Mass Effect 2
Are you prepared to lose everything to save the galaxy? You'll need to be, Commander Shephard. It's time to bring together your greatest allies and recruit the galaxy's fighting elite to continue the…
Mass Effect 2 is an adventure developed by BioWare, released 26 January 2010 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 37.2 hrs to finish.
What Mass Effect 2 is
Mass Effect 2 is an adventure game developed by BioWare and released in 2010. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 3.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Two years after Commander Shepard repelled invading Reapers bent on the destruction of organic life, a mysterious new enemy has emerged. On the fringes of known space, something is silently abducting entire human colonies. Now Shepard must work with Cerberus, a ruthless organization devoted to human survival at any cost, to stop the most terrifying threat mankind has ever faced. To even attempt this perilous mission, Shepard must assemble the galaxy's most elite team and command the most powerful ship ever built. Even then, they say it would be suicide. Commander Shepard intends to prove them wrong.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Mass Effect series
Mass Effect 2 is the eighth of 48 entries we hold in the Mass Effect series. The next entry was Mass Effect 2: Digital Deluxe Edition in 2010. Its critic score of 96 is 20 points above the series average of 76. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.
How it was received
Mass Effect 2 holds a critic score of 96 out of 100. That places it above 99% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 26 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 93, across 2,794 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 37.2 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 61.7 hrs, roughly 1.7 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent AMD CPU, 2 GB RAM and 256 MB (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support). At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 22GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
Storefront pricing varies enormously by country: India is the cheapest region we track at ₹1,799.00 (about $18.89), while Germany pays €29.99 — 1.8 times more. In Pakistan it is priced at Rs 30 on Steam, which is about $29.99.
What it launched against
Mass Effect 2 launched on 26 January 2010, within three weeks of BioShock 2, Gothic II: Gold Edition, Darksiders and Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. It reviewed better than all of them.
Released around the same time: BioShock 2, Gothic II: Gold Edition, Darksiders, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Mass Effect 2 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Characters
All 24
Dlc
Mass Effect 2: Normandy Crash Site
Mass Effect 2: Cerberus Network
Mass Effect 2: Zaeed - The Price of Revenge
Mass Effect 2: Firewalker Pack
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Mass Effect 2: Kasumi - Stolen Memory
Mass Effect 2: Overlord
65
Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker
Mass Effect: Genesis
Mass Effect 2: Arrival
Mass Effect 2
Remasters
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