Borderlands 2 out now: review scores here
Borderlands 2 reviews are pouring in, with a very heavy emphasis around the nine region, a few spikes in the ten, and one notable blow to the 7.5 crotch.
The shooter-RPG hybrid's has first review appeared in the latest issue of GamesMaster. The print review bestowed a whopping 95% score on Gearbox's sprawling sequel; CVG published some choice quotes from the piece.
The article stated, "Bigger. Ballsier. Bullet-ier. Borderlands 2 is the antidote to stuffy military shooters", and called it , "The prettiest game of 2012" The review also praised four-player co-op mode, as well as the game's improved weapons and combat.
Atomic Gamer and G4 have both awarded a perfect score, with the generally more critical Destructoid trailing at 8.5 and Polygon proving the harshest critic so far at 7.5 - not even a "h8 out of ten", as they say. Lets have another rousing fight about reviews, shall we?
The embargo has now lifted. Borderlands 2 is arguably the first major release of the holiday season, so it's sure to be reviewed everywhere: let the avalanche begin.
But first, check out VG247's appraisal of Borderlands 2 right here.
Atomic Gamer - 10
G4 - 5/5
GameInformer, online - 9.75
Digital Trends - 9.5
PlayStation University - 9.5
Gaming Nexus - 9.5
EGM - 9.5
GamesMaster - 95%
Ausgamers - 9.2
GameTrailers - 9.2
GamesBeat 92/100
Xbox 360 Achievements - 91/100
IGN - 9.0
Strategy Informer - 9.0
Eurogamer - 9.0
The Sixth Axis - 9.0
PlayStation LifeStyle - 9.0
OPM UK - 9.0
OXM UK - 9.0
OXM - 9.0
VideoGamer - 9.0
Play UK - 90%
Joystiq - 4.5/5
Gamerevolution - 4.5/5
GameSpy - 4.5/5
GameStar - 86%
Destructoid - 8.5
CVG - 8.5
Gamespot - 8.5
BitGamer - 85%
GiantBomb - 4/5
GamesRadar - 4/5
Polygon - 7.5
Kotaku - "Yes"
ShopTo - "Excellent"
Shack News - no score
Rock Paper Shotgun - no score
Guardian - no score
All scores out of ten except where otherwise indicated. Let us know if you find more and we'll pop them in.
Borderlands 2 launches on PC, PS3 and XBox 360 in Europe September 21.