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Mass Effect (PC DVD)


Platform:   Windows XP
3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (133 customer reviews)
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  • Platform:   Windows XP
  • BBFC Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Suitable for 12 years and over. Not for sale to persons under age 12. By placing an order for this product, you declare that you are 12 years of age or over.
  • Media: CD-ROM

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Mass Effect (PC DVD) + Mass Effect 2 (PC DVD) + Dragon Age: Origins (PC)
Total RRP: £89.97
Price For All Three: £51.67

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  • ASIN: B0015M0PYI
  • Item Weight: 159 g
  • Release Date: 6 Jun 2008
  • Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (133 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 125 in PC & Video Games (See Bestsellers in PC & Video Games)

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Story Summary:

You take the role of Commander Shepard starship Normandy, the last hope for all life in the Galaxy. Saren, a rogue member of the elite and untouchable Spectre agents, has discovered the secret to unleashing an apocalyptic force upon the galaxy, and only you stand in his way. To save the lives of billions, you must do whatever it takes to stop Saren and prevent the return of an ancient force bent on the destruction of all organic life.

Highlights:

Experience a rich and engrossing story where your choices decide the fate of a galaxy
Engage in emotionally charged interactions with the most realistic digital actors ever seen in a video game, using an innovative new dialog system
Immerse yourself in an incredible new adventure from world-famous masters of the RPG BioWare
Stunning high resolution graphics for PC
Optimised GUI and controls for PC gamers
Dominate the battlefield with new individual squad member commandsystem

Product Description

You take the role of Commander Shepard starship Normandy, the last hope for all life in the Galaxy. Saren, a rogue member of the elite and untouchable Spectre agents, has discovered the secret to unleashing an apocalyptic force upon the galaxy, and only you stand in his way. To save the lives of billions, you must do whatever it takes to stop Saren and prevent the return of an ancient force bent on the destruction of all organic life.

  • Experience a rich and engrossing story where your choices decide the fate of a galaxy
  • Engage in emotionally charged interactions with the most realistic digital actors ever seen in a video game, using an innovative new dialog system
  • Immerse yourself in an incredible new adventure from world-famous masters of the RPG - BioWare
  • Stunning high resolution graphics for PC
  • Optimised GUI and controls for PC gamers
  • Dominate the battlefield with new individual squad member command system

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Mass Effect (PC DVD) 3.1 out of 5 stars (133)
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3.1 out of 5 stars (133 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
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71 of 97 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars THE EFFECT OF MASSIVE GREED, 9 May 2008
By NeuroSplicer (Freeside, in geosynchronous orbit) - See all my reviews
(TOP 100 REVIEWER)   
Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 
OK, we have been down this road before...

UNDISPUTED FACT:
The PERPETUAL WEEKLY RE-ACTIVATIONS was nothing but a PR stunt. Supposedly, EA "listened to its customers and had them removed". First of all, even from a practical point, it would be impossible to achieve this just days before the game's release (disks already printed, sealed and shipped to the retailers). More importantly, RE-ACTIVATIONS have not been waived altogether: they are still required following every patch and update - including the automatic ones.
To a cynical eye this PR stunt was a feeble attempt in order to make their "limited installations" issue more palatable.

UNDISPUTED FACT:
MASS EFFECT has LIMITED INSTALLATIONS. In fact, it has been labeled "Rent-a-Game" since we only get 3 installations - more only on a case-per-case basis, decided by EA...customer services. Well, we can thank BIOSHOCK for introducing and opening THAT can of worms - but hasn't anyone at BIOWARE heard how hard BIOSHOCK's PC sales were hit by that disastrous decision? At what ridiculously lengths the 2K GAMES customer community office had to go to either suppress or spin reviews and blogs pointing out the obvious inconveniencing (not to mention security risks) of their own customers?
And, let me guess: exactly like BIOSHOCK, there will be an IRREMOVABLE FOLDERS placed in our systems' Root that will effectively revoke our Administrator rights to our own PCs!

In the end it boils down to this: who actually will be owning my copy? Are we to pay £35 only to...RENT this from its publisher - and be pestered with the worry of whether our system will crash and loose another install? And what makes this even harder to understand: will such extreme measures actually prevent piracy? Well, they did not work for BIOSHOCK, why should they start working now?

So, one has to ask: what is next in store for customers that make the mistake of buying such a product? Chinese water torture? The Iron Maiden? Orwellian rat-masks? Guantanamo?

NO THANKS! No game is worthy of such harassment!
I canceled my PreOrder today. I would advise any serious PC gamer to do the same.
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94 of 137 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Spolit by the SecuROM DRM..., 2 July 2008
By matt... (sussex) - See all my reviews
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 
After recently rebuilding my PC I decided I had to try out with some new games - Mass Effect was the first I bought.

I'd read about issues with the DRM (digital rights management) software, but as I'm used to BioWare games and have played most of their releases on the PC I wasn't worried.

That was my first mistake, after receiving the game from Amazon I was surprised to see that my machine wasn't reading the discs, oh well I thought, there must be a fault in the manufacturing process...

I returned the discs to Amazon and the customer service team dispatched a replacement so quickly it arrived the following day.

Unfortunately I encountered the same problem with the second set of DVDs!

Thinking that lightning rarely strikes twice, I started a very thorough search of the internet to try to address the problem, as well as contacting the game's publishers EA who I am still awaiting a response from.

It turns out that the issue stems from the DRM software that appears to prevent certain DVD burners from working successfully with the game - in my case it stopped the drive reading them all together!

Eventually I managed a workaround having to use a 6 year old DVD ROM drive to install the game.

Thankfully the game doesn't need the discs to play so I could go back to using the DVD burner in the machine, and I was able to enjoy the Mass Effect experience - which is fantastic, looks brilliant and so far has run flawlessly!

While I'm only part way through the game I thought it only fair to post the issues I had with installing it, as well as saying thank you to Amazon for their fantastic customer service!

It seems a shame that yet again the DRM software has taken up the majority of a review and overshadowed the developers hard work in putting together an excellent gaming experience.
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72 of 109 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Be careful buying second hand!, 18 Jun 2008
By W. Nelson (UK) - See all my reviews
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Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 
It's a great game with an awful DRM scheme. If you know what you're doing and aren't likely to be changing your computer in the next few years then I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.

But whatever you do don't buy it second hand unless you're sure that the game key you're buying hasn't had all its installs used up. This game should, in my opinion, be banned from listing for sale used because the DRM limits the number of times you can install the game so at most you'll be able to install a used copy only 2 more times. Caveat emptor.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Gah Play Mass effect 2 ignore this
Ok patch game first no help on official site so search web for it.

The game itselfs is bulky lacking in flow combining Elements of Rpgs and Combat games that are... Read more
Published 2 days ago by D. Mercer

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2007 was the golden year of gaming for me. Because in this year, several major titles were released that have heavily influenced the gaming industry ever since. Read more
Published 5 days ago by Griesmayer

5.0 out of 5 stars Really great game - forget all that DRM stuff
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Published 18 days ago by Fraggle

5.0 out of 5 stars Sum is greater than the parts
While the individual parts to ME such as combat, exploration, NPC AI aren't brilliant, Bioware managed to create such a brilliant world and atmosphere that its still very... Read more
Published 1 month ago by B. Mitchell

1.0 out of 5 stars Hmmm playable?
If you can even install this game....you really deserve a round of a plause. I'm sure it would be good, BUT loads of people can't even get it to install on their pc's.... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Happy Jam

1.0 out of 5 stars Warning
Whilst this game is a lot of fun to play, it is riddled with coding errors that leave it prone to crashing on nearly all the current incarnations of windows. Read more
Published 2 months ago by A. Rees

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent start to a promising trilogy
Ever since I finished playing the masterful Baldur's Gate II, I've been longing for another epic, worthy Bioware RPG and I must say that Mass Effect comes fairly close. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Anima

5.0 out of 5 stars Finest Game in the Genre
This has to be the greatest game of the RPG/Action genre I have ever played. I am on my 4th run through it and I am still finding side plots and new depth which I missed in the... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. Gf Gilligan

3.0 out of 5 stars Good game that could have been great
Having played this for a while now I really can't see what all the angst about Securom is really about - to date I have had no problems at all with it. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Gabriel

5.0 out of 5 stars A genuine classic
This game was recommended to me a couple of weeks ago. Before then I might have dismissed it given the number of negative reviews on Amazon. Read more
Published 5 months ago by dennyjoe

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