Mass Effect 2, the RPG developed by BioWare, had strong opening day sales. The game, being released on the Xbox 360 and PC, had over 100,000 users online after only 8 hours after hitting stores.
The sequel, which follows Commander Shepard and a rag-tag crew on a quest to defeat the galaxy-dooming reapers, is so far the 2nd highest rated game on Xbox 360 ever, and is already on track to outsell its predecessor, which sold millions.
Strong reviews combined with a powerful marketing push (a 2-minute trailer Mass Effect 2 trailer was shown during the NFC football championship Sunday, which aired for 57.9 million viewers.
Mass Effect 2 was created by BioWare, part of Electronic Arts, and was worked on by 150 people over two years.
Mass Effect 2 Sales Strong on Release Day
