Mass Effect 2 (2010)

★ 4.5 from 3,106 players Metacritic 94 About 22h to play #21 in RPG 92% finish it

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Overview

Released in 2010, Mass Effect 2 lands in the RPG space and runs on 4 platform families: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Its community score is 4.5/5 from 3,106 ratings. Only 1% of games we track score higher. Our RPG ranking places it at #21 out of 1182. Average playtime is 22 hours — a mid-length campaign, about 200% longer than the RPG average. Critics gave it a Metacritic score of 94 — 18 points above the RPG average.

What players actually do with it

92%finish it▲ genre avg 50%

89%positive ratings3,106 votes

54playing now

345on wishlists

270gave upvs 3,178 beat it

Exceptional 65%Recommended 24%

Finish rate = players who marked it beaten ÷ (beaten + dropped) on RAWG. Wishlist and playing-now counts refresh with every sync.

Platforms & availability

Platform	Family	Release
PC	PC	Jan 2010
PlayStation 3	PlayStation	Jan 2010
Xbox 360	Xbox	Jan 2010
Xbox One	Xbox	Jan 2010

Can my PC run Mass Effect 2?

Minimum

OS: Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
Processor: 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent AMD CPU
Memory: 1 GB RAM for Windows XP / 2 GB RAM for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Graphics: 256 MB (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support)
DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c August 2008 (included)
Hard Drive: 15 GB
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
Supported Chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or greater; ATI Radeon X1600 Pro or greater. Please note that NVIDIA GeForce 7300, 8100, 8200, 8300, 8400, and 9300; ATI Radeon HD3200, and HD4350 are below minimum system requirements. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required.

OS: Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
Processor: 2.6+ GHz Core 2 Duo Intel or equivalent AMD CPU
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, or better recommended
DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c August 2008 (included)
Hard Drive: 15 GB
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible