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Table of Contents Introduction 2 Character Creation 3 Hacking 5 Getting Started 6 Normandy Prologue 7 Intro 8 Freedom's Progress 15 The Normandy SR2 19 Omega 23 - Recruit the Veteran 24 (DLC Character) - Recruit Archangel 25 - Recruit Professor 35 Mordin Solus Omega Side Quests 43 Recruit The Convict 48 Recruit The rogan 52 Save Horizon 59 Illium 68 Illium Side-Quests 79 Recruit Tali 84 The Collector Ship 91 Loyalty Missions 94 - Miranda: The Prodigal 95 - Jacob: The Gift of Greatness 99 - Jack: Subject Zero 102 - Garrus: Eye for an Eye 105 - Mordin: Old Blood 108 - Grunt: Rite of Passage 113 - Thane: Sins of the Father 117 Samara: The Ardat-Yakshi 119 - Tali: Treason 121 - Zaeed: The Price of Revenge 123 page pnb / nb SuperCheats.com Unoffical Mass Effect 2 Guide http://www.supercheats.com/guides/mass-effect-2 Check back for updates, videos and comments for this guide. Reaper IFF 128 Recruitment: Legion 133 Legion: A House Divided 134 IFF Installation 138 Suicide Mission 139 Normandy Assignments 151 Downloadable Content 169 DLC: Normandy Crash Site 170 DLC: Firewalker MSV Rosalie 172 DLC: Firewalker: Recover Research Data 173 DLC: Firewalker: Artifact Collection 175 DLC: Firewalker: Geth Incursion 177 DLC: Firewalker: Prothean Site 178 DLC: asumi Goto 179 - asumi: Stealing Memory 181 The Citadel 185 Tuchanka 187 Romance 190 Planetary Mining 192 Xbox 360 Achievements 196 page 2 / 201 SuperCheats.com Unoffical Mass Effect 2 Guide http://www.supercheats.com/guides/mass-effect-2 Check back for updates, videos and comments for this guide. SuperCheats.com's Unoffical Guide to Mass Effect 2 by Mike Hazleton This is an unofficial game guide for Mass Effect 2, it is not official, or endorsed by or connected to the game developer or publisher. All characters, locations, images and video game content are copyright to their respective owners. Any trademarks displayed in the guides are exclusive property of their respective owners. Images and videos used in this game guide have only been inserted to illustrate our words more effectively. This guide may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. page 3 / 201 SuperCheats.com Unoffical Mass Effect 2 Guide http://www.supercheats.com/guides/mass-effect-2 Check back for updates, videos and comments for this guide. Unofficial Mass Effect 2 Guide Unofficial Guide by Mike Hazleton for SuperCheats.com BioWare are yet to make a substandard game, and following on from the success of Mass Effect, the sequel to the Xbox 360's crowning RPG (and a great PC game) was always going to go down well. It really does continue from the previous game, allowing you to carry over decisions from the original that will affect the storyline and characters in your new adventure. If you haven't played the first one, everything is explained as you go along; it is recommended, however, just because it is such a classic experience. This guide currently is NOT COMPLETE. All of the loyalty missions, N7 quests, guides to other locations in the Mass Effect 2 universe and the remaining primary story quests will be added in the next part of this guide which will be completed shortly. page 4 / 201 SuperCheats.com Unoffical Mass Effect 2 Guide http://www.supercheats.com/guides/mass-effect-2 Check back for updates, videos and comments for this guide. Character Creation The most important decision you will make in Mass Effect 2 isn't a choice of who to save or who to leave behind. In fact, it is the class that you pick at the start of your adventure, and there are quite a few to choose from (each is much more interesting than its counterpart in the original). Below is the low-down on each class, and tips on playing as them. Soldier The Soldier is a great class for newcomers to the series and experts alike, and it is a lot of fun to play as. Obviously this class specialises in the more traditional weaponry, such as assault rifles, grenade launchers, and sniper rifles. This allows the player to equip special ammunition, such as incendiary or cryogenic bullets, that perform admirably against certain enemies. While lacking biotic skills, Soldiers can deal with shields using their Disruptor ammunition. Another notable skill is Adernaline Rush, which slows time and allows precise aiming. Adept The Adept class employs biotic powers over weaponry (though they can use Pistols and SMGs). There are a variety of fantastically satisfying attacks that they can perform, including Pull and Throw (think Jedi and Stormtroopers) and Shockwave – each of these is brilliant at lobbing enemies across the map. Some can be immune to such action, if they have a shield or barrier for example, though the Adept's Warp ability is good against barriers and armour. Engineer A good assistant to a squad of any other classes, Engineers can make use of high-tech gadgetry to help out their allies. With the same default weaponry as the other less combative classes (Pistols and SMGs), their trump card comes in the Combat Drones that they can bring to the battlefield. These cause sporadic damage to shields, while drawing enemy fire. Engineers can also cause great damage with attacks like Incinerate and Cryo Blast, while Overload will rip through an enemy's shielding, making an Engineer a clever addition to a biotic squad. The addition of the AI Hacking ability also allows them to wreak havoc among enemy robots. Infiltrator The stealth class in Mass Effect 2, the Infiltrator has the Tactical Cloak power which allows them to disappear and avoid enemy detection. They also have the benefit of being able to use Sniper Rifles as well as the default weaponry. One of the most intriguing powers in the game is the AI Hacking ability. This is also available for Engineers, and allows you to hack into an enemy drone and send it to attack its former allies! Infiltrators can also use Cryo Ammo as well as Disruptor Ammo, allowing them to take down enemy shields. Vanguard The Vanguard class attempts to strike a balance between the Soldier and Adept classes. It can use a Shotgun in addition to the default weaponry, and sports certain biotic powers to help disable enemies and allow the player to get close-up for the lethal shot. Cryo and Incendiary ammunition increases bullet damage, while Shockwave and Pull come out of the Adept's armoury. Both of these attacks can slow targets down and allow close-quarters kills. The Vanguard class also has the fantastic Charge ability, where the player uses their biotic abilities to thrust across the room towards a target, knocking them down and setting up the killing blow from a shotgun. Unlike most biotic attacks, Charge works through obstacles as the player shifts in and out of them. Sentinel Sentinels are a balancing act between the Adept and Engineer classes. They have high armour, allowing them to page 5 / 201 SuperCheats.com Unoffical Mass Effect 2 Guide http://www.supercheats.com/guides/mass-effect-2 Check back for updates, videos and comments for this guide. inflict damage and assist their squad throughout a battle, even under intense fire. They are particularly weak in terms of weaponry, but combine the shield-destroying Overload of an Engineer (and Armour destroying Warp) with the bone-crushing Throw of the biotic Adept class. With the Tech Armour ability, shields are increased and if they happen to be lowered, a shockwave is sent out, damaging nearby opponents. They also have the Cryo Blast attack available to unlock, freezing enemies where they stand. page 6 / 201 SuperCheats.com Unoffical Mass Effect 2 Guide http://www.supercheats.com/guides/mass-effect-2 Check back for updates, videos and comments for this guide. Hacking Circuit Hacking This is a simple pair matching minigame. Move the cursor over one of the circles on the circuit board to see an image. Match each of these images into a pair to complete the hack. Note that it is also possible to follow the circuit lines of the circuit board to see which two circles connect, but this takes some practice. Target Code Segments This minigame to hack into various computer systems involves matching up the image at the top of the window, to one in the scrolling list. You must avoid the red sectors as you move down, and then press the action button on the matching segment. You need to do this three times (i.e. with three different segments) to complete the hack. page 7 / 201 SuperCheats.com Unoffical Mass Effect 2 Guide http://www.supercheats.com/guides/mass-effect-2 Check back for updates, videos and comments for this guide. Getting Started At the start of Mass Effect 2 you have a couple of choices. You can either import a character from Mass Effect 1 (you can change their look and class shortly, and abilities have all been reset – the main purpose of importing is to keep the decisions that you made in the first game present in the universe of Mass Effect 2), or create an all new character. You will be asked certain questions later as if you did have a character from the first game, and your answers will determine certain factors of the galaxy.