![]() ![]() Of these, The Secret Armory and New Robot Revolution continue the storyline of the original game, while the first two packs are spinoffs which add new missions with special themes. Ned ( 2009 GS, PS3, Win, XB360), Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot ( 2009 GS, XB360 2010 PS3, Win), The Secret Armory of General Knoxx ( 2010 GS, PS3, Win, XB360) and Claptrap's New Robot Revolution ( 2010 GS / Darkside Game Studios, PS3, Win, XB360). Related works: There are four expansion packs for Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. In the end, perhaps all that needs to be said about Borderlands is that it is a game which has been enthusiastically honoured with internet awards for both "gratuitous violence" and "epic loot". Visuals are presented in a cartoon like style which is deliberately reminiscent of Graphic Novels, though the most obvious inspirations for Borderlands' gleefully over the top style are perhaps such campy action movies as The Ice Pirates ( 1984), Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome ( 1985) and Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone ( 1983). As is true of Diablo and many other games which take a primarily environmental approach to Interactive Narrative, players typically prefer to participate as part of a group of friends Borderlands emphasizes online cooperative play by small teams. Characters have a variety of skills which can be improved as the game progresses, ranging from the ability to turn invisible by shifting into an alternate dimension to the control of an alien battle bird. The players (and most of the other characters) are supposedly searching for a legendary cache of Forerunner artefacts, but this has little real influence on the general mayhem. While there are few really memorable characters – the sleazy merchants and dancing robots are among the most distinctive – it is remarkably easy to build up a truly impressive gun collection. ![]() Pandora appears to be populated almost entirely by trigger happy mercenaries, crazed treasure hunters and recently released convicts it is also notable that every single member of the local wildlife seems to be a highly aggressive predator. Players wander the blasted deserts of the planet Pandora, performing missions for assorted patrons, battling (often randomly generated) enemies and looting their corpses for guns and money. Platforms: PS3, Win, XB360 ( 2009) Mac ( 2010).īorderlands is an "action RPG" (see Computer Role Playing Games), much influenced by First Person Shooters but in essence resembling a science-fictional variant of the hack and slash fantasy game Diablo ( 1997). ![]()
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