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Return to Pandora as part of a new group of ragtag Vault Hunters in this sequel to the 2009 first-person "role-playing shooter" Borderlands, now with new crazy enemies, new crazy character classes, and even crazier weapons.
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"Borderlands 2 gives you more Borderlands. No more, no less."
5 ★ (34)
4 ★ (72)
3 ★ (27)
2 ★ (4)
1 ★ (1)

A Timeless Co-op Masterpiece on PlayStation 4

Borderlands 2, the iconic looter-shooter developed by Gearbox Software, has returned triumphantly to the PlayStation 4, bringing the same chaotic charm and addictive gameplay that captivated gamers up… Read more

Amazing game, but not perfect

Borderlands 2 is an FPS in which you get to choose one of 6 classes: Commando, Gunzerker, Siren, Assassin, Mechromancer, or Psycho. It isn't a perfect game but it is a very fun game. Even after you fi… Read more

The Borderlands 2 Experience - Two Years Later

I waited two whole years after this games release to play it, so my opinion is well divorced from any zeitgeist surrounding the game. I also played it all alone, singular, nobody else to play it with.… Read more

Long boring/silly shooter

I enjoyed the characters (they weren't nearly as annoying/overbearing/prevalent as I had expected based on the buzz around this game). Combat was boring/monotonous, typical shooter, but it's worse her… Read more

Extremely fun and innovative

When the original Borderlands came out, I played the shit out of it. So when Gearbox announced the inevitable Borderlands 2 I was undoubtedly the most excited I have ever been for a game in my entire… Read more

Pandora was it a good place to go?

Borderlands 2 was great but the loot was bad borderlands 1 was better when came to loot it did get boring if you don't have the DLC yet a lot of PLAYER problems happen I talkn to you guys over at the… Read more

Funny but falls short of the praise and hype

Borderlands is game of the “shoot and loot” variety with a wicked sense of humor, an unprecedented number of guns, and a snarky well written villain who you will love to hate. I really wanted to like… Read more

Pandemonium on Pandora

I did not enjoy Borderlands. I thought the intro was great, and found the concept intriguing, but the whole experience felt empty and tiresome. I got about 4 hours in before putting it down for good.… Read more

A delicious plate filled to the rim with edibles

More stats and variations on the weapons gives the combat a little more flair in Borderlands 2 Borderlands' vast array of weapons and fun co-op play was what made it fun and exciting. But its generic… Read more

the game for friends

It’s the relatively common dilemma of the modern world. Well, if you are anything at all like three of my friends and I. Picture this scenario for me, if you will; You and your buddies have decided th… Read more

Borderlands 2 Review

You're going to have to take your killing spirit and talents to the land of Pandora. You'll be playing the part of a Vault Hunter who is seeking the legendary vault that holds something that could cha… Read more

Shoot and Loot, what a HOOT!

So I've been playing this game called Borderlands 2...and IT’S AWESOME’, is what I'm inclined to say and I'm going to try and reign myself in here. This way I can try and articulate a piece of writing… Read more

More Borderlands and that's not a bad thing.

Borderlands 2 is a game that gets just about everything right, including the two most important parts of an Action RPG, the Action and the RPG both of which are superb in this game. Unlike a lot of ga… Read more

Borderlands 2 > Borderlands

Borderlands 2 is a significant improvement on the first game. It takes everything from the first game that wasn't just right and made it just right. It improved on the gameplay, AI, and story. It now… Read more

Borderlands 2 Review

Developer: Gearbox Software (Famous for: Borderlands/Brothers In Arms) Publisher: 2K Games Let’s just get this out in the open. There is absolutely nothing remarkable about Borderlands 2. If we take e… Read more

borderlands 2 review

I have been playing this game for a few days now and have racked up many many hours. I could say that I am addicted. I have been playing it with a fellow classmate, Stephen Hogger, he and I are possib… Read more

Drug addicts, rejoice.

Confound you Borderlands 2! Borderlands 2 has proven successful at re-installing the neurotic schizophrenia, crack addicting, zombie hoard brain activity amid my cortex.(Not joking) Going out into the… Read more

They made Borderlands again, but better in every single way.

I did not play Borderlands when it came out originally, I only picked it up weeks before the release of Borderlands 2. I ended up playing it through to completion, I really enjoyed my time with it. Su… Read more

Borderlands 2 Review

You're going to have to take your killing spirit and talents to the land of Pandora. You'll be playing the part of a Vault Hunter who is seeking the legendary vault that holds something that could cha… Read more

Borderlands 2.0

This game is Borderlands 2.0 in every sense. Gearbox had the technology and they improved upon the original Borderlands in gameplay, story, and badassery! (Yes, I know it's overused in the game and ye… Read more

Shoot first. Loot later.

Borderlands was a game that was full of action, co-op play, loot collecting, and tons of guns. While the game had its share of shortcomings in a few areas, it was still one my favorite games of 2009.… Read more

Guns, guns, guns and fetch quests!

Gearbox Software created a new genre with the release of the first Borderlands. For the first time, Gearbox managed to successfully blend RPG elements with FPS gameplay and the result was a massive cu… Read more

A definite highlight of 2012

Like a lot of sequels, Borderlands 2 doesn't have to re-invent itself just to set it apart from everything out there. A shooter with RPG elements, class-based characters with unique skill trees and mi… Read more

A significantly improved experience

Who would have thought a shooter advertised around a small, chatty robot quick to anger would do so well? Borderlands was a shooter that took me by surprise because, well, it wasn't so much a shooter… Read more

Borderlands 2, More Guns, More Fun

There are games that give you power, there are games that give you control and then there are games that are utterly insane. Yes, Borderlands 2 is one of them! Borderlands 2 is the sequel of one of th… Read more

Why Borderlands 2 Is All About Scooter

At times tightly designed and brilliantly executed, while at other times uninspired and juvenile, Borderlands 2 is an idiot savant of a first-person shooter. On the lawless border world of Pandora , f… Read more

Minion!

Lets just get to the chase here, Borderlands 2 is simply a stunning game. Not a life changing event or anything but easily recommended in the hours of fun department. It's the original Borderlands wit… Read more

Borderlands 2 Review

Borderlands 2 is a space western first person action rpg shooter. Borderlands 2 was developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2k Games. Borderlands 2 is the sequel to 2009’s smash hit Borderlands… Read more

Congenital hindsights and neurotic dialog with Borderlands 2

In a systematic manner, Gearbox the developers of Borderlands 2 have iterated on their originally revolutionary idea, and conceived a sequel that despite a ton of polish doesn’t quite hack it. The gam… Read more

Incremental improvements, but more Borderlands is always good

9! 24! 58! 100! 500! 1000! Critical! Is there a better visual barometer for satisfaction in videogames than damage numbers popping out of an enemy’s bullet-riddled head? The original Borderlands revel… Read more

Didn't like the original - Loved the sequel.

F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote “there are no second acts in American lives.” While Borderlands 2 doesn’t have much in common with the Great Gatsby they do share the singular link of offering second ch… Read more

Borderlands 2 Review: No Rest For The Wicked

2009's Borderlands was a game that released among a torrent of major titles and managed to be one of the most refreshing and fun experiences of that year. Gearbox's loot driven shooter was an underdog… Read more

A Better Borderlands.

Borderlands 2 is not a game I expected to spend much time with. The first Borderlands was interesting for a few hours but quickly devolved into nothing more than an MMO style grind. The quests, charac… Read more

You must own this game

I think the title speaks for itself. I would have loved to give this game the full five stars, but unfortunately there are some glitches that makes that impossible. Just because there are glitches doe… Read more

Borderlands 2="More"derlands 2

Borderlands 2 is a FPS RPG that is a sequel from 2009′s Borderlands. It takes everything the original Borderlands does, and makes incremental improvements but doesn’t change enough to make it a revolu… Read more

Easily the best game this year

Some people tout this game as being a mere extension of the first game. In many ways they are right, but in many more ways, they are dead fucking wrong. Borderlands 1 was a surprise hit, taking Gearbo… Read more

Striving For Mediocrity

The game itself kind of suffers from one recurring problem, which is an extremely long and trivial experience that feels more like DLC and product than a gaming experience. The very long main story ov… Read more

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