Are you looking for an adventure? You have come to the right place. This game will offer you countless hours of enjoyment, limited only by how much you wish to invest.
Some key points that this game offers:
- A massive open world to explore.
- Stunning visuals.
- Bazillions of Guns
- Radical Art Style

Gameplay & Controls:
The game can be played on either Mouse & Keyboard, or with a controller. It comes down to personal preference here. You can customize the layout should you want to. The game handles and plays smoothly and beautifully. Character control and handling feels like a dream.
You are invited to the adventure of a lifetime. A strange alien planet full of danger. A mysterious Vault said to contain power and riches… Well Vault hunter what are you waiting for?

Pretty much everything is going to try and kill you, so best start by killing them first. With every kill comes the possibility of rare loot… The rarer the better. XP is your best friend here, the more XP you acquire the higher your level will go… This is a brilliant Open World RPG Shooter, prepare yourself for the adventure you never knew you needed.
Graphics:
The graphics are really superb, and that’s understating it. In most RPG or open world games graphics can never be compared to an FPS shooter game, but with Borderlands you really get a stunning scene of visuals and landscaping…. A lot of great details went into sculpting these visuals for us. On low end machines you can tune the graphics down to accommodate your system and the game will run smoothly for you, which says a lot for open world games. The settings regarding graphics and display can help you fine tune the game to get it just the way you want it.

The game’s graphic engine loads the close up areas so that you never have to worry about display while you run and gun, with the areas at the back or far away blurred and as you get closer to them they visualize and come into focus, giving you that up close effect that you are really there, reaching these places for yourself. The art and effect that they have added to the game was neatly done, and they fit in nicely with the environment.
Sounds:
You have full volume control, with the option to lower the volume on the dialogue sounds or the game’s music. The music blends in beautifully with the game setting the atmosphere and pace of the game. Animal screeching in the distance adds the sense of danger which farther enhances the gameplay.

Voice over artists did a marvelous job here to help bring their characters to life in the most unique ways.
Replayability:
There is a new game plus mode; that in itself says it all! The new game plus mode will give you a greater challenge. Enemy levels are higher and the rewards that much better. PS: You get to keep all your loot and gear when you start New Game Plus.

MGR Gaming’s Conclusions:
Spoilers ahead:
Ever played a game and get that feeling inside that your life lacks something? That feeling like something is missing and like you want to be there, right there in that game, well this is what this game offered me as I started playing it, and it is not a feeling that goes away, it stays with you right through the game. This game broke new grounds with its release, an open world RPG shooter like never before, we have Fallout and it is amazing in its own right, but Borderlands is completely different.

This game is a must have! Any gamer that has any interest in the RPG, Shooters or open world games will enjoy this game, this game truly is worth the time. The overall gameplay, the gameplay mechanics, the missions they all fit together perfectly bringing you the perfect blend of awesomeness.
You start the game with a mysterious video transmission telling you to make it off of a bus with the promise of untold riches and loot…. every adventurer’s dream. This game is a lot better playing with mates, it has an entirely different feel to it.

You can be a hulk sized berserker that wrecks everything with his hand to hand combat special skill, a soldier who deploys his own turret that mows down baddies, a hunter that has his own companion bird that attacks your enemies for you or a siren with powerful psychic attacks, each character has their own special skill which can be customized.
The levelling system was done very well to properly balance each character to function perfectly with the others. You can create some badass teams here to go up against Pandora’s inhabitants. There are numerous side quests for you to go on, exploring Pandora itself is a pleasure to do, but one that will help you take in all this beauty and potential.
Just don’t go having too much fun; Pandora needs saving after all!

Additionally, on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 Achievements/ Trophies can be unlocked for completing in game tasks, On Steam, Steam Achievements can be unlocked for completing in game tasks, additionally on Steam Trading cards will also drop, so a badge for Borderlands can be crafted as well.

By: MGRza
Date: 1 November 2009
Additional info:
Platforms: PC: Xbox 360: PlayStation 3
Genre: Shooter: Open World: RPG:
Censor Rating: M (Mature)
Age Rating: 18
Developer: Gearbox Software
Publisher: 2K Games
Release Date: 26 Oct, 2009

MGR Gaming Steam Curator:
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