<s>
Borderlands	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Gearbox	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Borderlands	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Shield	B-Application
Android	I-Application
TV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
itself	O
is	O
rendered	O
in	O
cartoon-style	O
graphics	O
,	O
to	O
provide	O
greater	O
detail	O
on	O
weapons	O
and	O
environments	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
various	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ultima	O
and	O
Diablo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borderlands	B-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
sold	O
over	O
two	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
success	O
spawned	O
four	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
—	O
The	O
Zombie	B-Application
Island	O
of	O
Dr.	O
Ned	O
in	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
Mad	O
Moxxi	O
's	O
Underdome	O
Riot	O
in	O
December	O
2009	O
,	O
The	O
Secret	O
Armory	O
of	O
General	O
Knoxx	O
in	O
February	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
Claptrap	O
's	O
New	O
Robot	O
Revolution	O
in	O
September	O
2010	O
—	O
and	O
three	O
follow-ups	O
,	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
Borderlands	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Pre-Sequel	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
—	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
graphical	O
enhancements	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
improvements	O
backported	O
from	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Borderlands	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Pre-Sequel	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Borderlands	B-Application
Legendary	O
Collection	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
May	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borderlands	B-Application
includes	O
character-building	O
elements	O
found	O
in	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
leading	O
the	O
developer	O
Gearbox	O
Software	O
to	O
call	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
role-playing	O
shooter	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
gain	O
levels	O
from	O
experience	O
growth	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
then	O
allocate	O
skill	O
points	O
into	O
a	O
skill	O
tree	O
that	O
features	O
three	O
distinct	O
specializations	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
character	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Mordecai	O
can	O
become	O
specialized	O
in	O
sniping	B-Protocol
,	O
gunslinging	O
with	O
revolvers	O
,	O
or	O
using	O
his	O
pet	O
Bloodwing	O
to	O
assist	O
in	O
kills	O
and	O
health	O
boosting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
features	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
is	O
the	O
randomly	O
generated	O
weapons	O
and	O
items	O
created	O
either	O
as	O
dropped	O
by	O
enemies	O
,	O
found	O
in	O
storage	O
chests	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
sold	O
at	O
vendors	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
or	O
as	O
quest	O
reward	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
alone	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
supports	O
two-player	O
cooperative	O
play	O
through	O
split-screen	O
(	O
on	O
consoles	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
playing	O
cooperatively	O
online	O
or	O
over	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
title	O
as	O
shipped	O
for	O
Windows	O
used	O
GameSpy	O
servers	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
;	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
's	O
shutdown	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
2K	O
Games	O
patched	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
moved	O
the	O
servers	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
providing	O
Steam-versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
those	O
that	O
purchased	O
the	O
title	O
through	O
retail	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borderlands	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
distant	O
future	O
of	O
2864	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
various	O
mega-corporations	O
seek	O
control	O
of	O
planets	O
to	O
colonise	O
and	O
mine	O
for	O
their	O
mineral	O
wealth	O
and	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
's	O
class	O
defines	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
weaponry	O
they	O
specialise	O
in	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
unique	O
skill	O
they	O
can	O
use	O
-	O
Brick	O
can	O
enter	O
a	O
rage	B-Application
state	O
for	O
increased	O
melee	O
strength	O
and	O
a	O
short	O
period	O
of	O
health	O
regeneration	O
;	O
Lilith	O
can	O
turn	O
invisible	O
to	O
enemies	O
,	O
moving	O
much	O
faster	O
in	O
this	O
state	O
,	O
and	O
capable	O
of	O
shock	O
blasts	O
when	O
entering	O
and	O
exiting	O
this	O
state	O
;	O
Mordecai	O
can	O
call	O
his	O
companion	O
to	O
attack	O
enemies	O
in	O
his	O
crosshairs	O
;	O
and	O
Roland	O
can	O
utilize	O
an	O
automated	O
turret	O
to	O
take	O
on	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
provide	O
additional	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borderlands	B-Application
begins	O
some	O
time	O
after	O
the	O
Dahl	O
Corporation	O
's	O
abandonment	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
Pandora	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
with	O
the	O
satellite	O
sending	O
a	O
signal	O
to	O
a	O
Claptrap	O
robot	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
,	O
changing	O
it	O
into	O
an	O
"	O
Interplanetary	O
Ninja	O
Assassin	O
"	O
(	O
continued	O
in	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
Claptrap	O
's	O
New	O
Robot	O
Revolution	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gearbox	O
's	O
Randy	O
Pitchford	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
was	O
inspired	O
both	O
being	O
an	O
avid	O
role-playing	O
game	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
fan	O
,	O
including	O
roguelikes	O
such	O
as	O
NetHack	B-Application
and	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
games	I-Application
like	O
Ultima	O
and	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
and	O
being	O
drawn	O
into	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
(	O
FPS	O
)	O
that	O
he	O
worked	O
on	O
in	O
his	O
early	O
career	O
,	O
including	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pitchford	O
felt	O
these	O
two	O
loops	O
were	O
not	O
mutually	O
exclusive	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
different	O
time	O
scales	O
,	O
and	O
believed	O
some	O
type	O
of	O
fusion	O
could	O
be	O
made	O
from	O
the	O
two	O
genres	O
,	O
thus	O
forming	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pitchford	O
recognized	O
this	O
could	O
be	O
a	O
risk	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
afraid	O
to	O
take	O
it	O
:	O
in	O
a	O
2017	O
interview	O
,	O
Pitchford	O
recounted	O
that	O
industry	O
analyst	O
Michael	O
Pachter	O
had	O
believed	O
Borderlands	B-Application
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
failure	O
,	O
as	O
players	O
that	O
would	O
want	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
or	O
a	O
shooter	O
would	O
more	O
than	O
likely	O
play	O
a	O
game	O
dedicated	O
to	O
that	O
genre	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
hybrid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Borderlands	B-Application
series	O
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
30	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
Pachter	O
admitted	O
to	O
Pitchford	O
how	O
wrong	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gearbox	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
narrative	O
defined	O
at	O
the	O
onset	O
of	O
development	O
for	O
Borderlands	B-Application
,	O
but	O
needed	O
to	O
find	O
some	O
reason	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
player	O
feel	O
rewarded	O
about	O
killing	O
enemies	O
and	O
collecting	O
loot	O
from	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
Pandora	O
narrative	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
act	O
of	O
opening	O
a	O
vault	O
or	O
box	O
to	O
obtain	O
potentially	O
disastrous	O
results	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
mythological	O
Pandora	B-Application
's	I-Application
box	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
started	O
around	O
2005	O
,	O
internally	O
pitched	O
as	O
"	O
Halo	O
meets	O
Diablo	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
style	O
was	O
initially	O
more	O
realistic	O
,	O
with	O
visual	O
ideas	O
inspired	O
partially	O
by	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internal	O
teams	O
,	O
assembled	O
to	O
give	O
Gearbox	O
's	O
projects	O
a	O
critical	O
review	O
,	O
started	O
cautioning	O
the	O
team	O
that	O
at	O
this	O
stage	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
felt	O
Borderlands	B-Application
was	O
beginning	O
to	O
look	O
much	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
then-recent	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
or	O
Rage	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hibon	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
while	O
he	O
was	O
contacted	O
by	O
Gearbox	O
to	O
possibly	O
work	O
on	O
artwork	O
for	O
Borderlands	B-Application
,	O
nothing	O
ever	O
came	O
of	O
the	O
talks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borderlands	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
three	O
separate	O
versions	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
retail	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
episodes	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
:	O
The	O
Zombie	B-Application
Island	O
of	O
Doctor	O
Ned	O
and	O
Mad	O
Moxxi	O
's	O
Underdome	O
Riot	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Edition	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
included	O
the	O
original	O
Borderlands	B-Application
game	O
,	O
one-time	O
use	O
vouchers	O
for	O
all	O
four	O
of	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
hand	O
drawn	O
bonus	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
bought	O
this	O
edition	O
gained	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
First	O
Access	O
Club	O
,	O
granting	O
them	O
exclusive	O
items	O
,	O
including	O
early	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
playable	O
demo	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
publicly	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
version	O
included	O
all	O
4	O
of	O
the	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
on	O
a	O
second	O
disc	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
disc	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zombie	B-Application
Island	O
of	O
Dr.	O
Ned	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
for	O
Borderlands	B-Application
and	O
includes	O
new	O
quests	O
,	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
enemies	O
—	O
including	O
WereSkags	O
and	O
various	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	O
Ned	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
keeping	O
the	O
workers	O
of	O
Jakobs	O
Cove	O
alive	O
,	O
but	O
ended	O
up	O
transforming	O
them	O
into	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
installment	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
on	O
November	O
24	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
celebrated	O
with	O
a	O
trailer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
with	O
SecuROM	B-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mad	O
Moxxi	O
's	O
Underdome	O
Riot	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
piece	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
Borderlands	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
is	O
Moxxi	O
,	O
a	O
crazed	O
lover	O
who	O
is	O
setting	O
out	O
to	O
find	O
her	O
4th	O
husband	O
,	O
leading	O
her	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
arenas	O
in	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
released	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Secret	O
Armory	O
of	O
General	O
Knoxx	O
was	O
unofficially	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
via	O
the	O
official	O
Gearbox	O
forums	O
,	O
posted	O
by	O
Gearbox	O
level	O
designer	O
Jason	O
Reiss	O
saying	O
the	O
pack	O
will	O
increase	O
the	O
level	O
cap	O
to	O
level	O
61	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
"	O
the	O
biggest	O
DLC	B-Protocol
we	O
have	O
made	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
tweet	B-Application
by	O
Gearbox	O
creative	O
director	O
Mike	O
Neumann	O
on	O
January	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
said	O
the	O
pack	O
would	O
also	O
include	O
"	O
more	O
Scooter	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
a	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
this	O
DLC	B-Protocol
revolves	O
around	O
Athena	O
,	O
a	O
rogue	O
agent	O
for	O
Atlas	O
who	O
is	O
self-described	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
,	O
a	O
woman	O
sick	O
of	O
Atlas	O
 '	O
lies	O
who	O
wants	O
to	O
bring	O
them	O
to	O
their	O
knees	O
,	O
and	O
General	O
Knoxx	O
(	O
Steele	O
's	O
superior	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
man	O
with	O
extreme	O
loathing	O
for	O
his	O
job	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
literally	O
hating	O
his	O
life	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
tasked	O
to	O
destroy	O
Athena	O
and	O
the	O
protagonist(s )	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
package	O
became	O
available	O
February	O
23	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
February	O
25	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
2K	O
officially	O
announced	O
a	O
fourth	O
piece	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
"	O
continue	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
title	O
with	O
more	O
add-on	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
our	O
approach	O
to	O
digital	O
content	O
for	O
Borderlands	B-Application
gives	O
 [ Take-Two ] 	O
a	O
road	O
map	O
for	O
other	O
titles	O
going	O
forward.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
General	O
Knoxx	O
's	O
Twitter	B-Application
page	O
was	O
updated	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
months	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
"	O
new	O
orders	O
(	O
sent	O
from	O
the	O
future	O
)	O
"	O
On	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Randy	O
Pitchford	O
,	O
Co-founder	O
of	O
Gearbox	O
Software	O
and	O
current	O
CEO	O
,	O
announced	O
via	O
Twitter	B-Application
regarding	O
the	O
content	O
"	O
I	O
get	O
a	O
LOT	O
of	O
questions	O
about	O
more	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
Borderlands	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
data	O
was	O
gathered	O
from	O
files	O
in	O
the	O
1.31	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
has	O
21	O
missions	O
(	O
split	O
between	O
9	O
main	O
missions	O
and	O
12	O
side	O
quests	O
)	O
,	O
2	O
new	O
skill	O
points	O
,	O
and	O
six	O
additional	O
backpack	O
slots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
fast-travel	O
destinations	O
were	O
also	O
expected	O
,	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
Borderlands	B-Application
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
Gearbox	O
announced	O
a	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Enhanced	O
edition	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
co-developed	O
by	O
Blind	O
Squirrel	O
Games	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
(	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
patch	O
to	O
the	O
existing	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
textures	O
and	O
HDR	B-Application
support	O
,	O
the	O
enhanced	O
version	O
backported	O
improvements	O
from	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
—	O
such	O
as	O
replacing	O
the	O
compass	O
display	O
with	O
a	O
minimap	O
,	O
additional	O
character	O
customization	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
four-player	O
split-screen	O
multiplayer	O
on	O
console	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
boss	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Gearbox	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Borderlands	B-Application
games	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
Legendary	O
Collection	O
on	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borderlands	B-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
84/100	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
83/100	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
81/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2011	O
,	O
Borderlands	B-Application
was	O
named	O
35th	O
on	O
IGN	O
's	O
Top	O
100	O
Modern	O
Video	O
Games	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
from	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
gave	O
Borderlands	B-Application
4	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
successful	O
loot-driven	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
"	O
where	O
plenty	O
of	O
other	O
Diablo-inspired	O
games	O
have	O
failed	O
miserably	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
"	O
paper-thin	O
story	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
predictable	O
AI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charles	O
Onyett	O
from	O
IGN	O
awarded	O
Borderlands	B-Application
an	O
8.8/10	O
and	O
an	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGLand	O
's	O
Ivan	O
Taran	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
"	O
Great	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
be	O
named	O
the	O
Runner-up	O
for	O
overall	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
2009	O
,	O
losing	O
out	O
to	O
Demon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Design	O
and	O
Research	O
analyst	O
Jesse	O
Divnich	O
said	O
"	O
Borderlands	B-Application
could	O
very	O
well	O
surprise	O
the	O
market	O
and	O
consumers	O
as	O
BioShock	B-Application
did	O
in	O
2007.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
commercial	O
success	O
was	O
enough	O
to	O
turn	O
the	O
Borderlands	B-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
into	O
a	O
large	O
gaming	O
franchise	O
with	O
numerous	O
mainline	O
sequels	O
and	O
even	O
a	O
spin-off	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
2011	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
