Could Sci-Fi get anymore epic?
For staters, the storyline is absolutely AMAZING. Its a traditional Sci-Fi futuristic storyline set in the year 2183-2185, which sets up into a trilogy with Mass Effect 3. And as a whole it kept me off the edge of my seat since the 1st game. The gameplay is absolutely amazing. Though, it lost some of its "RPG" elements Mass Effect 1 had it still maintained the "RPG" feeling as well as a 3PS feeling.
You have the ability to create and name your own characters and even choose the gender. You have a handful of classes to choose from like the first game, which itself adds to the replay value. Each class gives you a different gameplay experience. You can play the game two different ways and you can get a ton of different endings but I won't spoil that here. You can play the game as a Paragon-Good Cop or a Renegade-Bad Cop
Each choice you make throughout the game effects you later in the game one way or another. And if your Shepard survives the "Suicide Misson" you will be able to import your character to Mass Effect 3 and your actions will carry on to that game. And speaking of importing, you can also do that between Mass Effect 1 and Mass Effect 2. Doing so adds references, actions, and consiquences in Mass Effect 2, based on what you did in Mass Effect 1.
On top of all this EA is also releasing tons of DLC for the game. Enclosing, this is one you should get in a heartbeat. It was worth my $60 and I would've wet myself if I found it less than that.