Mass Effect 2 cheats

Max Out Skill Points ("Infinite" Skill Points)
To do this you'll need to have the Dominate skill, the Retrain Powers and Advanced Training upgrades and tons of Element Zero. You can get the Dominate Skill by recruiting Morinth (Samara's daughter), which means you have to sacrifice Samara in her own loyalty mission. A list of planets with Element Zero can be found below. First, purchase Advanced Training and choose Dominate. This will land you a bonus skill point, which you can use by instituting the Retrain Powers upgrade. Repeat this process for additional skill points -- one at a time!

Infinite YMIR Mechs
When you reach the point in the Freedom's Progress mission where you are told to place your teammates around the giant blast door, you can trick the game into spawning extra YMIR Mechs (Ed: But why would you want to ... ?). First, position your team accordingly, and watch the cutscene. You'll now be confronted by a Giant YMIR Mech. Instead of killing it, turn around, and head BACK through the blast door. This will glitch the game back before the cutscene. Place your team around the blast door again, and the cutscene will play. This will spawn an extra YMIR Mech. Repeat as many times as you wish, but more than three YMIR Mechs will most likely kill you!



Alternate Costumes/Colors
Complete a Loyalty mission for a party member to unlock alternate color schemes for that character.

Bonus Experience, Resources, Paragon and Renegade Points
Start a new game in Mass Effect 2 using a profile from the first Mass Effect game and you will receive the following bonuses

  • Experience Points (an amount based on your previous level, basically you'll start at Level 2)
     
  • Resources (can be used for weapon and armor upgrades)
     
  • Paragon and Renegade Points (if you have the MAXIMUM amount of either Paragon or Renegade points from Mass Effect you'll get a bonus number in of the same points in ME2)

Alternate Color Schemes and Loyalty Skills for Party Members

New Colors for Party Members
Complete a party member's loyalty mission.

Unlock Loyalty Skills
Complete the Loyalty missions for each of your party members to unlock their individuals skills.

New Game + Bonuses
Mass Effect 2 features a New Game + feature which allows you to play the game a second time with certain items and stats you accumulated in your first game.

  • You get to choose your Loyalty Bonus Skill from the start.
  • Your retain Skill Points but can redistribute them.
  • Your level and XP carry over; the max level (level cap) is 30.
  • Your Renegade/Paragon points are reset to neutral.
  • You keep your weapons and armor, but not the upgrades.

Umbra Visor, Recon Hood, Sentry Interface
This works for Xbox 360 and PC versions. You must have an Bioware account to get these items. Go to this site and create an account. You can use a fake email address and fake info so long as it's the correct number of characters. You do not need to confirm an email address. You must enter an age over 18. After you create your account, enter one of these codes, it doesn't matter which:

  • CBEEAAA41NWH
  • CBEEAAAE4L9N
  • CBEEAAAFQG9J
  • CBEEAAAE98ZV

After this, choose YOUR ACCOUNT and then click on REDEEM CODE. Login to your EA account and choose your prize. You can choose one of three items (Umbra Visor, Recon Hood, Sentry Interface). For the remaining items you'll need to set up a NEW ACCOUNT and use a DIFFERENT CODE. You cannot use the same account.

On EA/Bioware's interface you need to select Maff Effect 2 and then your prize. You must then click the FINALIZE link and login to your Bioware Account. PC users must download the items. 360 users will receive a message via Cerberus Network link.



Bonus Paragon or Renegade Interruption Points
During conversations, you may spot a RIGHT or LEFT TRIGGER appear in the top left portion of the screen. If you hit LEFT TRIGGER when the "wings" logo appears you'll get Paragon points. If you hit RIGHT TRIGGER when the "star" appears you'll get Renegade points. You've got to act fast to get the points!
 

Finding Element Zero
Below is a list of the planets where you can mine the ultra-rare Element Zero. The systems for each Zero-laden planet are listed below, followed by the star and planet names. We also added if there is a lot of Element Zero to mine.

Calestone Rift

  • Aysur, Arvuna - Moderate
  • Balor, Calestone - Moderate

Crescent Nebula

  • Lusam, Tarith - Rich
  • Zelene, Helyme - Moderate

Eagle Nebula

  • Amun, Anthur - Rich
  • Amun, Sekhmet - Moderate
  • Relic, Preying Mouth - Rich

Far Rim

  • Dholen, Gotha - Moderate

Hades Nexus

  • Hekate, Asteria - Poor
  • Hekate, Bothros - Poor
  • Pamyat, Dobrovolski - Moderate
  • Sheol, Gel Hinnom - Moderate

Hawking Eta

  • Schwarzschild, Etamis - Rich

Hourglass Nebula

  • Faryar, Daratar - Rich
  • Osun, Erinle - Rich
  • Ploitari, Thegan - Moderate

Krogan DMZ

  • Nith, Mantun - Moderate

Minos Wasteland

  • Caestus, Invictus - Moderate

Nubian Expanse

  • Kalabasha, Yamm - Moderate
  • Batalla, Nearog - Moderate
  • Batalla, thunawanuro - Rich

The Phoenix Massing

  • Salahiel, Ekuna - Moderate

Pylos Nebula

  • Dirada, Siano - Moderate
  • Satent, Boro - Rich
  • Raisaris - Rich

Rosetta Nebula

  • Alpha Draconis, 2175 Aeia - Moderate
  • Enoch, Joab - Rich
  • Enoch, Laban - Moderate
  • Enoch, Mizraim - Rich

Shadow Sea

  • Iera, Prospect - Poor

The Shrike Abyssal

  • Urla Rast, Talis Fia - Moderate
  • Xe Cha, Tosal Nym - Rich
  • Xe Cha, Zada Ban - Rich

Sigurd's Cradle

  • Decoris, Sanctum - Moderate
  • Skepsis, Watson - Rich

Titan Nebula

  • Haskins, Capek - Moderate

Valhallan Threshold

  • Micah, Farlas - Moderate
  • Micah, Israfel - Moderate
  • Micah, Kakabel - Moderate
  • Paz, Garvug - Rich

No One Left Behind
For this achievement, develop all the ship upgrades and keep every character loyal to Shepherd.
You will need to make some hard choices later that may get characters killed instantly. Try the following choices while keeping what I've mentioned before in mind:

Person to send into the vents
Send Tali

The second squad leader
Choose Miranda

The biotic specialist
Use Samara

The other second squad leader
Use Garrus

For crew escort
Use Moridin since he died at the door my previous playthrough

My final team
Tali & Legion, because they seemed the weakest in combat

Slightly Faster Planet Scanning
Need to speed up scanning? I found that putting the scanner all the way to the right or left, and rotating the planet the same way speeds it up a lot.

The planet actually spins quite a bit faster that way. Quite simply push both sticks in the same direction. I start at the top of the planet, and "peel" it like an electric apple peeler. It's much faster than before.

Geth Pulse Rifle
Note: The Geth Pulse Rifle can only be found on Hardcore or Insanity difficulty. During the recruitment mission for Tali, look for the rifle in the same room you find Tali. It will be sitting on the ground next to a destroyed geth.

Romancing the Yeoman
If you chat it up with Yeoman Kelly Chambers often and choose to be kind to her you can instigate an "unusual" romantic encounter. You'll eventually be able to invite her to dinner. Additionally, you cannot let Kelly die in the final mission (choose a loyal escort for the crew in the final scene). After you beat the game, talk to Kelly and you'll receive an email from her. Go to your quarters and you'll be able to invite her up using your console. She'll appear and you'll be able to watch the evening's awkward events unwind. She's no Yeoman Rand, but she'll do.

Anomalies Anonymous
You can find anomalies when scanning the following planets (listed as Cluster, System, Planet below). Anomaly = Side Quest!

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

Probing Uranus
Head to the Local Cluster and scan Uranus. The first two probes you launch will result in "unusual" statements from EDI.

Legion Does the Intergalactic Shuffle
Approach Legion in his quarters and highlight him but do not talk to him. He'll do "The Robot," the traditional dance of his ancestors.

Double Your Hacking Rewards
Occasionally, after completing a hacking minigame for credits etc. you can press A repeatedly as the window closes and cause the game to glitch out and let you hack a second time -- for another chunk of credits! We've confirmed that this is rare, but it does work -- so get in the habit of mashing.



Missing in Action (5)
Save your crew from an overwhelming attack

Very Elusive (10)
Return to active duty

The Convict (10)
Successfully recruit the biotic Convict

The Krogan (10)
Successfully recruit the krogan

The Archangel (10)
Successfully recruit Archangel

The Professor (10)
Successfully recruit the Professor

The Quarian (10)
Successfully recruit the quarian

The Justicar (10)
Successfully recruit the Justicar

The Assassin (10)
Successfully recruit the Assassin

Friend or Foe (10)
Obtain geth technology

Colony Defense (25)
Defend a human colony from attack

The Prodigal (10)
Gain the loyalty of the Cerberus Officer

Ghost of the Father (10)
Gain the loyalty of the Cerberus Operative

Catharsis (10)
Gain the loyalty of the biotic Convict

Battlemaster (10)
Gain the loyalty of the krogan

Fade Away (10)
Gain the loyalty of Archangel

The Cure (10)
Gain the loyalty of the Professor

Treason (10)
Gain the loyalty of the quarian

Doppelganger (10)
Help the Justicar resolve her mission

Cat's in the Cradle (10)
Gain the loyalty of the Assassin

A House Divided (10)
Hack a geth collective

Ghost Ship (25)
Complete the investigation of a derelict alien vessel

Suicide Mission (50)
Use the Omega 4 Relay

Mission Accomplished (125)
Save humanity throughout the galaxy from certain annihilation

Against All Odds (15)
Survive suicide mission

Insanity (75)
Complete the game on the "Insanity" difficulty level without changing the setting

No One Left Behind (75)
Keep your team alive through the suicide mission

Long Service Medal (75)
Complete Mass Effect 2 twice, or complete it once with a character imported from Mass Effect 1

Paramour (50)
Successfully pursue a relationship with a teammate

Head Hunter (10)
Perform 30 headshot kills with any weapon on humanoid targets

Brawler (10)
Shoot and kill 20 enemies while they're knocked back by a punch

Big Game Hunter (10)
Thresher Maw defeated

Tactician (10)
Hit 20 different targets with multiple biotic powers to combine the effects

Master at Arms (15)
Kill enemies with 5 different heavy weapons during the game

Merciless (10)
Make 20 enemies scream as they fall or are set on fire

Overload Specialist (15)
Disrupt the shields of 25 enemies

Warp Specialist (15)
Warp the barriers of 25 enemies

Incineration Specialist (15)
Incinerate the armor of 25 enemies

Operative (15)
Complete a mission discovered by scanning an unexplored world

Agent (50)
Complete 5 missions discovered by scanning unexplored worlds

Prospector (5)
Retrieve mineral resources by scanning and probing a planet in the galaxy map

Explorer (10)
Visit 100% of the planets in an unexplored cluster

Power Gamer (10)
Reach Level 30 with one character

Scholar (15)
Unlock 15 new Mass Effect 2 codex entries

Technician (15)
Obtain 10 technology upgrades

Weapon Specialist (15)
Fully upgrade a weapon

Scientist (10)
Complete any research project in the Normandy's laboratory

Fashionista (5)
Personalize your armor in your quarters on the Normandy

Power Full (15)
Evolve any power

Highly Trained (15)
View all advanced combat training videos at Shepard's private terminal.

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