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More Mass Effect 2 Details
This listing over on Amazon.com clearly shows a list of features highlighting the upcoming sequel, although the list doesn't really get too detailed. Have a look:

• The second act of BioWare's epic sci-fi trilogy continues the story of Commander Shepard and humanity's first steps onto the galactic stage
• Success--or failure--depends heavily on the crew you assemble and their loyalty to you and the mission
• Stunning graphics and a refined dialog system will draw you into the story like never before
• Numerous improvements to the intense, third-person shooter combat
• Deep character customization options let you create your own vision of Commander Shepard

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  • ravenware
    Need for Speed SHIFT in September

    EA should remove the 'F' from SHIFT, it would be an accurate description.
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  • one-shot
    I have always been a fan of the arcade style racing experience of the Need For Speed titles. After purchasing NFS Pro Street I haven't purchased another title in the series. I play Gran Turismo series for the realistic driving simulation, and the NFS series for the arcade style. I would like to see the NFS series stick to arcade style racing and driving simulation to the GT series.
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  • jerreece
    Wow $10 for Assassin's Creed. To bad I've already played and beat it. :(

    Wish they sold big titles for that cheap more often. :)

    Course, the other problem is, it's Steam.
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  • indigoataxia
    Yeah, I'd prefer Need for Speed to stick to arcade style as well. If I want realistic, I'll play Gran Turismo (which drives me nuts). I hate clipping a wall and blowing a tire and the race is over.

    But not too over the top arcade. Burnout is the choice for fiery explosions, split second decisions, and wacky courses.
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  • Tindytim
    jerreeceCourse, the other problem is, it's Steam.Wow, how can you not like Steam?
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  • wikiwikiwhat
    Yeah, either you haven't used Steam and are going off other idiots' complaints or either you don't know what you are doing, or you support piracy, in which hating steam still doesn't make sense. Steam can have some very, very very killer deals sometimes. Lets see, for 90 bucks one time I got CS:S, HL, HL2, Portal, Left4Dead, Day of Defeat and about 10 other great valve games. They always have weekend deals and they are always working with other publishers that use Steam to give discounts too. Plus, to play LAN and other stuff, all you do is update all your games which Steam can do automatically and then go into offline mode and every game works. So don't be some reatrd who doesn't know what he is talking about. Have a real reason to hate something.
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  • RiotSniperX
    one-shotI have always been a fan of the arcade style racing experience of the Need For Speed titles. After purchasing NFS Pro Street I haven't purchased another title in the series.
    Are you serious? I stopped at carbon. That game was so cartoony and retarded, they took out seperate customization! i.e front bumper,rear bumper, mirror, roof scoop. Thats what made me love NFS! But now its "body kits!"
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  • neiroatopelcc
    one-shotI have always been a fan of the arcade style racing experience of the Need For Speed titles. After purchasing NFS Pro Street I haven't purchased another title in the series. I play Gran Turismo series for the realistic driving simulation, and the NFS series for the arcade style. I would like to see the NFS series stick to arcade style racing and driving simulation to the GT series.
    I remember that when I bought underground 2 I thought 'oh, same game again, just with a map', and when I bought carbon I realized, oh nothing's changed at all. Sad.

    I hold no grudge against EA, unlike many, but I don't like it when they keep releasing games that aren't really new games. Hot pursuit was 'new' as it hadn't been seen before. Porche was new, and the best nfs ever. Underground was differently new. Prostreet was new too, but only because it was so exceptionally bad. imo it's time they make a realistic driving game, or another one line porche, or one with damage effects, not just damage visuals. Or perhaps it'd be enough to just make a simple need for speed game where they'd use the autosculpt feature to play with downforce, grip, weight etc. I always found it odd that adding all those skirts and spoilers didn't affect anything. In reallife I know that my alfa 156 used more fuel after adding all the styling stuff, and I felt a difference in speedy corners. With physics engines available, there's no reason not to add real physics to some extend. They could just 'precalc' the drag and downforce when you do the sculpt, and use it as static data in the actual gameplay.

    RiotSniperXAre you serious? I stopped at carbon. That game was so cartoony and retarded, they took out seperate customization! i.e front bumper,rear bumper, mirror, roof scoop. Thats what made me love NFS! But now its "body kits!"
    I liked the addition of styling, but in general I find the games prior to that better. imo nfs5 (porche) was the best game. It featured used cars, new cars, career, challenges and all the online stuff the others did too. And it featured handling impacting damage. Anyway. nfs6 was the last nfs game where I felt handling was reasonable. Now it's a bit like burnout - just hit the handbreak, and the car will take the corner for you. Even doing wheelspin when doing so .... also in a rwd car
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  • AdamB5000
    ravenwareEA should remove the 'F' from SHIFT, it would be an accurate description.
    LOL. So true.
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  • kelbo
    well, let me see If I can remember which need for speed have I played.
    * hot pursuit
    * porsche
    * hot pursuit 2
    * underground
    * underground 2
    * most wanted
    * carbon
    * pro street
    * undercover

    and very likely this new when it comes out.
    does that make me a fan?? hehe
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