DLC Round-up

Purchasing DLC can be tricky.  There's a fine line between getting some fun, worthwhile additional content or just feeling ripped off.  I am going to review some of the DLC I have purchased in the hopes that someone will find it useful in their pursuits.

Game:  Mass Effect
DLC:  Pinnacle Station, Bring Down the Sky
Price:  Pinnacle Station may no longer be available on PC but I think I paid around $5.00 for it.  Bring Down the Sky is free.

Review:
If you are a fan of the combat in the original Mass Effect you will most likely enjoy Pinnacle Station.  This DLC adds in a combat simulator with 12 different missions to choose from.  There are also several missions on Pinnacle Station that involve defeating a snarky turian who owns all the top scores.  Depending on your combat prowess this DLC could add a few hours of playtime.  It is fairly easy to defeat the top scores on some of the simulators but is quite challenging in others.  There aren't really any unique rewards offered from completing the quests or earning the top spots on the simulator but there is the satisfaction of crushing guard Vidinios' scores.

So is it worthwhile or not?  If you enjoy combat, yes.  If you want more of a storyline or additional missions and rewards, probably not.  It is also somewhat difficult to find--I bought it on Origin awhile ago, but now it isn't available there any more.

Bring Down the Sky is the best kind of DLC...the free kind!  Bring Down the Sky adds in a scenario that involves stopping a Batarian plot to crash an asteroid into a human colony.  There are some story based elements and some combat.  Content wise you're probably looking at an additional 1-2 hours of gameplay.  I enjoyed Bring Down the Sky because it gave you another chance to feel like a hero--you get the opportunity to save an entire planet.  There is some interesting loot to choose at the end of the scenario that makes it worthwhile.

Since Bring Down the Sky is free, I would recommend it.  The story is interesting and you get to kill Batarians for the first time.