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Mass Effect Collector's Edition: Prima Official Game Guidex$17.50
  (9 reviews)
Best Price: $34.99 $17.50
* Two Books: a $40 value - The Collector's Edition will include the FULL Mass Effect strategy guide PLUS the 192 page exclusive Mass Effect Art Book.
* Concept Art and Commentary - Prima's Mass Effect Art Book will include commentary from the developers at BioWare on the evolution of Mass Effect's elements, from ships to aliens to locations.
* Clean Box Art - Prima's one sheet for the guides will fall away when the shrinkwrap is removed, leaving pristine art, unmarred by logos, barcodes, or taglines.
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Customer Reviews
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Misleading product description
By A4YSWSX38S96S on 2007-12-03
This package includes the Prima strategy guide and The Art of Mass Effect, but ONLY the art book is in hardcover. The strategy guide is still in paperback. There is nothing "collector's edition" about them.
These are the same books you would otherwise receive. I made this purchase in anticipation of having the pristine, beautiful box to house the hardcover strategy guide. Now I am left disappointed.
Great Guide and awesome Art Book
By A228Y40WYYEBNP on 2007-12-14
This set is wonderful...Sure the Guide Book isn't hard cover, but it is full of great tips, and no Mass-Effect fan should be without it. As for the Art Book, the guys at Bioware sure do have fantastic talent and imagination. A highly recommended purchase, especially if you love the game.
Worth it
By A2SJFZWCLMZBII on 2007-12-27
This is the first guide I have bought since I was in Jr. High a couple of decades ago.
Guide is good, it presents info in a compartmentalized manner so as not to spoil too much unless you want to be spoiled.
The art book is excellent and probably makes the pricetag of the whole package worth it all by itself if you're a Mass Effect fan.
One part good, one part OK...
By A2M7CLVA0KIHQF on 2007-12-26
I am a huge fan of Mass Effect. I've been playing games for two decades now - Mass Effect is the first that appeals to me in nearly every way.
That being said, there's a lot of good in this package. The art book is very professionally done - hardback, clear text, and what everyone who would care for this product should expect - detail, description, and knowledge. It was very entertaining to see prototype images on the faces, species, vehicles, and even weapons used in Mass Effect. It was also interesting to read the ideas that became the various species and creatures. I'm very glad to have the art book in my possession.
The game guide is, well, another game guide. It gives nitty-gritty detail on the stuff you can figure out on your own, and skims over the areas that might challenge you, but that's the nature of the beast. My only complaint is that - as I have seen with many of these guides - is frustrating print issues. In some of the side-tip text boxes, the text overlaps itself - words are printed on top of words and the entire section is completely illegible. There's little reason why an error like this should slip through product quality testing.
In the end you've got a product that's good but not great.
Game Guide With Art Book
By A3P8Z1D7FSHH33 on 2008-01-02
I found the hint guide to be very helpful, While I only referred to it after finishing a section or when getting stuck for awhile. It has information on all equipment, powers, locations and charecters and maps for all locations too.
The art book was nice, with lots of background information, though it lacked the depth that went into Half Life 2 Raising the Bar, its a good addition to any collection.
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