Mass Effect

ReleasedNov 20, 2007

PlayStation 3
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Xbox 360

About

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.

Developer: BioWare, BioWare Edmonton
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios, Electronic Arts
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Themes: Action, Science fiction, Romance
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Age ratings: GRAC 19+, ACB MA 15+, CLASSIND 14, ESRB M, CERO D, USK 16, PEGI 18
Time to beat: 16 h rushed · 30 h normally · 49 h completionist
IGDB rating: 87 / 100 (2,561 ratings)
Also known as: Mass Effect 1, ME