Borderlands
Game reviews, news and images.|
AG Score: [ 7.2 ] Automated Gamer calculated average score | |
| Genre: | Role-playing Shooter, First-person Shooter, Action Role-playing Game |
| Release date: | 10/20/09 |
| Available on: | Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 |
| Created by: | 2K Games |
| Buy: | $39.75 @ Amazon |
Key Sites
- Borderlands (video game) - Wikipedia
- Borderlands official website
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Reviews
[ 8.0 ] Gamespot says "Fun combat and a steady flow of rewards make this journey a massively enjoyable one, especially with some fellow mercenaries along for the ride."[ 8.8 ] IGN Xbox 360 says "Here's a hypothetical for you. Imagine there's this guy – Joe Smith – and he really loves gaming. He's looking forward to Borderlands and he has a console, so he's ready to go. But Joe Smith isn't really a social gamer. In fact, he's not really into multiplayer gaming – so games like Left 4 Dead are a bit lost on him. Here's his conundrum: Borderlands is a fantastic shooter – when you're playing it co-operatively. But as a single-player game, it feels like something's missing. So should Joe pick up Borderlands, knowing he's probably not going to get the superior experience? "
[ fry it ] Crispy Gamer says "Like a yuppie getting a tattoo, Borderlands wants to be cool and edgy. It's not. "
[ 8 ] GamesRadar - Reviews says "Borderlands lacks the charm of Fallout 3, Mass Effect, or Half-Life 2, but it does offer a crap-ton of ‘roided-out bandits, effed-up dog things, giant spider demons, and screeching pterodactyl beasts to shoot with a crap-ton of guns. And that’s really what it’s about – finding weapons and shooting things with them. You have to assign a skill point now and then, and there’s kind of a story, but those things don’t matter much. You can skip the text description of every quest in the game, because they will always consist of the following steps:"
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Latest News
- 09/06 Borderlands Getting Free Level Cap Increase @ 1UP
When details of the latest Borderlands DLC, Claptrap's New Robot Revolution, were announced, there was no mention of a level cap increase. Fortunately, one is coming -- and even better, it will be coming free of charge to all owners of Borderlands on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, a... - 09/06 Borderlands Patch Will Raise Level Cap, Rebalance @ Shack News
A patch for Borderlands will raise its level cap and rebalance the shooter RPG accordingly, developer Gearbox explained during PAX panel attended by Joystiq. The free patch for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 will raise the level cap to the hilarious number of 69 and, in the words of Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford, "rebalance the original game around... - 09/05 Free Borderlands update will raise level cap, rebalance main game @ Joystiq
We've got bad news and good news. First, the bad news: The new Borderlands DLC pack - that's Claptrap's New Robot Revolution - won't include the two most requested features. Those would be a new level cap and a rebalancing of the main game to accomodate the new level cap. And neither of those will be included with the latest DLC. Now the good ne... - 08/30 Borderlands Game of the Year edition announced @ Gaming Age
The superextravasplosive hit will be packaged with all 4 pieces of DLC in October. - 08/30 Borderlands Game of the Year Edition announced, all four DLC packs included @ GameDaily Big Games
Feature - 08/30 Borderlands GOTY Media @ IGN PC
Borderlands (Game of the Year Edition) (PC)Thousands of guns. Thousands of guns. Thousands of guns.