OS = Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
Processor = 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent AMD CPU
Memory = 1 GB RAM for Windows XP / 2 GB RAM for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Hard Drive = 15 GB
DVD ROM = 1x Speed
Sound Card = DirectX 9.0c compatible
Direct X = DirectX 9.0c August 2008 (included)
Input = Keyboard / Mouse
Video Card = 256 MB (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support). Supported Chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or greater; ATI Radeon X1600 Pro or greater. Please note that NVIDIA GeForce 7300, 8100, 8200, 8300, 8400, and 9300; ATI Radeon HD3200, and HD4350 are below minimum system requirements. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required. Intel and S3 video cards are not officially supported in Mass Effect 2.

PC RECOMMENDED System Requirements
Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
2.6+ GHz Cure 2 Duo Intel or equivalent AMD CPU
2 GB RAM
ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, or better recommended
100% DirectX compatible sound card and drivers
DirectX August 2008
NOTES: For the best results, make sure you have the latest drivers for your video and audio cards. Laptop or mobile versions of the above supported video cards have not had extensive testing and may have driver or other performance issues. As such, they are not officially supported in Mass Effect 2. Intel and S3 video cards are not officially supported in Mass Effect 2.

If the consort's place is even still around, the Presidium looked like it was hit hard. What I want to know is if the humans will lead the council, as the ending where you have the human fleet wait to attack the Sovereign. I have a feeling though that it's a non-canon ending.

Decisions made in Mass Effect will impact its sequel, most notably those made on a personal level, but also seemingly minor assignments and choices. Casey Hudson has recommended keeping saved games from the original Mass Effect. Events confirmed to affect your save file include:

* The decision to save either Kaidan or Ashley.[3]
* Whether or not the player kills Wrex on Virmire.[4]
* Whether or not the player decides to save the Citadel Council at the end of Mass Effect.[5]
* The player's choice of love interest.[6]
* Whether the player spares or destroys the Rachni Queen at Peak 15.[7]
* The player's treatment of Conrad Verner.[8]
* Whether or not the player completed the UNC: Asari Diplomacy sidequest.

# Due to massive gameplay redesign, your level will not transfer over to Mass Effect 2 and you will start out with basic abilities, though some may be transferred. [9][10][11]
# The game will acknowledge if you were a level 60 character and if you were a Renegade or Paragon and adapt it in ways that map across to the new system.[12]
# The physical appearance of imported characters can be changed at the start of Mass Effect 2 if desired.[13]
# Imported characters will be able to choose a different class at the start of Mass Effect 2 if desired.[14]
# If you had more than one file in the original Mass Effect, you will be asked which file you wish to use.
# If a player has no Mass Effect save files, Mass Effect 2 will start with an introduction sequence which, in combination with interactive decisions made by the player, introduces new players to the storyline and establishes a “canon” backstory.[15]