Mass Effect is one of the best RPG games ever made. It has all of the right qualities an RPG game should have; it has a range of characters with great personalities, and many different locations with more to come from DLC, a load a stats you can build on, lots of weapons and a great storyline.

Gameplay: 9

This game has great Gameplay, for beginners it has auto target features for in battles which can be turned of for more experienced players. The battle system is very similar to its big brother Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic as you can pause mid battle to change weapons and choose abilities for you character and squad to perform.

Graphics: 8

Mass Effect's graphics engine is truly next generation. The shine of suns on all different surfaces from huge landscapes of uncharted planets all will take your breath away. The only downside is that the 360 has some trouble loading the superb graphical content. Another let down was that the weapons all look the same but with different colour skins on them.

Sound: 9

The sound on the game is very good. All the characters have unique voices and the in game music which plays when you enter a fight is very futuristic and well chosen for the game. One of the best voiced games ever.

Longevity: 10

This game has so much replay value that it could last until the next Mass Effect is released. The game also has tons of side missions which can be done for more XP or skipped to play the storyline, this gives the game excellent replay value.

Overall Score: 9/10

+Probably last until another addition comes out
+Intuitive gameplay
+Great storyline
-Frame loading is slow

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