ass Effect 2 is not mere role playing game. It’s transcended to science fiction that you can play.The Mass Effect games, for Xbox 360 and PC, offer the most realized sci fi universe—in design and character and story and sheer imagination—that you have seen since Star Wars/Trek, Blade Runner or any other fond movie memory we can recall. Developers at Bioware fused so many motifs so seamlessly that, while your character isn’t the first to wear skin-tight plastic armor in space, playing he or she will certainly feel that way.As for the sequel, it solidifies the ME universe as every bit as incredible as its sci fi predecessors. But, maybe more importantly, it solidifies gaming’s place in the advancement of narrative. You play Commander Shepherd, the same hero/heroine from the original ME. In fact, you can import that character customized to your exact specs (from facial shape to voice) from the first game. Long story short, there’s no time to decide because you have Universe to save…Of course, the fast-paced third-person combat along the way is wonderful—much improved form the original Mass Effect, you can easily order two troops to separate places to cover, assign them both a special attack (maybe one lifts your enemies into the air while another shoots cryogenic rounds) and then, cloak yourself before moving out of cover to snipe the main boss in the face—all with a few smooth button presses. But Mass Effect 2 is so much more than clever realtime strategic arcade combat.
