Borderlands 2 Release Date Announced - 18 Sep 2012

Online, February 23, 2012 (Newswire.com) - After the delightful financial success of the 2009 launch, Borderlands, the designers (2K Games and Gearbox Software) have arranged a Borderlands 2 release date of 18 Sep 2012.

The initial game, a category defining Role Playing Shooter, turned out to be a runaway achievement with around 4. 5 million games sold up till now and the early mail about the next installment leans in the direction of a second great success.

Within the minimal material now available, it looks that all the facets which made Borderlands a real success should end up being introduced once again however, having a bag of different material to ensure it's going to end up being a innovative video gaming experience.

The cell shaded design is going to be returning to give a distinct artistic experience for the game which is played using four brand new heroes, only two which have at this point been revealed. Salvador the Gunzerker is a similar type to Brick from the original game though having an means to wield twin firearms whereas Maya the Siren is from the very same fraternity as Lilith, but not having the Phasewalk capability.

Various characteristics fresh to the game-play are the opposing NPCs (along with new AI), four person automobiles, full accessibility to any or all places that can be spotted, even additional weapons and shields compared to the original, improved equipment improvements, wholly different skill trees and upgrade paths, all new places (including frozen tundra and also the corrosive caverns), different artifacts not to mention, a new story.

The scenario is once more placed on the surface of Pandora and happens five years after the opening up of the alien vault at the conclusion of Borderlands. The latest chief antagonist is Handsome Jack that has claimed the kudos for opening the vault as well as all of its money. This freshly discovered money and power has made it possible for him to take over Hyperion Corporation that he employs for his plan of worldwide industrialization. Your task within this ordeal is as a used and tossed away puppet of Jacks, and from now on you need payback.

There has been a number of criticisms from the original game with the wash and replicate style of missions throughout the solo player quests and also the resemblances between all the landscapes being the main factors. These seem to have already been dealt with with the creators saying a substantially improved number of task varieties which includes repercussions for behaviors which could impact the final outcome. The array of areas has additionally improved with the awesome touch incorporated that if you're able to view a region, you can actually ultimately investigate that region.

The Borderlands 2 release date on 18 Sep 2012 ought to see owners of PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360 as well as PC's queing up to revisit Pandora.