Great story and epic finale
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“And don't even get me started on the suicide mission finale; I was sitting on the edge of my chair the entire time.”
Steam review · 8 h played ↗
Mass Effect 2 (2010 Edition)
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%BioWareThird-Person Shooter · RPG · Action
The verdict
A beloved story-driven sci-fi RPG about building a crew for a suicide mission. Skip this Steam edition if you want hassle-free DLC; the Legendary Edition is easier.
Great for
Story-focused RPG fans who love memorable companions, moral choices and cinematic space opera
Main risk
DLC missing or hard to activate, plus forced EA account login on this Steam edition
What players love
Memorable companions and loyalty missions
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Nearly every single squad mate in this game is a complex and interesting character, with a lot of depth and great dialogue.”
Steam review · 39.9 h played ↗
Choices that carry over and matter
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Hard choices that actually matter.”
Steam review · 76.3 h played ↗
Improved combat over the first game
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The cover system is a lot better and the skills are just a lot easier to use”
Steam review · 30 h played ↗
Great soundtrack and voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The soundtrack is unbeatable.”
Steam review · 15.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
DLC missing from Steam edition
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“The Deluxe Edition does NOT come with any of the major expansions”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
DLC activation broken, Cerberus Network and EA login
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Needing to verify your ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ dlc every time is hardcore ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.”
Steam review · 54.6 h played ↗
Forced EA account/app and DRM
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“now EA has tainted it by forcing you to sign in with an EA account to verify (again) all that you own”
Steam review · 15.3 h played ↗
Tedious or weak combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“Firefights are just tedious and boring.”
Steam review · 6.5 h played ↗
Simplified RPG, ammo and controls vs ME1
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“Keybinding Settings are worst ( interact, sprint, and cover on one key?)”
Steam review · 13.8 h played ↗
Bugs: getting stuck, glitches
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“sometimes I would bypass physics and go inside objects or above them and stay stuck there forcing me to reload.”
Steam review · 9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable15 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
Processor1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent AMD CPU
Memory1 GB RAM for Windows XP / 2 GB RAM for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Graphics256 MB (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support)
Storage15 GB
Recommended
OSWindows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
Processor2.6+ GHz Core 2 Duo Intel or equivalent AMD CPU
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsATI Radeon HD 2900 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, or better recommended
Storage15 GB
OSWindows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
Processor1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent AMD CPU
Memory1 GB RAM for Windows XP / 2 GB RAM for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Graphics256 MB (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support)
Storage15 GB
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