Gearbox sends gamers back to the Borderlands for a shooteradventure sequel of highvelocity combat and custom character development The firstperson action plays out in dystopian outpost environments on the original games planet of Pandora five years later as a greedy industrialist called Handsome Jack seeks to weed out the local populace through a series of gladiator matches Players choose from four new character types each with three branches of specialized development in the games RPGlike experience system Experience comes with kills and quest completions Expanding on the original game Borderlands 2s gun system can create millions of different computergenerated weapons as well as shields and equipment enhancements Nonplayer characters are more expressive and quest outcomes have more influence on the game world In addition to the dusty desert settings of the first adventure the sequel visits a number of new Pandora environments including the merciless frozen tundra where the revengedriven plotline begins Online over a local network or in split screen the games coop mode allows a second player to freely join and drop out of a game in session The Deluxe Vault Hunters Collectors Edition offers players the full game an authentic Marcus Kincaid bobblehead doll a hardbound art book a set of four collectible stickers a map of Pandora and DLC including a digital comic