Publisher: EA/Bioware
Genre: RPG
Summary: Shepherd helps Liara investigate and defeat the mysterious Shadow Broker.
Gameplay: There are plenty of fun battles in Lair of the Shadow Broker that use neat elements like a vanguard opponent, exploding lightning capacitors, and forced melee. There's also an extremely delightful hovercar chase sequence.
Style: The DLC excellently uses unique environments like a dark apartment in the rain, a bombed building still full of smoke and fire, a fancy hotel, and a floating skyship on a stormy planet.
Story: Naturally, Lair of the Shadow Broker deals with Liara and fills in a bit of what happened with her between the two games. This has more resonance if Shepherd is romancing her, but is still poignant in any case.
The DLC is a good length (although the combat on the Shadow Broker's ship always seems a bit too long.) The villain of the first half is more obvious than necessary; I wish they'd either tried to make it more of a surprise or had Shepherd cop to it earlier.
After defeating the Shadow Broker, the DLC continues to delight. Shepherd can explore the Broker's ship to find interesting details about party members and other characters, watch videos, or just have a nice conversation with Liara.
Conclusion: With fun fights, dramatic settings, emotional moments for Liara, and some fun details, Lair of the Shadow Broker is just an all-around great DLC.
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