The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned is a nicely distilled slice of Borderlands that bodes well for future DLC potential. The dramatic moments that are fairly strung out in the main game happen with invigorating regularity.

Environments and enemies offer welcome variety; Great humor throughout; Good number of quests and areas; Same great gunplay; loot; and artistic style

Difficulty is based on your story progress rather than character level; Occasional visual slowdown

While it may be mixed up about which holiday season it belongs in, The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned is right on target when it comes to entertainment. This undead-themed add-on freshens up your Pandoran adventuring with swampy new environments that provide a great backdrop for satisfying gunplay.

Environments and enemies offer welcome variety; Great humor throughout; Good number of quests and areas; Same great gunplay; loot; and artistic style

Difficulty is based on your story progress rather than character level; Occasional visual slowdown

Gearbox took the trend of mashing together multiple genres and has put its cherry on top. The new shooter/RPG/MMO takes what others have done, refines it, throws in a slew of concepts and comes out smelling like a rose.

...You really got into Fallout 3 ; ...You've wanted to play World of Warcraft without all those elves and swords; ..

...There's never a good reason to open up the menus; ...You prefer to keep your genres separate; ..

When I was in my first year of college my friends and I made a video for my film class, of which the only line I really remember is, "I want your loot. Give me your loot." It's most memorable because the project itself was so forgettable and I'm reminded of it because every time I kill an enemy in...

Great: Impressive efforts with a few noticeable problems holding it back. Won't astound everyone, but is worth your time and cash.

When I first read about Borderlands a few months ago, I was somewhat interested. To be honest, several other games releasing around the projected time took forefront in my mind, so the newly introduced FPS franchise from Gearbox Software fit into my plans mainly as a stop-gap between these other,...

Fallout 3 may be plagued by game breaking bugs, but concealed behind it all is a wonderful game that mashes the FPS and RPG genres (perhaps because of their acronym titles, these two were always meant to be together) convincingly.

There has never been a better time than now to make a downloadable game. Limbo, Flower and Braid are great examples of the unique experience they can bring and the latest title to follow in their footsteps is Shank.

The timeline for Borderlands is a storied one that features a new art design, juggling of genres and so much more. It wasn't an easy process for Gearbox to throw away the original art design and start over with the cel-shaded look that they have implemented in the final package.

If you're trolling around the dry and dusty wasteland of Borderlands and need a break from the hot sun of Pandora, may I suggest you retire to a cozy little swampy island where it's always cool - because the sun never seems to rise.