Mass Effect 2 Hands On

IGN has a hands-on preview of Bioware's upcoming game, Mass Effect 2. Based on what I've been reading, it sounds like the second game will be even better. 

There are quite a few changes to the ebb and flow of the action sequences that Mass Effect fans will quickly notice. Medi-gel is now only used to bring back fallen comrades with an auto-regenerating health system introduced. Heavy weapons add a new punch to the gunplay. New skills have been added to every class -- which you'll have to begin from scratch with once more. Weapon and armor management (There's a new set of civilian outfits for non-combat moments too!) is done through lockers instead of the pause screen, which means you can't just switch load-outs on the fly at any time. Everything is familiar, but tweaked to be a bit better.