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Borderlands

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age 13+

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age 13+

Phenomenal game for teens and adults

I originally heard about this game from my son who said he had a lot of friends who were playing it and said it's fun. I picked it up to play for myself before allowing him to play it. The vast majority of the violence in this game is against non-human enemies and there is not a ton of blood. The only tiny problem is that there is some language that I wouldn't want my kids using. But it isn't as if they haven't heard this language before at school or just out in public. And just because they're hearing the language, doesn't mean that they're going to repeat it. Overall, it's a really fun game that is appropriate for teens and adults.

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Too much swearing
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age 12+

it a good game

It is ok for 12, they curse a few times but not really bad. There is not really any blood.
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age 10+

PLEASE READ

This game sure is violent but the fast gameplay makes notice nothing when you shoot an enemy’s head of. Also the games cartoony so it’s not that violent. The swearing isn’t bad either the worst word is s**t and almost is never used. The most used words are the b word and a**hole. No nudity of sex.
age 14+

This title has:

Great messages
Great role models
age 11+

Okay for 11 yrs and up

If your Kids can play Call Of Duty i reccomend this games .It is no deferent than Call Of Duty
age 16+

An amazing game with comic-book visuals, though gratuitous amounts of blood and gore

Borderlands is a FPS game with RPG elements. The game features comic book type visuals, but has LOTS of blood and gore. Head shots usually result in a large geyser of blood and a stump where their head once was. The same applies with limbs, but occasionally the enemy will be blown in half, which is an incredibly bloody sight. This game has millions of guns. Literally. When an enemy is killed with an electric weapon, their eyes usually pop out and their head explodes. With fire, their skin turns black. With acidic weapons, they sort of melt away. The visuals, however, make the intense violence over the top and cartoony. Language is used infrequently, and it's mostly p-ssy, f--k, and sh-t. There is quite a bit of sexual humor throughout the game, but it's relatively PG-13. Overall, Borderlands is a great game, and quite frankly, one of my favorites of all time. I'd recommend it to anyone 16+.

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Easy to play/use
Too much violence
age 14+

Very violent and quite rude

I personally don't agree with the other parent reviews on this game , this game is way to graphic for 12 year olds .But my sixteen year old wanted this game for his birthday , so i decided to buy it to see what it was like. The game has alot of violence as blood often flies all over the place and heads can potentially explode.As the main review says , there is bad language , but it isnt really noticeable as they are spoken by enemies while you fight them and not in scenes where you would listen to the dialogue. I would draw the line at allowing sixteen year olds play this game , but as its not as bad as other games that are out there , it should be ok for a fourteen or fifteen year old .

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Too much swearing
age 18+

Violence, Guns, and Meaty Flesh Blood

A masterpiece of action, over-the-top violence, and original adult humor. It is the best adult game for multiplayer gun-looting on Xbox 360. Not for kids as it includes loads of blood, profanity, and sexual innuendos. It is not Call of Duty. the violence is more cartoonish, but Call of Duty doesn't have bandits screaming "I'll cut the flesh from your bones" or supporting characters that promote incest. For the strange parents who are okay with anything so long as it doesn't have nudity-it does not have nudity (just good old murder, revenge, offensive language, alcohol consumption, blood, and sexual humor.) If your innocent child person wants to kill bad guys with their friends get them Halo or Transformers Fall of Cybertron. Those games have similar cooperative modes and are free of incest and liquor induced cannibalism.

This title has:

Too much violence
Too much sex
Too much swearing
Too much drinking/drugs/smoking
age 10+

Borderlands REAL REVIEW

Borderlands is one of the best games in Xbox360 history. Many people and parents think that this game is awful and rich in blood, gore, sex ,and language. now i will speak the truth, Borderlands may have a moderate amount of gore but it is in an extremely cartoony fashion. there is also a "Comic Book" style to it. As for the language in this game there is allot of confusion of words that "Bandits" say. For example: You gonna squeal before we cook you? Can be confused as :You gonna squeal before we f**k you? Besides that characters in the game say : Da*n and H*ll. The only time you will hear any sexual content in this game is with the DLC: Mad Moxxie's Underdome or the boss "9 Toes". With refrence to him having three balls. There is absolutely no sex of any kind in this game. in the end Call Of Duty games are far worse than Borderlands in every way.

This title has:

Great messages
Great role models
Too much violence
Too much consumerism
age 11+

12+ great game!

Its a good game and as long as your kids don't swear alot and they are mature a 12 year old can play it. Talk to them first though.

This title has:

Educational value
Great messages
Great role models