The only real caveat I should mention is that some of the revelations and plot twists won't be quite as powerful if you haven't played Ma...
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Mass Effect 2 (Collector's Edition) Game Essentials
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Feb 25, 2010 - BioWare has revealed the previously announced Firewalker Pack will be available late next month. The pack contains the Hammerhead hover tank, which houses a guided missile system, and five all-new missions.
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Feb 25, 2010 - Yet another Toy Fair has come and gone, to which we can only say, "Thank the Maker." But as grueling as the annual event may be to cover, there's no denying that there are plenty of excellent collectibles on display each year.
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Feb 24, 2010 - How to get lucky in a galaxy full of hotties.
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Feb 17, 2010 - DC Direct's Toy Fair presence is always impressive, and this year is no different. While the toymaker has its usual assemblage of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, et al. collectibles on display, they're also delving deeper and deeper into the realm of videogame toys these days.
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Feb 17, 2010 - Mass Effect 2, World of Warcraft, Ratchet & Clank -- and superheroes!
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About this Game
Once again stepping into the role of the heroic Commander Shepard, gamers command their crew on a suicide mission in space. Players must assemble their squad from amongst the galaxy's most powerful mystics, geniuses, and convicts and lead them on a suicide mission to discover why humans are vanishing from the galaxy. The success of the mission hinges on the squad recruited and their loyalty to the mission. Shepard's future depends on it.
The Collector's Edition includes an art book, the first issue of the comic book Mass Effect: Redemption, a making-of DVD, and exclusive in-game weapons and armor.
Release Date: January 26, 2010
MSRP: $59.99
Also on: X360
ESRB: M
