Mass Effect 2 Is Full Of Stars

BioWare has revealed the voice cast for Mass Effect 2, with a cast of new and returning voice actors that covers just about every corner of science fiction fandom.

Of course the biggest addition to the Mass Effect 2, Martin Sheen as the Illusive Man, has already been outed, but he's just the tip of the iceberg as far as new cast members are concerned. BioWare has pulled in talent from multiple television and movie properties in order to help facilitate a more emotionally engaging story.

We've got Tricia Helfer and Michael Hogan from Battlestar Galactica playing the voice of the new Normandy and Captain Bailey respectively. From NBC's Chuck comes Yvonne Strahovski as genetically engineered Cerberus operative Miranda Lawson, joined by co-star Adam Baldwin, better known as Firefly's Jayne Cobb, who'll be taking on the role of Kal ‘Reegar. Marina Sirtis from the original Mass Effect taps out and fellow Star Trek: The Next Generation cast member Michael "Worf" Dorn taps in as Gatatog Uvenk. The Matrix's Carrie-Anne Moss portrays Aria Y'Loak, the crime lord who rules the planet Omega. Finally we have Emmy-award winning House of Saddam star Shohreh Aghdashloo will play the role of Admiral Shala'Raan vas Tonbay.

And of course we can't forget returning cast members Seth Green, who had some of the first game's best lines as Normandy pilot Joker, and The Chronicles of Riddick's Keith David, returning as Admiral David Anderson.

BioWare co-founder Dr. Ray Muzyka took the announcement as another opportunity to spout his catch phrase.

"Emotionally engaging narrative is a key design pillar for BioWare, and the top-notch voice talent in Mass Effect 2 helps drive this goal. Credible, powerful personalities are vital to delivering a compelling story experience in BioWare's games, and we have assembled an amazing ensemble cast that surpasses the very high bar set in the original Mass Effect!"

Cant wait!

Game... Will be awesome.

OMG, SETH GREEN!!!!

My hype levels have just skyrocketed.

Why are all voice acting girls in this game hot...and all guys butt ugly?

Couldn't they get Keanu or George Clooney to even out this ratio?

...They're voice actors?

Who cares?

Besides, the lady in red on top is hardly hot.

That's an impressive cast.

sick! this game just has GOTY 2010 written all over it. Everything i hear makes me want it more

Honestly, does it really matter who does the voice acting so long as it is solid? Think of how many amazing games have had nobody's doing the voices.

Besides, there really is only 1 true star and that is Martin Sheen. The rest are only decent at best.

Halo: ODST wins best voice cast of 2009. Mass Effect 2 wins best voice cast of 2010. Yeah, that was fast.

Dragon Age also had stars, but i guess no one noticed?