Borderlands' Zombie Island DLC trailer has us in stitches

by Griffin McElroy { Nov 24th 2009 at 2:45PM }

Are you enjoying the zombie-massacring action presented in Left 4 Dead 2, but wish the game had more ... panache? The upcoming DLC pack for Borderlands, titled The Zombie Island of Doctor Ned, might just offer the stylish undead action you crave. Check out the trailer after the break to see what we mean. Spoiler alert: In the video, zombie faces get punched into gooey paste, Were-Skags get euthanized, and birds get flipped. It's probably not suitable for the faint of heart.

The walking corpse-infested landmass is downloadable today on 360 and PS3 for 800

/$9.99.

Tags: borderlands, dlc, trailer, zombie-island-of-dr-ned, zombies

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Orchard Pear @ Nov 24th 2009 2:50PM

Ugh, the last thing this game needs is more Skags.

I'd pay for DLC that just takes them out of the game entirely.

Samuel Vimes @ Nov 24th 2009 2:57PM

4 enemy types, rushed ending, useless weapons and powers on next playthroughs. Gotta love it!

CtrlBurn @ Nov 24th 2009 3:23PM

I wasn't bothered by the presence of skags in the main game. Also, I count at least 9 enemy types in the main game. Why is everyone hating on this game? I've found it to be a lot of fun.

Samuel Vimes @ Nov 24th 2009 3:31PM

Skags, Rakks, Bandits, Spiders. The other one doesn't count because you fight them for like 5 minutes. You get to play through 2 and all your weapons suck, and those weapons continue to suck barely denting enemy life while you're being shot down every 2 second. Then you find your powers are worthless. Good luck being berserk on Playthrough 2 because even with maxed shields, health, and regeneration by the time you make it to the enemy to throw a punch you're shot down. Not a very fun game to me. Down vote my opinion all you want. Doesn't change we all wasted money on a game that was only fun the first run through. And yes I played co-op with 2 other people. I played single player and it was impossible to win because you have no one to pick you up and enemies and bosses health instantly goes 100% after you die, tending to be a trial and error of 50 deaths.

LegendaryRedass @ Nov 24th 2009 3:34PM

Don't forget them slug things. And I love the psycho with the shriveled arm + the midgets. That shit= awesome.

RadiantViper @ Nov 24th 2009 3:38PM

I beat the game in playthrough 2 solo ... it's not that hard. And the other enemy type, you fight them for a fair amount of the end game. I don't think I wasted my money at all, it's an amazing game even with its problems.

If you have bad weapons, try weapons farming a bit. You'll get something good eventually.

Radiovolta @ Nov 24th 2009 3:41PM

@Samuel Vimes

no offense, but you sound like you dont really know what your doing in the game. I hated play through 1. it was so easy after the 2nd area. I blew threw it. Play through 2 has so far been so much better and more amusing. I went into it with 3 oranges, and havent had a problem killing anything. I dont think you are playing it right.

Samuel Vimes @ Nov 24th 2009 3:44PM

Yes I am playing it all wrong. I've been gaming for 20 years and still must be playing them wrong. Shame on me. Even leaving aside the outrageous hike in annoyance, it was bland. Desert, caves, 4 enemies, rushed ending, annoying dancing clap trap. Brilliant idea, horribly executed.

Nox @ Nov 24th 2009 3:48PM

Wait what, if anything the downside to Borderlands is that its too easy, what are you doing thats making the second playthrough so hard?

We had to skip quests just to move to areas with higher level monsters so it was some kind of challenge.

Sly @ Nov 24th 2009 3:55PM

well you're obviously not even condidering what they're saying, considering you keep saying "4 enemy types".

Sansai @ Nov 24th 2009 4:00PM

This is wear the trolls live! Get you one!

Samuel Vimes @ Nov 24th 2009 4:08PM

@Sly

Okay 5, as I said you fight them for 5 minutes in the end.

@Nox
I played it with 2 people co-op. More people = More Enemies = More difficult. But the weapon drops from that difficulty still proved to be no match for the insane difficulty hike. Also I went full berserk with max health and shields, giving me mass regeneration during berserk as well as high defense. On top of mort's regen, i still couldn't get to a guy to punch them. Now yes, we could beat them. After picking each other up every 2 seconds. But that isn't fun to constantly be on the ground all the time and feeling like your powers and weapons are there for nothing.

Samuel Vimes @ Nov 24th 2009 4:11PM

Am I the troll? For voicing my opinion of a game I think is bad? Isn't it a bit more trolling to down vote every single thing someone says simply for the fact of down voting and making the person look bad? Or telling them they don't know how to play games? I must be missing something. Anonymity really makes some of you people go all out abusive.

Space @ Nov 24th 2009 4:11PM

bandit raiders, driving bandits, psycho bandits, burning psycho, midgets, mutant midgets, brawlers, armed guards, guys with shields, guys that throw turrets, spiderants, spiderant queens, gyro spiderants, slugs, scythids, crab things, rakk, rakk hive, skags, and spitter skags, skagzilla, and at least 4 differnt types of guardians, Did I miss any?

learn to count, and stop being so whiny.

WiNG [XBL&Steam: WiNGSPANTT] from lifeinagame.com @ Nov 24th 2009 4:12PM

1. Skags
a. pups
b. normal
c. alphas
2. Bandits
a. psychos
b. midgets
c. brutes
d. brawlers
3. Rakk
a. normal
b. kamikaze/burst
c. elemental/dragon
4. Crabworms
5. Scythids
a. grounded/exploding
b. flying
6. Crimson Lance
a. heavy armored
b. engineer/machinist
7. Guardians
a. arch guardians
b. "laser bees"
c. melee guardians
8. Vehicular/Mech enemies
a. Cars
b. Turrets
9. Spider Ants
a. Rolling type
b. normal type
c. Queen/King/projectile

I probably even forgot a whole category and/or many subcategories

Samuel Vimes @ Nov 24th 2009 4:14PM

@Space

Excuse me. Next time i'll take my comments, which are you know... words of explanation or criticism, and hold them back. Totally forgot commenting was only a system to agree with what everyone else's bandwagon happens to be at the time.

Nox @ Nov 24th 2009 4:18PM

@ Samuel Vimes
Sounds like a problem with Brick to me, we were 3 with no Brick and didn't have any problems. Can imagine if Brick is running in and dying the others will have to run in to save him, thus causing more death.

You can boost a new character to 35 by having your 2 friends run the last level repeatedly while you sit at the start of the level, takes about 20minutes. That is if you havn't given up with the game completly. The level 50 stuff is fun, find some crazy items.

Samuel Vimes @ Nov 24th 2009 4:19PM

And while you guys might think I am the troll. I started by agreeing with someone else who held a similar opinion to mine. Then you guys showed up.

Space @ Nov 24th 2009 4:21PM

You can say what you want, I don't care about your other gripes, but saying that there's only 4 enemies. That's just a stupid lie.

RadiantViper @ Nov 24th 2009 4:22PM

I do agree that they're aren't a lot of enemy types, but saying there's just 5 doesn't really cover it - the main enemy types have several variations as listed above. I don't think there's such thing as 'max shields and health' since they're different types of shields with different attributes. Try changing your skills around, use them in conjuction with different skills as well as your weapons (ex I use mainly fire weapons because my class mod gives +52% ignite damage). You can hold different weapons/class mods/grenades/shields and switch out in different situations. Your making some valid points but you're trying to voice them very aggressively, which doesn't really work.

Samuel Vimes @ Nov 24th 2009 4:22PM

@Nox

And that might be the case. But the amount of time and effort put into the character really turned me off from the game. And I appreciate you being a decent person and being able to discuss issues without automatically slamming my opinion.

Samuel Vimes @ Nov 24th 2009 4:26PM

@RadianViper

I tried. But no one else is being very nice other than you and nox. So when people become condescending, what am I left to do? Pamper them?

sonicspike41 @ Nov 24th 2009 4:28PM

You've got the criticism part down, but you're missing out on the "constructive" side of things. Criticism without a constructive, and fair, nature is about the same as trolling.

It's one thing to say "this game sucks". It's another thing entirely if you say, "While they had a lot of different enemy classes, I wish they would add more types of main enemies", or something similar.

Then there is the fact that your original post had a severely sarcastic tone. You expect people to not attack when you sarcastically insult a game without saying one redeeming thing about it, then go on to make even worse comments?

Like I said, try being more constructive and less sarcastic, maybe then we'll respect you a bit more.

Samuel Vimes @ Nov 24th 2009 4:32PM

So let me get this straight.

I agree with someone's opinion. People become condescending toward me. I am then called the troll despite other people trolling my opinion. And my sarcastic tone of opinion is the worst of this to not gain me respect? Quit trying to cover the fact that I stated my opinion and was insulted.

RadiantViper @ Nov 24th 2009 4:33PM

Well to be fair you started off being pretty negative. I don't think everyone needs to be all helpful and nice and all that stuff all the time, but I just mean you could have said something a bit more constructive. I mean, you had to have expected at least some sort of backlack with that comment. You probably still would have gotten some negative responses even if you had said it less aggressively, I'll give you that. But I think people would see the difference between voicing your opinion and just bashing a game.

I've haven't played Brick that high so I have no experience with him in P2, but I'm sure you can figure something out - tons of people play the game and I haven't heard anything about him being particularly broken. It's part RPG, so different guns and skills and class mods can make all the difference.

sonicspike41 @ Nov 24th 2009 4:41PM

As far as weak weapons go, it can depend.

Don't ever try to fight someone who is more than 3-4 levels above you unless you are really good. The difference in damage will probably cost you half of your ammo if you plan to take them all out (say a group of enemies or just one strong one).

Keep playing, you just get lucky sometimes. I got a level 19 rocket launcher that did more damage than most level 42 ones. It was around 260x3 with... I think a level 2 bio/poison attribute. Now I have a 620x3 normal rocket launcher for level 42+.

I have a sniper that does 550-600 damage or so, and a few shotguns that do about 90x11 I think... maybe more.

Like the other said, if weapons are the problem then just keep farming and hunting for them, eventually you'll get something good. I got mine just going through the main quests plus a few side ones.

Samuel Vimes @ Nov 24th 2009 4:50PM

Let me clear this. I farmed for weapons. I had gone through plenty of oranges. I understand the mechanics of the game. I know how to play. Sorry my opinion came across wrongly because they conflicted with all your's, but I still think it wasn't a good game.

RadiantViper @ Nov 24th 2009 4:55PM

You talk about people being condescening, then when I try to talk about your points you still act as if it's our fault you're being way too negative about all of this. Don't act like it's only because we're so against you hating the game that we're replying in such a fashion, try considering the fact that you're not so golden yourself.

If you really understand the mechanics you wouldn't have so much trouble. Simple as that - it's not that hard of a game.

Samuel Vimes @ Nov 24th 2009 4:57PM

See I man up and say sorry. And this is what I get.

RobinEivets (Soon to be Crimsic) @ Nov 24th 2009 5:07PM

"Sorry my opinion came across wrongly because they conflicted with all your's, but I still think it wasn't a good game."

That's your apology? Sorry that your opinion came across wrong because they conflicted with ours? Your apology is basicly telling us that it's our fault you're acting like a douchebag.

Samuel Vimes @ Nov 24th 2009 5:13PM

I won't lie that my previous posts were aggressive. But you're the one who took that last one the wrong way. At least I am not the one here directly insulting people calling them douche bags and questioning their intelligence. But whatever helps you sleep at night. I'll leave you all to your circle jerk.

RandomZero @ Nov 24th 2009 5:23PM

Umm...I'm playing as Brick, on Playthrough 2...and A) my weapons are awesome, and B) my character's an unstoppable powerhouse. So, whatever your issue is, it's not Brick. Just sayin'.

J [Planeteer | Power of Being a Douche and Accepting It] @ Nov 24th 2009 5:26PM

Getting voted down is tough, sometimes... Don't worry, Sam, it all works out in the end.

sonicspike41 @ Nov 24th 2009 5:35PM

That's not "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been so aggressive".

That's "I'm sorry you don't agree with me, but that is your fault, not mine."

Space @ Nov 24th 2009 5:42PM

"Down vote my opinion all you want. Doesn't change we all wasted money on a game that was only fun the first run through. "

that was pulled from your negative wall of text bashing the game. you set the tone at the beginning.

Brother Daz @ Nov 24th 2009 2:51PM

BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAINS!!!!!!!!

Hyperfludd @ Nov 24th 2009 2:51PM

Today!? Awesome!

ttocs @ Nov 24th 2009 2:57PM

Do you have to be level 50 to get to this or does it open it up immediately?

Ben @ Nov 24th 2009 3:02PM

Considering i was planning on useing this to rank up to 50, it better be open immediatly.

RadiantViper @ Nov 24th 2009 3:02PM

You have to be at least level 10, but it will scale to any other level.

Jeff @ Nov 24th 2009 3:05PM

Immediately

dylan @ Nov 24th 2009 10:39PM

You have to have unlocked the fast travel network system thing, because that is how you get there.

jason @ Nov 25th 2009 3:00PM

actually it will allow you to get to it even if you don't have the fast travel quest complete, it will just allow you to get to it and fryestone

Professor Lario @ Nov 24th 2009 2:58PM

This game is so good. I will be picking this DLC up.

RadiantViper @ Nov 24th 2009 3:00PM

There aren't many Were-skags, way more zombies.

RadiantViper @ Nov 24th 2009 3:01PM

Reply fail, meant for first post

Ben @ Nov 24th 2009 3:03PM

Love the mustache!

Ben @ Nov 24th 2009 3:06PM

What if the person you play co-op with doesn't have this yet? Will they still be able to jump into your game if you've bought it already?

Kevin949 @ Nov 24th 2009 3:13PM

No.

Kevin949 @ Nov 24th 2009 3:15PM

Unless you meant at all. They can still jump in the game with you but can't get to the new area.

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