Mass Effect

The Mass Effect series combines action role-playing game elements, with the main series games being in third-person perspective. The protagonist can use two AI-controlled squad members in battle, which usually consist of members he or she has recruited from various places and for various reasons, and taken onto the Normandy, Shepard's starship.

The player could make perspective decisions depending upon the situation. At these times, the player has multiple sets of dialogue choices with which to respond to NPCs, separated by tone. Starting from Mass Effect 2, the player can interrupt cut-scenes calmly or aggressively.


Notable names:
* Spectres
* Citadel Station
* Mass Relays
* Element Zero ("Eezo")
* Biotics

Species:
* Humans (Earhlings, Earth-clan, etc.)
* Turians
* Asari
* Salarians
* Quarians
* Krogans
* Geth (synthetic)
* Protheans (extinct)
* Zeioph (extinct, predate Protheans)
* Rachni
* Volus
* Elcor
* Hanar
* Keepers (synthetic)
* Batarians
* Collectors (introduced in ME: Ascension)
* Vorcha (introduced in ME2)
* Reapers (synthetic)

Animals: (found on multiple worlds)
* Thresher Maw (a giant worm-like insectoid)