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Borderlands

Borderlands is a 2009 action role-playing first-person shooter video game developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K. The game's story focuses on a group of four "Vault Hunters", who travel to the distant planet of Pandora to search for the "Vault", which is rumored to contain advanced alien technology and other priceless riches.

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Version covered

Original Borderlands, Windows PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Xbox One as listed in ESRB 27625. Game of the Year, enhanced editions, DLC and online interactions are unassessed.

Violence

Strong

Frequent gun battles can sever heads and limbs or tear bodies apart, with pronounced blood effects.

Sexual content

Moderate

Crude jokes refer to sexual anatomy and rape.

Language

Strong

Dialogue includes strong profanity and sexual insults.

Frightening & intense themes

Strong

Graphic mutilation and attacks by mutant creatures may be disturbing.

Unlisted categories are unassessed. Content can vary by cut or edition.

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TIME FORGE

How long does it take?

22 hr

Base game

Base Game
22 hr
Dedicated Playthrough
35 hr
Perfect Game
64h 30m

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Borderlands

Borderlands is a 2009 action role-playing first-person shooter video game developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K. The game's story focuses on a group of four "Vault Hunters", who travel to the distant planet of Pandora to search for the "Vault", which is rumored to contain advanced alien technology and other priceless riches.

Credits

Wikipedia contributors, Borderlands (video game) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Modified for this entry.

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