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Mass Effect

Developer: Bioware

Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios

Genre: RPG

Release Date: 22/11/2007

Console: Xbox 360

Xbox Exclusive

Game Rating: MA15+

1 Player

Dolby 5.1 Surround

HDTV 720p

All Xbox 360 games support high-definition resolutions up to 720p, 1080i and 1080p.

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Nihlus Kryik in Mass Effect
Nihlus Kryik is one of the Citadel Council's most decorated Spectre agents, with an uncanny ability to find an enemy's weakness and exploit it.

Chatting with Art Director Derek Watts
The visionary behind the graphics in Mass Effect talks about jello worlds.

A Visit with Bioware CEO Ray Muzyka
Bioware's co-founder discusses characters, story, and good gaming.

Saren Arterius in Mass Effect
Saren Arterius is the longest-serving Turian member of the Spectres, but he has become increasingly outspoken lately on the subject of human expansion.

Urdnot Wrex in Mass Effect
The Mass Effect site has been updated with a profile of one of the most notorious Krogan, Urdnot Wrex. Wrex holds the honor of being one of the last Krogan Battle Masters.

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Mass Effect™ is a science-fiction action-roleplaying game (RPG) created by BioWare, the commercially and critically acclaimed RPG developer of Jade Empire™, Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic™, Neverwinter Nights, and the Baldur's Gate series. Mass Effect delivers an immersive story-driven gameplay experience with stunning visual fidelity.

Published by Microsoft Game Studios, Mass Effect is exclusive to the Xbox 360™ video game system. As the first human Specter—sworn defenders of galactic peace—your mission is to halt the advancing armies of a legendary agent gone rogue. As you lead your elite team across hostile alien worlds, you discover the true threat is far greater than anyone imagined.

"Powerful storyline draws you into a tense, politically charged universe ... fun, exciting action"

- GameSpot (8.5/10)

"... the best RPG the Xbox 360 has to offer."

- Team Xbox (9.6/10)

"Mass Effect does deservingly wear the 'epic' moniker."

- IGN (9.4/10)

Award-winning developer: BioWare is back with Mass Effect, an innovative next-generation action-RPG set in an expansive universe that invites you to explore it as you fight to maintain peace in a threatened galaxy.
Explore the universe: Set 200 years in the future, Mass Effect immerses you in an enormous and diverse galactic environment where you discover and explore new worlds. Your decisions and actions affect and shape the destiny of all life in the galaxy.
Immersive story line: Mass Effect takes advantage of the Xbox 360 next-generation hardware and services to provide an incredibly deep and immersive role-playing experience through its integration of eye-catching, photo-realistic high-definition graphics; engaging, lifelike characters with depth; and a rich story line in the BioWare tradition.