Note: This information is for advanced users only.
In build 1.2.604.0, you can patch the bytes in MassEffect2.exe at file offset 0xE21734 from 70 B4 56 to C0 0C 54 to enable the console. Note that there will be no output from your commands, but they will work (if properly entered).
For example, from the main menu, try the command open BioP_Nor.