<s>
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Overlord	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
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
included	O
in	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
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
on	O
a	O
remote	O
Earth-like	O
planet	O
during	O
the	O
22nd	O
century	O
,	O
Overlord	O
follows	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
an	O
experimental	O
virtual	B-General_Concept
intelligence	I-General_Concept
that	O
has	O
gone	O
rogue	O
after	O
a	O
scientist	O
interfaced	O
his	O
autistic	O
brother	O
's	O
mind	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
vehicle	O
exploration	O
aspect	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Mako	O
carrier	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Overlord	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
Overlord	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>
Set	O
on	O
a	O
remote	O
Earth-like	O
planet	O
called	O
Aite	O
during	O
the	O
22nd	O
century	O
,	O
it	O
follows	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
an	O
experimental	O
virtual	B-General_Concept
intelligence	I-General_Concept
that	O
has	O
gone	O
rogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Commander	O
Shepard	O
,	O
an	O
elite	O
human	O
soldier	O
who	O
is	O
ordered	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Gavin	O
Archer	O
to	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
station	O
where	O
the	O
virtual	B-General_Concept
intelligence	I-General_Concept
is	O
kept	O
in	O
lockdown	O
and	O
shut	O
it	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shepard	O
succeeds	O
,	O
but	O
learns	O
that	O
Archer	O
had	O
been	O
trying	O
to	O
gain	O
influence	O
over	O
a	O
hostile	O
race	O
of	O
networked	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligences	I-Application
by	O
interfacing	O
his	O
autistic	O
brother	O
's	O
mind	O
with	O
the	O
virtual	B-General_Concept
intelligence	I-General_Concept
.	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>
BioWare	O
executive	O
producer	O
Casey	O
Hudson	O
stated	O
that	O
Overlord	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
biggest	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
yet	O
"	O
and	O
confirmed	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
introduce	O
more	O
squad	O
members	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
like	O
they	O
did	O
with	O
previous	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
focused	O
on	O
exploration	O
and	O
vehicle	O
platforming	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
found	O
in	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2s	I-Application
earlier	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
Firewalker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
vehicle	O
exploration	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
with	O
the	O
Mako	O
carrier	O
,	O
Hudson	O
called	O
Overlord	O
"	O
a	O
throwback	O
to	O
how	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
exploration	O
worked	O
in	O
[	O
the	O
first ]	O
Mass	O
Effect.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Overlord	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2s	I-Application
other	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
Kasumi	O
–	O
Stolen	O
Memory	O
and	O
Lair	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Broker	I-Application
,	O
Overlord	O
is	O
freely	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2011	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>
GameSpots	O
Kevin	O
VanOrd	O
credited	O
the	O
on-foot	O
action	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
a	O
few	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
environments	O
let	O
you	O
take	O
on	O
 [ enemies ] 	O
from	O
multiple	O
angles	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
a	O
nice	O
change	O
from	O
the	O
straight-on	O
encounters	O
that	O
typify	O
most	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2s	I-Application
battles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
considered	O
it	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
Mako	O
carrier	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brad	O
Gallaway	O
of	O
GameCritics	O
,	O
who	O
gave	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
,	O
was	O
satisfied	O
with	O
its	O
inclusion	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
BioWare	O
"	O
managed	O
to	O
incorporate	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
various	O
aspects	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
together	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
 [ he ] 	O
felt	O
was	O
largely	O
lacking	O
in	O
the	O
core	O
adventure	O
and	O
the	O
previous	O
add-ons.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
simplistic	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
unfavorably	O
with	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
evaluating	O
the	O
pack	O
's	O
short	O
length	O
,	O
VanOrd	O
concluded	O
that	O
Overlord	O
"	O
is	O
one	O
downloadable	O
delight	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
fans	O
should	O
n't	O
miss.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editor	O
also	O
argued	O
that	O
such	O
a	O
choice	O
should	O
have	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
Legendary	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
given	O
that	O
other	O
adjustments	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
altering	O
the	O
camera	O
angles	O
that	O
rest	O
directly	O
behind	O
a	O
woman	O
's	O
bottom	O
in	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
