Rating
Borderlands
With its addictive action, frantic first-person shooter combat, massive arsenal of weaponry, RPG elements and four-player co-op, Borderlands is a breakthrough experience that challenges all the conventions of modern shooters. Borderlands places you in the role of a mercenary on the lawless and desolate planet of Pandora, hell-bent on finding a lege...
Details
- Released
- October 20, 2009
- Developer
- Feral Interactive, Gearbox Software
- Genres
- FPS · Shooter · Action · Role-playing (RPG) · Open world
- Publisher
- Feral Interactive, 2K Games, Take-Two Interactive, CyberFront
How it plays
Time to beat · 8 player times (IGDB)
Up to 4 players
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Borderlands Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
What is Borderlands all about? Something to do with a Vault and bi-century openings and keys and Skags. Yes, lots of Skags.
Don't throw darts at the claptraps.You’re a bounty hunter who recently arrived on the planet of Pandora, one massive Mad Max-esque desert wasteland, [...]
Gearbox should be praised. Borderlands is unique, it's different, and it's hard to classify.
The question of whether I would recommend you getting the Borderlands: Legendary Collection is a simple one. If you haven’t played the Borderlands games before and don’t own another system that can play them, these ports are an amazing and great way to play the games. If you have played the Borderlands games before, this collection does a great job of presenting the games you’ve loved and adds the benefit of handheld play and all previously released DLC. But be aware that for the visual and performance aspects you will not get the same experience as on other consoles or PC. Still I comme…
I took a second look at Borderlands and here's what I think.
Borderlands is an all-new sci-fi action game combining elements of first-person action titles with player customization and vehicular combat.
Borderlands is another big surprise, but still manages to surprise positively with a fluid and functional gameplay and with an evolution system highly engaging and addictive. Want to play alone or with others, there is a lot to do and whether you are FPS or RPG fan, or both, then you shouldn't miss one of the most addictive and rewarding games of 2009.
With no redeeming qualities, Borderlands feels antiquated, pitiful, and devoid of fun.
For fans of loot hunting and a cooperative multiplayer experience, Borderlands will unquestionably steal their soul. Their days will be wrapped around figuring out how to put more time into Borderlands and trying to find out who they can ultimately trust as a teammate.
Borderlands is the newest game from the guys over at Gearbox and it is truly a game that exceeded my expectations. As far as gaming cliches go, I feel that most gamers can agree that post-apocalyptic wasteland is definitely on the list. However, Borderlands really makes the best out of what it has. As an FPS/RPG, I was expecting another Fallout 3 (I thought that game was complete trash), and I was a bit apprehensive to try Borderlands; however, as previously stated, I was impressed.
Successfully fusing two genres into a whole that is greater than its component pieces is tricky business. The balance of yin and yang that will produce a successful hybrid is going to be different for every game. Borderlands isn't the first game to blend shooting with character progression systems familiar to roleplaying games. Deus Ex was the first masterpiece to fuse the two gaming styles, providing player choice and a memorable story to go with its gunplay. Over the last few years, we've s...