A reminder to all the element-zero-heads out there, Mass Effect's first (of a speculated five, as devs are allowed 250 achievement points via DLC) round of downloadable content hit the Marketplace today. With the inclusion of an entirely new race, 50 more achievement points, and a supposed hour and a half of gameplay it looks as though this is no mere horse armor. The only "warning" needed is that you will need a save that gives your character access to the Normandy,as the content is reached via the Galaxy Map. The name of the content pack comes from the story premise in the featured mission. A Batarian extremist group has hijacked a mobile asteroid station in the Asgard system, setting it on a collision course with the nearby colony world of Terra Nova, and for 400 MS points (about five bucks) you can saddle up and save the planet.
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3-10-2008 @ 9:12AM
Jonawllen said...
quick capsule review: too much mako roving
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3-10-2008 @ 9:39AM
damianjay1 said...
Beat It. Hardly 90 minutes worth of material.
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3-10-2008 @ 9:42AM
Damian said...
P.S. Let's hope the next batch of DLC is more challenging and hopefully mildly entertaining.
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3-10-2008 @ 9:48AM
Boff said...
Is it Yet-Another-Side-Mission or an actual decent one with unique locations (i.e. not a mine, base or ship interior)??
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3-10-2008 @ 9:59AM
Damian said...
It's four bases. A couple of cut scenes and a boss fight, i'm doing renegade. Started at level 57 ended at 57. not enough content to level up a strong character.
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3-10-2008 @ 10:11AM
Damian said...
P.S. It is a unique location, but it's pretty much the same as any other. The only location that is different is the last base. But the other three are the same layout as the other side missions.
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3-10-2008 @ 10:12AM
Ben said...
I was planning on downloading this, but based on what I'm hearing I might wait
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3-10-2008 @ 11:29AM
Edgar said...
So uh, there's a point in the game where you lose the Normandy?
I'm only about 20 hours in (playing very slowly), so not sure where that happens.
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3-10-2008 @ 11:39AM
craig64 said...
I just bought this game for $20 (wooh!), so I wonder if this will be worth it. I guess I should probably play it before deciding that...
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3-10-2008 @ 11:53AM
Maverick Saturn said...
Goodie ^^ Can get my hands on it at last :)
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3-10-2008 @ 11:55AM
Dick said...
Just get it for the 5$ Craig. You paid 20 bucks. Cheap Punk.
And Edgar, the warning is for Noobs who think, "Hey, ill download the DLC right now and play it straight away, even though I got the game yesterday for 20 bucks."
Noobs Like Craig.
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3-10-2008 @ 12:00PM
Dick said...
And Edgar,
If we tell you about whether or not you lose the Normandy, and when/if that happens, it would spoil a surprise or two, wouldn't it?
After 20 hours you want any surprises you can get, I imagine.
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3-10-2008 @ 12:01PM
Dick said...
I'm Still Getting it.
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3-10-2008 @ 12:03PM
Momo said...
Hey craig64, where did you find Mass Effect for $20?
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3-10-2008 @ 12:33PM
Deck said...
All I have to say is... w00t!
And doom on you naysayers! :-p
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3-10-2008 @ 1:23PM
Damian said...
Edgar,
If you are in the middle of the game on your first play through, it's probably better to do it now. Chances are it'll be more challenging, and no, we can't tell you when you lose the normandy.
Craig,
Twenty is a steal and well worth an extra five bucks for the DLC. I got mine for forty so shelling out five bucks for 50 achievement points and rolling through the "intergallactic hood" with sheppard again was a no-brainer for me.
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3-10-2008 @ 1:31PM
NATO_Duke said...
Even if its not much of an offering, some new content will be nice to play. I'm gonna grab it.
Edgar, there is a point in the story where you cannot just decide to bail on the storyline to fly around the universe. So you need a save before that time.
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3-10-2008 @ 2:40PM
craig64 said...
Okay...okay, I'll get that new content then! I guess it really is only $5 for it, so I might as well.
I picked the game up for part of Rogers Video 2/$40 deal in Canada. I picked up Mass Effect and the new Naruto game...so that was a wicked deal.
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3-10-2008 @ 3:19PM
Justin said...
Wow, that was disappointing. I would have spent one USD max on that...
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3-10-2008 @ 3:26PM
PerfectStrategy said...
NATO_Duke from AA? Are you a full time 360 player now? I'm all 360 now, I don't even miss AA sadly.
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