Mass Effect is one of the most original RPG's I've played for the 360 for some time, and both its visuals and story are worth it alone to play. I finished it the first time in about 50 hours, and completed almost every quest available. I liked the combat system, and if you are a fan of the Knights of the Old Republic games or even any of the Baldar's Gate games, Mass Effect will more then please. The game has some solid replay value (at least once more) so that you can see the different endings, and play it with a different character type. The game can please any shooter and RPG fan, and for that I think it deserves the 9.0 that I give it. The length of the game is perfect for the amount of gaming I have the time for these days, and it isn't so in depth that I have to become obsessed with it to be fun. My biggest problems with the game are that as polished as it is the worlds do have a lot of issues with your character and your vehicle gettng stuck in a few spots, as well, a lot of the sub-quests use the same basic levels with maybe more or less crates in the rooms, or just different NPC's around to fit the plot of the specific quest. The problems with the game didn't bother me as much as Gamespot, and I didn't have any issues with the inventory menu's. I felt that the positive aspects of the game (graphics, story, combat system, cool equipment and weapons, and even the length of the game), heavily outway the negative. I highly recommend Mass Effect.
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