Mass Effect 2 Demo For PSN Out Today!

There is a much love for Mass Effect 2 here at God is a Geek. With its rich story line, limitless choices and brilliant graphics as well as awesome gameplay, it has truly it has truly conquered our little gaming hearts.

Xbox 360 and PC owners have had all the fun with the game since its release back in January, with PS3 owners left drifting in space. However, now PS3 owners will get the chance to play as Commander Shepard, as the demo for the 2010 Golden Joystick Game of the Year, (one of the numerous awards this title has won) is out today on the PlayStation Network!

The Mass Effect 2 demo marks the first time the highest-rated game on Xbox 360 and PC, and one of the most critically acclaimed interactive entertainment franchises of all time, will be available on the PlayStation 3. In the demo, players will step into the role of the heroic icon of the Mass Effect franchise, Commander Shepard, giving them a chance to experience three of the game’s most memorable, action-packed missions that have helped make Mass Effect 2 one of the most successful games of the year. This includes the game’s shocking and thrilling opening sequence, the investigation of a planet whose inhabitants have disappeared and a mission to help recruit one of the most memorable characters in the franchise, Mordin Solus, to your squad.

If that has wet your appetite, then PS3 owners will be glad to know that there will be some extra stuff available when Mass Effect 2 comes to your screens.

Mass Effect 2 on PlayStation 3 will ship to retail stores in the UK on 21 January 2011 and will include six hours of bonus DLC missions, including the critically acclaimed and award-winning Lair of the Shadow Broker, making it a terrific value. Mass Effect Genesis, an interactive comic from Dark Horse Comics and BioWare, will also be available through the Cerberus Network, an in-game online interface that allows gamers who purchase the game new to receive free content. The interactive comic will help give players a high level overview of the events of the original Mass Effect, giving them the option to make critical choices that will affect their storyline in Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3, launching simultaneously on all three platforms for the first time in the franchise’s history.

So if you want some Commander Shepard action for the PS3, start downloading that bad boy now!