Borderlands 2

Borderlands 2 merupakan game rpg-fps yang dikembangkan oleh Gearbox Software dan di publish oleh 2K Games. Game ini merupakan sekuel dari game sebelumnya (Borderlands) yang di rilis pada tahun 2009. Selain bisa dimainkan secara offline, game ini juga mendukung untuk dimainkan secara online dan multi platform (PC, XBOX 360 dan PS3)


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Developer Gearbox Software
Publisher 2K Games
Engine Modified Unreal 3
Platform Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, OS X
Release date Septermber 2012
Genre First-person shooter, Action role-playing
Mode Single-player, multiplayer (online)
Media Optical disc, download (via Steam)


Five years have passed since the events of Borderlands, when four Vault Hunters, Roland, Lilith, Mordecai, and Brick were guided by a mysterious entity known as "The Guardian Angel" to the Vault and confronted an alien abomination known as "The Destroyer". After defeating The Destroyer, a valuable mineral called "Eridium" started flourishing through Pandora's crust. Handsome Jack, a member of the Hyperion Corporation, secures this new resource and makes use of it to take over the corporation. Now, Handsome Jack rules over the inhabitants of Pandora with an iron fist from his massive satellite built in the shape of an "H", always visible in the sky in front of Pandora's moon. Meanwhile, rumors of an even larger Vault hidden on Pandora spread across the universe, drawing a new group of Vault Hunters to the planet in search for it.

The introduction sequence introduces the 4 new Vault Hunters, lured on a train by Handsome Jack, as they are ambushed by Hyperion robots and the train is destroyed, leaving them for dead in the frozen wasteland. After waking, the surviving Vault Hunter is rescued by the last Claptrap unit and is taken to his home. The Guardian Angel contacts the new hunter and explains they are there to help and to keep the Claptrap unit safe and to head to Sanctuary, the capital of the resistance movement The Crimson Raiders.

Characters

There are five playable characters in the game.

Salvador is a "gunzerker", who resembles Brick from the first game in abilities, but instead of using massive melee power to decimate enemies, Salvador can dual-wield any combination of guns. His skills can be upgraded so that he can throw multiple grenades at once, regenerate massive amounts of health and ammunition, or attract the attention of enemies with a double middle finger taunt.

The second character, a siren named Maya, has an ability called Phaselock which suspends and immobilizes enemies in midair and resembles Lilith from the first game in abilities. Her abilities revolve around the game's elements (fire, electricity, corrosion, explosions, and slag.) Her Phaselock can be upgraded to explode upon expiration or even convert enemies into temporary allies.

The third character, Axton, is a commando character who relies on turrets to decimate his enemies and resembles Roland in abilities. While most of his abilities are geared towards upgrading his turret, they are quite potent. Axton's turret can be armed with additional gun barrels, can detonate upon deployment, or stick to walls and ceilings. One particular skill tree allows two of the turrets to be deployed at once.

The final character, Zer0, is an assassin capable of creating a decoy of himself and becoming invisible for a short time. At the end of this process, he is then able to unleash a critical hit on an enemy with his sword or gun. He is skilled with sniper rifles and pistols, and is similar to Mordecai, one of the playable characters from the original Borderlands. His skills can be upgraded with emphasis on sniping or using his Deception ability as a primary method of damage-dealing.

The four player characters from the first game, Roland, Lilith, Brick, and Mordecai, all return in the form of NPCs that the new characters will encounter on Pandora, or in various missions. Non-playable characters like the Guardian Angel and Claptrap return to aid the player during quests. Characters from the first game such as Scooter the mechanic, Dr. Zed, and the insane archaeologist Patricia Tannis join new faces such as the cyborg Sir Hammerlock and Scooter's sister Ellie as quest giving characters.

A fifth playable character (available as a downloadable content), Gaige, is a red-haired half-cyborg girl and a "Mechromancer" that can summon a D374-TP "Deathtrap" – a hulking, floating machine made of scrap parts, originally designed to be a "bully deterrent". Her skills upgrades can be used for wide array of attacks for her Deathtrap (having a mounted laser or performing an Explosive Clap for close-ranged enemies); or having her shots bounce any surface and hit their target or increase in damage after consecutive hits at the cost of accuracy.

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