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Mass Effect (2007)

BioWare, BioWare Edmonton

PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360

4.17 from 8734 ratings · #187 top rated on Grouvee

16285 members have it in their collection · 482 playing now · 3326 backlogged · 1494 wish listed

How long? Main story 20h · with extras 33h · 100% 47h (from 150 logged playthroughs)

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 … Read more
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. Read less
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Developers
BioWare, BioWare Edmonton
Publishers
Electronic Arts, Microsoft Game Studios
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Shooter
Themes
Action, Romance, Science fiction
Franchises
Mass Effect
Series
Mass Effect
Events
Microsoft E307 Media Briefing, Microsoft E306 Media Briefing
Steam
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Release dates

  • Nov 20, 2007 (Worldwide) Xbox 360
  • May 28, 2008 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Dec 04, 2012 (Full Release) (North_America) PlayStation 3
  • Dec 07, 2012 (Full Release) (Europe) PlayStation 3

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Rating distribution

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3583
4 stars
3443
3 stars
1386
2 stars
257
1 star
65
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killerstar

Status killerstar Aug 16, 2017

And that makes it another playthrough. I just love this whole series and every time I finish one I want to immediately click on the "new game" button. Now onto 2, then 3, and after that, to think about playing Andromeda. I'm kind of nervous from all the bad reactions.

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Bongman

Status Bongman May 23, 2017

I first played ME on PC but I abandoned it very soon, I don't feel very comfortable playing with a mouse and a keyboard anymore. But when it came out on PS3 i bought a bundle of the three games on PSN Store. I played and completed the three games in less tan a month! Awesome story, very few inconsistencies …

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I first played ME on PC but I abandoned it very soon, I don't feel very comfortable playing with a mouse and a keyboard anymore. But when it came out on PS3 i bought a bundle of the three games on PSN Store. I played and completed the three games in less tan a month! Awesome story, very few inconsistencies and yes, some bugs at animations and somethings like that. But I found myself enjoying the game a lot and specially the plot. One of my favorites franchises along with Final Fantasy.

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BMO

Status BMO Feb 22, 2017

Ah yeah! I just ordered mine:

Hot and heavy Mass Effect pack comes to Cards Against Humanity

The massive Mass Effect nerds at Cards Against Humanity have teamed up with developer BioWare to produce an expansion pack for the vulgar card game — a small card pack themed around the beloved video game franchise that’s all about boning aliens in …

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Ah yeah! I just ordered mine:

Hot and heavy Mass Effect pack comes to Cards Against Humanity

The massive Mass Effect nerds at Cards Against Humanity have teamed up with developer BioWare to produce an expansion pack for the vulgar card game — a small card pack themed around the beloved video game franchise that’s all about boning aliens in space, Cards Against Humanity announced today.

The 14-card Mass Effect Pack is now on sale for $1, with free shipping available to U.S. customers. If you want a pack, you should buy it sooner rather than later — “once we are sold out on the site, we are done forever,” Trin Garritano, director of events, emotions and various promotions at Cards Against Humanity, told Polygon.

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vodsel

Status vodsel Feb 9, 2017

I wanna replay this sometime... Miss the feeling of being haunted in space that this game had and none of its sequels did.

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Keitorin

Status Keitorin Sep 12, 2014

(Spoilers) Became a Spectre, picked up Garrus, took up the captaincy of Normandy and talked to Joker about his disease.

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thegriffin

Status thegriffin Jun 23, 2014

Started a second playthrough on June 22. Not sure if I'll try to play it through yet though; still lots of backlogged games I could play.

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