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Mass Effect prequel coming to ... the iPhone? photo

My first thought when I heard that a Mass Effect prequel would be coming to the iPhone this morning was that it might be a little hard to see. At least for me, considering I'm mostly blind, and in my mind I imagined something that looked a lot like the original Mass Effect. Not so, in fact: the game has a crisp animated style and places you in the role of super soldier Jacob Taylor, who apparently "who stumbles across a plot to terrorize civilization's greatest beacon of hope." The horror!

The game will be a top-down shooter and will retail for $2.99. Featuring about two hours of gameplay, it's not something you'll be able to play for a long time, but for the price you really can't argue. According to an EA survey, if this title does well, EA and BioWare may bring more Mass Effect iPhone games to the public. There was also word of a Dragon Age iPhone game. Hit the jump to check out some screens -- what do you think of this so far?

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the Golden Avatar's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/29/2009 08:49
the Golden Avatar
Nice. Bioware has made a game I can't play.
Zaro27's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/29/2009 08:52
Zaro27
The artwork looks kinda Penny Arcade-y to me. Wonder if there's any connection.
foolishwolf's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/29/2009 08:56
foolishwolf
The more big name IPs that come to the iPhone the better IMO. Probably because I own one haha
The1WiTheGun's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/29/2009 08:56
The1WiTheGun
So far I think it's awesome... Now if only I could afford a damn iPhone! :(
Foe's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/29/2009 09:09
Foe
My only question is: Does it include the most crucial element of Mass Effect, which one of these women will I pick to be my love interest?
welkstar's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/29/2009 09:14
welkstar
I'm diggin' the new look. As a new iPhone owner, I'm on the look out for anything interesting on my favorite new toy.
LukienAkeela's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/29/2009 09:20
LukienAkeela
Hard to argue against it with a 2.99 price tag.
JamnOnTheOne's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/29/2009 09:25
JamnOnTheOne
@The1WiTheGun

"So far I think it's awesome... Now if only I could afford a damn iPhone! :("

You can't afford $200 for an iTouch? Remember folks, you don't need an iPhone to play these games. The iTouch works also.
T9X's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/29/2009 09:34
T9X
I really dont like this aspect of the games industry.Dumbing down epic games to squeeze them onto whatever handheld or phone is most popular at the time sickens me.These little micro games usually suck ass,and have very little to offer fans of the source material.Oh well,its a part of the industry that I dont foresee changing anytime soon,the only way to really protest shit like this is to just not buy it.
GuitarAtomik's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/29/2009 10:09
GuitarAtomik
NOOOOOOOOOooooooo!! I don't have an iPhone :[
silvain's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/29/2009 10:17
silvain
"My only question is: Does it include the most crucial element of Mass Effect, which one of these women's sideboob will I pick to see?"

fixed.
ElRhino's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/29/2009 10:59
ElRhino
Hmm, sounds interesting but this new graphic style I am worried about. The in game stuff looks decent enough, but the cartoony characters just doesn't scream Mass Effect in my mind.
frozenbabylon's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/29/2009 12:02
frozenbabylon
I'll probably be buying an iTouch for this. Yeah. I'm shameless.
ArcticFox's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/29/2009 12:27
ArcticFox
Yep, Im in for one. This looks awesome. I dont really think of the iPhone as a gaming platform, but this will be perfect for those "waiting in a dentists office and I forgot my DS times" or times like those.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/29/2009 12:56
Chronic Logic
top down shooter? At least let there be some sort of RPG-ish customization. Unless this is a Mass Effect in name only game.
Corak's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/29/2009 14:49
Corak
Interesting. The price is right. And what Jamon said is true you don't need an iPhone to play these if you really wanted to. An iTouch works just as well.
blehman's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/29/2009 14:49
blehman
That's just about the cutest Krogan I've ever seen.
NihonTiger90's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 16:18
NihonTiger90
Now I have to buy a iPhone. FUCK.
Korolev's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/01/2009 00:06
Korolev
I love Mass Effect, looking forward to the sequel

But I'm not buying an iPhone or an iTouch or any other apple product (I already own an iPod). No way. Not for "Mass Effect-Lite", and a bite-sized story I can look up on Wikipedia or see played through on YouTube.
Reien's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 15:52
Reien
I'm buying.
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