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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

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

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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

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mantooth012 played Borderlands on 01/DEC/09

“reached lvl 7 - really starting to like this game”

created 01/DEC/2009

9 Toes

“Also he has 3 balls!”

Added by: timyadeadhomie
Date: 30/NOV/2009
Views: 2
Votes: 0

created 30/NOV/2009

Valkohai played Borderlands on 29/NOV/09

“Sweet game”

created 29/NOV/2009

mantooth012 played Borderlands on 29/NOV/09

“played for the first time. Made a Hunter.”

created 29/NOV/2009

Diablo 2 + Fallout 3 = Pure Win by: Ravage

“Taking a page out of Diablo 2's book (arguably more like Hellgate: London), Borderlands is all about loot. Sweet, sweet loot. There is plenty of it, and it's fun to aquire. Beyond that, there are...”

created 28/NOV/2009

arislyn played Borderlands on 27/NOV/09

“My husband and I had a little time to play together, today. The first thing we ran into was a wee tech problem that I should probably warn people about. Since I got my version of Borderlands...”

created 27/NOV/2009

Francuzzz1010 played Borderlands on 27/NOV/09

“reached levl 9”

created 28/NOV/2009

Borderlands (PC) by: Gumbyohson

“Quite a unique game. Though it has huge problems with multiplayer hosting and is far too short. A few more DLC and patches can fix it though.”

created 26/NOV/2009

PCGamer played Borderlands on 25/NOV/09

“I like this game. It's nice to play a good game after a while.”

created 27/NOV/2009

Francuzzz1010 played Borderlands on 24/NOV/09

“just earned level 7”

created 25/NOV/2009

Borderlands (PC) by: asarchetype

“Fun single player, had some issues with the multiplayer. Full review: http://asarchetype.gamerdna.com/game_post/ZOri7pS/borderlands-hindered-by”

created 23/NOV/2009

Borderlands (PC) by: itemzero

“Borderlands is a fun game, but it is not a good game. Only recommend playing this with buddies, as the fun of co-op is required to outweigh the bullshit present in this title. It's buggy, has usability issues up the wazoo, and has lots of...”

created 23/NOV/2009

Borderlands: Great concept with a bit of sloppy execution by: asarchetype

“A week or so back, I was bored of what I had. I had renewed my Warhammer subscription, but it was not doing it for me. I was looking for something new. I had noticed a bunch of my steam friends were...”

created 23/NOV/2009

Borderlands (PC) by: Shadow

“One of if not the best games 2k has ever made, its a pitty that MW2, L4D2, Assassins Creed 2, and Dragon age all came out this year otherwise this would be a clear game of the year winner. This game will supply you with at least 30 hours of game...”

created 23/NOV/2009

weezl58 played Borderlands on 22/NOV/09

“I soloed Rakk Hive with a lvl 30 Hunter speced in Gunslinger... with a gunslinger mod... what is special about this is that the mod gives not only bumps to skills, but ammo regen.. so its viable to...”

created 23/NOV/2009