BioWare reveals Samara, Mass Effect 2’s biotic bombshell

Posted by Mister-X on December 1st, 2009 at 01:00pm

With Dragon Age: Origins out the door and making friends, BioWare has switched the Mass Effect 2 hype machine into full gear, inviting us to play the game and provide a peek at some of the new squad mates who'll be joining Commander Shepard on his/her most dangerous mission yet. The latest cast member to make a debut, Samara, should have absolutely no problem taking care of herself -- as well as anything (or anyone) that gets in her way.

Samara is an elite Asari warrior who controls some incredibly potent biotic powers. Forget simply tossing enemies around -- she manipulates dark energy in order to levitate herself, as evidenced in the above video. The footage also confirms that there are still five potential party members yet to be introduced before the game ships for PC and Xbox 360 on January 26 (not March 23 as originally noted by Randy, who's clearly met his recommended daily allowance of paste.)

BioWare reveals Samara, Mass Effect 2's biotic bombshell originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.