Mass Effect 3 Special Edition review: Mapping the galaxy

For Wii U re-releases of existing games, we’re republishing our original reviews with added evaluation of the new material. Keep track of all of Joystiq’s Wii U launch coverage on the Wii U hub page! The Wii U version of Mass Effect 3, saddled with the puzzling subtitle “Special Edition,” doesn’t introduce much in the way of console exclusive features. Of course, even without the handful of extra features, you still have one of the year’s best games, though the conclusion to an epic trilogy may make an odd starting point for Wii U owners.

Helping to ease new players into the series is an interactive comic prelude, “Mass Effect Genesis 2.” This is an extended version of the “Mass Effect Genesis” comic available on the console and PC versions of Mass Effect 2. It covers the events of the first two Mass Effect games, allowing players to make many of Commander Shepard’s key choices along the way. The comic itself is pretty substantial, lasting a bit longer than twenty minutes.

Certain choices may confuse new players, notably whether to make Udina or Anderson Earth’s first councilor at the end of the original Mass Effect. Regardless of the initial choice, the events of Mass Effect 2 conspire to make Udina councilor by the beginning of Mass Effect 3, but those events aren’t covered in the comic. As such, Wii U players may find it strange that Udina is suddenly councilor after making the opposite choice in the prelude. Still, the comic does an adequate job of catching up new players.
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