- A rich, branching storyline: Experience a sci-fi epic with multiple endings determined by your choices and actions throughout the game.
- Massive in scope: Battle on many worlds across the galaxy as you unite the ultimate force to take back the Earth before it's too late.
- Large-scale and intelligent enemies: Battle enormous enemies and take on a smarter type of foe that will consistently challenge your best combat tactics and put you on the edge of your seat.
- Unlock a customizable arsenal: Tailor each weapon with devastating upgrades including scopes, grips, barrels and dozens of other unique attachments. Each weapon boasts its own powerful impact and visual flair.
- Unleash death from afar or go toe-to-toe: Customize your soldier and squad to engage the enemy on your terms. A huge variety of weapons, abilities and equipment allow you to combat the enemy in your preferred style of play.
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- Release Date 3/2/2012
- Publisher Electronic Arts
- Developer BioWare
- Platform PC Games
- Genre RPG
- Publisher Support
- Number of Players 1
Game Description
Not everyone will survive. An ancient alien race, known only as "Reapers", has launched an all-out invasion leaving nothing but a trail of destruction in their wake. Earth has been taken, the galaxy is on the verge of total annihilation, and you are the only one who can stop them. The price of failure is extinction. You are Commander Shepard, a character that you can forge in your own image. You determine how events will play out, which planets to explore, and whom to form alliances with as you rally a force to eliminate the Reaper threat once and for all. How you wage this war is completely up to you: go into combat with guns blazing or use cover to plan a more tactical assault. Utilize your squad to full effect or take a lone wolf approach. Rain death from a distance or go toe-to-toe with enemies using devastating melee attacks. Mass Effect 3 will react to each decision you make as you play through a truly unique experience of your own creation.
Critic Reviews
IGN Review (9.5 out of 10)
Few games come with the amount of hype Mass Effect 3 has swirling around it. As the culmination of BioWare's epic sci-fi RPG trilogy, Mass Effect 3 hasn't garnered this groundswell in an artificial way. Rather, anticipation steadily sits at a fever pitch because the previous installments -- Mass Eff...more
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Average Member Rating: 8.4 out of 10
Good but not Great. (7 out of 10)
posted by nsfran on Mar 8, 2012
Member since Mar 2012
9 out of 9 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
Member since Mar 2012
9 out of 9 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
Having finished my first run of ME3 I am left lost and confused. Don't want to spoil it, but the ending is bad...and leaves a bad impression. Can't go to much into it since it might spoil it. The game it self is good. Combat is top notch, lots of gun play and sniping a guys head off is always fun ;)...more
Specs & Requirements
Minimum OS Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1, Win 7
Minimum Processor 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (equivalent AMD CPU)
Minimum Memory 1GB for XP / 2GB RAM for Vista/Win 7
Minimum Graphics 256 MB* (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support)
Minimum Hard Drive 2.5 GB of free space
Minimum Sound DirectX 9.0c compatible
Recommended OS Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1, Win 7
Recommended Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (equivalent AMD CPU)
Recommended Memory 2GB for XP / 4GB RAM for Vista/Win 7
Recommended Graphics AMD/ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB or greater, NVidia GeForce 9800 GT 512 MB or greater
Recommended Hard Drive 2.5 GB of free space
Recommended Sound DirectX 9.0c compatible
Supported Chipsets NVIDIA 7900 or better; ATI X1800 or better. Please note that NVIDIA GeForce 9300, 8500, 8400, and 8300 are below minimum system requirements, as are AMD/ATI Radeon HD3200, HD3300, and HD4350.
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c August 2009 (included)
Other Requirements Requires a permanent internet connection to play.
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INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR PRODUCT ACTIVATION. INTERNET CONNECTION, EA/ORIGIN ACCOUNT, ACCEPTANCE OF PRODUCT AND ORIGIN END USER LICENSE AGREEMENTS, INSTALLATION OF THE ORIGIN CLIENT SOFTWARE (WWW.ORIGIN.COM/ABOUT) AND REGISTRATION WITH ENCLOSED SINGLE-USE SERIAL CODE(S) REQUIRED TO PLAY, ACCESS BONUS CONTENT (IF ANY) AND ACCESS ONLINE SERVICES. SERIAL CODE REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO ONE EA/ORIGIN ACCOUNT PER SERIAL CODE. SERIAL CODE(S) ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE ONCE USED. EULAS AND ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.EA.COM/1/PRODUCT-EULAS. EA ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY AND TERMS OF SERVICE CAN BE FOUND AT AT WWW.EA.COM. YOU MUST BE 13+ TO ACTIVATE SOFTWARE, ACCESS ONLINE FEATURES AND REGISTER FOR AN EA/ORIGIN ACCOUNT. EA MAY RETIRE ONLINE FEATURES AFTER 30 DAYS NOTICE POSTED ON WWW.EA.COM/2/SERVICE-UPDATES. EA MAY PROVIDE CERTAIN INCREMENTAL CONTENT AND/OR UPDATES FOR NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE, IF AND WHEN AVAILABLE.