Overlord

Overlord is a DLC pack for Mass Effect 2 that will be available for 560 Microsoft or BioWare points. The pack includes five new missions that take place across several planets where a Virtual Intelligence has gone rogue. The M-44 Hammerhead vehicle will be usable on the planet. Overlord will be released in June 2010 and will offer "two-and-a-half hours" of extra gameplay.

Description


When sent to investigate a Cerberus research base that's mysteriously gone silent, Shepard arrives to find geth overrunning the base. The sole survivor, Chief Scientist Archer, paints a dire picture: an experiment to fuse a human volunteer with a virtual intelligence created a dangerous hybrid "VI overlord". The rampaging VI has already attacked three other Cerberus bases, controlling any technology it finds in an attempt to break free–and unleashing geth across the planet. Unless Shepard can infiltrate the VI's fortress and shut it down, this homicidal intelligence will beam itself-off planet and wreak havoc on other systems. The action unfolds over five new level areas, with two new achievements.

Gameplay
A rogue Cerberus scientist is experimenting with geth technology. When the scientist creates a VI that threatens the galaxy, Shepard is called to clean up the mess.

To get to the VI, Shepard must traverse over all the worlds, several of them water surface worlds, and enter a water-logged geth ship to find the key to the VI's location and find a way to unlock Prometheus Station, a Cerberus base locked down under the VI’s control. Enemies will primarily consist of geth, including troopers, hunters and primes, along with infected versions of mechs.

When the VI is faced with its own demise, it takes command of Shepard’s vision, overlaying the environment with virtual reality grids and computerized projections of its memories. This new visual effect looks to add something new and different to the main game.

While no gear or weapons are available to unlock in this pack, it’s another mission to take Commander Shepard and his crew to set the paragon path, or take his own renegade agenda.

Overlord emphasizes exploration and platforming with the inclusion of the Hammerhead tank in a few of its missions. Executive Producer Casey Hudson calls it, “a throwback to how some of the exploration worked in (the first) Mass Effect.”