Q 01/05

Which studio developed the Mass Effect games?

A) BioWare

B) Bethesda

C) Obsidian

D) CD Projekt Red

Answer · why

A) BioWare

The series began as a 2003 pitch codenamed SFX to the studio's co-founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk.

Q 02/05

The first Mass Effect (2007) launched exclusively on which console?

A) PlayStation 3

B) Wii

C) Xbox 360

D) Xbox

Answer · why

C) Xbox 360

It reached Windows in 2008 and did not appear on PlayStation 3 until 2012.

Q 03/05

Who is the player character throughout the original trilogy?

A) Captain Anderson

B) Admiral Hackett

C) Pathfinder Ryder

D) Commander Shepard

Answer · why

D) Commander Shepard

The gender, class, first name and face are all up to the player.

Q 04/05

Which real-life astronaut gave the trilogy's protagonist their surname?

A) John Glenn

B) Neil Armstrong

C) Alan Shepard

D) Gus Grissom

Answer · why

C) Alan Shepard

The developers wanted an all-American surname and looked at the Mercury Seven; the first American in space fit the first human Spectre.

Q 05/05

Which two actors voice the male and female versions of Shepard?

A) Nolan North and Laura Bailey

B) Steve Blum and Tara Strong

C) Troy Baker and Ashly Burch

D) Mark Meer and Jennifer Hale

Answer · why

D) Mark Meer and Jennifer Hale

The default male face was modelled on Dutch model Mark Vanderloo.