Prepare to set sail across the seven sands and get ready for
adventure, battles and of course lots of treasure in “Borderlands 2” first DLC
“Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate Booty” (giggety). This first of hopefully many
DLC to come to the incredible sequel to “Borderlands” takes you to the draught
ridden town of Oasis and sets players out on an adventure to discover a long
lost treasure trove of guns hidden amongst the sands. Players are introduced to
a whole new cast of interesting characters, several new areas to explore as
well as a new vehicle the Sandskiff, a floating boat type vehicle that will aid
players in exploring their new surroundings. The most notable of characters
players will meet is Captain Scarlett leader of the cut throat band of pirates
who needs your help in finding the lost treasure that you’re now setting out
after. But don’t worry she totally won’t betray you…..totally, she is super
nice and you have no reason to be suspicious of her intentions, really you can
completely trust her not to stab you right in the back when all is said and
done. Players will face loads of new pirate enemies on their search for
treasure as well as some dangerous creatures here and there and as always
baring witness to “Borderlands” legendary brand of dark humor.
“Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate Booty” is an enjoyable DLC
to continue the fun and incredible gameplay of “Borderlands 2”, with new loot,
a new location and new baddies to contend with players will have their hands
full once again with action. The story is intriguing if not a little unoriginal
for those players who have seen “Disney’s” movie “Treasure Planet” you’ll
quickly see a lot of similarities with the space pirate angle and searching for
a hidden treasure. Also for those players who have made it to level 50 the new
action offers a problem with the level cap not being increased you’ll find
yourself fighting level 51 and 52 enemies and getting your butt kicked but this
won’t provide too much issue for people who haven’t made it that far into the
game. Those problems aside this first DLC to come to “Borderlands 2” still
makes for solid hours of additional gameplay with more funny dialogue and the
new main quest as well as entertaining side quests.
Good:
-New loot, quests and characters
-“Borderlands” loveable brand of humor
-New area to explore
Bad:
-No level cap increase
-Unoriginal plot
(Game Reviewed on Xbox 360)
Scully Rating: 7.0 out of 10
