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thedeparted
01-29-2010, 04:34 PM
EA’s announced that Mass Effect 2 has sold over 2 million units during launch week.

It’s an outstanding achievement [no pun intended - JC] for a game which only launched in the US on Tuesday, and today in the UK and Europe.

Already, the game’s gotten fantastic scores and a meta of 96 on 360 and 95 for PC.

“Mass Effect 2 is poised to be one of the biggest games of 2010″, said BioWare boss Ray Muyzka. “We could not be more proud of the game’s universal acclaim and early commercial success.”

Go. And. Buy. It.

PR below.

BIOWARE’S MASS EFFECT 2 HAILED AS 1st BLOCKBUSTER OF 2010

Game Earns Rave Reviews, Sells 2Million Units in Week One

Guildford, UK (January 29, 2010) – Forty perfect scores. Two million units. One pop culture phenomenon. BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced today that Mass Effect™ 2 has sold-in over two million units worldwide in its first week of release*. Lauded for its intense shooter gameplay and deep, hand-crafted story, Mass Effect 2 has earned an average review score of 96** — making it the second highest rated game of all time on the Xbox 360 platform***. Mass Effect 2 has earned 40 perfect scores, amassed over 30 editor’s choice awards and is donning the front cover of 20 magazines worldwide. On launch day, the term “Mass Effect” was in the top 10 trending topics on Twitter and most searched on Google News. MSNBC.com said, “Mass Effect will go down as one of the most influential video game series of all-time.”

Dr. Ray Muzyka, co-founder, BioWare and Group General Manager of the RPG/MMO Group of EA said, “Mass Effect 2 is poised to be one of the biggest games of 2010. We could not be more proud of the game’s universal acclaim and early commercial success.”

Mass Effect 2 launched this week hot on the heels of BioWare’s Dragon Age: Origins, the studio’s dark fantasy RPG which shipped in fall 2009. Dragon Age: Origins has earned an average review score of 91****, making it the highest rated original intellectual property from EA in the last year. Mass Effect 2 follows in BioWare’s tradition of delivering excellence on every front: gameplay, story, character development and visuals. Mass Effect 2 is an epic shooter/RPG set in a vast universe filled with dangerous alien life and mysterious, uncharted planets. In Mass Effect 2, players step into the role of the heroic Commander Shepard, leading a crew of some of the most dangerous operatives from across the galaxy on a mission so challenging that it’s potentially suicidal. Featuring intense action, a rich storyline, space exploration and engaging character interaction, Mass Effect 2 delivers an unparalleled gaming experience.

Mass Effect 2 is available for the Xbox 360 and the PC and is 15 by the BBFC. For more information, follow the development team on Twitter at http://twitter.com/masseffect2 or visit the game’s official UK website at Mass Effect 2 (http://getmasseffect.ea.com).

*According to internal EA data.
**On Xbox 360 platform according to Metacritic.com.
***Mass Effect 2 is tied for second place according to Metacritic.com.
****On PC according to Metacritic.com.





outstanding numbers for and a game that seems very well received
Freemymind93
01-29-2010, 10:14 PM
Wow, Mass Effect 2 is doing great. They did a great job of advertising the game, i know that. One question though... It's an rpg? I thought it was a shooter
jango
01-29-2010, 10:26 PM
Wow, Mass Effect 2 is doing great. They did a great job of advertising the game, i know that. One question though... It's an rpg? I thought it was a shooter

It depends wot ur definition of rpg is rly mate, and has been a hotly-contested subject on a few ME2/DAO forums for a few months now. Imo the line is more blurred these days than in the days when virgins sat in the basement rolling dice .. now they sit upstairs in the warmth .. er .. this metaphor hasn't worked .. let's move on ..

Yes you're playing a role, and teh choices u make in the game (through conversations or your actions) define how your role progresses. But, the game isn't like dragon age in that you don't assign points to key attributes like strength, dexterity, agility and so on (something that the purists believe must be present in a 'true' rpg). The skill trees (if you can even call them that) are based around class abilities like they are in WoW for example .. with your base stats changing each time you level. Having said that though there's still some room for customisation in the way it works, as there is in a system like the one in WoW .. you can specialise .. so, depending on how elitist your thinking is will depend on how your class it. There's a fair amount of emphasis on research to upgrade yourself, as opposed to it being a core part of your characters.

Imo I'd call it an rpg shooter, along the lines of Deus Ex or more recently something like borderlands (altho to a lesser extent), and would even venture to suggest the closest comparison to it is actually the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series (in more than a few ways).

There's my thoughts anyways :)
Iceskater101
01-31-2010, 06:32 PM
I think Mass Effect is more rpg then shooter
but thats just me

but anyways I am not surprised at this game
it looks good but I haven't even played the first one and I want to do that first before getting this one
EpsilonX
02-01-2010, 08:24 AM
i heard mass effect 1 was an rpg. i heard mass effect 2 was a shooter.
jango
02-01-2010, 08:25 AM
i heard mass effect 1 was an rpg. i heard mass effect 2 was a shooter.

to be honest i think it's not so cut-and-dried these days ..

this might help though - Mass Effect 2 review - in-depth - Gamers Forum (http://www.gamers-forum.com/showthread.php?p=194708)
Master Ackrovan
02-01-2010, 05:37 PM
It's nice to hear that Bioware is getting the revenue they need for the Kotar MMO. I have both DA: O and Mass Effect 2, and while on the whole I think DA: O is a stronger game, the Mass Effect series is definitly turning into a cult classic
thedeparted
02-01-2010, 10:17 PM
It's nice to hear that Bioware is getting the revenue they need for the Kotar MMO. I have both DA: O and Mass Effect 2, and while on the whole I think DA: O is a stronger game, the Mass Effect series is definitly turning into a cult classic

Seeing there overlords are EA, having ME2 do great still might not help your hopes of a KOTAR MMO
Master Ackrovan
02-03-2010, 06:46 PM
...Actually, a Kotar MMO has already been started on and should be out by the summer.

Here's the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOvbv-LkK6w
thedeparted
02-03-2010, 10:20 PM
Aww. I see. The way your other posts was written it came off as if Bioware needed ME2 to do great to do a KOTOR MMO. Clearly I've misinterpreted your post.
jango
02-03-2010, 10:24 PM
aye, it's tricky trying to keep my excitement about SWTOR under wraps
BobTD
02-05-2010, 01:35 AM
Im surprised actually, there was hardly a turn out at the midnight release where I live, nothing like MW2 for sure. But Im very happy to hear how popular it has been.
Nosferatu
02-05-2010, 06:56 PM
WOW! If it keep selling at this rate, we might see a new world record! well done BioWare :)
nakedrobber
02-22-2010, 09:49 PM
*Spoiler*

You get a spaceship.
thedeparted
02-22-2010, 10:02 PM
WOW! If it keep selling at this rate, we might see a new world record! well done BioWare :)

Highly unlikely, in fact. there's 0% chance it'll do that.
ShadowMantis
03-01-2010, 05:28 AM
I'm not surprised ME2 made that money :)

Now to go 2 GameStop....Mass Effect 2 is my precious

lol