The Short List of Things to Do

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Mass Effect 2

Mass Effect 2

EA

The state of the art in grand-scale, two-disc space operas, Mass Effect 2 picks up two years after the end of the first installment of its galactic-noir story line. With beefier combat added to the role-playing, it's the Avatar of video games — except it's better written.

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