Mass Effect 2 Magazine Preview
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During our demo, only Jeff "Joker" Moreau and Doctor Chakwas still remain a part of Shepard's crew. Joker (voiced again by Seth Green) reprises his role as pilot, but this time he isn't the voice you'll be hearing the most throughout the ship. The Normandy SR2 is a much larger vessel and sports the latest in upgrades, including an Electronic Data Interchange program that runs the ship. The EDI is a virtual intelligence that keeps tabs on the ships functions and can verbally communicate with the crew.
Like all starships outfitted with VI, this one offers a calming female voice (played by Tricia Helfer of Halo 3: ODST, Battlestar Galactica, and soon StarCraft II fame). Where the Normandy felt like it belonged in the same fleet as a ship like the Milennium Falcon, the Normandy SR2 falls more in line with a vessel like the Enterprise. Shepard's new starcharter is considerably larger than the previous iteration, although it retains a similar aesthetic.
