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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel for PlayStation 3
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel for PlayStation 3 is a first-person shooter with character progression and many different weapons. Its story takes place between Borderlands and Borderlands 2. You work alongside Jack before he becomes the ruler familiar from the second game. Much of the journey takes you to Elpis, Pandora’s moon, where different gravity and areas without atmosphere shape your movement.
Choose Athena, Wilhelm, Nisha or Claptrap, each with distinct abilities and branching upgrades. Oxygen equipment supports long jumps and attacks that slam down on enemies. Human characters must also monitor their oxygen supply outside. Lasers and cryo weapons add combat options. Frozen opponents give you time to reposition, while lower gravity makes jumps and distances feel different from those on Pandora.
Missions, found equipment and experience guide the campaign. Play alone or with two players on the same PS3 in split-screen, requiring two controllers. Cooperation combines different abilities within the same battles. This is the original standalone PS3 base game. Additional characters and expansions such as Claptastic Voyage are not promised as included. Nor does this edition automatically contain the content or technical changes of later collections.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 3 games are European editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel for PlayStation 3 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
2K Australia and Gearbox Software developed Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, released by 2K for PlayStation 3 in 2014. The title reflects its story’s position: after the first Borderlands but before the second. This gave Handsome Jack a different role. Events are seen from the side of characters previously known as enemies or supporting figures, without simply retelling Borderlands 2’s campaign.
Elpis allowed the developers to change movement while retaining the hunt for weapons. Where Pandora often offered firm ground, the moon made longer jumps and attacks from above more important. Oxygen became both a tool and a resource. Cryo damage and lasers joined familiar weapon types. The environment therefore influenced combat decisions rather than serving only as different scenery.
The choice of four different Vault Hunters also affected dialogue and abilities. Claptrap became playable, for example, while Athena brought a protective shield. Additional characters and adventures followed later. In 2015, The Pre-Sequel and Borderlands 2 were combined in The Handsome Collection for newer consoles. The PS3 disc remains a separate original release, retaining its generation’s campaign and presentation without an automatic entitlement to later bundles.
Similar games for PlayStation 3
Borderlands 2 on PlayStation 3 shares loot hunting and skill-point allocation. You oppose Handsome Jack there and mainly explore Pandora. The Pre-Sequel enters his story earlier and changes movement through lower gravity. Players who pay attention to jumps and new firing angles will notice the difference immediately within otherwise familiar firefights.
Borderlands begins the series on PlayStation 3 with more restrained storytelling and wide desert regions. The Pre-Sequel references that world but adds oxygen equipment, cryo damage and different protagonists. Collecting ever-changing weapons remains familiar. The moon makes the space above an opponent more important too.
BioShock Infinite uses height differences and unusual powers to reshape gunfights on PlayStation 3. Its Sky-Lines provide fixed routes through the air. The Pre-Sequel allows freer jumping within its areas and ties your abilities to a chosen Vault Hunter. Infinite follows a fixed protagonist and companion, while The Pre-Sequel also supports local cooperation.
Lost Planet 2 also explores alien environments and fights large enemies with guns on PlayStation 3. Cooperation and science-fiction settings connect the games. The Pre-Sequel centres more on random weapons, experience and personal skill trees. Lost Planet 2 divides its action into clearly defined missions and gives heavy machinery a different role in battle.
Mass Effect 2 also combines science fiction, shooting and skill upgrades on PlayStation 3. There you build a team, and conversations guide much of the journey. The Pre-Sequel chooses direct first-person combat, local cooperation and much more frequent weapon changes. Choosing your character replaces managing an entire squad here.
