The first act takes place in a rain-drenched prison, while the second one takes place in a research base. Shepard's actions have severe consequences and set the stage for the Mass Effect 2 sequel Mass Effect 3.Īrrival is split into two acts, each located in a remote globular cluster. The player assumes the role of Commander Shepard, an elite human soldier who ultimately prevents the invasion by colliding an asteroid into the Alpha Relay. Set within the Milky Way galaxy during the 22nd century, it follows the events of an imminent invasion of a highly advanced machine race of synthetic-organic starships that plan to conquer the galaxy through the Alpha Relay, a mass transit device which enables interstellar travel. Mass Effect 2: Arrival is a downloadable content pack for the 2010 action role-playing video game Mass Effect 2. At the 2011 Spike Video Game Awards, Arrival was nominated for Best DLC (downloadable content), but lost to Portal 2: Peer Review.
It received generally mixed reviews from critics, who criticized the gameplay for its strong emphasis on linear combat sequences, and the story and characters for their vagueness. Set within the Milky Way galaxy during the 22nd century, Arrival follows the story of Commander Shepard, an elite human soldier who must stop an imminent invasion of a highly advanced machine race of synthetic-organic starships that plan to conquer the galaxy.Īrrival is the last downloadable content pack that was released for Mass Effect 2 and acts as a bridge for Mass Effect 3.
It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in 2011. Story campaign time - more than 50 hours.Mass Effect 2: Arrival is a downloadable content pack developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts for the 2010 action role-playing video game Mass Effect 2. The entire map is presented in the form of a galaxy, where there are individual stars, inside of which - in systems - there are planets, satellites and many additional worlds that we have to explore. It is their behavior that you have to manage.Īt the beginning of the game, we select a new class, create a character in the editor, or import a save from the previous game. Also, your squad consists of characters with unique characters. This effect is not achieved immediately, but only after pumping the skill. The developers have added 19 new types of weapons to the game, including new biotic cannons with optimal aiming for mass battles. In the dashes, we will pump the character, turn to the workbench to improve the equipment and the cannon. The second is the massive fatal shooter scenes.
The first is long, thought-out, interactive scenes for the player. All actions of the game take place in two modes. "Madmen!" - this is exactly what the majority thinks, seeing that we have armed ourselves with the latest guns, have assembled a team of outright killers, created a system for leveling the character and controlling the ship in real time. IN Mass effect 2 we will lead a squad of the best thugs in space, and with this squad we will go to conquer danger in the most powerful spaceship. The furious invaders failed because they did not take into account the strength of the human spirit, but the new invasion gives the impression that this time the rivals are much smarter, because no one can understand: why human colonies disappear one after another. Humanity has withstood the impending threat from space, in the form of which the Reapers appeared. After the events of the first part, Captain Shepard faces a new threat in a role-playing third-person shooter with RPG elements.