This game absolutely blew my expectations away. Part shooter and part MMO-RPG this game is fun and super addicting, a very dangerous combination. For 2 days straight I couldn’t put it down. When my 4 man party beat the game nobody even signed off, we just said ok you guys ready for round 2? Yup. Similar to games like Diablo, Borderlands gets even harder after each time you beat the game and you get to keep your characters for the next playthrough. This game is s definite MUST BUY.

Roland – Soldier Class

Description: Soldier and former mercenary, Roland is able to launch the Scorpio turret, a weapon that attacks automatically while shielding you from enemires. The turret can be upgraded to provide ammo and healing for you whole team.

Strengths: Shotgun and Assault Rifle

Overall the soldier is my favorite class. In any party the soldier is the most important character because he can heal the team and provide unlimited ammo. This class is a great support class but is also strong on its own. The Scorpio turret acts like having an extra player on the field when its out.

Brick – Berserker Class

Description: Brick is a berserker who annihilates adversaries with his fists while in an almost indestructible rage. When no pulverizing enemies by hand, brick fights using explosive weapons.

Strengths: Rocket Launcher

Berserkers are truly massive tanks. They charge into battle with fists swinging. They usually have the most health and strongest defense and they can use rockets to take out enemies from afar.

Lilith – Siren Class

Description: Lilith is a Siren with the ability of Phasewalking. She can become invisible and run with extreme speed. Sirens specialize in doing elemental damage.

Strengths: SMG

Overall the Siren is the least impressive character. Their super fast speed makes them able to use the SMG’s very well and their skill tree specializes in adding elemental damage. However the Phasewalking ability leaves more to be desired.

Mordecai – Hunter Class

Description: Mordecai is a hunter who uses his hawk, Bloodwing, to assist in battle. Mordecai is a sniper rifle master, but can get up close in battle with his revolver.

Strengths: Pistols and Sniper Rifle

Hunter is a very interesting class. His skill tree is split between sniper and gunslinger. You can choose to do massive critical hits with your sniper rifle from afar, or you learn to fight with the revolver. Revolvers are especially neat because they do nearly as much damage as the shotgun, but often times come equipped with a scope. Also the Bloodwing Hawk is very powerful and usually deals massive amounts of damage.

Claptrap throws a Christian Bale on the set of Borderlands. Somebody gets blown up and one of the goons get punted across the planet by a giant elephant.

Borderlands is working its art style to the max — so strange to look back at the original design now — in this TV spot for the FPS-RPG lovechild. And how about all that actual gamepley footage, huh? Imagine selling a game based on that … How risqué!

With five days to go until launch, the game’s success is one of the bigger question marks this holiday season. Thankfully, for Borderlands’ sake, so many big games have left the arena that a new IP (no, not internet protocol) just might stand a better-than-average chance in the marketplace. At the very least, the box art is sure to grab attention on retail shelves. Go on, Claptrap, we believe in you.