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Borderlands
One of the progenitors of the "looter shooter" sub-genre, Borderlands puts players in a rag-tag team of "Vault Hunters" in search of vast alien riches as they fight hostile wildlife, gangs of bandits, and a mega-corp's private military.
Fun Grindy Looter Shooter
Borderlands first released in 2009 and developed by Gearbox Software can best be described as a fun and charming looter shooter. Borderlands combines elements from different genres of games including… Read more
Borderlands Review
Played when it first came out but never finished it. Went back and completed it. Overall it is a pretty solid fun looter-shooter game. Its strengths are the character/enemy design and variety, the var… Read more
Cooperative Gem
For a game that came out four years ago, I’m giving this all five stars. There are some quirks when managing your friends and getting a game going with your desired character, but they’re small prices… Read more
Borderlands
I was bought this game by a mate through steam. It sat there for months while i played a bunch of other things until i was eventually harassed into playing it. I'm so glad I did.! This game has a happ… Read more
Worth playing
Borderlands is a 1st person shooter where you take on quests that are held of many areas of the game. Thousands of weapons it's a lot fun. So here's my review. Gameplay- In borderlands you can play as… Read more
Borderlands: No Rest For The Wicked
Developed by Gearbox studios, Borderlands stood as quite a new concept in the gaming world, boasting multiple characters, each with RPG-like skill trees, a pleasing cel-shaded look, a huge world, plen… Read more
Loot'n'shoot!
I guess to start, this game review is long overdue considering how long it's been out and been played. I guess if you aren't a fan of RPG's, FPS's, or Dungeon Crawler/looting games then there probably… Read more
Good, but very flawed
Borderlands was a game that spent a long time in the making. The idea behind it was always essentially “Diablo: The shooter”, but it was originally a more serious looking game. I can’t say that I neve… Read more
Hours & Hours of Fun
I've lost track of hours & hours when playing this. The only problem with this game is that people don't want to play it anymore. Or at least the people on my XBL-Friend-list. I'd love to get the… Read more
Sweet
I played Borderlands since early 2010, and I enjoyed since. I picked up the Game of the year edition, which included all 4 DLC-Add ons, many side quests, and many more weapons to find. I recently pre-… Read more
Borderlands is one of a kind, and it still it.
As a first remark, I have to say that playing Borderlands alone isn't as boring as people say it is. It's still a lot of fun. BUT...and this is a BIG BUT...if you play the game on LAN, or online, even… Read more
Atmosphere is King
I would like to preface this review by stating that I didn't find anything particularly awe inspiring with the original borderlands title or any of its expansions in regards to gameplay or visual aest… Read more
One AWESOME game
Alright, so I have never been a person into shooter games. However, this game changed all that. Borderlands is a wonderful game made by Gearbox Software that combines first person shooting, elements o… Read more
Finding Loot Has Never Been as Fun
Borderlands is one of those games that comes out of nowhere to capture the hearts of fans and critics. The specific color scheme, the quests, and the million plus weapons all combine to create an extr… Read more
Bullet Sponges and Lackluster AI Bring Borderlands Down
Borderlands makes me recognize my own double standards as a curator of MMORPG's, games that have for over a decade thrived on the concept of sword/mace/magic/axe/etc sponges populating worlds and carr… Read more
Borderlands Review: Cross that border
Borderlands is an fps game developed by gearbox with the intent to integrate an rpg style level up system into the game, or a role playing shooter as they dubbed it. It combines modern fast shooter co… Read more
Ambitious !
The reason why I enjoyed Borderlands is the same reason this game has been praised as industry changer by many, the combination of RPG and FSP. Of course, Borderlands is only a light RPG and more like… Read more
gearbox make him game
they made the game and knew the business decision to make. same can be said of pitchford who from the beginning everyone knew where his business would lie. randy has expressed a concern over decisions… Read more
Forty hours of fun...
...with a completely ridiculous (or rather, a complete lack of) end payoff. The opening of the game sets a mood that is not carried out throughout the game. Early on, the game treats you to small cuts… Read more
Borderlands: Everything right but all wrong
Borderlands, man does this game have the right stuff. I mean from starting with a killer atmosphere, all the way to the funkiest graphics (yes a technical term) seen in a game, Borderlands has it all.… Read more
Borderlands Review: A border definitely worth crossing
Borderlands is an fps game developed by gearbox with the intent to integrate an rpg style level up system into the game, or a role playing shooter as they dubbed it. It combines modern fast shooter co… Read more
Fun. Repetitive. Fun. Repetitive.
Borderlands, Borderlands, Borderlands.... You are an odd game, a truly fun game and a very repetitive game. My experience with borderlands was a unique one, essentially it's one game I have played for… Read more
Borderlands is Satisfying!
Borderlands is so satisfying. Gearbox clearly didn't get sidetracked by the narrative, or atmosphere, or even sound design; they spent their time on creating a well balanced loot driven FPS/light RPG,… Read more
Way more addictive than it has any right to be.
It's a bit unfair reviewing the core Borderlands game by itself these days, considering the well-received DLC and the Game of the Year edition that now exist. Taken as a whole, Borderlands GOTY is a t… Read more
Borderlands is a joyous co-op romp.
Its impressive when games manages to embrace alot of elements from different genres while still providing a unique experience and Borderlands is indeed the case with this. It offers satisfying and com… Read more
Borderlands does exactly what it sets out to do, and does it well
There are a lot of first-person shooters out there on the market, so when I first heard about Borderlands, I was a bit skeptical. “It's just an another shooter, except with more guns that all feel the… Read more
Great game if given the time.
Let me start off by saying this is a must have for any collection. I highly recommended this title not for it's story line (which is lacking incredibly), but for it's gameplay. When the game first cam… Read more
The Biggest BS Ending Ever (Spoilers)
To warn everyone right away, this review will spoil the ending if only for the fact that I hated it as much as I did. I have incredibly mixed feeling about this game. In almost every aspect I found th… Read more
A "Psycho" Cartoon Shooter
I've played allot of shooters. I've Played allot of Role Playing Games. They both have great qualities about them. I haven't found a game that combines them in a fun and exciting manner. This was unti… Read more
Amazingly Addicting Game
This game has to be one of the best games of all time! the story line is great and you cant finish it in one day. Another thing i liked about this game is the amount of guns and "mods" (Class and Gren… Read more
A Shooter which mixes RPG elements and hilarious characters
In October 2009, FPS centric developer, Gearbox Software, the guys who brought you Brother in Arms and ports of Half Life, released a game that sought to combine two console genres, RPGs and FPSs, and… Read more
Play it NOW!: Borderlands
Play it NOW!: Borderlands The wasteland of Pandora is plagued with adversity, but luckily, I have the cure; a bazillion guns! Borderlands, is not your typical FPS. It is one of many games entering wha… Read more
Total Must Have
Simply put, this is one of the most addictive games I've ever played in my life. Borderlands is a cel-shaded, FPS/RPG hybrid that basically takes the game mechanic of MMO titles (walk around, have som… Read more
Borderlands
Better late than never, right? I've had a lot of time to reflect on this. I was suitably psyched for this game and bought it on release. Admittedly it was not what I had expected at first. I don't kno… Read more
Love this game
This game has been awesome to play through with friends. I am far from a competitive gamer but Borderlands provides an amazing environment to mess around in while also complete objectives. Every time… Read more
Borderlands Review
When I first heard developers Gearbox were working on a RPG/FPS hybrid, I was pretty skeptical. Typically FPS games are faster paced where as RPGs are slower paced involving plenty of micromanagement.… Read more
hell hath no fury like a FPRPG
I know borderlands has been out for a long time and im a little late in the review department but I started playing this game again and wanna explain why this is probably one of the best games to comb… Read more
Borderlands Review
Borderlands is pretty sweet. Borderlands is pretty sweet. Borderlands is pretty sweet. Borderlands is pretty sweet. Borderlands is pretty sweet. Borderlands is pretty sweet. Borderlands is pretty swee… Read more
Borderlands Review
Why have twenty guns when you could have - millions? That's the question behind role-playing-shooter Borderlands. But Borderlands brings more than just an excessive amount of choice for blowing your f… Read more
Exploration at its finest
The rather large open world game mad by EA named Borderlands is here. Positive: Large amount of content such as weapons and game extensions Great gameplay Genius Design Interesting Cartoon visuals Awe… Read more
borderlands
borderlands is a exelent game i recommend it to anyone who likes fallout 3 or oblivion because its just like that but in the future its a fully action packed game and allot of fun to play especually t… Read more
Glad I picked it up
I was a bit skeptical on picking this title up at first as I prefer FPS games with lots of realism and intensive graphics. I've always enjoyed cel-shading but never thought it suited shooter games. Ho… Read more
Borderlands Review
Borderlands is the type of game that it first glance might not look like a very impressive game, but that first glance could not be further from the truth. The truth is that this game will have you gl… Read more
Borderlands (Xbox 360, 2009)
Graphics - 3/5 Audio - 3/5 Presentation - 2/5 Controls - 4/5 Overall - 1.5/5 Borderlands is a game I really wanted to love. I followed all the previews and saw all the positive praise being heaped upo… Read more
CO-OP
ALSO I BEAT DA GAME who ever has an PC borderlands profile im mostly on and i'ed like it if u added me so we can kick ass. Last time i cheacked i was lvl:35-39 roland.my characters name is Driver103 o… Read more
Fun but with a crash
BORDERLANDS is fun game but over run with a bad story and a very small replay value. Graphics: The graphics are different from your average game. Much different. It sets itself in a cartoon like world… Read more
T.K. Baha plays this game -- so should you.
Developers have been trying for years to combine popular genres with varying success. I can still remember a few years back seeing discussions about how obscene mashing two specific genres would be. P… Read more
Borderlands - A Review
It can’t be easy, being Borderlands. Released in the dead middle of the holiday push, the game faces stiff competition in each the 360, PS3, and PC markets. Each of these platforms has not only had th… Read more
AMAZING
Amazing game been playing it for weeks got it for Christmas and I heard the PS3 version was slightly buggy and I didn't see any bugs apart from maybe once or twice it froze for a split second . I love… Read more
Moxxi made me a better player
Trailing shortly after Borderlands' excellent first DLC pack, The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, it's easy to write off Mad Moxxi's Underdome riot at first glance due to its absence of carrot-on-a-stick RP… Read more
If you liked Fallout 3 you will love this game
Borderlands was that game that you heard about but didn't really ever take a good look at. But i should have, I cant believe how much i love this game. This game feel like Fallout 3 Rpg Fps mix only w… Read more
Borderlands is Borderline amazing.
Borderlands is the most unique game that I've played this year in terms of gameplay mechanics and visual style, it's certainly different compared to most major releases this year. Initially I didn't k… Read more
A little repetitive but still addictive fun.
I'll admit, when I first bought Borderlands I was underwhelmed. I felt that the game was repetitive and had little depth to it. That was until I realized that I played the game for 8 hours straight as… Read more
Bordlands Never Bores
ONe of the most fun co-op games to come out since Rainbow Six Vegas, Borderlands has an excellent and addictive loot and level-up system that puts to shame what most games use for grinding. The weapon… Read more
Mildly Amusing, Ultimately Lackluster
Borderlands is a game that tries hard but ultimately falls by the wayside. The problem, ultimately, is that the game is essentially a B title. It's right in the middle of the B range, which typically… Read more
Enter the madness
Borderlands is a game that promised to merge the FPS and RPG genres, and it's success is largely due to the fact that the developers didn't allow the use of either genre to reduce the effectiveness of… Read more
The best ARPG since Diablo 2-
Borderlands is a unique game, its contains lots of elements from First Person Shooters like Halo and has a setting very similiar to last years "Fallout 3" but at heart Borderlands is an Action RPG. Th… Read more
Borderlands!
I'm probably going to end up keeping this review short, Borderlands was an awesome game while it lasted, I spent 20 hours going through the game on my first play-through enjoying everything, all the e… Read more
Great game, But has some issues
I bought this game the day it came out. When I first played it i thought it was amazing. Then when I went to save and come back and play later it wasn't saved. Each time I would hit save and exit like… Read more
Who's shocked? This guy is...
This game had me in between. I didn't think it would be worth all my money, but it looked so good! So, with this black friday rolling around, I decided to grab it up and give it a try. Probably the be… Read more
LOOT in your face!!
I was way excited about Borderlands after the announcement of the switch in graphic presentation. I came in to the game with open mind and high expectation that it would satisfy both my need for RPG e… Read more
Borderlands - Not Perfect but Great Fun
Ah Borderlands. How different a game could be just based on its art style. When they first announced this post apocalyptic shooter way back in the days of yore, it still had the same grimy art style a… Read more
SPEED Review: WTF!
Now then, this is going to be a speed review, i'll mention some good points and some bad points and then draw a conclusion. The good-shit: -Has an awesome attitude -Great visuals -Lots o' Loot -A grea… Read more
Shoot 'em and Loot 'em.
"Role-Playing Shooter" may be a fitting descriptor for Borderlands , but it's slightly misleading. It does combine Role-Playing and Shooter elements, but it doesn't do so in equal portions. It has all… Read more
A missed opportunity
Borderlands was the underdog coming into this holiday season and while it's sudden rise to power is warranted, it is perhaps a bit over hyped. I really did love the core mechanics of Borderlands, the… Read more
made it to level 22, then quit
borderlands gets too much credit for its blend of rpg and shooter. im all for blending, but in borderlands there are too many yawning, menial runarounds (you spend WAY too much time scrounging for $20… Read more
Borderlands is "like a box of chocolates."
Many of us have been excited for Borderlands for a long time. A RPG & FPS set in a post apocalyptic wasteland?! What more could I ask for? The game has an excellent comic book style, giving it a c… Read more
Borderlands Review
Borderlands Review PS3, Xbox 360, PC There’s an insatiable urge in all of us to quantify our leisurely enjoyment with some type of trophy or reward. Gaming is not averse to this line of thinking, it e… Read more
wow this was bad
I suppose my biggest complaint about this game is repetitiveness and no story. why anyone would find shooting spawn points over and over till they get a level exciting is beyond me. the best part of t… Read more
Killing things is more fun with friends.
If I was forced to sum Borderlands up in one sentence, it'd probably have something to do with my love of both online co-operative gameplay and RPG-style character building. Those, along with the game… Read more
Shooter + RPG = Fan Service
Everything about this game is tight, and it has the most solid offering as a game I have seen in a while. Gearbox not only met my high expectations of Borderlands, but ultimately succeeded them. On th… Read more
Brilliant fundamentals make for bazillions of good times
Calling Borderlands a "slow burner" is probably not entirely accurate, but it does spend a little while meandering before really opening up its charms to you. Like an MMO, Borderlands starts you off i… Read more
A game that bribes with guns to make you look the other way.
One of Borderlands best qualities is its incredibly blunt approach to everything it does. It never tries to explain how vending machines spew out guns, how the economy makes any sense, how bandits rep… Read more
Borderlands combines an RPG and an FPS and makes it amazing
Borderlands is an amazing game, from the rpg and fps elements, to the huge worlds, to the numerous amounts of guns (one can only hope since they tried to sell the game on that since day 1), and finall… Read more
Pew Pew Pew
"Roleplaying Shooter" is the moniker Gearbox Software came up with for their new game, Borderlands. It pretty much says it all. Take the fast-paced, twitch gameplay of a modern shooter and combine it… Read more
Borderlands (360) Review
Much like all rpg's in this genre, I had fun playing them for quite some time. But in the end, if you do not play online, you will get bored of the game very quickly. Borderlands is a must by for hard… Read more
One of the most Addictive games I have played in a long time!
As of this writing I have a level 50 soldier and I am currently working on a level 5 Siren. Basically this game is very addictive! The loot system was the first part of the game to draw me in. I am al… Read more
A hardcore gamer's game
Loot. There are guns everywhere. If you are the kind of player who played Too Human to completion because you wanted all the epic armor, this game is for you. If you want to play a post-apocalyptic sh… Read more
Veteran's Opinion.
When I first saw this game, the first thing I was worried about was hype. I didn't want another sh*tty Fallout 3, with the stiff humor, stupid references, and lack of VARIETY (which Bethesda was -oh s… Read more
Borderlands
If there’s one thing I’m a sucker for, it’s anything post apocalyptic. I love it. “Mad Max”, “Six String Samurai”, anything that borrows their aesthetic? Good stuff. If you mix this setting with some… Read more
An FPS for an RPG player...
Before I begin this review, I need to point out two things. One, I am not an avid fan of FPS games. I've played some Halo (which I hated), some Killzone 2 on my PS3 (which I tolerated), and some Call… Read more
Chandoo's Borderlands Review of Mild Hypeness
Disclaimer : The following review was written based on my experience playing the game in single player mode. I understand some interactions may be different when playing it in Co-Op with others, so ta… Read more
A fine use of a few weeks of your life
People have been talking about crossing an FPS with an MMO for a while now and the game that usually springs to mind is Huxley. With that nowhere in sight, the bar has already been set very high by Bo… Read more
Enter The Borderlands & Search For The Vault!
Borderlands is a game that held my attention for about two weeks, and never let go. It's satisfying Shooting and plethora of guns and quest to complete, made it one of the funnest games I have played… Read more
The Truth Behind The Border
Intro Quite an odd title for a review, don't you think? It really doesn't say much about the game itself, but it says a lot about this review. After investing over 32 hours into this game (29 into my… Read more
Borderlands is so fun, you might just look past it's little flaws
Borderlands is one of my favorite games of 09 so far, It's a combonation of Diablo and Call of duty and despite some flaws it's a great game. The first thing that caught my attention when I first saw… Read more
The lack of a viable narrative is disappointing, but that's OK
If there’s one thing that we as gamers have proven time and time again, it’s that we all have a collective, insatiable lust for color-coded loot drops and shooting dudes. Mostly, we’ve had to split ou… Read more
87 bazillion... funs!
Borderlands breaks the mould of other recent shooting games by having a lengthy single player experience with the option of co-op. The role-playing game aspects of levelling up and the barrage of loot… Read more
Co-Op Games Where Art Thou?
I want to start off by saying that I was surprised by this game. I barely knew anything about it until a few days before its release, but once I heard that the focus of this game was co-op, I was ecst… Read more
Borderlands Review
Borderlands has a sleek look, great gameplay, and terrific sound. Graphics I have been closely following Borderlands every since it was officially announced back in 07. I'm not going to lie I liked th… Read more
a new gen of games is to come
this game shows with that right amount of effert you can do anything and gearbox has done this with stride Borderlands brings out more guns then you can think of and more armor and more items then you… Read more
Boarderlands Will May You Cry Tears....Of Joy
Boarderlands will slap the shit out of you and you will be the better for it. From the moment you start up the game and you have experianced it's loot dropping, charcter leveling gameplay you will be… Read more
Borderlands review.
Borderlands is super addicting for the same reasons Diablo II was all those years ago. You play with your friends and shoot waves of enemies for no reason other than to get loot from them. Money, guns… Read more
Bored Lands
I can not believe this game was delayed so many times. It feels rushed. While it's not the worst game I have played this year, it is the most disapointing. It's nothing like the game that Gearbox prom… Read more
First Person Shooting and Roleplaying at its finest!
So, there are games like Call of Duty 4 which have excellent first person shooting that feels really natural. Then there are games like Fallout 3 which have excellent RPG elements but fall a little fl… Read more
A great game, with a few issues.
What would happen if Diablo and Halo made love? A strange question, I know, but Borderlands, the cell-shaded loot fest from Gearbox Software, has tried to blend the action and gunplay from today’s Fir… Read more
A review for the borderline gamer.
Buy it. That's all that really needs to be said. If you are looking at this game thinking "yeah it's an FPS but I don't know if I'd be into this one," trust me, you will be into it. Those were the exa… Read more
RPG and FPS made a baby...and it's a damn awesome one too.
For those of you who have never heard of Borderlands, it can best be described as a loot gathering and RPG experience not unlike that of Diablo, mixed with standard FPS gameplay mechanics from popular… Read more
Humor, character building, and guns. Lots of guns.
I've been following Borderlands since it's unveil back in September 2007. Since then, it's been clear from the start what kind of game this was going to be. Sure, the art style changed, but Gearbox ha… Read more
Borderlands - Best Game Ever Made?
Have you ever played a game that is the offspring of a Role-Playing Game and a First Person Shooter? Then you must play Borderlands. Borderlands is by far the best game this reviewer has ever played.… Read more