<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
is	O
a	O
military	O
science	O
fiction	O
media	O
franchise	O
created	O
by	O
Casey	O
Hudson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inaugural	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
follows	O
Shepard	O
's	O
investigation	O
of	O
Saren	O
Arterius	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Reapers	O
 '	O
agents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
begins	O
two	O
years	O
later	O
and	O
sees	O
Shepard	O
's	O
forces	O
battling	O
the	O
Collectors	O
,	O
an	O
alien	O
race	O
abducting	O
human	O
colonies	O
to	O
facilitate	O
the	O
Reapers	O
 '	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
trilogy	O
's	O
final	O
installment	O
,	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
depicts	O
a	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
Reapers	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
galaxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fourth	O
game	O
,	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
featured	O
a	O
new	O
setting	O
and	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fifth	O
is	O
in	O
active	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ending	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
drew	O
widespread	O
criticism	O
for	O
being	O
an	O
unsatisfying	O
conclusion	O
to	O
the	O
trilogy	O
,	O
prompting	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
to	O
release	O
an	O
expanded	O
cut	O
with	O
additional	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
originated	O
the	O
dialogue	O
wheel	O
,	O
a	O
mechanic	O
similar	O
to	O
dialogue	B-Application
trees	I-Application
,	O
enabling	O
players	O
to	O
dynamically	O
steer	O
conversations	O
by	O
selecting	O
from	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
preset	O
choices	O
;	O
the	O
feature	O
has	O
seen	O
widespread	O
use	O
in	O
other	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
original	O
trilogy	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Milky	O
Way	O
towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
22nd	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2148	O
,	O
humanity	O
discovered	O
an	O
alien	O
outpost	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
and	O
learned	O
that	O
Charon	O
is	O
actually	O
an	O
alien	O
artifact	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
mass	O
relay	O
"	O
that	O
enables	O
faster-than-light	O
travel	O
to	O
other	O
mass	O
relays	O
located	O
across	O
the	O
galaxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
Council	O
's	O
governing	O
power	O
is	O
the	O
Citadel	B-Application
,	O
another	O
artifact	O
and	O
a	O
massive	O
space	O
station	O
that	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
mass	O
relays	O
,	O
were	O
made	O
by	O
a	O
race	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Protheans	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
progenitor	O
race	O
for	O
all	O
species	O
but	O
long	O
since	O
disappeared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
next	O
few	O
decades	O
,	O
humanity	O
is	O
given	O
access	O
to	O
new	O
technology	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
colonize	O
new	O
planets	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
made	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Citadel	B-Application
Security	O
(	O
C-Sec	O
)	O
forces	O
,	O
a	O
highly	O
regarded	O
position	O
that	O
other	O
species	O
had	O
been	O
long	O
waiting	O
for	O
and	O
take	O
resentment	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shepard	O
and	O
their	O
allies	O
discover	O
the	O
Citadel	B-Application
is	O
key	O
to	O
ending	O
the	O
Reapers	O
 '	O
cycle	O
and	O
determining	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
the	O
galaxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Heleus	O
Cluster	O
of	O
the	O
Andromeda	B-Application
galaxy	O
,	O
634	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
combined	O
races	O
of	O
the	O
Milky	O
Way	O
sent	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
ships	O
to	O
Andromeda	B-Application
to	O
establish	O
the	O
Nexus	O
,	O
a	O
space-borne	O
operations	O
base	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
colonies	O
to	O
accept	O
future	O
colonists	O
once	O
contact	O
is	O
established	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
later	O
fled	O
from	O
the	O
Heleus	O
Cluster	O
three	O
centuries	O
before	O
the	O
arrival	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Milky	O
Way	O
races	O
,	O
when	O
a	O
protracted	O
battle	O
against	O
an	O
unknown	O
enemy	O
faction	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
a	O
weapon	O
of	O
mass	O
destruction	O
aboard	O
a	O
Jardaan	O
space	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Milky	O
Way	O
species	O
 '	O
arrival	B-Application
,	O
it	O
becomes	O
the	O
responsibly	O
of	O
Pathfinder	O
Ryder	O
(	O
who	O
,	O
like	O
Shepard	O
,	O
is	O
also	O
customizable	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
)	O
and	O
their	O
allies	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
malfunctioning	O
terraforming	O
systems	O
,	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
Kett	O
and	O
Angara	O
attacks	O
,	O
and	O
make	O
planets	O
habitable	O
for	O
colonization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
various	O
features	O
of	O
gameplay	O
varied	O
across	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
games	O
are	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
customizes	O
their	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
character	O
(	O
Shepard	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
Ryder	O
for	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
)	O
based	O
on	O
physical	O
appearance	O
,	O
background	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
six	O
character	O
classes	O
,	O
each	O
class	O
centered	O
around	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
specializations	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
technology	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
biotic	O
"	O
(	O
magic-like	O
)	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melee	B-Application
weapons	O
include	O
fists	O
,	O
the	O
butt	O
of	O
a	O
gun	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
later	O
games	O
,	O
a	O
condensed	O
transparent	O
silicon-carbide	O
dagger	O
called	O
an	O
Omni-blade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
story	O
encounters	O
and	O
missions	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
meets	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
non-player	O
characters	O
and	O
engages	O
in	O
dialogue	B-Application
trees	I-Application
with	O
them	O
to	O
learn	O
information	O
and	O
progress	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Andromeda	B-Application
,	O
BioWare	O
replaced	O
the	O
Paragon/Renegade	O
distinctions	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
tied	O
more	O
to	O
the	O
Shepard	O
character	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
system	O
based	O
on	O
four	O
ideals	O
of	O
emotional	O
,	O
logical	O
,	O
casual	O
,	O
and	O
professional	O
attitudes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
could	O
work	O
to	O
improve	O
their	O
relationship	O
with	O
these	O
characters	O
through	O
dialogue	B-Application
options	I-Application
,	O
providing	O
them	O
gifts	O
,	O
or	O
completing	O
various	O
side	O
missions	O
specific	O
to	O
each	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Title	O
DeveloperPlatform(s )	O
Main	O
Titles	O
2007	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
BioWareXbox	O
360PlayStation	O
3Microsoft	O
Windows	O
2010	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
22012	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
Wii	O
U2017	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
AndromedaXbox	O
OnePlayStation	O
4TBD	O
Untitled	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
gameTBDCompilations2012	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
TrilogyBioWareXbox	O
360PlayStation	O
3Microsoft	O
Windows2021	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
Legendary	O
EditionXbox	O
OnePlayStation	O
4Mobile	O
Titles	O
2009	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
GalaxyBioWareiOS	O
2012	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
Infiltrator	I-Application
IronMonkey	O
StudiosAndroidWindows	O
Phone	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
DatapadBioWare2017	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
APEX	O
HQ	O
Notes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
created	O
as	O
an	O
exclusive	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
but	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
by	O
Demiurge	O
Studios	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
by	O
Edge	O
of	O
Reality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saren	O
has	O
been	O
mentally	O
enslaved	O
by	O
the	O
Reaper	O
vanguard	O
Sovereign	O
,	O
and	O
sent	O
into	O
Citadel	B-Application
Space	O
to	O
initiate	O
the	O
purge	O
of	O
all	O
advanced	O
organic	O
life	O
in	O
the	O
galaxy	O
,	O
a	O
cycle	O
repeated	O
by	O
the	O
Reapers	O
every	O
50,000	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
,	O
Bring	O
Down	O
The	O
Sky	O
and	O
Pinnacle	B-Application
Station	I-Application
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
and	O
2009	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
second	O
main	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
January	O
29	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
received	O
overwhelming	O
critical	O
and	O
public	O
praise	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
for	O
its	O
characters	O
,	O
storyline	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
and	O
refined	O
combat	O
and	O
gameplay	O
with	O
many	O
critics	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
major	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
an	O
easy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
contender	O
despite	O
its	O
January	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Gamescom	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
would	O
become	O
available	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
episodic	O
expansions	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
with	O
Normandy	O
Crash	O
Site	O
,	O
Zaeed	O
–	O
The	O
Price	O
of	O
Revenge	O
,	O
Firewalker	O
,	O
Kasumi	B-Application
–	I-Application
Stolen	I-Application
Memory	I-Application
,	O
Overlord	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Lair	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Broker	I-Application
coming	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Arrival	B-Application
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
trilogy	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
6	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casey	O
Hudson	O
commented	O
that	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
"	O
will	O
be	O
easier	O
[	O
to	O
develop ]	O
because	O
we	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
to	O
worry	O
about	O
continuity	O
into	O
the	O
next	O
one.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
decisions	O
are	O
routinely	O
imported	O
from	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
titles	O
to	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
maintain	O
continuity	O
within	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
story-focused	O
episodic	O
expansions	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
with	O
From	B-Application
Ashes	I-Application
,	O
Leviathan	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Omega	B-Application
being	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
final	O
expansion	O
,	O
Citadel	B-Application
,	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
also	O
five	O
free	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
,	O
Resurgence	O
,	O
Rebellion	O
,	O
Earth	O
,	O
and	O
Retaliation	O
in	O
2012	O
and	O
Reckoning	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
collectively	O
adding	O
thirty	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
dozens	O
of	O
new	O
weapons	O
and	O
abilities	O
,	O
seven	O
new	O
maps	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
enemy	O
faction	O
to	O
complement	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
's	O
three	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
major	O
installment	O
overall	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
E3	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
utilizes	O
EA	O
DICE	O
's	O
Frostbite	B-Application
3	I-Application
engine	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andromeda	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
during	O
the	O
29th	O
century	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
is	O
either	O
Sara	O
or	O
Scott	O
Ryder	O
,	O
designated	O
as	O
a	O
Pathfinder	O
–	O
an	O
operative	O
tasked	O
with	O
discovering	O
new	O
planets	O
in	O
the	O
Andromeda	B-Application
Galaxy	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
their	O
species	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
installments	O
,	O
Andromeda	B-Application
did	O
not	O
receive	O
single	O
player	O
expansions	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
did	O
receive	O
new	O
content	O
in	O
various	O
updates	O
in	O
2017	O
which	O
added	O
new	O
weapons	O
,	O
abilities	O
,	O
maps	O
,	O
and	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
2020	O
"	O
N7	O
Day	O
,	O
"	O
BioWare	O
affirmed	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
the	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
entry	O
is	O
also	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
each	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
trilogy	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
Frostbite	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
Andromeda	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
is	O
set	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
and	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
exclusively	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
focused	O
around	O
a	O
backstory	O
featuring	O
two	O
characters	O
who	O
appear	O
as	O
squad	O
members	O
in	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Jacob	O
Taylor	O
and	O
Miranda	O
Lawson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
safely	O
arriving	O
at	O
their	O
destination	O
on	O
the	O
Citadel	B-Application
,	O
Jacob	O
's	O
former	O
CO	O
contacts	O
him	O
about	O
an	O
undercover	O
Alliance	O
operation	O
in	O
the	O
Nemean	O
Abyss	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
batarians	O
 '	O
increasingly	O
aggressive	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
Infiltrator	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Datapad	O
was	O
a	O
free	O
app	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Datapad	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
check	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
the	O
galaxy	O
map	O
in	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
receive	O
messages	O
from	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Datapad	O
contains	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
races	O
,	O
vehicles	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
storyline	O
of	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
mini-games	O
that	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
'	O
Galaxy	O
at	O
War	O
 '	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Google	O
Play	O
Store	O
on	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
APEX	O
HQ	O
is	O
the	O
official	O
companion	O
app	O
for	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
by	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
APEX	O
HQ	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
15	O
in	O
Canada	O
,	O
Ireland	O
,	O
Romania	O
and	O
Singapore	O
,	O
and	O
worldwide	O
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
Trilogy	O
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
featuring	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Trilogy	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
:	O
Bring	O
Down	O
the	O
Sky	O
for	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Cerberus	B-Application
Network	I-Application
content	O
for	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
along	O
with	O
the	O
Kasumi	B-Application
–	I-Application
Stolen	I-Application
Memory	I-Application
,	O
Overlord	B-Application
and	O
Lair	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Broker	I-Application
DLC	B-Protocol
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
includes	O
all	O
DLC	B-Protocol
that	O
came	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
Cerberus	B-Application
Network	I-Application
for	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
remaining	O
unchanged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
except	O
both	O
Bring	O
Down	O
the	O
Sky	O
and	O
Pinnacle	B-Application
Station	I-Application
are	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
as	O
per	O
the	O
standalone	O
purchase	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
Legendary	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2020	O
or	O
"	O
N7	O
Day.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
also	O
features	O
almost	O
all	O
previously	O
released	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
enhanced	O
"	O
textures	O
,	O
shaders	O
,	O
models	O
,	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
technical	O
features	O
of	O
three	O
enormous	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
1	I-Application
age	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
the	O
most	O
extensive	O
work	O
for	O
the	O
Legendary	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
BioWare	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
a	O
remake	O
,	O
while	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
games	O
were	O
still	O
remasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
4K	O
remaster	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2021	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PC	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
ninth	B-Device
generation	I-Device
of	I-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
—	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
began	O
as	O
a	O
2003	O
pitch	O
for	O
a	O
project	O
codenamed	O
SFX	O
by	O
BioWare	O
project	O
director	O
Casey	O
Hudson	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
co-founders	O
,	O
Ray	O
Muzyka	O
and	O
Greg	O
Zeschuk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hudson	O
wanted	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
set	O
a	O
goal	O
on	O
developing	O
its	O
own	O
science	O
fiction	O
intellectual	O
property	O
that	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
scale	O
and	O
scope	O
as	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
October	O
2007	O
,	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2007	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
EA	O
bought	O
out	O
VG	O
Holding	O
Corp.	O
,	O
a	O
partnership	O
between	O
BioWare	O
and	O
Pandemic	O
Studios	O
formed	O
in	O
November	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
IP	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
EA	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
and	O
BioWare	O
continued	O
their	O
role	O
as	O
the	O
IP	O
's	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
applying	O
a	O
strong	O
electric	O
current	O
via	O
dark	O
energy	O
to	O
the	O
fictional	O
Element	O
Zero	O
or	O
"	O
eezo	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
mass	B-Application
effect	I-Application
"	O
fields	O
could	O
be	O
created	O
and	O
manipulated	O
:	O
a	O
positive	O
current	O
raises	O
the	O
mass	O
of	O
any	O
object	O
currently	O
occupying	O
that	O
spot	O
and	O
help	O
to	O
create	O
artificial	O
gravity	O
effects	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
negative	O
current	O
does	O
the	O
inverse	O
by	O
reducing	O
mass	O
and	O
improves	O
the	O
cost-effective	O
expenditure	O
of	O
fuel	O
for	O
starships	O
that	O
move	O
at	O
FTL	O
speeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stronger	O
the	O
current	O
,	O
the	O
greater	O
the	O
magnitude	O
of	O
the	O
dark	O
energy	O
mass	B-Application
effect	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
real	O
world	O
advanced	O
scientific	O
concepts	O
explored	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
include	O
3D	O
printing	O
for	O
the	O
omni-tool	O
concept	O
,	O
hard	B-Algorithm
light	I-Algorithm
technology	O
,	O
and	O
hypervelocity	O
weaponry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Morality	O
is	O
measured	O
by	O
"	O
Paragon	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Renegade	O
"	O
points	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
main	O
series	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
more	O
nuanced	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
morality	O
system	O
surrounding	O
the	O
light	O
and	O
dark	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
Force	O
BioWare	O
developed	O
for	O
their	O
previous	O
work	O
,	O
the	O
2003	O
video	O
game	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Knights	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
titled	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Corsair	O
,	O
patterned	O
after	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
and	O
centered	O
around	O
a	O
Han	O
Solo-inspired	O
space	O
pirate	O
character	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
was	O
briefly	O
explored	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
in	O
tandem	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
video	O
game	O
trilogy	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
developers	O
ultimately	O
abandoned	O
the	O
project	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
prohibitive	O
cost	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
cartridges	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
publisher	O
's	O
unoptimistic	O
estimation	O
of	O
the	O
projected	O
sales	O
data	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
and	O
its	O
resources	O
reassigned	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
BioWare	O
employee	O
Dorian	O
Kieken	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
central	O
concept	O
of	O
Corsair	O
as	O
a	O
narrative	O
adventure	O
which	O
follows	O
a	O
morally	O
ambiguous	O
protagonist	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
an	O
ideal	O
vehicle	O
to	O
explore	O
as	O
an	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
2017	O
's	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
,	O
the	O
binary	O
Paragon	O
and	O
Renegade	O
morality	O
system	O
was	O
removed	O
entirely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
universe	O
is	O
also	O
inspired	O
by	O
several	O
established	O
conventions	O
and	O
tropes	O
found	O
in	O
other	O
science	O
fiction	O
franchises	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
,	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
Firefly	O
,	O
and	O
Battlestar	B-Application
Galactica	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
video	O
games	O
fed	O
into	O
Hudson	O
's	O
vision	O
for	O
the	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
:	O
these	O
include	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
’s	O
choice-based	O
branching	O
storylines	O
,	O
the	O
gunplay	O
mechanics	O
of	O
the	O
Halo	O
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
open-ended	O
galaxy	O
exploration	O
of	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
game	O
Starflight	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
noted	O
for	O
its	O
similarity	O
in	O
style	O
to	O
the	O
vintage	O
synthesizer	O
score	O
for	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
which	O
creates	O
a	O
mood	O
appropriate	O
for	O
the	O
oscillating	O
wonder	O
and	O
terror	O
of	O
unknown	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Jack	O
Wall	O
,	O
who	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
composer	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
games	O
,	O
he	O
combined	O
the	O
electronic	O
instrument	O
palette	O
from	O
the	O
late	O
1970s	O
to	O
early	O
1980s	O
with	O
organic	O
elements	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
soundscape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Revelation	O
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
by	O
Drew	O
Karpyshyn	O
:	O
The	O
first	O
novel	O
based	O
on	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
,	O
the	O
plot	O
is	O
centred	O
around	O
then-Lieutenant	O
David	O
Anderson	O
and	O
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
how	O
he	O
came	O
to	O
know	O
Saren	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
his	O
relationship	O
with	O
Kahlee	O
Sanders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
expands	O
on	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
universe	O
and	O
reveals	O
in	O
detail	O
how	O
Anderson	O
failed	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
first	O
human	O
Spectre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Ascension	O
(	O
2008	O
)	O
,	O
by	O
Drew	O
Karpyshyn	O
:	O
The	O
second	O
novel	O
based	O
on	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
,	O
the	O
plot	O
centres	O
around	O
protagonist	O
Paul	O
Grayson	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
Cerberus	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
raising	O
a	O
biotic	O
girl	O
named	O
Gillian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Retribution	O
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
by	O
Drew	O
Karpyshyn	O
:	O
On	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
BioWare	O
released	O
the	O
third	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
novel	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Ascension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Deception	O
(	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
by	O
William	O
C	O
.	O
Dietz	O
:	O
The	O
fourth	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
novel	O
,	O
it	O
centres	O
on	O
Gillian	O
Grayson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
tie-in	O
novels	O
published	O
by	O
Titan	O
Books	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Nexus	O
Uprising	O
(	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
by	O
Jason	O
M	O
.	O
Hough	O
and	O
K	O
.	O
C	O
.	O
Alexander	O
:	O
The	O
novel	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
three	O
intended	O
to	O
weave	O
directly	O
into	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
,	O
taking	O
place	O
"	O
concurrently	O
with	O
the	O
adventure	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Initiation	O
(	O
2017	O
)	O
by	O
N.K.	O
</s>
<s>
Jemisin	O
and	O
Mac	O
Walters	O
:	O
This	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
novel	O
in	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
book	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Annihilation	O
(	O
2018	O
)	O
by	O
Catherynne	O
M	O
.	O
Valente	O
:	O
This	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
novel	O
in	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
book	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Art	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Prima	O
Games	O
,	O
showcases	O
the	O
design	O
sketches	O
and	O
concept	O
art	O
which	O
was	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Art	O
of	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
Universe	O
(	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
Comics	O
,	O
includes	O
art	O
,	O
sketches	O
and	O
paintings	O
for	O
the	O
entire	O
trilogy	O
,	O
including	O
several	O
pieces	O
originally	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Redemption	O
is	O
a	O
four-part	O
comic	O
book	O
mini-series	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
between	O
January	O
and	O
April	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
,	O
which	O
revolves	O
around	O
Liara	O
T'Soni	O
,	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
interim	O
period	O
between	O
the	O
prologue	O
and	O
main	O
storyline	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
"	O
Lair	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Broker	I-Application
"	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Incursion	O
is	O
an	O
on-line	O
comic	O
(	O
8	O
pages	O
)	O
that	O
follows	O
Aria	O
Loak	O
's	O
encounter	O
with	O
the	O
Collectors	O
one	O
week	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
opening	O
events	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
Incursion	O
link	O
into	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
comic	O
miniseries	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Redemption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Inquisition	O
is	O
an	O
on-line	O
comic	O
(	O
8	O
pages	O
)	O
written	O
by	O
Mac	O
Walters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
after	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
plot	O
follows	O
Captain	O
Armando-Owen	O
Bailey	O
during	O
his	O
investigation	O
of	O
Executor	O
Venari	O
Pallin	O
and	O
corruption	O
within	O
C-Sec	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Evolution	O
is	O
a	O
four-part	O
comic	O
book	O
mini-series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Conviction	O
is	O
a	O
free	O
short	O
(	O
10	O
page	O
)	O
single	O
issue	O
mini-comic	O
written	O
by	O
Mac	O
Walters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
before	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
plot	O
follows	O
Lieutenant	O
James	O
Vega	O
during	O
his	O
stay	O
on	O
Omega	B-Application
before	O
returning	O
to	O
Systems	O
Alliance	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Invasion	O
is	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
(	O
4	O
issues	O
)	O
released	O
between	O
October	O
2011	O
and	O
January	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
follows	O
Aria	O
T'Loak	O
,	O
the	O
pirate	O
queen	O
of	O
the	O
space	O
station	O
Omega	B-Application
,	O
as	O
her	O
station	O
comes	O
under	O
attack	O
from	O
a	O
new	O
threat	O
unleashed	O
by	O
Cerberus	O
,	O
the	O
human	O
survivalist	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Homeworlds	O
is	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
(	O
4	O
issues	O
)	O
written	O
by	O
game	O
lead	O
writer	O
Mac	O
Walters	O
released	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
issue	O
focuses	O
on	O
a	O
main	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Blasto	O
:	O
Eternity	O
Is	O
Forever	O
is	O
a	O
14-page	O
single-issue	O
written	O
by	O
Mac	O
Walters	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
through	O
digital	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
He	O
Who	O
Laughs	O
Best	O
is	O
a	O
short	O
(	O
10	O
page	O
)	O
single	O
issue	O
mini-comic	O
written	O
by	O
Mac	O
Walters	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
4	O
,	O
2013	O
for	O
Free	O
Comic	O
Book	O
Day	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
explains	O
how	O
Jeff	O
"	O
Joker	O
"	O
Moreau	O
became	O
the	O
SSV	O
Normandy	O
's	O
pilot	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Foundation	O
is	O
a	O
13-issue	O
comic	O
series	O
written	O
by	O
Mac	O
Walters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Discovery	O
is	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
(	O
4	O
issues	O
)	O
written	O
by	O
Jeremy	O
Barlow	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
issue	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
Andromeda	B-Application
Initiative	O
from	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Paragon	O
Lost	O
(	O
2012	O
)	O
:	O
On	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
EA	O
announced	O
that	O
anime	O
distributor	O
Funimation	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Japanese	O
studio	O
T.O	O
Entertainment	O
will	O
produce	O
an	O
anime	O
film	O
adaptation	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
prequel	O
to	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
follows	O
the	O
early	O
career	O
of	O
Alliance	O
Marine	O
James	O
Vega	O
as	O
he	O
leads	O
an	O
elite	O
Special	O
Forces	O
squad	O
into	O
battle	O
against	O
The	O
Collectors	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
EA	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2010	O
that	O
Legendary	O
Pictures	O
and	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
a	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
film	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
executive	O
producer	O
Casey	O
Hudson	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Ray	O
Muzyka	O
and	O
Greg	O
Zeschuck	O
from	O
BioWare	O
,	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
executive	O
producers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Deadline	O
Hollywood	O
reported	O
that	O
negotiations	O
were	O
underway	O
to	O
adapt	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
franchise	I-Application
for	O
Amazon	O
's	O
Prime	B-Application
Video	I-Application
streaming	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
series	O
of	O
action	O
figures	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
DC	O
Direct	O
and	O
Big	O
Fish	O
Toys	O
for	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
figures	O
tied	O
to	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
include	O
bonus	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
is	O
exclusive	O
and	O
different	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
New	O
Earth	O
(	O
2016	O
)	O
:	O
A	O
4D	O
holographic	O
experience	O
introduced	O
at	O
California	O
's	O
Great	O
America	O
amusement	O
park	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Risk	O
:	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
at	O
War	O
Edition	O
(	O
2013	O
)	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
USAopoly	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Fall	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
trilogy	O
has	O
received	O
near-universal	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
across	O
all	O
release	O
platforms	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
titles	O
are	O
widely	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
among	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
particular	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
garnered	O
numerous	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
awards	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
IGN	O
rated	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
Trilogy	O
the	O
best	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game(s )	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
25	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
7th	O
best	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
game(s )	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
installment	O
,	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
received	O
a	O
less	O
enthusiastic	O
critical	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
consensus	O
among	O
critics	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
up	O
to	O
par	O
with	O
its	O
predecessors	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
overall	O
quality	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
improved	O
combat	O
received	O
praise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
franchise	I-Application
has	O
been	O
successful	O
commercially	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
shipped	O
two	O
million	O
copies	O
to	O
retailers	O
two	O
weeks	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
commercially	O
successful	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
:	O
it	O
sold	O
over	O
800,000	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
24	O
hours	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
opening	O
month	O
sales	O
were	O
twice	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
900,000	O
copies	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
outselling	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
4	O
to	O
1	O
and	O
bringing	O
in	O
over	O
$200	O
million	O
in	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
2012	O
it	O
sold	O
over	O
twice	O
as	O
many	O
copies	O
as	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
their	O
respective	O
launch	O
months	O
and	O
generated	O
lifetime	O
sales	O
of	O
over	O
six	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
series	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
14	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
July	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
continued	O
the	O
sales	O
success	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
an	O
analyst	O
noted	O
that	O
at	O
least	O
2.5	O
million	O
retail	O
copies	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
had	O
been	O
shipped	O
for	O
$110	O
million	O
in	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
$53	O
million	O
in	O
net	O
sales	O
from	O
digital	O
and	O
special	O
editions	O
for	O
Andromeda	B-Application
were	O
generated	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
but	O
deferred	O
to	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tauriq	O
Moosa	O
from	O
The	O
Guardian	O
lauded	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
franchise	I-Application
as	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
science	O
fiction	O
ever	O
made	O
,	O
describing	O
its	O
overarching	O
theme	O
of	O
"	O
aspiration	O
and	O
connection	O
in	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
an	O
indifferent	O
cosmos	O
"	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
as	O
cerebral	O
as	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
hopeful	O
as	O
Asimov	O
and	O
as	O
dramatic	O
as	O
Battlestar	B-Application
Galactica	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jessi	O
Sampson	O
from	O
PCGamesN	O
concurred	O
and	O
called	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
an	O
"	O
impressive	O
melting	O
pot	O
of	O
ideas	O
"	O
from	O
various	O
seminal	O
science	O
fiction	O
works	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
ambition	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
developers	O
shaped	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
and	O
"	O
left	O
behind	O
a	O
legacy	O
as	O
bright	O
as	O
the	O
stars	O
it	O
had	O
so	O
vividly	O
imagined	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Wired	O
,	O
Jonathan	O
Wood	O
said	O
the	O
first	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
set	O
a	O
high	O
bar	O
for	O
storytelling	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
medium	O
unmatched	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
contemporaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
called	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
the	O
best	O
new	O
franchise	O
of	O
the	O
(	O
then	O
seventh	O
)	O
generation	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
galaxy	O
setting	O
"	O
so	O
well-constructed	O
that	O
it	O
felt	O
like	O
a	O
decades-old	O
franchise	O
and	O
represented	O
a	O
high-water	O
mark	O
for	O
video	O
games	O
as	O
a	O
story-telling	O
medium.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Colin	O
Moriarty	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
series	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
defining	O
video	O
game	O
franchises	O
of	O
[	B-Application
the	I-Application
seventh ]	I-Application
generation	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyle	O
Munkittrick	O
from	O
Gizmodo	O
argued	O
that	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
several	O
factors	O
articulated	O
in	O
his	O
article	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
science	O
fiction	O
universe	O
of	O
the	O
contemporary	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patrick	O
Carlson	O
from	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
called	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
grandest	O
and	O
most	O
personal	O
science	O
fiction	O
epics	O
across	O
all	O
mediums	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
successful	O
combination	O
of	O
classic	O
space	O
opera	O
's	O
best	O
elements	O
with	O
an	O
RPG	O
adventure	O
structure	O
that	O
"	O
encourages	O
both	O
playful	O
and	O
serious	O
challenges	O
to	O
traditional	O
science	O
fiction	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cian	O
Maher	O
from	O
TheGamer	O
credited	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
well-written	O
codex	O
entries	O
as	O
playing	O
an	O
instrumental	O
role	O
in	O
building	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
fascinating	O
universes	O
in	O
the	O
history	B-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N7	O
Day	O
is	O
an	O
informal	O
commemorative	O
day	O
observed	O
annually	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
by	O
BioWare	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
and	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
fandom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
originated	O
as	O
a	O
marketing	O
initiative	O
by	O
BioWare	O
in	O
2012	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
media	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
franchise	I-Application
has	O
inspired	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
noteworthy	O
fan	O
labor-driven	O
works	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Assignment	O
(	O
2012	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
fan	O
film	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
timeline	O
as	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
game	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
following	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
original	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
filmmaking	O
duo	O
Sneaky	O
Zebra	O
and	O
marks	O
the	O
first	O
fan	O
film	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	O
Sand	O
(	O
2012	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
fan	O
film	O
that	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
35	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
and	O
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
discovery	O
of	O
the	O
ancient	O
Prothean	O
ruins	O
of	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Pick	O
Your	O
Path	O
(	O
2012	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
novel	O
written	O
by	O
Mike	O
Kayatta	O
that	O
runs	O
parallel	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
follows	O
the	O
exploits	O
of	O
an	O
unnamed	O
Citadel	B-Application
merchant	O
who	O
chases	O
Commander	O
Shepard	O
around	O
the	O
galaxy	O
to	O
gain	O
an	O
endorsement	O
for	O
his	O
shop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
been	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
several	O
major	O
video	O
game	O
controversies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cutscene	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
,	O
which	O
contains	O
depictions	O
of	O
partial	O
nudity	O
and	O
sexual	O
activity	O
,	O
was	O
accused	O
by	O
neoconservative	O
media	O
outlets	O
of	O
being	O
obscene	O
content	O
in	O
late	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controversy	O
prompted	O
an	O
intervention	O
from	O
BioWare	O
management	O
into	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
remove	O
planned	O
same	O
sex	O
romantic	O
content	O
for	O
companion	O
characters	O
like	O
Jacob	O
Taylor	O
and	O
Jack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
garnered	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
controversy	O
surrounded	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
later	O
released	O
an	O
"	O
extended	O
cut	O
"	O
patch	O
which	O
would	O
expand	O
upon	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
replace	O
,	O
the	O
endings	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
also	O
faced	O
accusations	O
of	O
unethical	O
business	O
practices	O
over	O
its	O
handling	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
From	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
potential	O
conflict	O
of	O
interest	O
over	O
video	O
game	O
media	O
personality	O
Jessica	O
Chobot	O
's	O
involvement	O
in	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
noteworthy	O
controversies	O
surrounding	O
the	O
series	O
include	O
public	O
outrage	O
over	O
the	O
alleged	O
link	O
between	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
in-game	O
combat	O
violence	O
to	O
the	O
perpetrator	O
of	O
the	O
Sandy	O
Hook	O
Elementary	O
School	O
shooting	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
debunked	O
;	O
the	O
appropriation	O
of	O
assets	O
from	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
into	O
a	O
propaganda	O
video	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
2016	O
presidential	O
campaign	O
of	O
Donald	O
Trump	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
promoted	O
by	O
Trump	O
's	O
social	O
media	O
accounts	O
shortly	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
taken	O
down	O
over	O
claims	O
of	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
by	O
publisher	O
EA	O
;	O
and	O
reactions	O
to	O
the	O
portrayal	O
and	O
representation	O
of	O
women	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
sexual	O
minorities	O
.	O
</s>
