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Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx

The storyline picks up where the main game storyline stopped, telling the story of Pandora after you uncovered the secrets of the Vault. The Crimson Lance is preparing for assault to get the alien technology…

85 23 February 2010

Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Gearbox Software, released 23 February 2010 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 12 hrs to finish.

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What Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx is

Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Gearbox Software and released in 2010. It was published by 2K Games. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 3.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Borderlands is a 2009 action role-playing first-person shooter video game developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K. It is the first game in the Borderlands series. The game was released worldwide in 23 October 2009 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows, with a Mac OS X version being released on December 3, 2010, by Feral Interactive. The game's story focuses on a group of four "Vault Hunters", who travel to the distant planet of Pandora to search for the "Vault", which is rumored to contain advanced alien technology and other priceless riches. The hunters piece together clues to find the Vault while battling the savage wildlife of Pandora, local bandits that…
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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: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx is the fourth of 70 entries we hold in the Borderlands series. The next entry was Borderlands: Claptrap's New Robot Revolution in 2010. Its critic score of 85 is 8 points above the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty at 90.

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How it was received

Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 81% of the 3,813 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 15 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 12 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 18.5 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.4 Ghz or equivalent processor with SSE2 support, 1GB System RAM (2GB recommended with Vista) and 256mb video ram or better (GeForce 7 series or higher/Radeon HD3000 series or higher). At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 8GB.

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What it launched against

Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx launched on 23 February 2010, within three weeks of God of War III, BioShock 2, Metro 2033 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: God of War III, BioShock 2, Metro 2033, Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx — frequently asked questions

When did Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx come out?
Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx was released on 23 February 2010 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx?
At minimum, Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx needs 2.4 Ghz or equivalent processor with SSE2 support, 1GB System RAM (2GB recommended with Vista), 256mb video ram or better (GeForce 7 series or higher/Radeon HD3000 series or higher) graphics, 8 GB or more free space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx?
The main story of Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx takes around 12 hrs, or 18.5 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx?
The PC version needs about 8 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("8 GB or more free space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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