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Borderlands (PC)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Shooter/First-Person Shooter

RELEASE DATE

29/OCT/09

ESRB RATING

DEVELOPER

Gearbox Software

PUBLISHER

2K Games

ALSO AVAILABLE ON

Xbox 360, PlayStation 3

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DESCRIPTION

Borderlands is a far-out first-person shooting and driving game with a penchant for team-based tactics. The game is designed to be played cooperatively, by a team of human- or computer-controlled characters. Set on a science fiction frontier planet where anarchy rules, the action adventure casts the player as a mercenary character of one of four basic types: A well-rounded soldier skilled with weapons and vehicles, a hulking berserker specialized in heavy weapons and up-close melee combat, a stealthy siren with the power to disable enemies and vanish from view, and a sniping-specialist hunter with a pet hawk that helps in battle. The characters have complementing strengths and weaknesses, so in campaign missions as well as in pick-up battles, there are advantages for different character types that work together a balanced team

In the main campaign, players fight through rewarding missions in the wilds of the desolate planet, engaging in high-speed vehicular battles and small-squad combat through sophisticated settings in which solid recon and tactical planning win the day. Characters gain experience and level up, with customizable ability improvements as in a traditional role-playing game. With interchangeable parts, thousands and thousands of different possible weapons are available in Borderlands, and a character's proficiency and accuracy chances rise with repeated use of a certain weapon type. Resources such as ammunition and cash are shared among the squad, but the weapons and armor pieces that drop from fallen enemies may be up for grabs. In some multiplayer modes, characters on the same team can duel one another for the right to claim gear from a slain monster.

Designed for play on Internet-connected consoles and computers, the game features multiplayer combat with the four basic character archetypes in quick, online pick-up games. The high-def art style portrays eccentrically geared, slightly exaggerated human forms, in a land of rich, gritty textures, with a hint of an outline drawn around people and objects, for the appearance of a graphic novel come to life. Borderlands was developed by GearBox Software, the studio behind the Brothers in Arms World War II games, acclaimed for their realistic portrayal of squad combat and historical accuracy of weapons and vehicles in fine detail. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

Borderlands (PC)

GENRE/STYLE:

Shooter/First-Person Shooter
RELEASE DATE:

29/OCT/09
TOP TRAITS:

FPS RPG Hybrid, Post-apocalyptic, Dark and humorous
DESCRIPTION:

Borderlands is a far-out first-person shooting and driving game with a penchant for team-based tactics. The game is d... more

players 1,418

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Borderlands (PC) by: brixe

“A co-op fps rpg seems like it would be fun. I don't like the cell shading.”

created 23/DEC/2009

Borderlands (PC) by: Karrlas

“A fun shooter with a decent replay value thanks to the multiple classes and their skill combos, the random gun generation and a ok multiplayer hook-up. With the promise of some regular DLC this should be a long standing shelf space hogger for your...”

created 22/DEC/2009

That was it? by: pizzini3000

“What kind of ending is that? (Other than a lame one of course). The whole game building up to some sort of climax, and then it goes limp. Lamest ending ever.”

created 22/DEC/2009

Bam, bam, bam... by: Karrlas

“Started a soldier and found a sweet combat rifle with a scope and good accuracy...happy days!”

created 21/DEC/2009

timyadeadhomie played Borderlands on 18/DEC/09

“I totally beat down some zombie ass in The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned! It RULES well worth the money.”

created 18/DEC/2009

Borderlands (PC) by: VertigoElation

“This is an amazing FPS/RPG. Tons of guns with different specs. 4 very different playable characters with different attributes for different gaming styles. This game is even packed with class mods, grenade mods and sheild mods. Its a 3D comic...”

created 12/DEC/2009

Borderlands Mutli by: Zeniers

“Anyone want to play with me? It gets kinda boring by yourself :O”

created 11/DEC/2009

Borderlands (PC) by: thewoozle

“Quite entertaining every few days. Takes too long to get out of the first area around Fyrestone, and to the get the transport system up and running. Once that happens though it starts to get a little repetative. All of that said though, I'm still...”

created 09/DEC/2009

mantooth012 played Borderlands on 06/DEC/09

“lvl 15”

created 06/DEC/2009

Borderlands (PC) by: CrazyPhish

“Very cool, I like the art style, it reminds me of XIII or Okami. And the RPG elements are nice, Hellgate: London had more RPG stuff like Diablo but they tried to do to much, I think Borderlands they didn't try to bite off more than they could chew...”

created 03/DEC/2009