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Mass Effect 2
Reviewed: 30 Apr 2026
PC · Xbox One · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360
BioWare · 2010
Ludograph rating
A
Recommended
82 /100
Mass Effect 2 is a story-driven RPG that develops strategic thinking and critical thinking, but is suited for older teens due to mature content.
Growth (BDS)
75
Risk (RIS)
9
Daily limit
–
Age guidance
17+
Developmental benefits
| B1 | Cognitive | 0.80 | |
| B2 | Social-emotional | 0.73 | |
| B3 | Motor | 0.65 | |
Mass Effect 2 offers a rich, story-driven experience that encourages critical thinking, strategic planning, and ethical reasoning through its complex narrative and moral choice system. Players develop empathy for diverse characters and engage in challenging combat that improves hand-eye coordination and reaction time.
Design risks
| R1 | Compulsion-loop pressure | 0.17 | |
| R2 | Monetization | 0.00 | |
| R3 | Social risk | 0.06 | |
While Mass Effect 2 is a mature-rated game with significant violence, some sexual content, and strong language, it lacks manipulative compulsion-loop mechanics, monetization pressure, or social risks. The primary risks are content-related, appropriate for its intended mature audience.
Content (not in risk score)
| R4.1 | Violence Level | 1.00 | |
| R4.2 | Sexual Content | 0.67 | |
| R4.3 | Language | 0.67 | |
| R4.4 | Substance References | 0.67 | |
| R4.5 | Fear / Horror | 0.67 | |
Content risk is displayed separately and does not affect the time recommendation.
Regulatory design checks · DSA — Assessed: meets criteria·GDPR-K — Assessed: meets criteria·ODDS — Assessed: meets criteria
- DSA:What Ludograph checks: whether the game's design gives minors the transparency the EU Digital Services Act expects: plain terms, honest defaults, and clear reporting routes.: Estimated from review data. No dark pattern or child-targeting concerns found.
- GDPR-K:What Ludograph checks: whether age assurance and consent flows are designed for under-16s, in the spirit of GDPR Article 8.: Estimated from review data. No privacy or child-targeting concerns found.
- ODDS:What Ludograph checks: whether paid random-reward drop rates are disclosed, as required in China, Japan and South Korea.: Estimated from review data. No paid random-reward mechanics found, so drop-rate disclosure requirements do not apply.
These reflect Ludograph's assessment of the game's design practices against each framework's criteria, not a legal compliance determination.