1. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
Game Title Mass Effect 3
Provide detailed descriptions from chosen examples that establish… Clearly state what production technique(s) you think have
been used to create specific soundtrack elements
Setting The sound of spaceships passing through the mass relay suggests that the scene is
based in space. The sound of the vacuum of space also suggests that the scene is
based in space.
The sound of the spaceships coming through the
mass relay sounds computer generated.
Mood Through the sound of the background music we can assume that the mood is tense
but also hopeful. From what the characters are saying we can tell that they are
scared.
The background music sounds like it was recorded
in a studio then added into the game later.
Game genre Sci-Fi – The sound of spaceship engines tells us that the scene is in space and
therefore its genre is Sci-Fi. Action – The sound of lasers being fire and explosions
tells us that the game genre is partly action.
The sound of lasers being fired from the
spaceships sound computer generated.
Narrative A number of different alien races along with humans are preparing to attack the
reapers; a race of beings from before this era who come to destroy all life in the
galaxy every 50,000 years. The sound of the lasers and explosions suggest a battle is
taking place. Through what the characters are saying to each other we know that
the battle is to take back earth from the reaper invasion.
The explosions in the cut scene sound like they
may have been taken from actually explosions
then added into the game.

2. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games