Hey guys, this is Austin and today I’m here
with a review of Mass Effect
Infiltrator for iOS.
While this is a tie-in with Mass Effect 3
it follows
an entirely different storyline and has a
different developer so is it worth
picking up?
The first thing that grabbed me were the graphics.
On an iPhone 4S
the game looks absolutely fantastic with the
only real slowdowns happening when
you use your Cloak ability.
Infiltrator looks especially good in a firefight
with lots of enemies and effects on screen
at one time.
The audio design is also
good for a mobile game with full voice acting
and good sound effects.
I haven’t finished the main Mass Effect
series so I won’t say much into the
overall story but some things did jump out
at me.
It basically launches you
right into the game without filling you in
on much and on top of that enemies
just seemed to appear out of nowhere at random
times without so much as an
explanation.
I’ve got some issues with the presentation
as well.
For example
unlike the main Mass Effect games the dialog
and RPG elements are kept to a
minimum and are largely held to a few token
choices.
Cut scenes would also have
helped at some times as major plot points
seemed to be happening without me knowing
what was going on.
Gameplay itself is fairly unique for an iOS
game.
Like the
main series it requires you to think things
out as opposed to rushing headlong
into a fight.
You get a few different weapons as well as
a Cloak ability which
temporarily makes you invisible along with
biotics which allow you to do things
like drag enemies out of cover for a quick
takedown.
Once you get into the game
though you’ll find it has a heavy emphasis
on using cover and racking up style
points which requires you to chain together
attacks, swapping weapons and using
your powers to achieve the best score at the
end of each level.
Infiltrator also
ties in with Mass Effect 3 by allowing you
to use Intel gathered in the game to
either buy more weapons and upgrades or send
it to your Mass Effect 3 game.
Definitely the most controversial part of
the game are the controls.
On one hand
they’re fairly good with easy access to
switching weapons and the ability to tap
on an enemy and just line the shot up as opposed
to having to fire each shot
manually.
On the other hand the controls are much more
likely to get you killed
than anything else.
It’s easy to get yourself out of cover or
send your character
flying right into a group of enemies by accident.
The third person camera can also
sometimes get stuck behind you giving you
absolutely no visibility of what you’re
shooting at.
There’s a lot of potential in the quick
swipes and core of the
controls but I can’t help but wish they
implemented motion as well as a less touchy
cover system.
Overall Mass Effect Infiltrator is a decent
game for fans of the
series.
Graphics are nothing short of fantastic and
the controls have a lot of
potential for fast paced gameplay on a touchscreen.
Probably the worst of it is the
lack of any meaningful story or choices which
makes this more of a decent shooter
than true Mass Effect game.
It’s fun for a few hours of gameplay but
there are
definitely better games out there.
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