It's always awesome to see the growth of a brand beyond "risk" to utterly "backable". This is the case with Gearbox Software's Borderlands IP, a game that sprung up out of nowhere and pitched the ludicrous idea of marrying RPGs (and a bit of the MMORPG) with first-person shooters.

Just when it was starting to seem like there's only so much you can do to keep Borderlands 2 's brand of shoot-and-loot compelling, Gearbox rolled a 20. Indeed, it's hard to label Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep anything but a labor of love.

, + Five to seven hours of content; widely varied new settings; puzzles; many fantasy references

- Few fantasy-themed weapons or skins; experience sags somewhat when Tina's silent, ?

Welcome back to Pandora! Borderlands 2 brings you back to your favourite planet to sink yourself in complete shootout mayhem once again. What's the difference? This time it's got more guns, more stuff to shoot at, more quests to complete and more of pretty much everything that you loved about the...

Exhaustive array of guns and loot; Funny dialogues; Engaging locations; Very good multiplayer mode

Campaign is too short

Borderlands 2 Developed By: Gearbox Software Published By: 2K Games Released: September 18, 2012 Available On: Xbox 360, PS3, and PC Genre: First-person Shooter/RPG ESRB Rating: M for Mature for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language, Sexual Themes, Use of Alcohol Number of Players: 1-2 offline,...

Addictive and effective shoot and loot gameplay; a bazillion guns; hilarious and fulfilling side quests

Poor vehicle combat; lack of visual customization; minor visual glitches

In 2009 2K Games released an unknown IP to the world, and that IP was Borderlands. It was a game that had been in development since 2007 and there were some major changes about a year prior to the games final release.

In an ideal world, a sequel should build on the original, but still create an experience that's new, yet immediately recognisable. It's a fine balancing act that not many sequels or prequels can achieve.

Colourful cell-shaded graphics; Excellent writing; Incredible voice acting

Lack of a group loot management system; Limited avatar customisation options (cosmetic; Minor graphical issues; Occasional bugs (enemies and boss characters becoming unresponsive

Borderlands: The Handsome Collection brings hundreds of hours of great gameplay, several fun character classes, enhanced visuals, and tons of content to the Xbox One. And it comes with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, too!

Great clean visuals; tons of great content; 4-player local co-op

Performance issues in The Pre-Sequel

Borderlands 2 is a rich, enjoyable and downright hilarious adventure set on fictional planet, Pandora. The story sees players taking on the role of the four protagonists known as Vault Hunters and involves travelling through luscious, cel-shaded environments in order to stop Handsome Jack from...

Borderlands' shooting and looting elements in combination with a distinctive and lovely art direction and oddball sense of humour were a breath of fresh air in the FPS and RPG space, and since developer Gearbox seems to have a good understanding of the appeal of both genres, it all resulted in an...

It is time to return to Pandora and loot more guns. Does the sequel bring enough to keep it fresh?

+ Genuinely funny; + Co-op is still a blast; + Love the visual style; + Plenty of loot to collect

Shared loot in coop; Lots of the guns feel useless