Combat

Mass Effect's open-ended combat takes place in real time. All foot-based combat uses third-person view, and you have the ability to pause the action in order to give commands to your squadmates using the Power Wheel, similar to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. You and your allies will use weapons, which are upgradable, along with talents to fight enemies.

During vehicle-based combat, you have the option to switch to first-person view or remain in third-person.

Combat talents

 * Assault Rifles - Soldier (S)
 * Assault Training - Soldier (U)
 * Basic Armor - Adept (S), Engineer (U)
 * Combat Armor - Soldier (S)
 * Fitness - Soldier (S), Vanguard (S), Infiltrator (U)
 * Pistols - Engineer (S), Infiltrator (S), Soldier (S), Vanguard (S), Adept (U)
 * Shotguns - Soldier (U), Vanguard (U)
 * Sniper Rifles - Soldier (U), Infiltrator (U)
 * Tactical Armor - Infiltrator (S), Vanguard (U)