IGN Mass Effect Legendary Edition Review
Published 11/6/2021
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Series X|S / PS4 / PC / PS5 / XONE - 5/14/2021
Mass Effect Legendary Edition
One person is all that stands between humanity and the greatest threat it’s ever faced. Relive the legend of Commander Shepard in the highly acclaimed Mass Effect trilogy with the Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Includes single-player base content and over 40 DLCs from Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3 games, including promo weapons, armors and packs. Experience an amazingly rich and detailed universe where your decisions have profound consequences on the action and the outcome.
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- BioWare
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
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86
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The critic average is 86 across 14 scored reviews, with a 13-point spread. Critics mostly agree, but there is some useful variation in the individual reviews.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 90–100 band.
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IGN Mass Effect Legendary Edition Review
Published 6/30/2021
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90
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalEric Van Allen
DestructoidReview: Mass Effect Legendary Edition – Destructoid
Published 6/1/2021
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90
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Metro GameCentralMetro GameCentral Mass Effect Legendary Edition Review
Published 5/28/2021
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80
-6 vs critic avg
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Read originalJoshua Duckworth
Game RantMass Effect: Legendary Edition Review
Published 5/27/2021
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90
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Read originalNick Petrasiti
TheSixthAxisMass Effect Legendary Edition Review – TheSixthAxis
Published 5/26/2021
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90
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Read originalJordan Ramée
GameSpotMass Effect: Legendary Edition Review
Published 5/26/2021
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80
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Read originalIGN Mass Effect Legendary Edition Review
Published 5/21/2021
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80
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Read originalAlyssa Mercante
GamesRadar+Mass Effect Legendary Edition review: "The only way to play an unmissable series" | GamesRadar+
Published 5/21/2021
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90
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalJody Macgregor
PC GamerMass Effect 1 Legendary Edition review
Published 5/19/2021
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77
-9 vs critic avg
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