NZGamer: Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition Review

Last year a stylish little shooter arrived in stores with little fanfare and few expectations. Set in a futuristic wasteland full of murderers, monsters and strangely cheerful NPCs, Borderlands was surprisingly fun. It not only managed to overcome a premise that sounded tired and formulaic, but despite a few long treks across some rather empty environments and vehicles that were a bit too tricky to get the hang of, it managed to make it onto plenty of top 10 lists for 2009.