Mass Effect 3
| Mass Effect 3 | |
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| Developer(s) | BioWare |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Director(s) | Casey Hudson |
| Producer(s) | Jesse Houston |
| Designer(s) | Preston Watamaniuk |
| Programmer(s) | David Falkner |
| Artist(s) | Derek Watts |
| Writer(s) | Mac Walters |
| Composer(s) |
Sascha Dikiciyan Sam Hulick Chris Lennertz Clint Mansell Cris Velasco |
| Series | Mass Effect |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 3 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Wii U |
| Release date(s) | |
| Genre(s) | Action role-playing, third-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | (X360) 92.17% (PS3) 91.65% (PC) 87.75% (WIIU) 86.22% |
| Metacritic | (X360) 93/100 (PS3) 93/100 (PC) 89/100 (WIIU) 85/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | A |
| Edge | 8/10 |
| Eurogamer | 10/10 |
| G4 | 5/5 |
| Game Informer | 10/10 |
| GameSpot | 9.0/10 |
| GameTrailers | 9.5/10 |
| IGN | 9.5/10 |
| OXM (UK) | 10/10 |
| PC Gamer (US) | 93/100 |
Mass Effect 3 is an action role-playing third person shooter video game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii U. Officially announced on December 11, 2010, the game was released March 6, 2012 and marks the final chapter in the original Mass Effect trilogy of video games, completing the story of Commander Shepard. A Wii U version was announced during Nintendo's conference at E3 2012. The Wii U port was developed by Australian developer Straight Right, and was released as a Wii U launch game under the title Mass Effect 3: Special Edition.
The combat system in Mass Effect 3 was changed and refined from previous titles. In particular, the cover system was improved, additional options for traversing the battlefield and scoring instant melee kills were added, more conventional grenades are available, and improved artificial intelligence was introduced. A four player multiplayer co-op mode is also available. 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 its predecessors, 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 a free extended cut DLC (downloadable content) which elaborated on the consequences of the ending chosen and the choices made by the player throughout the series, as well as attempting to fill in several plot holes. It was nominated for five awards at the 2012 Spike Video Game Awards and it won Best RPG of 2012. A new installment in the series, Mass Effect: Andromeda, is set to be released in March 2017.
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