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What did you think of Mass Effect 2?
I loved it. I think the first was a bit better, less on rails; but this was still masterful. The combat and squad tactics are superb. The AI is some of the best I've seen. Okay, your squad mates are kind of dumb - but I think that's to encourage the player to manage them. The enemy is quite clever. It uses cover effectively and seeks opportunities to flank.

The story is derivative; where the first one basically ripped off Babylon 5, this one cribs from the Borg Saga of Star Trek, still it doesn't matter because they do such a great job of telling the story that it still works.

The game runs great with no crashes. Visuals are okay, not great but certainly adequate. The atmosphere is superb, it sucks you in and keeps you there. Bioware does what few have done with games, makes you actually care about the people - not just about completing quests. The Borg attack on the Enterprise - oops, I mean the Reaper attack on the Normandy actually had me anxious about the fate of a certain crew member. This was done so well that it didn't matter at all that the entire plot curve for this section was lifted from Star Trek.

It is a great game, an all time classic.