Gearbox Software knew it had a hit on its hands after the massive success that was Borderlands. Now the company has released the sequel to their FPS/RPG hybrid in an attempt to improve upon the original.

Returning to fill your pockets and empty rounds is the hyper-addictive Borderlands. Tagged "A new era of shoot and loot", you better believe it, Borderlands 2 is bazillion'd up.

Bigger and Badder version of Borderlands; Enjoyable new and old characters; Fun character classes with endless replay value; Graphical and core gameplay improvements; Little more room for exploration and customization; Hyper addictive loot gathering

Vehicles selection is still limited; Formula can get tiresome in long sittings; Not too much is new; for those wanting more diversity

As I sit here writing this review it's almost three years to the day since Gearbox Software and 2K Games released a new IP on the world.

When I was planning for 30 Reviews in 30 Days, I wanted to start and end with a bang. Last time I did this, I ended with reviews of my top 5 games, but I could not do that again. As I was looking at what was coming out around this time, it hit me: review the game that could easily make many people's...

It's been a few years since the original team of vault hunters cracked open the vault/alien-prison and ended Borderlands. Not much has changed on the planet Pandora. It's still a lawless wasteland populated by murderers, psychopaths and gangs, and that's just the people in charge.

In the stagnant cesspool that is the first person shooter genre, it's always nice to see a game try to break the mould by trying something new. Borderlands accomplished this by infusing western RPG elements into the genre, expanding the world and giving the player options as well as a rather...

Borderlands 2 takes every aspect of the first game and blows it up. Everything here is bigger and much of it is better. Many of the minor quibbles people had with the first game have been addressed.

Generally speaking the rule of thumb that applies to sequels is that everything must be bigger, better and even more badass than the first, and thankfully the good folk at Gearbox have applied this and then some in Borderlands 2.

Fantastic shooting mechanics; RPG elements are simple and addictive; Gunfights are kept fresh.

Customisation options could be greater; Occasional pop-up in graphics

It seems I have something of a love-hate relationship with the Borderlands franchise. At first I hate it, then I love it. And after re-visiting my review of the original Borderlands, it seems my feelings about the latest game in Gearbox's popular series are pretty much identical to those I had of...

-esque looting and superlative co-op play ensured Gearbox Software's new property more than held its own against the established franchises. There was much to love about the game - yet room for improvement too - so with the inevitable sequel comes the opportunity to iron out those creases and strive...