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Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty

Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty is the first DLC for Borderlands 2. The Vault Hunter has discovered a new area of Pandora named Oasis, a once beautiful ocean front resort which is now a run down…

90 16 October 2012

Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Gearbox Software, released 16 October 2012 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The main story takes about 9 hrs to finish.

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What Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty is

Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Gearbox Software and released in 2012. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 3.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Borderlands 2 is a 2012 action role-playing first-person shooter video game developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K. Taking place five years following the events of Borderlands (2009), the game is again set on the planet of Pandora. The story follows a new group of Vault Hunters who must ally with the Crimson Raiders, a resistance group made up of civilian survivors and guerrilla fighters, to defeat the tyrannical Handsome Jack before he can unlock the power of a new Vault. The game features the ability to explore the in-game world and complete main missions and optional side quests, either in offline splitscreen, single-player or online cooperative gameplay. Like its predecessor…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Borderlands series

Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty is the tenth of 70 entries we hold in the Borderlands series. The next entry was Borderlands Legends in 2012. Its critic score of 90 is 13 points above the series average of 77. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.

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How it was received

Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 3,814 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 20 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 9 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 13 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor, 2 GB(XP)/ 2 GB(Vista) of RAM and NVIDIA GeForce 8500 /ATI Radeon HD 2600. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 13GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty launched on 16 October 2012, within three weeks of Dishonored, Hotline Miami, XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Assassin's Creed III. It reviewed better than all of them. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Dishonored, Hotline Miami, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Assassin's Creed III.

Cheats and codes

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Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty — frequently asked questions

When did Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty come out?
Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty was released on 16 October 2012 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty?
At minimum, Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty needs 2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor, 2 GB(XP)/ 2 GB(Vista) of RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8500 /ATI Radeon HD 2600 graphics, 13 GB free of storage.
How long does it take to beat Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty?
The main story of Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty takes around 9 hrs, or 13 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty?
The PC system requirements give two figures: the minimum line says "13 GB free" and the recommended line says "20 GB free". Plan for the larger one, since the developer has not said which is current. Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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