Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 2 is an upcoming action role-playing video game under development by BioWare with assistance from EA Montreal, and set to be published by Electronic Arts.
The game is the sequel to Mass Effect, on Microsoft Windows and the Xbox 360 and will be released in North America on January 26, 2010, and in Europe on January 29, 2010.
Plot
Mass Effect 2 takes place two years after the conclusion of Mass Effect. With the Reaper invasion stopped and Saren and the geth defeated, Commander Shepard learns that entire human colonies are mysteriously vanishing.
Teaming up with the human supremacist organization Cerberus in the investigation, Shepard will also journey across the galaxy to recruit “up to a dozen of the galaxy’s most dangerous operatives” to face this new threat.
Locations include the asari colony world of Illium, and Omega, a space mining station in the Terminus Systems which harbors the worst of galactic society.
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Game Specs
Developer(s) BioWare
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Designer(s) Casey Hudson (director)
Writer(s) Mac Walters (lead writer) / Drew Karpyshyn
Series Mass Effect
Engine Unreal Engine 3
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360
Release date(s) NA January 26, 2010 / EU January 29, 2010
Genre(s) Action RPG
Mode(s) Single-player
Media DVD-DL
Input methods Gamepad, keyboard and mouse
