Most Promising Games of 2010: Mass Effect 2

Bioware will launch their franchise game January 26, 2010 with Mass Effect 2. There were many rumors surrounding this game prior to the announcement of a sequel. Everyone started saying that Shepard was dead and there won't be a second one. Well Shepard is alive and ready to fight against the Cerberus Corporation. From what I have read Shepard will be going on a suicide mission. Throughout the story he will be recruiting powerful individuals from all races, including one that is unknown.

Mass Effect 2 will not only feature new dialogue options, but new combat options as well. BioWare showed off multiple physics-based attacks that sent Shepard's vanguard enemies flying, as well as shooting and cover mechanics that resembled those of the first game. There are nine new classes of weapons, including heavy weapons, such as a missile launcher. Mass Effect 2's visuals look darker and grittier than before, as well as a lot more fluid. The new character models move and speak smoothly. There is said to be other improvement but Bioware has not elaborated on what those could be. This should be one of the best games of 2010.

-Justin