Borderlands 2

Borderlands 2

Released: September 18, 2012
Type: Main Game

Platforms:

PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Linux Android PC (Microsoft Windows) Mac PlayStation Vita Xbox 360 Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Genres:

Shooter Role-playing (RPG)

Game Modes:

Single player Multiplayer Co-operative Split screen

Themes:

Action Science fiction Comedy Sandbox Open world

Player Perspectives:

First person

Ratings

User Rating

84.0
Based on 1734 ratings

Critics Rating

80.7
Based on 17 ratings

Total Rating

82.4
Based on 1751 ratings

Summary

A new era of shoot and loot is about to begin. Play as one of four new vault hunters facing off against a massive new world of creatures, psychos and the evil mastermind, Handsome Jack. Make new friends, arm them with a bazillion weapons and fight alongside them in 4 player co-op on a relentless quest for revenge and redemption across the undiscovered and unpredictable living planet.

Storyline

Five years after the events of Borderlands, a valuable mineral called "Eridium" starts flourishing through Pandora's crust. Handsome Jack, the leader of the Hyperion Corporation, secures this new resource and uses it to rule over Pandora with an iron fist. Meanwhile, rumors of an even larger Vault hidden on Pandora spread across the galaxy, drawing a new group of Vault Hunters to the planet in search of it.

Involved Companies

Gearbox Software

Role:
Developer

2K Games

Role:
Publisher

Iron Galaxy Studios

Role:

Sony Computer Entertainment of America

Role:
Publisher

Aspyr Media

Role:
Publisher

Game Engines

Unreal Engine 3

Keywords

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Alternative Names

BL2

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