Overall it is a welcomed edition that creates a form of closure with the ship. There is no combat to speak of, but several Dog Tags do need to be found by exploding crates and shrapnel around the area.

The aim of the content is more nostalgia for fans of the series who have played Mass Effect 1, when certain parts of the ship are explored, flashbacks of the Normandy in it's working state flash through the players mind, showing the crew as they were, on the first game. Also a memorial stature needs to be placed somewhere in the crash site area, it is up to the player where the location may be. The deceased crew's Dog Tags must be recovered so they can be sent back to the families of the unfortunate victims. There is only one assignment once landed at the crash site. The Normandy Crash Site adds around half an hour of exploration in Mass Effect 2, where the player can revisit the scene of the fallen The Normandy Crash Site adds around half an hour of exploration in Mass Effect 2, where the player can revisit the scene of the fallen Normandy SR1.

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