Mass Effect: Genesis 2
Mass Effect: Genesis 2 is an "interactive backstory comic". It is an updated version of Mass Effect: Genesis, which was originally created for Mass Effect 2. Genesis 2 fills the role of Mass Effect and Mass…
Mass Effect: Genesis 2 is a visual novel developed by BioWare, released 2 April 2013 on Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Mass Effect: Genesis 2 is
Mass Effect: Genesis 2 is a visual novel game developed by BioWare and released in 2013. It was published by Electronic Arts, Inc.. It is available on Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 3.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Mass Effect: Genesis 2 is an "interactive backstory comic". It is an updated version of Mass Effect: Genesis, which was originally created for Mass Effect 2. Genesis 2 fills the role of Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 for new players to the series, introducing them to the story of the first two games in the Mass Effect trilogy and allowing them to make some of the major plot decisions that players could make by playing through the previous games. The player is prompted to begin Genesis 2 after character creation, but using it is optional. There are two versions of the comic, one each for a male and female Commander Shepard.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, drama and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Mass Effect series
Mass Effect: Genesis 2 is the 38th of 48 entries we hold in the Mass Effect series. The next entry was Minecraft: N7 Mash-up in 2013.
What it launched against
Mass Effect: Genesis 2 launched on 2 April 2013, within three weeks of BioShock Infinite, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen and Age of Empires II HD.
Released around the same time: BioShock Infinite, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, Age of Empires II HD.
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