It’s an 18 month old title that has arrived to a tirade of fanfare from Sony acclaiming that AAA titles can happen, but a tirade of abuse from many other quarters for the very obvious technical issues. For me it was worth waiting for, because the convenience of playing a title of this calibre at my leisure, whenever, illustrates the point of the Vita. This surely isn’t the best example of the title, but it is the same game, it’s great value and at times it is incredibly impressive.
Borderlands 2
Gearbox Software · Sep 18, 2012
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Borderlands 2 is a hybrid First-Person Shooter, RPG game focused on over-the-top co-op play, and set in the open-world game environment of the planet Pandora. The second game in the game series, Borderlands 2 raises the 'loot and shoot' action of the original game with an even larger and more detailed world to explore, an updated gun system, a new cast of characters and character classes, and integration of storyline with action.
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- 7.5One bonus is that there is a cross-save feature, so you’ll be able to bring your PlayStation 3 characters into your PlayStation Vita game and vice versa, but you’ll probably prefer to just play on the actual console rather than the handheld. Yes, the novelty exists, but it feels like such a watered down, restrained version of Borderlands that it will just get you itching to play it on console or PC.
- The Vita is a great home for many games, but this is not one of them. As a standalone product, this version of Borderlands 2 has little value, living in the shadows of its superior iterations. It gives dedicated vault hunters even more ways to spend time on Pandora – but if you love the core gameplay that much, its implementation on Vita is bound to disappoint you.
- 4.0It's certainly impressive that a game with the scope of Borderlands 2 can run on Sony's handheld device at all. The visuals, while lower in quality compared to the console or PC versions of the game, are adequately detailed, and there's a great game here under the surface. Unfortunately the Vita doesn't keep up with the fast-paced gunplay, making this port difficult to recommend.
- 4.0Borderlands 2 for the Vita is a case study in how a great game can get lost in a really bad port. There's just no getting around this version's raft of technical issues, nor the fact that the Vita doesn't have enough buttons to make it really work. Given more time, Iron Galaxy might have made it work. But as it is, even hardcore fans of the series should stay far away.
- Borderlands 2 on PS Vita is probably the most polarizing game I’ve ever played. On one hand, the mission structure is perfect for a handheld, controls are responsive (aside from the touchpad) and it looks good despite the handheld’s limitations. On the other hand, the amount of bugs and problems that come with it indicate that it just wasn’t ready for release and could have used some extra time in development. Borderlands 2 is serious fun, but has serious problems.
Gamer reviews
Borderlands 2
Borderlands 2 remains one of my favourite video games of all time to this day. Its so funny and quirky, with a villian you never want to shut up. Prepear to take on Handsom Jack "The best video game villian ever" whilst shooting and looting your way to victory. This game makes the previous Borderlands feel like an open beta. This game is so well written and designed. So many guns, so many characters, so many skills, so many quests, do many zones. It's all here. I can't recommend this game enough. Go play it already! 11/10.
One of the best FPS shooter really enjoyed playing this game even today playing this game again sometimes brings back old memories. :love\_you:
- 8.9
I like this game it feel like a fine game
free game
i only played for the story
Amazing weapons and grenades. Challenging enemies even on easy mode but you won't mind respawning as long as you don't die very often in one area. Visuals are an upgrade compared to the first game. The DLC are certainly worth buying especially the extra characters.
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