Mass Effect 3 (2012)
When Earth begins to fall in an ancient cycle of destruction, Commander Shepard must unite the forces of the galaxy to stop the Reapers in the final chapter of the original Mass Effect trilogy.
First released
Mar 6, 2012
Aliases
ME3, Mass Effect 3: Special Edition
Franchises
Mass Effect
Developed by
BioWare, Straight Right, Sonic Mayhem, Psyonix Studios
Published by
Electronic Arts
Platforms
Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Network (PS3), PC, Wii U
Genres
Role-Playing, Shooter, Action-Adventure
Themes
Sci-Fi
Rating
ESRB: M, PEGI: 18+, OFLC: MA15+, CERO: D
Releases
- PC - Mass Effect 3 United States
- PC - Mass Effect 3 United Kingdom
- PC - Mass Effect 3: Collector's Edition United States
- PC - Mass Effect 3: Collector's Edition United Kingdom
- PS3 - Mass Effect 3 United States
- PS3 - Mass Effect 3 United Kingdom
- PS3 - Mass Effect 3: Collector's Edition United States
- PS3 - Mass Effect 3: Collector's Edition United Kingdom
- PS3 - Mass Effect Trilogy United States
- PS3N - Mass Effect 3 United States
- WiiU - Mass Effect 3 United States
- WiiU - Mass Effect 3 United Kingdom
- WiiU - Mass Effect 3: Special Edition Australia
- WiiU - Mass Effect 3: Special Edition Japan
- X360 - Mass Effect 3 United States
- X360 - Mass Effect 3 United Kingdom
- X360 - Mass Effect 3 Australia
- X360 - Mass Effect 3: Collector's Edition United States
- X360 - Mass Effect 3: Collector's Edition United Kingdom
Community reviews
Mass Effect 3 is a great conclusion to the ME trilogy but it does have some aspects that make it the worst game in the trilogy
Game: Mass Effect 3
Genre: Third Person Shooter - RPG
Developer: Bioware/EA
System: Steam (PC)
Total Score: 91/100
Value Score: 9.1/10
Length of Playthrough: 56 Hours
• Story: 10/10
• Characters: 10/10
• GamePlay: 7/10
• Graphics: 8/10
• Sound: 10/10
• Music: 7/10
• Length: 10/10
• Replay Value: 10/10
• Player Value: 9/10
Pros
+All of the storyline aspects that made the first two games continue along with that the option to load up a save data from Mass Effect 2
+DLC content is packed and great pieces of content seen in the series
+Most of the gameplay mechanics from Mass Effect 2 are retained with some items from the original Mass Effect showing up with the same effects
+Multiplayer mode which allows you to play against other players in a gun fight
+A lot of replay value due to the fact that you can affect the conversations between characters
+Some cutscenes and character interactions depend on the actions you took in the first two games
+4 different endings
Cons
-DLC prices are horrible, the overall cost of all the main story DLC equals out to the price of one new game
-A lot of glitches occur some of which affect certain sidequests from being unplayable and some glitches that trap you and making you unable to move
-There are instances where the sound or music overlap with another
-The freedom to customize your equipment for the most part is there but you do not have as many options or freedom to customize as in Mass Effect 2
-The ending is whatever you want to it to be regardless of what choices you have made throughout the game or series.
Genre: Third Person Shooter - RPG
Developer: Bioware/EA
System: Steam (PC)
Total Score: 91/100
Value Score: 9.1/10
Length of Playthrough: 56 Hours
• Story: 10/10
• Characters: 10/10
• GamePlay: 7/10
• Graphics: 8/10
• Sound: 10/10
• Music: 7/10
• Length: 10/10
• Replay Value: 10/10
• Player Value: 9/10
Pros
+All of the storyline aspects that made the first two games continue along with that the option to load up a save data from Mass Effect 2
+DLC content is packed and great pieces of content seen in the series
+Most of the gameplay mechanics from Mass Effect 2 are retained with some items from the original Mass Effect showing up with the same effects
+Multiplayer mode which allows you to play against other players in a gun fight
+A lot of replay value due to the fact that you can affect the conversations between characters
+Some cutscenes and character interactions depend on the actions you took in the first two games
+4 different endings
Cons
-DLC prices are horrible, the overall cost of all the main story DLC equals out to the price of one new game
-A lot of glitches occur some of which affect certain sidequests from being unplayable and some glitches that trap you and making you unable to move
-There are instances where the sound or music overlap with another
-The freedom to customize your equipment for the most part is there but you do not have as many options or freedom to customize as in Mass Effect 2
-The ending is whatever you want to it to be regardless of what choices you have made throughout the game or series.