"Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage," the latest expansion for Borderlands 2 released last week and cost 800 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live, or for $9.99 on the PlayStation Store for PlayStation 3. But should you purchase the new DLC? Here is our round-up of reviews for the new expansion:
GameSpy says, "Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage isn't just an add-on, it's a slice of everything Borderlands 2 offers: unique characters who deliver laugh-out-loud dialog, rip-roaring shooting and looting in a gorgeous comic book world, and inexplicably vanilla driving mingled with the occasional dud of a boss fight." GameSpy gives Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage four out-of-five stars.
Eurogamer gives the expansion a 9-out-of-10 rating and says, "Campaign of Carnage is more like a house extension than a new build, and as such it benefits from all of the rhythms and systems of its overarching game structure: experience points, weapons and cash earned here feeding into the broader Borderlands 2 economy. As such, Gearbox has been able to focus on the narrative elements, on the characterization, on finding the most outrageous tasks for you to perform at the behest of Mr Torgue."
IGN says, "If you want to know what Borderlands 2 is all about, Campaign of Carnage is the perfect crash course. It takes the satisfying shooting action, the well-tuned loot hunt, and the inimitable character of the core game, amps it up, and beams it straight into your brain without ever stopping to breathe. Everything you love about Borderlands 2 is here in abundance." IGN gives the expansion a 9.2-out-of-10 score.
Crave Online scored the Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage DLC an 8.5-out-of-10, but did have some concerns about the expansions uneven difficulty level. Crave says, "For a game that normally does such a great job giving players a heads-up when tackling an enemy beyond their skillset, it's disappointing to run into this brick wall. Fortunately, the storytelling and several hours of new gameplay make this a must buy for anyone who's finished the main storyline of Borderlands 2."
Borderslands 2 release in September and is a sequel to 2009's Borderlands. The RPG shooter is available for the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms.
Check out the trailer for Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage DLC below...
