I dont wanna come of as a hater but to me me1 was clearly superior to the sequel. Shure me2 had better graphix and gameplay but it almost didnt andvance the main plot at all. Im not saying the side missions were bad or anything, on the contrary they were great, but compared to the main story i have no interest in them whatsoever. Now i can see why they wanted to use the second one to set up the stage for the third but it still feels cheap.

Oh, and i hope chices in me2 have more of an impact in the 3rd one, but i doubt it because financially it makes no sence to limit your potential market.

Sure, we have lots of stuff to play next year, but ME2 is absolutely on my must-play list.

I have mass effect 2 on pc and this is coming from a sony fanboy Mass effect 2 is fn awesome and will be a day 1 buy for me.

Doesn't matter what are the other games.

PS3 Owners will get a more complete experience of ME2 than any other platform in a single Blu ray disc.

Don't be a fanboy. ME2 is awesome. I'd have waited for the PS3 version myself, but I wanted to import my ME1 save into it so I sprung for the 360 version (only $20, but less bonus stuff than the upcoming PS3 edition).

If you skip on it simply because it was on the 360 first, you're a fool. It's right up there with Uncharted 2 and Demon's Souls in terms of my favorite games this gen.

@bananlol: I like the atmosphere of ME 2 a lot more. It's grittier and more believable, and the decisions you have to make are much grayer from a moral perspective. So what if it doesn't directly advance the plot of ME1? It has its own story that is related to those events, there are TONS of tie-ins to the original in terms of recurring characters and references, and it fleshes out the non-military aspects of the ME universe far better than the original managed to.

Alfa: The only thing you are getting is the convenience of having all the DLC on one disc. The content is the same except you have an interactive comic instead of a whole game that takes your decisions and imports them.

I love the convenience of all on one disc but you are actually not getting a better experience. Playing through ME1, making your choices and having them play out in ME2 is the best way to play it.

Mass effect 2 was THE game that I almost bought a 360 for.. I used to spend hours at my friends house playing that game on the 360 and I loved it.. For months I wrestled with the decision of buying a 360, then came the huge announcement of the ps3 port and that made my mind up... Cannot wait for 2011.. Look at everything I get to play..

Mass effect 2
little big planet 2
killzone 3
shadow/ico collection
the last guardian
resistance 3
etc...

Barring any delays this is gonna be a huge year....

@frostypants
"So what if it doesn't directly advance the plot of ME1?" You know what made me1 so great for me and everyone else i know who played it? Its story is simply awesome. Maeby its just me but shouldnt you expext the story to continue in the sequel? I wanna know what the reapers are up to, not play some redundant "trust-me" missions. The only ones of these i liked were the ones for grunt and legion.

And "TONS of tie-ins "? I counted like 10.

It sounds like to me that you just play exclusives..
Do yourself a favor and pick it up, if you like RPGs.

TOo much good things, we have to make choice..

like 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and probably 2012..

played both ME's and I agree, the second was dumbed down. I for one love RPGs, DnD, JRPGs, can't understand people who say stats are a bad thing. The first ME was the better game.

No additional content? Are you kidding me? It comes with 3 downloadable episodes packe in! Also they leaked info about the mass effect 1 tie in.. Its going to be a interactive comic that allows you to make decisions and ultimately reach the conclusion of the first mass effect without dumping hours into the grinding that me1 had and it affects your me2 file.. Bioware is really going out of their way for us ps3 users thanks to EA.. I cannot wait for this game...