Just as the novelty of Master Chief's exploits start to wane a bit, the Xbox 360 will receive its second must-have sci-fi epic of 2007 in the form of Mass Effect, the space-themed role-playing game from Edmonton-based BioWare Corp., due to hit stores Nov. 20.
Mass Effect allows you to play as either a male or female version of its spacefaring protagonist, the no-nonsense Commander Shepard. Up to this point, BioWare has only shown the default male version of Shepard, a buzzcut brute with a steely stare
