Mass Effect 2 sells two million units in first week

Could Mass Effect 2 be the first blockbuster game of 2010? So far, the answer seems to be a resounding, "Yes!"

BioWare announced today that the second installment of it's space opera Action/RPG has sold over two million units worldwide in its first week of release.

The game has received 40 perfect scores so far and has earned an average review score of 96, making it the second highest rated game of all time on the Xbox 360 platform, according to Metacritic.

BioWare co-founder and Group General Manager of the RPG/MMO Group of EA Dr. Ray Muzyka said, "Mass Effect 2 is poised to be one of the biggest games of 2010. We could not be more proud of the game’s universal acclaim and early commercial success."

Check out what Hooked Gamers thinks in our Mass Effect 2 review.