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Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned

Zombie Island of Dr. Ned is DLC for Borderlands.

59 24 November 2009 ESRB M

Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Gearbox Software, released 24 November 2009 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 6 hrs to finish.

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What Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned is

Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Gearbox Software and released in 2009. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 3. It carries an ESRB M age rating.

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 Zombie Island of Dr. Ned is the second of 70 entries we hold in the Borderlands series. The next entry was Borderlands: Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot in 2009. Its critic score of 59 is 18 points below 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 Zombie Island of Dr. Ned holds a critic score of 59 out of 100. That places it above 12% of the 3,813 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 8 points below the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 6 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 8.5 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 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 Zombie Island of Dr. Ned launched on 24 November 2009, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned — frequently asked questions

When did Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned come out?
Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned was released on 24 November 2009 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned?
At minimum, Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned 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 Zombie Island of Dr. Ned?
The main story of Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned takes around 6 hrs, or 8.5 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned?
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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