The turret can be a lifesaver while you take a breath or a nice way to double-team an opponent even when you’re alone. As with the original, as you level up and use your skill points, you can improve many things including the turret’s damage, accuracy and the time it lasts for. His special ability is dropping a gun turret. As The Commando I was generally able to kill things five levels above me with little problem, as long as I was patient and careful. Each character class has different abilities, some you will recognize and some new ones as well.Īxton: The Commando for Borderlands 2, he’s your typical military/mercenary looking guy and he was the one I tried first. The gameplay is pretty straightforward First-Person-Shooter (no third-person option on this one though). It sets the mood perfectly and makes me smile every time (which isn’t always easy since I played through this game with each character one after the other to get a feel for each one, meaning the intro rocks). In similar fashion, they chose the perfect intro song for Borderlands 2: Short Change Hero by The Heavy (from the album The House that Dirt Built). In the first Borderlands, the intro kicked on a nice rendition of No Rest for the Wicked, which was always my favorite part of starting a new character. (I know, I know, I’ve been spoiled by games like Saints’ Row: The Third, where the dialogue changes slightly due to the personality you’ve chosen.) The only thing I didn’t like is, no matter which one you choose, the dialogue seems to be identical. As in the original Borderlands, we have four different adventurers to choose from with varying strengths, weaknesses and special abilities. With this Eridium comes a new rumor of a second vault and with rumors of treasure come treasure hunters (or Vault Hunters), meaning… Us. After the Vault was opened by the events of the first game, the planet suddenly became rich with a mineral called Eridium and Hyperion has been drilling and mining as much of it as possible. The Hyperion corporation has pretty much taken over control of the planet, led by the company’s leader Handsome Jack. The story takes place a few years after Borderlands and much has changed on the planet of Pandora. With improvements to the graphics while still keeping the comic-book style look of the original, this sequel is definitely one to check out as soon as possible or a wonderful gift for someone old enough (it’s M for Mature, people!). Like a kid in a candy store, I grinned at the thought of the wonderful treat that would be a second Borderlands game and I’m happy to say it does not disappoint.