Arrival--Mass Effect 2 DLC

In my haste to list DLC from Mass Effect 2 I neglected to mention "Arrival."  "Arrival" offers players an opportunity to test their solo combat skills.  The story behind "Arrival" is that a scientist named Dr. Amanda Kenson has been captured by Batarians while on a secret mission.  Admiral Hackett himself appeals to Commander Shepard to help break Dr. Kenson out of jail--there is one important stipulation, Shepard must go alone to avoid detection and the possibility of creating an incident with the Batarian government.  This is an interesting change and one that can feel quite odd at first.  I was really used to utilizing the skills and combos of all my squadmates...without them you must rely on your own skills.  There is also a certain degree of stealth involved as you are encouraged to sneak past many of the Batarian guards in an effort to quietly release Dr. Kenson.

Upon releasing Dr. Kenson you learn that she is involved in a secret project to study a reaper artifact.  Once you arrive at the asteroid/base of operations for what Dr. Kenson calls "the project," you learn that this reaper artifact has strongly, let's say influenced, the people living on this research base.  You also learn that "the project" is an effort to destroy the mass relay in the system by crashing the asteroid into the relay to prevent the arrival of the reapers in a few short hours.

If you're interested in testing out your solo combat mettle this is the DLC for you.  You must face off against several waves of project soldiers, including soloing several heavy mechs, as you attempt to restart "the project."  I enjoyed the challenge involved in this aspect of the DLC and felt that the story was a great tie into what became Mass Effect 3.  It's easy to forget this DLC when you hold it against "Lair of the Shadow Broker" which adds in a new base of operations and several interesting story based links like videos.