Mass Effect 2 box art released
Written July 31, 2009
ME2 box art left, Barbarella right (in case you needed reminding)
Mass Effect 2‘s Facebook page has been updated with the first pictures of the box art for the highly anticipated title.
But oh ho, what’s this? Alongside default Shepard looking stern and sexy at the camera, we have one of his tightly-suited team off to the side aiming a pistol. Aiming a pistol to the sky. With an alien looking building behind her.
To my mind (the place that EVERYONE love to visit), it calls to mind the movie poster for Jane Fonda’s erotic space opera Barbarella. Take a look at the comparison shot.
I know BioWare’s been pioneering for the ability to tastefully add adult content to games, and let’s face it, having Shepard take a mission from the Council to save Dr Durand Durand may just be the right direction to take.
Either way, when a game’s box art reminds you of a scantily clad Jane Fonda, well you know it’s going to sell well.
Take a look at the complete box art!
In other related news, BioWare did a little “clarifying” the other day about the character rollover thing. Old save files will not retain their skills and stats (although who thought they would) only the alignment decisions and appearance. This is pretty much what everyone was expecting, but a few power-levellers may have needed a reminder not to crank another fourty hours into ME1 for no reason.
His lack of skills will be worked into the storyline, so no doubt he’ll probably just remember something so amazing that he breaks out in explosive amnesia. Or you know, Prothean technology will wipe his memories. Either of these are good.