The first Mass Effect was released in 2007 for the Xbox 360 when third-person shooters were extremely popular. Following Capcom's Resident Evil 4 in 2005, games like Dead Space, Gears of War, and Mass Effect, among many others, drew inspiration from the immersive over-the-shoulder camera angle to make combat more engaging. These shooter elements paired with a more classic BioWare movement when not in combat helped Mass Effect feel unique and varied. Mass Effect devised a unique style of gameplay by blending elements of classic RPGs and third-person shooters that went on to remain mostly consistent throughout all the games that followed.