ME2 is a great add~on too ME1, it is one of my all time favorites!
[ Gameplay: ] (10) Action packed, Full customization, Powers, Multi Ammo.
[ Storyline: ] (10) Great, highly inspired.
[ Sound: ] (9) No complaint, voice acting is good aswell
[ Video: ] (10) Extremely good.
[ Controls: ] (9) Easily learned, but once you change the key, the helper still thinks its the old keys...?
[ Overall: ] (9) go buy this game, there will probably be a 3rd one. Or expansions.
[ Replay ability: ] (8) it wouldn't get boring for a while.
[ LIKES ]
You get around 10 "henchmen" this time, that you can train to be loyal to you, or even form relationships. You can also choose them for special jobs in the mission play, like leaders, which change the game experience.
You get "praised" more than mass effect 1, people seem to know your achievements and awe in them. They know your the real deal and its good to feel that in your character.
You "customize" your weapons this time around rather then picking up 1 million of them, i liked this idea a lot. Not the best use of customization iv seen in a game, but it works and that's all that matters. Armor and other things are custom as well.
If you have a mass effect 1 character, you can take the "save files" to mass effect 2. That's one of the first games that iv seen do this, and it worked out well.
"Mining" for materials is now easier, you simply select a world and send out a scan. Then probe it, and that's it. Before you had to actually go on the world, it was lame.
[ DISLIKES ]
Im not happy about the length of the game, its about the same hours as the last game. But it takes up twice the space hard drive? The ending was not brilliant either, it worked, but not as good as ME1 ending.
You spend a decent portion of the game making your team loyal, rather then doing real actual saving the galaxy... I kind of felt back stabbed that they didn't give us more mission play. Don't get me wrong though i loved the henchman's missions, im just a greedy bastard who wants more.
In mass effect 1, after obtaining achievement's you would get bonus's in most awards. Example is you would get snipers unlocked for everyone, if you used it 75% of the game, or something like that... Anyway, the awards are not a buff any longer, so that was hurtful.
The henchmen still lack speech sometimes, sometimes they don't want to talk to you cause of pms... that "pisses me soff".. Sometimes they say "we've been threw a lot now..." and i might have talked to them once...?? Im not expecting any game to be perfect... but it just seems like a repeat of ME1 when they do that... i thought this was ME2.
Those are the biggest ones for me. I remind all of you however this game is amazing regardless of the dislikes. I just wanted to state them. I rated it a 9 after all.