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The Art of the Mass Effect Universe, a 2012 publication which contains concept art and commentary by BioWare staff on the characters, locations, vehicles, and weapons of the Mass Effect universe. The Mass Effect media franchise, developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts , is set in the distant future where various extraterrestrial ...
Mass Effect 2 in particular is the most critically acclaimed game in the series and garnered numerous game of the year awards following its release. It received over 70 perfect review scores. [138] In 2013 IGN rated the Mass Effect Trilogy the best Xbox 360 game(s) out of a list of 25, [139] and the 7th best PS3 game(s) out of a list of 25. [140]
Mass Effect is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare and published by Microsoft Game Studios, originally released for the Xbox 360 in November 2007. It is the first game in the Mass Effect series, and takes place within the Milky Way galaxy in the year 2183, where civilization is threatened by a highly advanced machine race known as the Reapers.
Mass Effect 3 is an action role-playing game in which the player takes control of Commander Shepard from a third-person perspective. [1] Shepard's gender, appearance, military background, combat training, and first name are determined by the player before the game begins. [1]
The Bioware team was inspired heavily by early space exploration games such as Starflight and Star Control II, according to Bioware founder Ray Muzyka. [1] Noting the influence of Star Control II, writer Mike Laidlaw explained that "the inspiration is all over the Mass Effect series", particularly "the Mako, which was a direct nod to the lander gameplay of Star Control II".
Mass Effect: Andromeda was the third-best-selling game of March 2017. [136] It led the United Kingdom in physical sales during its first two weeks of release. [137] As of August, it was the seventh best-selling game of the year. [138] However, it eventually dropped out of the year-end top ten.
Mass Effect 3: Leviathan is a downloadable content (DLC) pack developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts for the 2012 action role-playing video game Mass Effect 3. It was released for Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , and Xbox 360 on August 28, 2012, with a delayed release in Europe on the PS3 platform set for August 29, 2012.
The interior of a Reaper is depicted in one level in Mass Effect 2 that takes place within a derelict Reaper which had been disabled by a mass accelerator weapon millions of years prior. [10] In this level, Commander Shepard has been tasked with investigating the loss of contact with Cerberus scientists analyzing the Reaper's remains, which is ...