Mass Effect 3 game analysis Unit 1 assignment 2Harley Jones 12c

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Game spot – 9.0/10

Game trailers – 9.5/10

Game informer – 10/10

Mass Effect 3 is a action role playing game which was developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts for game consoles such as Xbox 360, Playstation3, Wii U and Microsoft Windows. The game was released on the 6th of march 2012.

It is a direct sequel to the previous Mass Effect game and is the last chapter in this particular franchise. The game itself has sold over 1.5 million copies and grossed more than $200 million. It was nominated for five awards at the 2012 Spike Video Game Awards and it won Best RPG of 2012.

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Trailer

Gameplay in Mass Effect 3 is influenced by decisions made in Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, for players who have completed those games. Like the first two games, Mass Effect 3 was released to commercial success and critical acclaim. However, the game's endings were criticized by many players, prompting the release of an extended cut downloadable content which elaborated on the consequences of the ending chosen and the choices made by the player throughout the series. The Mass Effect series combines action role-playing game elements, with the main series games being in third-person perspective. The protagonist can use two AI-controlled squad members in battle, which usually consist of members he or she has recruited from various places and for various reasons, and taken onto Shepard's starship. The player could make perspective decisions depending on the situation. At these times, the player has multiple sets of dialogue choices with which to respond to NPCs, separated by tone. Starting from Mass Effect 2, the player can interrupt cut-scenes calmly or aggressively. All three major installments of the Mass Effect trilogy have been met with commercial success as well as critical acclaim. The series is highly regarded for its narrative, character development, voice acting, universe and emphasis on player choice affecting the experience.

I have collected this knowledge of the game from sites such as wikipedia and the Mass Effect official website as well as my own experience from playing the franchise.

Gameplay

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Audience

The audience for this type of game would be for gamers who like shoot ‘em up games, good story telling narratives and for the role playing of which this game has all these aspects which can gain a wide audience of different types of gamers and therefore sell many games and are praised for the success. The game also may grab the attention of gamers for the games genre which is a sci-fi and very futuristic.

Expanded Universe of Mass Effect

Since the release of the games the franchise have expanded on the merchandise and universe of Mass Effect by creating novels, fan novels, comics, fan films, action figures, art books, board games and have recently started producing a film based of the game.