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Borderlands

Switch 1 · Released October 20, 2009 · Developed by Gearbox Software · Published by 2K Games

79Total 79Single playerMultiplayerCo-operativeSplit screen
ShooterRole-playing (RPG)ActionScience fictionOpen world
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CIB
Sealed

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Summary

Borderlands is an action role-playing first-person shooter set on the distant planet of Pandora. Players choose from four characters, each with distinct combat abilities, and explore an open world rendered in a distinctive cartoon-style visual approach. Gameplay revolves around completing missions, defeating enemies, and collecting procedurally generated weapons with varying statistics and elemental effects. The game supports cooperative play for up to four players, with enemy difficulty scaling based on the number of participants.

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IGDB Rating
78.91 / 100
1,015 ratings
Total Rating
79.46 / 100
1,023 (user + critic)
Game Modes
Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative · Split screen
Perspective
First person
Themes
Action · Science fiction · Open world
Engine
Unreal Engine 3
Developer
Gearbox Software

Release history (15 entries)

DatePlatformRegion
Oct 20, 2009PlayStation 3
Oct 20, 2009Xbox 360
Oct 23, 2009PlayStation 3
Oct 23, 2009PlayStation 3
Oct 23, 2009Xbox 360
Oct 23, 2009Xbox 360
Oct 26, 2009PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 30, 2009PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 30, 2009PC (Microsoft Windows)
Dec 25, 2009PC (Microsoft Windows)
Feb 25, 2010PlayStation 3
Feb 25, 2010Xbox 360
Oct 19, 2010Xbox One
Dec 3, 2010Mac
May 29, 2020Nintendo Switch

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Storyline

In a distant future where mega-corporations colonize and strip-mine entire planets, four mercenaries known as Vault Hunters arrive on Pandora, a lawless frontier world abandoned by the corporations that once exploited it. Drawn by legends of an alien Vault containing priceless technology left behind by a vanished race called the Eridians, they begin piecing together clues to its location with guidance from a mysterious entity known only as the Guardian Angel. Standing in their way is the Crimson Lance, a private military force deployed by the Atlas Corporation, which seeks the Vault's power for itself. As the Vault Hunters collect the artifact fragments needed to unlock the sealed chamber, they learn the Vault can only be opened once every two hundred years, and the next opening is fast approaching.

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