Platform:Xbox 360
Product description
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Mass Effect (Xbox 360)
Manufacturer's Description
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Mass Effect is a science-fiction action and
role-playing game (RPG) created by BioWare, the commercially and
critically accled RPG developer of Jade Empire and Star Wars:
Knights of the Old Republic. Mass Effect delivers an immersive,
story-driven gameplay experience with stunning visual fidelity.
As the first humans on the galactic stage, players must uncover
the greatest threat to civilization. Their job is complicated by
the fact that no one will believe the truth, but the world must
be convinced of the grave threat at hand.
Players will travel across an expansive universe to piece the
mystery together. As they discover and explore the uncharted
edges of the galaxy, they come closer to an overwhelming truth
learning that the pl and serene universe they know is about
to come to a violent end and that they may be the only people who
can stop it.
On a distant planet an amazing discovery is made. Players must
determine the e of humanity as they lead an elite
strike force in an effort to stop an entity so malevolent that it
threatens to tear apart the very fibre of galactic civilization.
Mass Effect will take players to new depths for an action-RPG,
where, unlike in most RPGs, they will be faced with morally
complex decisions that have significant impact on the e of all
life in the galaxy. Players must succeed in their quest no matter
what the cost.
In addition to the main story arc of the game, players will be
able to visit a large number of uncharted, unexplored planets
that are side quests independent from the main story. At any time
during the campaign, a player can choose to explore one of these
planets and have an rtunity to discover new alien life,
resources, ruined civilizations and powerful technologies.
Mass Effect features a real-time, squad-based combat
system. Players will enjoy intense, challenging and exciting
third-person action and squad-based combat. Players and their
squad-mates will be able to engage the enemy with ranged weapons
and covering fire, biotic powers and science-based magic, and
technological powers all of which will be accompanied by amazing
visual and physics effects that will add tremendous excitement
and drama to the battlefield. Whether they use powerful biotic
powers or the latest in hardware, players will be
well-equipped to take on whatever comes their way.
Mass Effect will feature a huge cast of incredibly realistic
non-player characters, enemies and party members. Each of the
characters encountered will have realistic facial and body
movements. A revolutionary advanced dialogue and AI system gives
them engaging personalities, creating individuals so realistic
they will seem like the first true digital actors ever seen in a
video game. The resulting experience is one in which players will
feel as if they are part of a rich, living world.
Players will be able to choose from and customize a variety of
stunning, photo-realistic character appearances at the start of
the game, and can increase various statistics that will affect
their performance during gameplay. The reward system in Mass
Effect is deep, well-integrated and extremely engaging. New
equipment, weapons and armour that are acquired during the course
of the story will change the appearance of the characters. Mass
Effect will give players a huge breadth of additional
customization options for their characters, weapons and vehicles.
Talents and abilities will be upgradeable, and advanced talent
options will become available at higher levels. Weapons and
vehicles will be customizable to include various effects,
abilities and upgrades. Each character class will have unique
talents and abilities that will increase in power as players
progress through the game.
Mass Effect takes full advantage of the hardware of Xbox 360,
providing players with exciting new experiences, including
photo-realistic, high-definition graphics on an epic scale, and
amazingly realistic characters who bring the world alive. Players
will be immersed in a massive universe of unbelievable scale,
meet characters that feel real and, most important, interact with
them in ways that have never been possible before. As the future
of gaming goes online, premium downloadable content and
re of achievements will be available via the Xbox Live
online game service.
Developer Information:
BioWare Corp. is a developer of computer and console video games
focused on rich stories and memorable characters. Currently in
development are Mass Effect (for Xbox 360) and Dragon Age (for
PC), two brand-new intellectual properties created and owned by
BioWare, with Mass Effect to be published by Microsoft Game
Studios. BioWare's new studio in Austin, Texas, has be work on
a new massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, BioWare's first
entry into the MMO space. BioWare's Technology Architecture Group
is also developing the cutting-edge, next-generation BioWare
Eclipse Engine technology for multiple platforms. Other
previously published projects include the action-RPG of 2005 for
Xbox, Jade Empire, the 2003 Game of the Year currently in
development for the PC, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
for Xbox and PC, the award-winning Neverwinter Nights series, and
the genre-defining Baldur's Gate RPG series for the PC.
- Incredible science-fiction RPG with a rich, engaging story line.
- Real-time, squad-based combat.
- Exploring uncharted worlds and uncovering a mystery that defies imagination.
- Credible digital actors.
- Character customization and deep role-playing systems.
- Next-generation gaming defined.