The fifth and possibly final add-on for the world of Fallout 3 takes the Lone Wanderer up out of the wastes and into the stratosphere.

Upon hearing the rogue alien radio signal, a new location is added to the map. Discovering the location yeilds a crashed UFO, but without delay the wanderer is immediately abducted, imprisoned, and tasked with finding an exit back to the wasteland, all while battling the hostile inhabitants of the ship.

So begins Mothership Zeta…

Pros:

• Length-The slow and methodical players will have at least 5-9 hours of quality gameplay. Rummaging the ship takes quite a bit of time since it is quite large in general scope.
• New Weapons-MZ adds 8 new and very powerful energy weapons, 3 melee weapons in the forms of batons and a samurai sword, and 2 unique explosives, the Cryo Grenade and the Cryo Mine.

• Radio Messages-Another collection fest, which is pretty much synonymous with Fallout 3. This time around you have the option to find 25 radio messages that are scattered around the ship. Most are imformative and add to the storyline, while one in particular is quite hilarious.

Cons:

• Cramped Ship-Tight corridors plus mutlitple speedy aliens equals a lot of damage taken. Luckily most of the rooms are sufficient in space.
• Missions-Only three this time around, and they are all far too linear. Escape the holding cell, sabotage the ship, take it over. Just like that.
• Enemies-One would think little green aliens wouldn’t put up much of a fight with all the weaponry available, but these guys are tough. It sometimes took me four-five shots with an Alien Disintegrator repaired to perfect condition to take one little bugger down. Only problem was, they usually traveled in large numbers so there would be another three left to deal with.
• Limited Collectables-With only 14 unique items to collect, not counting the weapons, there is very little to stockpile and take back to the wastes.

With only a few quests, and limited collectibles, this DLC seems proper for fans of the game. Other casual players may want to steer clear, or possibly wait for a price drop. Its such a shame that the final add-on for Fallout 3 was somewhat disappointing and quite the sour note to go out on.

Mothership Zeta is available through xbox.com or your Xbox 360′s Dashboard for 800 MS points. Just a reminder for PS3 fans, you will get all of Fallout 3′s DLC but you’ll have to wait a bit longer. If you have yet to purchase Fallout 3, then the Game of The Year Edition is right for you! It includes all of the DLC packs that have been released thus far. The GotY Edition releases October 13th, 2009 and will retail for the regular price of $60. You’re essentially getting $50 worth of add-ons absolutely FREE!