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Mass Effect 2 Review

Andrew Bryant — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:16:55 +0000

Full Review

Andrew Shepard (nee Bryant) returns to give those Reapers another damn good kicking…

Mass Effect 2

Publisher: EA
Developer: BioWare
Format Reviewed: PC (Digital Deluxe Edition)
Also available on: Xbox 360

“You always have a choice Shepard” uttered The Illusive Man to the flickering hologram of the recently resurrected commander as the Infiltrator, hero of the Skilian Blitz and Battle of the Citadel (and, in my opinion, THE ONE TRUE SHEPARD) stared impassively at his old foe and new employer.

Powerful words indeed – ones that perfectly sum up the Mass Effect 2 experience.

BioWare’s latest entry into

Like Giving a Shark a SMG – Mass Effect 2 ‘Firewalker’ DLC soon

Andrew Bryant — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:42:08 +0000

Bioware have teased us with the Hammerhead for a while no… First, they left a wide empty space in the Normandy’s hangar. Now Ray Muzykae & Greg Zeschuk have conducted an exclusive interview with Gametrailers TV, during which they get very excited about the Firewalker DLC.

The hovering battle tank will feature in a chunk of fast-paced new DLC due on the Cerberus Network (meaning its free for 1st-hand purchases of the game) soon and will feature missions that involve shooting lots of Geth Colossi & Armatures in their over-sized optics.

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Space Explosions… IN SPACE! – Mass Effect 2 Launch Trailer

Andrew Bryant — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:50:22 +0000

Like Infinity Ward & (possibly) Valve, some people at BioWare obviously want to make movies… Big booming grand epics with loads of gravitas.

Evidence A – The Mass Effect 2 Launch Trailer

It’s only January (not even 10% of the way through the year) and we may already have a prime Game of the Year candidate!

Two words – DO WANT!… Read More...

Hey there gurd-looking! – Mass Effect 2 Cinematic Trailer

Andrew Bryant — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:35:07 +0000

It’s official – Venice-based Blur Studios do some good shit. They even made the only decent bit of the hateful Transformers movie tie-in game.

They have since done a cinematic* trailer for Mass Effect 2 and it looks very nice in its obscenely highly detailed character model-ness.

Find it after the cut…

* – in the truest sense – it’s showing with Avatar in multiplexes around the various countries, apparently. Now you too can expose your children/spouse/significant others to violent mutant frogs.

Tali-Ode : Mass Effect 2 character trailer

Andrew Bryant — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:08:15 +0000

She was one of the better characters in the original game, even though she was often stuck in the background (also, no media attention was given too her because she wasn’t a psychotic toad or sex option).

Essentially a child forced into a dangerous quest by her culture, Tali offered a sheltered yet insightful view of the outside universe Bioware had concocted that offered a nice counterpoint to humanities headstrong bull charge into the fray. She was also a capable tech-type, although Andrew Shepard (infiltrator extraordinare) was better *smug*

She’s back in the sequel and is the subject of the … Read More...

PAX 2009 Trailers

Andrew Bryant — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:56:44 +0000

Never before has a post title so essentially decided the tags I attach too it!

PAX 2009 has just finished and, swine-flu not-withstanding, it was a success.

There’s a metric ass-load of trailers after the cut, some of which require you to prove that you were born on January 1^st, 1900… You have been forewarned!

Scribblenauts is still looking fantastic and if they don’t consider porting it too the PC, i’d happily buy a DS somewhere down the line to play it. It’s innovation like this that is driving the industry!

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