I was a bit surprised by this one, I didn't know I was as far into it as I was but I finished Mass Effect 2 today. The game is nothing short of spectacular. The story was well put together though I seemed a bit out of the loop because for some reason, I still haven't finished ME1. The bottom line is, if you liked the first one this is a must have.

Mass Effect 2 picks up, from what I gather, a few weeks after the crew beats Sovereign and they are patrolling the terminus systems for more Geth activity. I won't ruin the story too much but let's just say, it doesn't go well from the start. The action kicks off right off the bat, which is nice. And combat is much smoother with easier aiming and a feeling of skill involved with each shot. The weapon system is fresh, instead of carrying 40 guns and choosing which you want to use each mission, you get a small selection and upgrade as you go along.

So far the best part about the game is the story. I've always enjoyed stories about Mass Abductions being carried out by an unexpected alien race that somehow reminds me of the Predator from the movie.. uhh.. Predator. While I enjoyed playing through this game extensively, I plan to try it again and again as each class.

The class I beat it with was the soldier, which has always been my first choice in games like this. I've always preferred the , "What is a power? I have a shotgun.. does that count?" approach to combat. In truth, the power system of this game is unique and easy to pick up.

As far as the side quests go, they were fun but some of them didn't seem to have much point in completing them and the only ones worth worrying over were the loyalty quests, which weren't too rough.

All in all I say, "GET, THIS, GAME!" but again, this is my opinion. It was a lot of fun and I look forward to my next Play through. I don't know when that will be though, I think next i'll jump back into the capital wasteland and finish the main quest (finally). Anyway, see ya!!