After the events of the original game, Commander Shepard is killed in an ambush by a mysterious alien species called the Collectors. Shepard is revived two years after the attack by an enigmatic organization called Cerberus, and is tasked with finding out more about the Collectors and why they are abducting entire human colonies. Many elements and locations from Mass Effect return, in addition to ones new to the series.

A critical and commercial success, Mass Effect 2 had sold over two million copies worldwide within a week of release[11], and has also received highly favorable reviews[12]. It is ranked third on the Xbox 360 according to GameRankings, and is, overall, the fourteenth best reviewed game of all time[13]. The game holds several perfect scores and has an average of 94 and 96 for the PC and Xbox 360 on Metacritic respectively [14][15].

Wondering how Mass Effect 2 is selling just three days out from its January 26 release date? If EA's internal figures are to be believed, things are going just fine over at Bioware. The publisher announced that Commander Shepard's spacefaring sequel has moved over 2 million copies this week.


http://www.mcvuk.com/news/37369/Mass-Effect-sales-top-2m

Publisher EA has confirmed that, according to internal estimates, Mass Effect 2 has already sold over 2m copies worldwide. It was released in the US on Tuesday and hit UK retail today.

The game currently boasts a Metacritic average of 96 per cent, making it the second highest rated Xbox 360 game of all time behind Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV.

“Mass Effect 2 has earned 40 perfect scores, amassed over 30 editor’s choice awards and is donning the front cover of 20 magazines worldwide,” an EA statement read.

“On launch day, the term ‘Mass Effect’ was in the top ten trending topics on Twitter and most searched on Google News.”

Co-founder Dr. Ray Muzyka of developer BioWare added: “Mass Effect 2 is poised to be one of the biggest games of 2010. We could not be more proud of the game’s universal acclaim and early commercial success.”

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Bioware co-founder Dr. Ray Muzyka seems pleased with the news. "Mass Effect 2 is poised to be one of the biggest games of 2010," gushed the general manager of EA's RPG and MMO division. "We could not be more proud of the game's universal acclaim and early commercial success."

Sure, these aren't exactly Modern Warfare 2 sales numbers. Then again, you can't expect every blockbuster to hit 4.7 million in its first 24 hours.