<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Arrival	I-Application
is	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
developed	O
by	O
BioWare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
the	O
2010	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arrival	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
bridge	O
for	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2011	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
Arrival	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
DLC	B-Protocol
(	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
pack	O
was	O
remastered	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
Legendary	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Arrival	I-Application
is	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
for	O
the	O
2010	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shepard	O
's	O
actions	O
have	O
severe	O
consequences	O
and	O
set	O
the	O
stage	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
assisted	O
by	O
two	O
squad	O
members	O
that	O
are	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
Arrival	O
involves	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
fight	O
solo	O
almost	O
the	O
entire	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Bioware	O
stated	O
that	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
becoming	O
a	O
fundamental	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
overall	O
philosophy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pack	O
was	O
accidentally	O
leaked	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
by	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
three	O
new	O
achievements	O
in	O
a	O
patch	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
final	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
for	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Arrival	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
bridge	O
for	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Sonic	O
Mayhem	O
duo	O
Sascha	O
Dikiciyan	O
and	O
Cris	O
Velasco	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
composers	O
that	O
penned	O
the	O
music	O
from	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2s	I-Application
earlier	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
Kasumi	O
–	O
Stolen	O
Memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arrival	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
pack	O
was	O
remastered	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
Legendary	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
pack	O
lacks	O
elements	O
of	O
choice	O
and	O
character	O
development	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
core	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Maurice	O
Tan	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
criticized	O
the	O
ending	O
sacrifice	O
for	O
lacking	O
"	O
a	O
good	O
reason	O
to	O
really	O
care	O
about	O
it	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
considered	O
Arrival	O
a	O
worthwhile	O
purchase	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
potential	O
impact	O
on	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
explained	O
that	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
squad	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
"[use]	O
fluid	O
team	O
strategy	O
to	O
cope	O
with	O
different	O
situations	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
fighting	O
solo	O
means	O
that	O
players	O
"	O
have	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
every	O
encounter	O
in	O
the	O
exact	O
same	O
way.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2011	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
Arrival	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
DLC	B-Protocol
(	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
)	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Portal	O
2	O
:	O
Peer	O
Review	O
.	O
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