Mass Effect is a third-person sci-fi RPG by developer Bioware, who I think consist of some of the guys behind PC classic Baldur's Gate. You play Commander Shepard in an overarching quest to stop a rogue 'Spectre' (elite space commandos) from unleashing the Geth (robots who mutilate people and try to take over the galaxy). Along the way you'll meet lots of interesting inhabitants of the galaxy and either kill them or be bored to death by them talking at you for ages. You fly the Normandy (your ship) around the galaxy investigating planets and embarking on missions that either pertain to the main quest or don't. Once you've flown there you pick ...  Read the complete review

When looking around for a new pc game I came across a review of a game called mass effect, it got great reviews across the board so I thought why not. I bought the game and installed it and settled in to be wowed. The story (without spoiling anything for anyone) revolves around Commander Shepard (that's you baby) the captain of a starship known as the Normandy, you must tour the galaxy in pursuit of a hostile alien known as Garrett and even more hostile aliens he works for. I'll leave the nuances of the story for you to discover (after all thats one of the biggest draws of the game). I had been playing for a couple of hours and actually thought it ...  Read the complete review

With the impending release of the much-hyped Mass Effect 2, I thought it apt to re-visit the original game. It is one of the few games I have played on multiple platform, largely because the PC version, while great looking and for the most part fun to play, is riddled with several deal-breaking glitches, which caused me to "resort" to the Xbox 360 version (as someone who prefers playing games on a PC generally). The game is an RPG styled like a sci-fi shooter, and the combination works wondrously. From the opening screen, you're able to customise you protagonist, Commander Shepherd, deciding his combat skills, before being able to explore the galaxy ...  Read the complete review

Bioware have been known for their award-winning RPG games, Knights Of The Old Republic, Neverwind Nights and Jade Empire to name but a few, however their latest outing into the RPG genre marks something of a major maturity. Originally released on the Xbox 360 platform in 2007 as an exclusive microsoft title, the PC version eventually appeared in 2008. For me, who doesn't own an Xbox 360 it was an agonising wait, but the wait was worth it. Mass Effect is set primarily in the sci-fi genre, with hints of magic and mythology, suspense, conspiracy and action thriller. The player gets to live the story through the eyes of Commander Shepard who, cleverly ...  Read the complete review

For a long time Xboxers and PS3 owners had a lot to gloat about. Invariably the best games get released on the big consoles up to a year before their PC counterparts and playing the these games in advance gives the console owners a smug satisfaction. Thankfully studios like Bioware (and Demiurge) give us PC users weapons to fight back with in the form of higher resolution graphics, additional content and far more intuitive control systems. Sure we had to wait a year to get Mass Effect on the PC but boy was it worth it! Ignoring bragging rights about your chosen platform, Mass Effect is a stunning game to behold. - Something Console and PC ...  Read the complete review