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    Game » consists of 30 releases. Released Oct 20, 2009

    Borderlands is a first-person shooter RPG from Gearbox Software that puts players into the shoes of one of four playable characters as they traverse the hostile planet of Pandora in search of a mysterious "Vault," said to contain priceless unknown riches and alien technologies.

    sagosen's The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned (Xbox 360) review

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    Lots of fun for a good price!

    I really didn't know what to expect from a DLC as this is the first single player expansion I've bought, but was not disappointed at all. 
     
    The main story is funny and just long enough to be worth the purchase. I'd like a couple more sidemissions though, but I'm not complaining. Dr. Ned (who totally isn't Dr. Zed) makes an appearance and is the main source for your missions, and T.K. Baha makes a welcome return, although you have to look a bit for him. 
     
    My only grind would be the travel system, you have to walk between the places you want to visit, hardly any quickjump aside from the mission related teleports. No cars either, and although not really needed here I'm hoping for different vehicles in future DLC's. Maybe even boats or helicopters for use in a Zelda Wind Waker-style ocean map? 
     
    Zombies are varied and an exellent diversion from the gun toting humans and fast monsters of the main game. They're a real pleasure to gib too! Headshots are even more splattering and satisfying, and the pace feels different. A nice change that doesn't outstay its welcome. 
     
    The audio fits perfectly with the theme, all accounting the music, ambience, sound effects and zombie groaning. It doesn't sound rushed at all, big plus for that one! 
     
    Most of the new locations look great, although some better than others. I wasn't really wowed here, aside from one scene when I entered a mountain cave opening carved like some kind of monster. Nice! 
     
    In short: If you like zombies and Borderlands, go for it! I had a blast. :)

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      Zombie Island is a healthy DLC that won't disappoint 0

      Hey, Borderlands is a pretty cool game. A stylish art style, loot, 4 distinct character classes, and more loot is enough to attract lots of people. But what are you going to do when you've completed nearly every side quest in the game and have gotten the best guns ever? The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned is a "healthy" DLC, meaning it offers enough to satisfy those that need more original Borderlands content while managing to not come up dry. Zombie Island takes place on..... Zombie Island. It's run b...

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      A tragic tale of a good concept going wrong 0

      For a DLC pack that was announced even before the original game was live, it's quite relieving that Zombie Island of Dr. Ned isn't just asset recycling. In a whopping 1GB package, Gearbox delivers a great deal of new artwork, funny writing and really excellent voicework, so at least in that regard, Zombie Island doesn't disappoint. The world and quests are once more filled with silly puns and pop-culture references, which continues the base game's tradition pretty well.  Everything else also doe...

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