Borderlands 2 is a role-playing first person shooter game developed by Gearbox Software and published on September 18,2012 by 2K Games. It is the second game of the Borderlands game franchise, following the first Borderlands game released in 2009. Upon its release, it was met to critical and fiancial acclaim, selling over 5 million copies and earning a Game of the Year rerelease a year later.
The player completes campaigns consisting of quests and side missions on the planet Pandora, acting as a tresure seeker called a "Vault Hunter". The game uses elements commonly found in role-playing games, epecially its collaborative elements, to promote player collaboration and hopeful succes.