Game details

Game:
Borderlands
AKA
Genre:
Shooter
Sub Genre:
Sci-Fi
Release Date (US):
October 20th, 2009
Release Date (UK):
October 23rd, 2009
Players:
1-4
Online Players:
2-4
Developers:
Gearbox Software
Publisher:
2K Games
Rating:
M [Mature]
PSU Rank:
466 of 1184 Games
PSU Rank on PS3:
334 of 536 Games
Additional Information:
Also available on PC and Xbox 360

About Borderlands

orderlands combines the best in first-person action with player customization and vehicular combat for incredible layers of gameplay depth. The game features a groundbreaking content generation system allowing for near-endless variety in weapons, item drops and character customization. Borderlands allows for multiple players to share the same game experience simultaneously online in co-op gameplay. Players can freely join or leave each other's games at anytime, or choose to play in the full single-player mode. These features, along with a rich and deep fiction that touches upon the mysteries buried beneath the surface of a danger-filled planet, combine to form a breakthrough experience that challenges the conventions of modern shooters.

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PSU Review Score
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Avg. user review score:
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Summary

Borderlands is a perfect multiplayer RPG-Shooter that offers loot hounds hours of fun. It has its flaws, though, and its grinding sensibilities probably won't appeal to everyone.

We like

  • The co-op experience is one of the best on the market
  • The countless loot scattered through the world
  • The striking, artistic visual quality

We dislike

  • The repetitive quests
  • The lack of a strong storyline
  • Glitches that got us stuck in awkward situations

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The ever-growing first-person shooter and role-playing game crossover genre has received its latest addition with the release of Gearbox Software’s Borderlands. Set in Pandora, which has an old West style theme, you and three friends can set out on an epic adventure to do two things: kill lots of bad guys, and collect tons of loot. With a unique comic book style art theme, 100s of quests, and the promise of “bazill...

Borderlands News

  • More Borderlands DLC on the way

    Take-Two "will continue to support  [Borderlands] with more add-on content," according to CEO Ben Feder. During the company's quarterly financial earnings call, Feder spoke on the success of the game's previous DLC with the latest release: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx being &quo...

  • Borderlands level cap set to increase 'soon'

    Fans of Borderlands may have a new increased level cap to look forward to according to a recent staff post on Gearbox’s forums. The post was made by one of the level designers and states that the team is currently working on the 'the biggest DLC we have made' as well as a new update that 'solv...

  • First Borderlands DLC out this year

    The first downloadable content for Borderlands, The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, is scheduled for release later this year, 2K Games announced today. The DLC is being developed by Gearbox Software and will cost $9.99 USD. With the release of Borderlands coming to PlayStation 3 and other platforms ne...

  • Borderlands goes gold

    Gearbox has confirmed that its upcoming sci-fi romp Borderlands has officially gone gold, with the game shipping out to retailers across North America on October 26. A European release is due on October 30. Due out on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, Borderlands fuses FPS-based gameplay with RPG elements, a...

  • Borderlands box art, the secret is in the brains

    They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. You also probably shouldn’t judge a game by its box art, but Gearbox Software’s Borderlands box art looks unique enough to catch just about anyone off guard. The artistic box art features a man wearing what appears to be a gas ma...

  • Borderlands dated for U.S., Europe

    2K Games has announced that Borderlands will be hitting store shelves on October 20 in North America, with a European release scheduled for October 23. The action-RPG follows hot on the heels of Naughty Dog’s hotly anticipated Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, which will be unleashed across the ...

  • Borderlands on track for October release

    Shacknews reports that Gearbox Software’s Borderlands is on schedule for release in October 2009. The post-apocalyptic shooter was originally pencilled in for release last year, though was ultimately delayed for reasons unknown. Comparisons have been observed between Borderlands and Bethesd...

  • Gearbox Software shows off Borderlands' cel-shaded graphics

    Gearbox Software has released a new in-game screenshot of its upcoming million weapon FPS, Borderlands. This latest screen shows off a different cel-shaded art style. "[We have] developed technology and techniques to render the concept art look for the game in real time 3D," said Gearbo...

  • Borderlands delayed until 2009

    Borderlands, the upcoming Science Fiction shooter from Gearbox Software, has been pushed back to an early 2009 release, publisher Take-Two Interactive has revealed. Originally scheduled to appear during the 2008 Christmas holiday season, Take-Two announced that the title has been postponed in ord...

  • 2K announces Borderlands

    2K Games has announced a new first person sci-fi shooter, developed by Gearbox Software, called Borderlands. The game will be appearing on the Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3. Gearbox Software has created an innovative content generation system providing a variety of missions, environments, e...

Borderlands Features

  • [UPDATE] Competition - Borderlands (UK only)

    UPDATE: The competition has now closed and we have picked the winner via a random number generator. Congratulations to the following: #179 - Rich152 - "I am never drinking again..." The winner will be contacted in the next few days using the email address linked to their PSU account, wh...

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