Mass Effect 2 review = 9.5

First review out i beleive.

Yep. The mag is a little gun shy in handing out 10s like it did the year Mass Effect came out. Anyway, should be great.

Great review, i was still buying it regardless of reviews, but its still good to see it getting positive reviews.

I'm a little wary of getting excited based on this one review alone. The Official XBOX Magazine gave the original Mass Effect a 10, after all. I need to see more reviews.

I'm buying it anyway, of course.

There are two reviews out so far....

OXM = 9.5/10

PC GAMER = 9/10

Cant wait to play this game! Loved the first one!

No reviews lower then 9/10 so far! Nice start!

When an RPG gets a 9.5....thats usually means that its pretty epic, I will be at Gamestop the first minute this gets released, the reviews are a green light.

Good job for them, but I wouldn't put my money on only on that. I do think mass 2 will be hot item but I would wait more reviews. In these days no one realy knows who have paid to who to make a review better. So I would wait to hear more when it comes out... and on a side note 8.5-10 the game is good and I don't realy see the point to say one is better. I think when it comes to that it's more or less a personal tast that give the few last points. or take them away.

Mass Effect 2 is the only game that gives me goose bumps in anticipation. I just loved ME1, and I know ME2 will be awesome. The reviews coming out right now shows that this game is gonna be well worth the purchase.gamer082009

Same with me, cant wait for part2!

I will probably be so hooked on it just like part1 haha.

damn straight it got a 9.5, now what will gamespot give it... hmmmm?EGRO_RenagadeX

"For all the myriad improvements that make Mass Effect 2's visuals so appealing and its combat so exhilarating, it's ultimately the way it moves us that make it some memorable," it says.simo98088

I really hope you've misquoted that, cuz thats lousy grammar for a supposedly 'professional' journalist.

[QUOTE="EGRO_RenagadeX"]damn straight it got a 9.5, now what will gamespot give it... hmmmm?-DirtySanchez-

Gamespot actually takes time to review longer games, unlike many publications that simply push out a review as fast as possible for website hits.

A 9.5 review? Mass Effect 2 is going to be so sweet.

i'm kind off skeptical with the review, but anyway, the score given was great. i haven't played the game, and they have, so i'll reserve judgement.

i wouldn't mind the same gamplay from the first game, but critics are praising the gameplay in the reviews already, which is a good sign, gaemplay still matters after all in a game. i care about the story more than anything. i'm always scared of what will happen to the story. it looks good, but it looks average also, but i'll judge that after playing the game.

the storylooks good because you're working with an organization that gets the job done at any cost, which could force you to make tough decisions, and from the looks of it, they might just work for the reapers. i suspect mass effect: revelation novel wil give a hint at me2's story. for all you know, the very person that stopped the reaper invasion in me1, is a reaper himself / herself after cerberus rebuilt shepard. the cyborg shepard's eyes looks somewhat familiar to the sovereign saren's eyes.

on the other hand, it looks bad because it looks like all you're doing is just collecting squad mates and go for a suicide mission. but i think it's highly likely the story will be good, after all the only reason it looks bad is because bioware doesn't really reveal story that much. i wont be suprised if they're keeping a secret about the dead shepard ending. i doubt they would reveal that ending that easily without a catch. i did recall them saying 'you will play as shepard in me3, but not your shepard'. see the underlined words. it's a bit vague don't you think? they also said the story path you choose for me2 will open up to wildly different conclusions in me3. maybe you will get to play the 'dead' shepard in me3, but in a totally different form, hence '"it's not your shepard". if cerberus can revive shepard, what makes you think the reapers are less capable.

It's good to hear that it's already gotten a good review. Even though I'm buying it anyway lol

i'm kind off skeptical with the review, but anyway, the score given was great. i haven't played the game, and they have, so i'll reserve judgement.

i wouldn't mind the same gamplay from the first game, but critics are praising the gameplay in the reviews already, which is a good sign, gaemplay still matters after all in a game. i care about the story more than anything. i'm always scared of what will happen to the story. it looks good, but it looks average also, but i'll judge that after playing the game.

the storylooks good because you're working with an organization that gets the job done at any cost, which could force you to make tough decisions, and from the looks of it, they might just work for the reapers. i suspect mass effect: revelation novel wil give a hint at me2's story. for all you know, the very person that stopped the reaper invasion in me1, is a reaper himself / herself after cerberus rebuilt shepard. the cyborg shepard's eyes looks somewhat familiar to the sovereign saren's eyes.

on the other hand, it looks bad because it looks like all you're doing is just collecting squad mates and go for a suicide mission. but i think it's highly likely the story will be good, after all the only reason it looks bad is because bioware doesn't really reveal story that much. i wont be suprised if they're keeping a secret about the dead shepard ending. i doubt they would reveal that ending that easily without a catch. i did recall them saying 'you will play as shepard in me3, but not your shepard'. see the underlined words. it's a bit vague don't you think? they also said the story path you choose for me2 will open up to wildly different conclusions in me3. maybe you will get to play the 'dead' shepard in me3, but in a totally different form, hence '"it's not your shepard". if cerberus can revive shepard, what makes you think the reapers are less capable.

Syaz1

Shepard is a cyborg!? since when?

[QUOTE="Syaz1"]

i'm kind off skeptical with the review, but anyway, the score given was great. i haven't played the game, and they have, so i'll reserve judgement.

i wouldn't mind the same gamplay from the first game, but critics are praising the gameplay in the reviews already, which is a good sign, gaemplay still matters after all in a game. i care about the story more than anything. i'm always scared of what will happen to the story. it looks good, but it looks average also, but i'll judge that after playing the game.

the storylooks good because you're working with an organization that gets the job done at any cost, which could force you to make tough decisions, and from the looks of it, they might just work for the reapers. i suspect mass effect: revelation novel wil give a hint at me2's story. for all you know, the very person that stopped the reaper invasion in me1, is a reaper himself / herself after cerberus rebuilt shepard. the cyborg shepard's eyes looks somewhat familiar to the sovereign saren's eyes.

on the other hand, it looks bad because it looks like all you're doing is just collecting squad mates and go for a suicide mission. but i think it's highly likely the story will be good, after all the only reason it looks bad is because bioware doesn't really reveal story that much. i wont be suprised if they're keeping a secret about the dead shepard ending. i doubt they would reveal that ending that easily without a catch. i did recall them saying 'you will play as shepard in me3, but not your shepard'. see the underlined words. it's a bit vague don't you think? they also said the story path you choose for me2 will open up to wildly different conclusions in me3. maybe you will get to play the 'dead' shepard in me3, but in a totally different form, hence '"it's not your shepard". if cerberus can revive shepard, what makes you think the reapers are less capable.

PostNothing

Shepard is a cyborg!? since when?

soon to be in me2. cerberus equiped him with some robotic parts i believe. just take a look at the oxm cover of the issue where me2 got reviewed, and you'll get the idea, then there's me retribution, a project where cerberus is attempting to equip a subject with reaper technology. if i'm not mistaken that would be the prequel, or sequel, to me2, so there's a possibility that shepard got implanted with reaper implants, just like how saren got implanted with reaper technology. shepard could either be the very first subject, or the one after the subject in the book.

i dont trusr OXM anymore after they gave odst a 9.5 and odst was clearly a mediocre game cause all my friends have it but never play it

[QUOTE="Syaz1"]

Shepard is a cyborg!? since when?

PostNothing

soon to be in me2. cerberus equiped him with some robotic parts i believe. just take a look at the oxm cover of the issue where me2 got reviewed, and you'll get the idea, then there's me retribution, a project where cerberus is attempting to equip a subject with reaper technology. if i'm not mistaken that would be the prequel, or sequel, to me2, so there's a possibility that shepard got implanted with reaper implants, just like how saren got implanted with reaper technology. shepard could either be the very first subject, or the one after the subject in the book.

Well, thx for clearing things up, cyborg Shepard sounds kinda interesting. Anyway even though I haven't played the game, but I just can't believe that the story of ME2 is disappointing, it's not even possible! I've just seen the Sci vs Fi: Mass Effect 2 video in GT, and the story seems epic.

[QUOTE="PostNothing"]

[QUOTE="Syaz1"]

Shepard is a cyborg!? since when?

PostNothing

soon to be in me2. cerberus equiped him with some robotic parts i believe. just take a look at the oxm cover of the issue where me2 got reviewed, and you'll get the idea, then there's me retribution, a project where cerberus is attempting to equip a subject with reaper technology. if i'm not mistaken that would be the prequel, or sequel, to me2, so there's a possibility that shepard got implanted with reaper implants, just like how saren got implanted with reaper technology. shepard could either be the very first subject, or the one after the subject in the book.

Well, thx for clearing things up, cyborg Shepard sounds kinda interesting. Anyway even though I haven't played the game, but I just can't believe that the story of ME2 is disappointing, it's not even possible! I've just seen the Sci vs Fi: Mass Effect 2 video in GT, and the story seems epic.

it's highly unlikely. from the looks of it oxm rushed through the story just to get the review out first. they probably didn't even bother exploring the side quest fully, go through the conversation with other characters, read the codex, and probably even reviewed the story with the action game style story in mind, aka short and simple, because they did state the story is somewhat slow.

as for the pc gamer review, i noticed that one of their negatives are the paragon and renegade scoring are too ambiguous. i suspect they didn't have any idea about how the conversation wheel works like. the top-right options are positive and the bottom-right is negative, with the middle one being neutral of course. the critic probably chose the bottom one thinking it's the good option when it's the bad one, then got a renegade point and starts scratching his head over it.

[QUOTE="PostNothing"]

[QUOTE="Syaz1"]

i'm kind off skeptical with the review, but anyway, the score given was great. i haven't played the game, and they have, so i'll reserve judgement.

i wouldn't mind the same gamplay from the first game, but critics are praising the gameplay in the reviews already, which is a good sign, gaemplay still matters after all in a game. i care about the story more than anything. i'm always scared of what will happen to the story. it looks good, but it looks average also, but i'll judge that after playing the game.

the storylooks good because you're working with an organization that gets the job done at any cost, which could force you to make tough decisions, and from the looks of it, they might just work for the reapers. i suspect mass effect: revelation novel wil give a hint at me2's story. for all you know, the very person that stopped the reaper invasion in me1, is a reaper himself / herself after cerberus rebuilt shepard. the cyborg shepard's eyes looks somewhat familiar to the sovereign saren's eyes.

on the other hand, it looks bad because it looks like all you're doing is just collecting squad mates and go for a suicide mission. but i think it's highly likely the story will be good, after all the only reason it looks bad is because bioware doesn't really reveal story that much. i wont be suprised if they're keeping a secret about the dead shepard ending. i doubt they would reveal that ending that easily without a catch. i did recall them saying 'you will play as shepard in me3, but not your shepard'. see the underlined words. it's a bit vague don't you think? they also said the story path you choose for me2 will open up to wildly different conclusions in me3. maybe you will get to play the 'dead' shepard in me3, but in a totally different form, hence '"it's not your shepard". if cerberus can revive shepard, what makes you think the reapers are less capable.

Syaz1

Shepard is a cyborg!? since when?

soon to be in me2. cerberus equiped him with some robotic parts i believe. just take a look at the oxm cover of the issue where me2 got reviewed, and you'll get the idea, then there's me retribution, a project where cerberus is attempting to equip a subject with reaper technology. if i'm not mistaken that would be the prequel, or sequel, to me2, so there's a possibility that shepard got implanted with reaper implants, just like how saren got implanted with reaper technology. shepard could either be the very first subject, or the one after the subject in the book.

I'm actually playing the first one now in anticipation for the 2nd one. It's been in my backlog forever, and I'm now finally playing it through. Pretty solid so far. The nice reviews for the 2nd one are certainly encouraging.

Official Xbox Magazine9.5 / 10

First review out i beleive.

simo98088

[QUOTE="simo98088"]Official Xbox Magazine9.5 / 10

First review out i beleive.

chaoscougar1

same here. looks like they've rushed through the reviewing process to be the first to come out with a review. i prefer the pc gamer review despite the lower score. the one from games tm is also good, and they gave a perfect score for it.

well... it's Xbox magazine, of course they're going to give their own game a high score.

Wow.. Playstation Magazine gave Uncharted 2 a 10! well... DUH!

I'll take a guess that Gamespot and IGN range around a score of 8.5 to 9.0.

well... it's Xbox magazine, of course they're going to give their own game a high score.

Wow.. Playstation Magazine gave Uncharted 2 a 10! well... DUH!

imperial_agent

edit: not GOTY 2010, 2009! lol

Regardless of the reviews, I'm still getting this game. However, it's always positive when hearing games I am buying in the future to get good reviews. Can't wait to purchase this game.

Hopefully it would get a good review like that one in gs and gt.