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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $21.89
You Save: $8.10 (27%)
New (22) Used (10) from $19.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  197 reviews
Sales Rank: 1019
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 19081
Model: 19081
UPC: 014633190816
EAN: 0014633190816
ASIN: B00140P9BA
Release Date: May 27, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Quick save before you crash! October 31, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I generally don't write reviews for games, but felt the need to warn off customers from this one. I've played through the game beginning to end and the story is a good one, when the graphics work its actually a quite well rendered game very similar to knights of the old republic. thats it for the good stuff.
The problem comes with the constant crashing (15 windows bluescreen crashes and numerous other lockups). EA tech support's briliant advice to counter act crashing was to hit alt-f4 (terminating the program) when it crashed. Also present were numerous texture problems, at one point I found myself driving a quite well rendered vehicle over a non-existent road on either side of which must have been lava, although it could also not be seen. This is surprising in that I have a N-vidia 8800 GTO video card that should easily handle the graphic requirements.
In short I wanted to love this game, but its implementation on the PC, ant EA's horrible customer support has put a nail in the coffin of all EA games for me from here on out.
 Amazing Experience. Not Much Replay Value October 30, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am not commenting on DRM. There are plenty of reviews that cover this topic, so I am rating this game for those only interested in knowing what the content is like.
Overall, the story is amazing, the graphics are top notch (if you have the right system specs), and it's just down right fun. The main quest is a bit on the short side. If you rented it, you could knock it out in a weekend. The added value is the many side quests you can take in between main missions. I highly recommend you try to complete as many as you can in your first play through. After I beat the game, I really lost motivation to start a new game. Who wants to revisit the same missions again and again? I probably passed up a number of side quests I shouldn't have, but I'm not replaying the game to try them out.
Also, and this is kind of a side note, but it bothered me that the main quest's story created a sense of urgency to complete it. Even though it doesn't matter how much time you spend exploring around, I still felt compelled to stick to the main missions.
So I say again, enjoy the side quests to get the most out of Mass Effect. It's an outstanding ride, but it's one that you won't be saying "let's do it again!" after.
God I want to buy this game. October 28, 2008
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
I played this game over a friends house and I was very impressed.
However I will NOT support rent game policy (aka limited activations).
I never liked that policy for operating systems either. I can't tell you the amount of times I had to call and beg microsoft to let me reactivate my xp.
My situation:
I love to customize my PC, so I often update (change) memory, video cards, sound cards, etc. If you change your hardware around enough the software believes it is a system change and counts it as a re-activation.
I also love editing on my computer which takes up a lot of space. Which means sometimes I have to uninstall games or other programs and do space management. It doesn't mean I want to delete the game completely as I keep the save and profile files. It just means I may only keep 3 or 4 games on my PC and uninstall/reinstall as I see fit.
If I pay 30-60 dollars for a game I should pay for a unlimited licence to play that game.
If I wanted to play a change for a finite licence I would go to an arcade. FORCED HOME ARCADES CANNOT AND SHOULD NOT HAPPEN! Do not support this action!
 Pretty fun, but short and limited replay value October 24, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This game was pretty fun the first time through but doesn't change that much on harder difficulty and is pretty easy to begin with. the renegade/paragon system is ok but doesn't really allow for that much choice, and sometime the dialog seems very scripted and forced. Also the team AI is somewhat clumsy, in tough fights they seem to just get killed no matter waht you do.
DRM makes this one another bomb October 23, 2008
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
I played a friend's copy, which he actually returned when he learned about the draconian DRM and limited licensing and installs.
Forget about buying a game like this. Apparently, it's easy enough to pirate, although I do not advocate it or do it. Aside from being free, the version you can download from a BitTorrent site isn't crippled with horrendous DRM. Yep, if you're honest, you will NOT get what you pay for. If you steal it, you'll love it. Keep in mind that Bioware actually paid a lot for this DRM that taints their game and doesn't even slow down piracy. Wow. That's just plain silly.
Until software makers finally realize that punishing paying customers isn't a good business strategy, BitTorrent and P2P sites will continue to thrive. The DRM doesn't even slow down piracy. It just reeeeally irritates the honest folks who expect to own something they pay for.
It's like buying a TV that will stop working if you move it around the room more than 3 times. Oh, and of course you can't sell the TV to anyone else. Oh, and you have to have an Internet connection to get it to turn on...every time. Oh, and it may mess up your cable box, DVD player and stereo if it thinks you are trying to repair it.
Wake up Bioware. You won't be getting any more money from me until you do.
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