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After 32 hours I beat Mass Effect 2, and my God, was it an experience. The final mission is absolutely insane and I was on the edge of my seat in every single cut scene as I knew that there was a chance that my team members could die.

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Tali was awesome in going through the vents and closing the door, and she luckily did not get shot. Miranda also led the distraction team twice and although a bullet did graze her body or something, she was just peachy afterward.

I promptly sent Mordin back to escort the crew as he is a scientist not a warrior. Samara kept my squad and me safe. The entire crew of the Normandy was also saved. The teams I took along for my firefights were Miranda and Garrus for the fight against the big ball robot, Garrus and Thane for the first and second assault, and for the final battle I took Jack and Miranda. I mainly took them because I wanted to put as many strong characters as possible to hold the line, and I knew Jack was really unstable as every time I would come by her quarters for a little chat she would promptly respond “Fuck Off.” I then chose to continue my game instead of starting a brand new one.

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This game turned out to be an incredible experience and I might go back and go through it again as a Renegade. I really do understand now why it won so many awards last year and I do think it rightfully deserves them. A game that will unlikely win any awards this year though is Brink, as demonstrated by Lasercorn and Wes in their review below:

So now that I finished Mass Effect 2 I am able to go back to playing Super Mario Galaxy 2. As I was playing it yesterday I started to notice that both of them really do share quite a few similarities besides both being the second installment to a series, Don’t believe me? Well lets go through them:

- They are both set in space, and feature different galaxies for you to explore.

- They both feature a main ship from which you access your different missions, or planets.The Normandy in ME2, and a giant Mario head in MG2.

-They both send you back to the ship upon completing a mission.

-They both feature characters you can interact with while you are on your ship. Miranda, Garrus, etc in ME2, and several Toads in MG2.

-You receive messages in both of them. Mail in Mario and E-mail in Mass Effect.

- You have decisions to make in the game. Obviously Mass Effect 2 is way more complex in this, but you can occasionally say no to things in Mario.

- In both you are gathering resources to prepare yourself for the final battle. You are building up a team in Mass Effect 2 to go up against the Collectors, and in Mario you are collecting stars to go up against Bowser.

-They both feature a character which lets you know what’s going on with your ship. Kelly in Mass Effect 2 and a purple guy in Mario Galaxy 2.

Funny huh? Although the gameplay in both of them is totally different, the structure of the game is surprisingly similar. I am having a blast so far playing Mario Galaxy 2 as its gameplay is absolute perfection.

I just went through that section. Yoshi obtains a power up which allows him to run at blistering speeds up walls. The platforming is challenging, and in almost every single level some brand new mechanic or design is introduced which spices up the game. Another thing that spiced up the office was Phil’s amazing Shift 2 review. This guy has been shifting for about a month now and you can tell in his hilarious review:

Awesome huh? Matty Mac and Anthony also did a phenomenal job with their Goldfish analysis video, and Chad and Wally did a great job with providing commentary. Here it is again in case you missed it last time:

Over on This Week In I decided to bring in my C-16 Takara Dinobot, an excellent remake of Dinobot from Beast Wars. The toy is much more faithful to Dinobot’s appearance on the series, and not to mention more aesthetically pleasing than the original toy. Not that I dislike the original toy in any way though, as I actually made a stop motion animation a while back of the original Dinobot and Dinobot Transmetal 2 duking it out. Here it is:

That took about 2 weeks to make, and 1978 pictures. Pretty cool though no? But without further ado, here is the review of the toy on the show. You even get a little bonus talk about the Beast Wars series as well.

See you guys next week!