<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pinnacle	I-Application
Station	I-Application
is	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
expansion	O
pack	O
developed	O
by	O
Demiurge	O
Studios	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
franchise	O
creator	O
BioWare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
the	O
2007	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pinnacle	O
Station	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pinnacle	O
Station	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
final	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
for	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pinnacle	I-Application
Station	I-Application
is	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
2007	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
introduces	O
a	O
training	O
facility	O
where	O
Shepard	O
can	O
compete	O
in	O
eight	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
combat	O
scenarios	O
,	O
simulated	O
by	O
holographic	O
projectors	O
which	O
create	O
visual	O
representations	O
of	O
opponents	O
and	O
obstacles	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
divided	O
into	O
four	O
different	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
documentary	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
Platinum	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
edition	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
lead	O
designer	O
Preston	O
Watamaniuk	O
described	O
Pinnacle	O
Station	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
Fight	O
Club-style	O
arena	O
"	O
and	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
similar	O
arena	O
in	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
idea	O
was	O
ultimately	O
dropped	O
because	O
the	O
team	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
think	O
they	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
do	O
it	O
well	O
enough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
director	O
Casey	O
Hudson	O
said	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
offer	O
players	O
"	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
combat-oriented	O
,	O
lighter-story	O
experience	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
players	O
could	O
expect	O
"	O
a	O
kind	O
of	O
casino	O
gaming	O
fight	B-Application
club	I-Application
space	O
station	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2009	O
Pinnacle	O
Station	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
without	O
any	O
formal	O
announcement	O
or	O
advertising	O
prior	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
paid	O
download	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Pinnacle	O
Station	O
,	O
reports	O
emerged	O
which	O
revealed	O
that	O
some	O
players	O
experienced	O
a	O
glitch	O
which	O
was	O
preventing	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
from	O
being	O
registered	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
downloaded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
discovered	O
that	O
this	O
occurred	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
compatibility	O
issue	O
between	O
the	O
disc-based	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
Bring	O
Down	O
the	O
Sky	O
which	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Device
360	I-Device
Classics	I-Device
or	O
Platinum	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Pinnacle	O
Station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
Trilogy	O
compilation	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Pinnacle	O
Station	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
as	O
per	O
the	O
standalone	O
product	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
a	O
loss	O
of	O
its	O
source	O
code	O
,	O
Pinnacle	O
Station	O
is	O
not	O
remastered	O
for	O
inclusion	O
in	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legendary	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Pinnacle	O
Station	O
received	O
mostly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brudvig	O
said	O
it	O
offers	O
nothing	O
of	O
what	O
made	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
an	O
appealing	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
suggested	O
that	O
players	O
skip	O
the	O
pack	O
altogether	O
as	O
it	O
may	O
even	O
adversely	O
affect	O
their	O
anticipation	O
for	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Buckland	O
from	O
AtomicGamer	O
gave	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
and	O
considered	O
the	O
pack	O
to	O
offer	O
decent	O
value	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
pricing	O
for	O
comparable	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
from	O
other	O
video	O
game	O
titles	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stephen	O
Totilo	O
from	O
Kotaku	O
had	O
"	O
more	O
negative	O
things	O
to	O
say	O
than	O
positive	O
"	O
with	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
content	O
offered	O
by	O
Pinnacle	O
Station	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
experimental	O
"	O
and	O
its	O
combat	O
scenarios	O
akin	O
to	O
the	O
Kobayashi	O
Maru	O
training	O
exercise	O
from	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
Totilo	O
concluded	O
that	O
he	O
liked	O
Pinnacle	O
Station	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
its	O
flaws	O
and	O
suggested	O
that	O
it	O
offered	O
a	O
glimpse	O
into	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
potential	O
of	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
discussion	O
about	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
,	O
Chris	O
Thursten	O
from	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
suggested	O
that	O
Pinnacle	O
Station	O
is	O
a	O
notable	O
example	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
which	O
is	O
not	O
entirely	O
filler	O
but	O
is	O
certainly	O
missable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
gameplay	O
for	O
DLC	B-Protocol
's	O
like	O
Pinnacle	O
Station	O
consists	O
of	O
nothing	O
more	O
than	O
"	O
new	O
healthbars	O
to	O
whittle	O
and	O
new	O
gear	O
to	O
find	O
with	O
companions	O
whose	O
voices	O
are	O
notably	O
absent	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
plotlines	O
that	O
add	O
nothing	O
consequential	O
to	O
the	O
overall	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
