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Mass Effect (2007)

BioWare, BioWare Edmonton

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

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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 … 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 more

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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
Also known as
Mass Effect 1 · ME (Acronym)

Release dates

  • Nov 20, 2007 Xbox 360
  • May 28, 2008 PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Dec 04, 2012 (North America) PlayStation 3
  • Dec 07, 2012 (Europe) PlayStation 3

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