- Ending with both Jack's and Miranda's loyalties
Do not play Miranda's loyalty mission at first. Instead, wait for Jack's mission to become available, and play it first. After the mission when they are fighting, support Jack. Miranda's loyalty will be low. Then, play her loyalty mission to get it back.

- Planet scanning
After scanning a planet and pressing Y, the planet information screen on the right reveals if the planet is 'Rich', 'Moderate', or 'Poor'. Rich planets give approximately 10+ good scan for ores. Ore yields vary from 1,500 to 3,000. Moderate planets give approximately 8+ good scans, but around 35% to 55% yield compared to rich planets. Poor planets give approximately 5+ scans with yields 5% to 25% compared to rich planets. Notice: If there is an anomaly on the planet (typically a rich planet) and you land before you scan, usually the Star Map on the Normandy will put you in a strange location away from the anomaly planet. You must then go back and rescan to get your ores.

- Completion bonuses
Successfully complete the game. Then, begin a new game with the cleared saved game file to begin with the following bonuses: choose Loyalty Bonus Skill at the begin; retain Skill Points from first playthrough; retain level and experience points from first playthrough; +25% experience bonus for all characters; 200,000 credits, 50,000 of each resource; Renegade and Paragon points reset to neutral; and your weapons and armor (but no upgrades) from first playthrough.

- Legion's gaming history ('The Lair Of The Shadow Broker' DLC)
At the end of the game in 'The Lair Of The Shadow Broker' bonus DLC, examine the terminal that has all your teammates' dossiers. Read Legion's dossier to find out that he is a gamer. It will list the games he has downloaded, his leaderboard scores, and other information about his gaming past.

- Armor pieces
The following armor pieces will become available for purchase after certain points in the game:


Helmets

N7 Helmet	+5% health
N7 Breather Helmet	+5% health
Death Mask	+10% negotiation bonus; at Tuchanka
Recon Hood	+5% weapon damage; requires linking Dr. Pepper bonus code to EA account
Umbra Visor	+5% power damage; requires linking Dr. Pepper bonus code to EA account
Kuwashii Visor	+10% headshot damage; at Omega
Sentry Interface	+5% shield strength; requires linking Dr. Pepper bonus code to EA account

Shoulders

Strength Boost Pads	+25% melee damage; at Omega
N7 Shoulder Guards	+3% weapon damage
Amplifier Plates	+5% power damage; at Illium
Asymmetric Defense Layer	+5% health; at Tuchanka

Chest

Aegis Vest	+5% health; at Citadel
N7 Chestplate	+5% power damage
Capacitor Chestplate	-10% shields regeneration delay; at Citadel, Illium, or Omega
Shield Harness	+5% shields; at Tuchanka

Arms

Off-Hand Ammo Pack	+10% spare ammo capacity; at Citadel
N7 Gauntlets	+3% health
Heavy Damping Gauntlets	+5% shields ; at Tuchanka
Stabilization Gauntlets	+5% weapon damage; at Omega

Legs

Life Support Webbing	+10% health; at Citadel
N7 Greaves	+3% shield strength
Stimulator Conduits	+10% storm speed; at Omega
Ordinance Packs	+10% spare heavy weapon ammo; at Omega

Armor Sets

Inferno Armor	+10% negotiation bonus, +10% power damage, +10% storm speed by 10%; requires pre-order bonus code
Blood Dragon Armor	+15% power damage, +10% shield strength; requires Dragon Age
Terminus Assault Armor	+10% storm speed, +15% shields, +1 weapons reserve ammo; requires pre-order bonus code
Acquireor Armor	+10% regeneration, +10% storm speed, +20% health; requires Acquireor's Edition

- Rapid fire M-920 Cain
Shoot the M-920 Cain, and keep [Fire] held while pressing [Reload] after each shot. The shots will keep firing during the previous shots' explosions.

- Extra Paragon and Renegade points
During conversations, look carefully for a prompt at the top left area of the screen. Quickly press LT when the wings appear for extra Paragon points. Quickly press RT when the star appears for extra Renegade points.

- Bizarre dialog with Legion

2. Take Legion to the migrate fleet on Tali's Loyalty mission. Security will force you to remove him unless you can persuade them otherwise.
1. Take Legion to the Citadel. Talk to Anderson and the customs officer.
3. Take Legoin to recruit Tali. She will try to shoot him.

- Easy Paragon and Renegade points
Throughout the game you will unlock training to redistribute your skill points. Talent Mastery adds a certain percentage to your Paragon/Renegade. Respec and distribute them into your Mastery repeatedly until your Paragon and Renegade are full.

- See Legion dance
Go up to Legion in his quarters. Highlight him, but do not talk to him, and eventually he will do the 'Robot' dance.

- Cryo Bomb
This trick requires any Biotic that lifts your enemy off the ground and the Cryo Bomb tech. Use the Biotic to lift the enemy off the ground, then hit him or her with the Cryo Bomb while they are still under the Biotic's effect. This will cause him or her to be stuck in a permanent falling state, where they are not capable of causing any damage. This is very helpful when trying to prevent the deployment of Harbinger, as once he enters the glitched body he cannot move. Thus, you can kill him at the end of a fight to prevent him from jumping into another body.

- Element Zero locations
Search the indicated planets to find Element Zero:

Nebula	Cluster	Planet and amount
Pylos Nebula	Dirada	Siano (moderate)
Pylos Nebula	Satent	Boro (rich)
Eagle Nebula	Amun	Anthur (rich)
Hades Nexus	Hekate	Asteria (poor)
The Phoenix Massing	Salahiel	Ekuna (moderate)
Nubian Expanse	Batalla	Nearog (moderate)
Rosetta Nebula	Enoch	Laban (moderate)
The Shrike Abyssal	Urla Rast	Talis Fia (moderate)
Hades Nexus	Pamyat	Dobrovolski (moderate)
Calestone Rift	Balor	Caleston (moderate)
Crescent Nebula	Lusam	Tarith (rich)
Shadow Sea	Iera	Prospect (poor)
Hourglass Nebula	Ploitari	Thegan (moderate)
Crescent Nebula	Zelene	Helyme (moderate)
Rosetta Nebula	Enoch	Mizraim (rich)
Valhallan Threshold	Micah	Farlas (moderate)
Rosetta Nebula	Enoch	Joab (rich)
The Shrike Abyssal	Xe Cha	Zada Ban (rich)
Hawking Eta	Schwarzschild	Etamis (rich)
Valhallan Threshold	Paz	Garvug (rich)
The Shrike Abyssal	Xe Cha	Tosal Nym (rich)
Hades Nexus	Hekate	Bothros (poor)
Pylos Nebula		Raisaris (rich)
Sigurd's Cradle	Decoris	Sanctum (moderate)
Nubian Expanse	Batalla	Thunawanuro (rich)
Hourglass Nebula	Osun	Erinle (rich)
Eagle Nebula	Relic	Preying Mouth (rich)
Far Rim	Dholen	Gotha (moderate)
Valhallan Threshold	Micah	Israfel (moderate)
Sigurd's Cradle	Skepsis	Watson (rich)
Rosetta Nebula	Alpha Draconis	2175 Aeia (moderate)
Valhallan Threshold	Micah	Kakabel (moderate)
Eagle Nebula	Amun	Sekhmet (moderate)
Titan Nebula	Haskins	Capek (moderate)
Hourglass Nebula	Faryar	Daratar (rich)
Krogan DMZ	Nith	Mantun (moderate)
Nubian Expanse	Kalabasha	Yamm (moderate)
Hades Nexus	Sheol	Gel Hinnom (moderate)
Minos Wasteland	Caestus	Invictus (moderate)

- Easy max skills
Have at least four available skill points and a skill ready to be evolved to its fourth form. While evolving a skill from level 3 to level 4 at the squad menu, press A + X to regain all spent squad points and keep the skill evolution. This works best if you level a skill from 0 to 4 (10 points) at the same time. Repeat this process to fill every line of your and your crew's skill tree. Notice: You cannot do this trick in the patched version of the game.

- Romancing Yeoman Kelly Chambers
Talk with Yeoman Kelly Chambers often, and choose the kind responses. Invite her to dinner when you get the option. Do not let Kelly die during the final mission, and select a loyal escort for the crew in the final scene. After completing the game, talk to Kelly. You will get an e-mail from her. Go to your quarters, and invite her up using your console to get the romance scene.

- Achievements
Do the following things to obtain the corresponding Gamerscore points:

5 Points
Prospector	Retrieve mineral resources by scanning and probing a planet in the galaxy map.
Missing in Action	Save your crew from an overwhelming attack.
Fashionista	Personalize your armor in your quarters on the Normandy.
10 Points
Head Hunter	Perform 30 headshot kills with any weapon on humanoid targets.
Brawler	Shoot and kill 20 enemies while they're knocked back by a punch.
Very Elusive	Return to active duty.
The Prodigal	Gain the loyalty of the Cerberus Officer.
The Professor	Successfully recruit the Professor.
The Krogan	Successfully recruit the krogan.
The Quarian	Successfully recruit the quarian.
Merciless	Make 20 enemies scream as they fall or are set on fire.
Cat's in the Cradle	Gain the loyalty of the Assassin.
The Cure	Gain the loyalty of the Professor.
The Convict	Successfully recruit the biotic Convict.
Battlemaster	Gain the loyalty of the krogan.
Catharsis	Gain the loyalty of the biotic Convict.
Power Gamer	Reach Level 30 with one character.
The Archangel	Successfully recruit Archangel.
Big Game Hunter	Thresher Maw defeated.
Doppelganger	Help the Justicar resolve her mission.
Treason	Gain the loyalty of the quarian.
Friend or Foe	Acquire geth technology.
Explorer	Visit 100% of the planets in an unexplored cluster.
Scientist	Finish any research project in the Normandy's laboratory.
Tactician	Hit 20 different targets with multiple biotic powers to combine the effects.
The Assassin	Successfully recruit the Assassin.
Fade Away	Gain the loyalty of Archangel.
A House Divided	Hack a geth collective.
The Justicar	Successfully recruit the Justicar.
Ghost of the Father	Gain the loyalty of the Cerberus Operative.
15 Points
Master at Arms	Kill enemies with 5 different heavy weapons during the game.
Weapon Specialist	Fully upgrade a weapon.
Scholar	Unlock 15 new Mass Effect 2 codex entries.
Power Full	Evolve any power.
Operative	Finish a mission discovered by scanning an unexplored world.
Warp Specialist	Warp the barriers of 25 enemies.
Incineration Specialist	Incinerate the armor of 25 enemies.
Overload Specialist	Disrupt the shields of 25 enemies.
Technician	Acquire 10 technology upgrades.
Against All Odds	Survive suicide mission.
Highly Trained	Watch all advanced combat training videos at Shepard's private terminal.
25 Points
Colony Defense	Defend a human colony from attack.
Ghost Ship	Finish the investigation of a derelict alien vessel.
50 Points
Agent	Finish 5 missions discovered by scanning unexplored worlds.
Suicide Mission	Use the Omega 4 Relay.
Paramour	Successfully pursue a relationship with a teammate.
75 Points
Long Service Medal	Finish Mass Effect 2 twice, or complete it once with a character imported from Mass Effect 1.
No One Left Behind	Keep your team alive through the suicide mission.
Insanity	Finish the game on the 'Insanity' difficulty level without changing the setting.
125 Points
Mission Accomplished	Save humanity throughout the galaxy from certain annihilation.

15 Points
Revenge!	Gain the loyalty of the mercenary.

15 Points
Broken, Blind and Bedlam	Gain the loyalty of the Thief.

10 Points
Data Hound	Acquire 6 Cerberus data packets scattered across Aite.
15 Points
Digital Exorcist	Successfully shut down the rogue VI in Project Overlord.

25 Points
Catching Up	Reminisce with Liara on the Normandy.
35 Points
Most Dangerous Game	Overcome the Shadow Broker’s Assassin.
40 Points
Detail Orientated	Use all information terminals in the Shadow Broker’s strongkeep pushed.
50 Points
The Hard Way	Finish the Shadow Broker Mission pack on Hardcore or Insanity.
Heart of Darkness	Confront the Shadow Broker.

25 Points
Last Stand	Finish all 5 waves in the battle for Object Roh.
Covert Action	Rescue Dr. Amanda Kenson without attracting hostile attention.
50 Points
Ultimate Sacrifice	Finish the Arrival DLC.

- Anomaly locations
Scan the indicated planets to find anomalies (side quests):

Nebula	Cluster	Planet
Eagle Nebula	Strabo	Jarrahe Station
Omega Nebula	Ariniarkan	MSV Strontium Mule
Omega Nebula	Fathar	Lorek
Caleston Rift	Solveig	Sinmara
HourGlass Nebula	Faryar	Daratar
Crescent Nebula	Lusarn	Tarith
The Shrike Nebula	Xe Cha	Zada Ban
Pylos Nebula	Nariph	MSV Broken Arrow
Titan Nebula	Haskins	Capek
Pylos Nebula	Dirada	Canalus
Hades Nexus	Sheol	Gei Hin
HourGlass Nebula	Ploitari	Zanethu
Caleston Rift	Talava	Taitus
Sigurd's Cradle	Decoris	Sanctum
Minos Wasteland	Fortis	Aequitas
Sigurd's Cradle	Skepsis	Franklin
Rosetta Nebula	Enoch	Joab
Eagle Nebula	Amun	Neith
Crescent Nebula	Zelene	Helyme

- Humorous dialogue
Wander around the ship in-between missions to hear some funny quotes. Stand next to Jeff 'Joker' Moreau (the pilot) without interacting with him. You will hear him say things such as the following:

'Two years and everything hits the crapper. That'll teach you to die on me.'
'Why is it always claws and guns? Can't we piss off a fuzzy planet? Still dangerous, I know. But hey, bunnies.'
'You know what I hate about deep space? Crap radio stations from two centuries back. My gosh, we were idiots.'

Stand near the two engineers near the Mass Effect Core to hear the following:

Engineer Daniels	'Did you know we're sharing our deck with a krogan?'
Engineer Donnelly	'Well that's just peachy.'

- Getting Dominate ability and keeping Samara alive
Dominate is a very useful Biotic ability that allows you to control organic enemies and turn them into allies, similar to the Hack ability that controls synthetics. In order to get this ability as a Loyalty mission bonus to use for your character, you must help Morinth kill Samara during Samara's Loyalty mission. However, it is possible to keep Samara on your team but still get Morinth's Dominate ability by using the following trick. Play Samara's Loyalty mission up to the point where Samara confronts Morinth. Save the game immediately before the confrontation. When you must choose who to eliminate, choose the option that allows Morinth get the upper-hand on Samara and kill her. Create a separate saved game file. Go to the ship, and talk to Morinth. Load the previous saved game, then have Samara kill Morinth. You will now get to keep Samara as a squad mate and have Morinth's Dominate ability when you choose a bonus Loyalty power to add to your character in the prototype upgrade screen.

- Easy materials
To find some easy mining planets, go to the Micah system in the Vallhallan Threskeep pushed, and look for the three planets hidden in the asteroids. They are all 'Rich' planets with a lot of materials on them to help with your upgrades. -From: Psychotic Elf

- Dr. Pepper bonuses
Use the following steps to get the bonus Dr. Pepper bonus items. Go to http://www.drpepper.com/promotions/ea/signin/, and register for an account. Notice: You can register three different accounts to redeem three different codes and get each bonus item. After creating an account, enter one of the following redemption codes, and select the 'No Purchase' option:

CBEEAAAFQG9J
CBEEAAA41NWH
CBEEAAAE4L9N
CBEEAAAE98ZV

Select the 'Redeem' button to get a login for an EA account. Log in with your EA account information that is linked to Mass Effect 2. Select Mass Effect 2 from the game list, and choose the desired bonus item. Repeat the steps with a new drpepper.com account to get the other bonus items.

- Amusing surveying responses
Go to the Local Cluster, and survey Uranus. Instead of the usual 'Probe Launched' response, the voice will instead make Uranus jokes such as 'Probing Uranus' or 'Really Commander?'

- Easy 'No One Left Behind' achievement
If you completed the game but someone died after landing on the Acquireor Ship, choose someone else. During the last part where you select someone for the final time, do not choose someone without loyalty (e.g. you lose it after you have completed their loyalty mission), as they will not survive. Instead, leave them with loyal company. For example, if you lose Tali's loyalty and take her through the last part of the mission and she dies, reload the game, and leave her with everyone else. You can then get the 'No One Left Behind' achievement.




- Baldur's Gate series reference
Space Hamster is available on Illium. Once you go into your cabin and select him, he will come out and do the same 'Squeek' that Boo did, who was Minsc's 'Intergalactic Space Hamster' from Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate 2.

- Prequel bonuses
Have a saved game file from the original Mass Effect on your hard drive, and use that profile in Mass Effect 2 to get the following bonuses:

100,000 credits	Mass Effect character with the 'Rich' achievement
30,000 credits	Level 50 Mass Effect character
5,000 of each resource	Level 50 Mass Effect character
4,000 experience points	Level 60 Mass Effect character
50,000 credits	Level 60 Mass Effect character
2,000 experience points	Level 50 Mass Effect character
10,000 of each resource	Level 60 Mass Effect character

- Loyalty mission bonuses
Successfully complete the indicated party member's Loyalty mission or task to unlock the corresponding skill for Shepard, alternate colors for their costumes, and increase the chance for surviving the suicide mission. Notice: Successfully complete the Advanced Training research upgrade for your ship to be able to select the skills.

Dominate	Kill Samara during her Loyalty mission, and have Morinth replace her.
Geth Shield Boost	Legion's Loyalty mission
Inferno Grenade	Zaeed's Loyalty mission
Flashbang Grenade	Kasumi's Loyalty mission
Shield Drain	Tali's Loyalty mission
Stasis	Successfully complete 'The Lair Of The Shadow Broker' DLC.
Neural Shock	Mordin Solus's Loyalty mission
Fortification	Grunt's Loyalty mission.
Biotic Barrier	Jacob's Loyalty mission
Shredder Ammo	Thane's Loyalty mission
Slam	Miranda's Loyalty mission
Reave	Samara's Loyalty mission
Armor Piercing Ammo	Archangel's Loyalty mission
Warp Ammo	Jack's Loyalty mission

- Easy skill points
Recruit Morinth to get the Dominate skill, and get a large amount of Element Zero. Buy the Advanced Training upgrade, and select Dominate. This will result in a bonus skill point, which is then used by the Retrain Powers upgrade. Repeat this process to get another skill point.

- Easy Geth Pulse Rifle
Change the difficulty to Hardcore before you land on the planet. Successfully complete Tali'Zora's recruitment mission to find the Geth Pulse Rifle in the room where you find Tali. You can then change the difficulty back to its original setting.

- Quicker scanning for mining
While scanning a planet, do not keep pushed LT. Instead, rapidly tap LT until you see a blip on the scanner. Then, go back over the area while keep pusheding LT to find the best location to send the probe.


Move the pointer to the left or right of the planet you want to scan. Push the Left Analog-stick and Right Analog-stick in the same direction to double the spin speed of the planet and allow you to locate resources on the grid line quickly.

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