Mass Effect

" This Mission Just Got A Lot More Complicated " 

Well as Part of the 5 year celebrations of one of the greatest R.P.G. games ever made I took up the liberty of trying out Mass Effect on the PlayStation 3. Mass Effect was an XBOX360 exclusive game back when it was released in 2007. Since then the game has witnessed numerous ports including the official PC port back in 2008. PS3 was the only console back then missing out on enjoying this epic adventure. With the release of Mass Effect Trilogy that void is now sealed.
Mass Effect in an Role Playing Game created by Bioware, a company known for creating epic stand alone RPG's such as Baldur's Gates and Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic. Well this time around Bioware tries it's hand with a brand new space adventure. The story is set in 2183 about 170 years from now where Humanity has found a peaceful place among several inter galactic species thanks to the discovery of the Mass Relay technology which enables faster than light travel. The Citadel acts as the heart of the Galactic Empire with the Council being the ultimate authority on inter stellar matters. You are Commander Shepard , a human Alliance soldier rising above the ranks and are chosen to lead humanity in a important mission . Your character's gender, appearence , their background story and class, are all choices you are allowed to make or accept the default character as it is.

The story revolves around the main antogonist of the game Saren Arterius who with an army of sentinent machines under his command threatens the very existence of the galaxy. Over the course of the games you are tasked with making several key decisions all which decide as to how your story moves forward. Several side missions are also available which takes you to several star clusters in the galaxy with each having a mission of its own . Morality also plays a major role in game although it does require you to choose the good or bad sides, instead the concept of Paragon and Renegade is bought in where professional , and humanitarian actions earn you paragon points where as harsh and take no prisoners approach earns you renegade points and all these decisions adversely affect as to how the NPC's react to you.  Exploration of planets is possible with the help of Mako a mini tank which can be used to move around the planet's surface. Combat happens in real time with several weapons available and also special techiniques such as biotic capabiltities exclusive to certain classes. Also the decisions you make in-game have a diverse effect on the future of the series as well with the ablility to import save files to the latter games. A series of DLC's were also released namely ' Bring Down The Sky ' & ' Pinnacle Station ' where the former involves you saving a colony from an Asteroid impact caused by a gang of Pirates named the Batarians ( a new race ) and the latter acts as an action addup for us to test the limits of our gameplay capabilites. The ' Bring Down The Sky DLC ' is part of the Trilogy series released for the PS3. With Mass Effect , Bioware has created a strong base for future Sci-Fi games and have also established a franchise for itself , one they hope to transcend beyond the Trilogy series. All in All a treat for RPG lovers with a equal dose of action and a compelling story is what makes Mass Effect that much memorable . God Speed Shepard .