Product Description:
As Commander Shepard, rise to become the galaxy's most elite soldier and lead an all-out war to stop an ancient and ruthless enemy: the Reapers. With over 75 hours of content and more than 300 awards, one of gaming's most acclaimed franchises is available for the first time in a premium foiled box set. Heart-pounding action meets gripping interactive storytelling where you decide how your unique story unfolds. Assemble and lead your team aboard the SSV Normandy, the most advanced ship in the galaxy, and travel to distant and unexplored star systems. On your journey, meet a cast of intriguing characters each with their own story to tell. Wield powerful weapons and customize them with upgrades to create new and devastating attacks. All the thrilling action and your decisions culminate into a heroic battle against the greatest threat ever known. The fate of the galaxy lies in your hands - how will you chose to fight for it? "One of the most intricately crafted stories in the history of the medium." - Game Informer
"A wonderful trilogy that put the players in the driver's seat from the very beginning." - CNN
"Regardless of the medium, Mass Effect's universe is one of sci-fi's best." - IGN
"One of the best sci-fi series of all time." - MSNBC
Product Details:
- Over 75 hours of story content, plus Mass Effect 3's critically acclaimed multiplayer mode.
- Create and customize your own character with his or her appearance and skills, then play your Commander Shepard through all three Mass Effect games.
- Experience an amazingly rich and detailed universe where your decisions have profound consequences on the action and the outcome.
- Build a personalized arsenal with powerful weapons complete with their own upgrades and modifications.
- Unleash devastating abilities and skills as you command and train an elite squad.
- Take the war online with class-based, co-operative multiplayer in Mass Effect 3.
Customer Reviews:
Word of advice to potential buyers from a Mass Effect junkie By Nicanor Journey
I own all the Mass Effect games, and proudly bought them as they came out, and keep up to date on DLC. So why am I reviewing a set I have no reason to own? Because I know a rip off when I see one! And if the Mass Effect trilogy was going to have a boxset it needed to be DEFINITIVE!
NONE of the franchise's large collection of DLC is included in this pack.
Sure, DLC in the first Mass Effect isn't anything special, but for Mass Effect 2 there's bonus levels which directly bridge the gap between it and Mass Effect 3!
When games like Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion released new editions they included all the DLC expansion packs on bonus discs (if you played on Xbox360). At this point I expect that when a big RPG like this are re-released they will include all the DLC as a bonus.
Here's the real kicker. Say you just want the basic Mass Effect experience without the DLC. This set still won't meet your needs because you can buy all three of these games individually for less than $60. Heck, get the Platinum Edition of the first game and you'll at least get one of the DLC missions!
So this set fails on two counts:
1) If you're a new gamer wanting to tackle the Mass Effect trilogy for the first time your wallet would be better off buying the games individually.
2) If you're someone who wanted the definitive Mass Effect experience this set fails to include anything worth warranting a double dip.
So either buy the games individually, hold off until this set is in the $40 range, or wait for BioWare to release the inevitable "Definitive/Collector's/whatever" special edition with all the DLC included.NOT the collection you've been waiting for! By Klink
What DLC is included in the Mass Effect Trilogy?
"On Xbox 360, Bring Down the Sky and Pinnacle Station are not included with Mass Effect, however they are available as stand-alone downloads through Xbox LIVE. For Mass Effect 2, Cerberus Network will be included and Online Pass will be included for Mass Effect 3."
That basically says it all. - Forget about the DLC being on-disk, they don't even give you download codes. The current MSRP ($60) is already more than the cost of the sum of the 3 games separately (shop around). On top of that, to get all of the DLC, you'd need to pay an additional $65 through XBOX Live:
Bringing Down the Sky 400
Pinnacle Station 400
Shadow Broker 800
Kasumi 560
Arrival 560
Genesis 320
Overlord 560
Leviathan 800
From Ashes 800
Total 5200 points = $65
This 'Trilogy' isn't a definitive collection in any sense of the word. This compilation is a blatant, lazy money grab. Insulting. Anti-consumer. If they're this desperate to exploit their audience, they could at least put everything on-disk and charge $120. - At least then I'd respect them for being upfront about it - and I'd be able to have everything in one neat package.
I'll close by saying that this is all doubly infuriating because EA and Bioware have done this right in the past! Dragon Age Origins: Ultimate Edition, for example, was everything a Dragon Age fan could've hoped for in one beautiful package!
Note: This review is specifically for the 360 Trilogy SKU and is not meant to be a review of the individual games therein. I'm reviewing the package.How and Why? By Ogr8ys1
One of the best games ever produced at one of the worst prices ever. You can pick up Mass Effect 1 and 2 for less than 10 bucks used, and mass effect 3 for 15. This comes with nothing extra and the DLC content isn't even included which is a complete joke. Don't fall for this and let EA choke on their own greed.
Was at a game stop last night and looked up the prices of the games.
Mass Effect 1, $7
Mass Effect 2 $8
New Mass Effect 3 $14
Do the math and weep if you bought this.
This doesn't include the promotion buy two get one free.
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