Alien pole dancers and aggressive allies are the order of the day in the GamesCom Mass Effect 2 trailer we have for you today, which further reveals the leaps and bounds this sequel has progressed the series' vision.

If you could put a visual reference behind the word "cinematic", this would certainly be one of the key references. The sheer sci-fi scope and realisation of the game-world just looks awesome, putting this, among so much more, high up on our 'must have' list for 2009.

Check out the trailer here.