You play the role of Commander Shepard of the Alliance Military. On a mission to procure another artifact of Prothean nature, the planet that houses the artifact – Eden Prime – gets attacked by an ancient mechanical race called ‘the Geth’. You uncover a conspiracy that can potentially destroy the delicate fabric of interstellar civilization, and it’s up to you and your inter-species squad to set things right.
Content-wise not much has changed; the only bonus you really gain is that you get downloadable content for the Xbox360 version, ‘Bring Down the Sky’, for free. This includes new planets to explore, but not too much where the game’s main storyline is concerned. The other thing that’s changed is the mini-game you play to bypass electronic locks. The mini-game in Mass Effect PC requires you to guide an arrow from the outside to the inside of a circle, while moving through many broken rings.
While I really appreciate all these little changes, BioWare could have addressed a lot more issues in the PC version. For one, the inventory is still painful to navigate. With the limitation of keys on the Xbox360 controller, it was forgivable; but once on the PC, where it’s possible to play around with the interface/control scheme, I wish BioWare had revamped it to be less crappy. I mean, sifting through 100+ items (when your inventory’s loaded) using just the up and down key, gets really painful at times.
Technically, the port is definitely on the stable side. Other than a few quirks (such as long initial load time and occasional slowdowns) the game ran pretty smoothly. Most of the slowdowns I faced were while playing on Vista – on Windows XP, the game ran near-flawlessly.
While there’s little reason for those who’ve already played the Xbox360 version to get excited, PC users should definitely look at this game. BioWare and Demiurge have put a lot of effort into churning out a rock-solid port for an awesome RPG, making this game a must have for those with powerful PCs.
So if one had to choose between the 360 and PC version (price not being a factor) which one to get? Also what were the specs of the machine used to review the game? 
