For example, I'd press a button to take cover but not be rewarded with instant results, leading me to tap the cover button a second time-only to see my hero then respond to the first tap to take cover and then the second to vault over and into enemy fire. Other times I noticed slightly delayed reactions. There were instances in which I was behind a crate with a clear line of sight to my enemies, yet my character wouldn't be able to fire until I moved a little to one side or the other. The covering system, though enhanced, is still a bit fussy and doesn't quite meet the standards set by games like Other elements, however, still need some tweaking. It has just the right level of depth to please hardcore fans without alienating those players who may have less experience in the genre. Once procured, all we have to do is head to the lab on our ship and access a terminal that lets us scroll through any technologies available for upgrade.
Plus, our weapons and biotic powers follow an accessible growth track that sees players discovering and purchasing a wide range of upgrades throughout the game. It's simple, intuitive, and much more effective than the menu-based controls of the first game. Mass Effect 2 is noticeably superior to that of the original.įor example, we now have immediate and direct control over our squad mates thanks to four easy controls mapped to the d-pad that allow us to send them to exact positions on the battlefield, order them to regroup, and focus their attacks on a particular enemy.
But I didn't have the opportunity to get into the nitty gritty of the actual play, which, though competent and nicely polished, is the one place in which this great franchise has room to improve as it heads into its final instalment.įirst, though, it should be noted that BioWare has already made some modifications for the better, and that the third-person shooter combat in The review contains pretty much everything I want to convey about the story of this now two-thirds finished franchise, which is well on its way to becoming perhaps the most brilliant work of interactive fiction I've yet encountered. Lucky for me I have all the room in the world on this blog. Here), but I have a bit more to say about the second entry in BioWare's epic sci-fi series. Mass Effect 2 appeared in Tuesday's paper (and online
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