Borderlands

Borderlands is a science fiction first-person shooter with RPG elements that was developed by Gearbox Software for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

The console versions of the game were released in North America on October 20, 2009 and will be released in PAL countries on October 23. The Windows version will follow on October 26 for North America and October 30 for the rest of the world.

Borderlands features four player online cooperative play, which allows you to join and leave games whenever you want to, along with other single-player and multiplayer modes, and a very large amount of weapons.

Players can choose from four different playable characters who each have their own unique abilities and skill trees.

The Review

Game Plot

In the distant future, several colonization ships journey to Pandora, a planet on the edge of the galaxy. The colonists are drawn to the planet in search of a better life and the prospect of striking it rich by claiming the vast deposits of mineral resources rumored to be there.

After finally arriving, the colonists discover that the planet is barren of anything of significant value other than deteriorated alien ruins scattered across the land. Those who can afford to do so leave Pandora, and those who remain revolve around chaos and lawlessness.

Some of the settlers seek to get rich quick by discovering alien technology, but most others are just trying to survive. After seven Earth years, Pandora’s orbit brings it to the transition from winter to spring, and many horrifying creatures emerge from hibernation.

A beacon of hope for the remaining colonists emerges in the form of a mysterious vault carved in the side of a mountain. This vault is said to contain vast stores of alien technology and secrets.

However, the people who discovered the vault were completely wiped out by some sort of protective force, and the only evidence of their discovery is a scattered radio transmission proclaiming the vault’s majesty, but not its location.

Game Specs

Developer(s) Gearbox Software

Publisher(s) 2K Games

Engine Unreal Engine 3

Platform(s) Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3

Release date(s) Consoles (NA October 20, 2009 / PAL October 23, 2009), Windows (NA October 26, 2009 / PAL October 30, 2009)

Genre(s) First-person shooter, action role-playing

Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Rating(s) BBFC: 18 / ESRB: M / OFLC: MA15+

Media DVD, Blu-ray Disc, digital distribution

System requirements 1GB system RAM / 2.4 GHz processor / 256 MB video card / DVD-ROM drive / 8 GB of hard disk space

Input methods Keyboard and mouse, gamepad