Mass Effect

Mass Effect is an action role-playing game set in the year 2183. The player takes the role of Commander Shepard, a customizable character who serves as Executive Officer aboard the SSV Normandy. After a routine mission goes wrong, Shepard assembles a squad and pursues a threat that escalates into a galaxy-wide conflict. The game features real-time squad-based combat where players choose companions and tactics suited to different enemy types, from biotic-wielding opponents to heavily armored machines. The game spans a large science fiction universe, with explorable locations ranging from the Citadel space station to alien homeworlds and remote outposts. Player decisions affect mission outcomes, crew relationships, and the overarching narrative across the trilogy.

Mass Effect
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Details

Release date
20 Nov 2007
Main story
≈ 30 h
Completionist
≈ 49 h
  • IGDB 8.7
Genres
  • Shooter
  • Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms
PlayStationPC (Microsoft Windows)Xbox
Platforms
  • PlayStation 3 — 4 Dec 2012
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) — 28 May 2008
  • Xbox 360 — 20 Nov 2007
Game modes
  • Single player
Perspectives
  • Third person
Alternative titles
  • Mass Effect 1
  • ME

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