Battleborn - PS4

ESRB Rating:
Release Date: 5-3-2016
Moby Score (1-10): 7.1
Genre(s): Action, 1st-person, Sci-fi / futuristic, Shooter, RPG elements, Direct control
Media Type(s): Physical

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The Battleborn Free Trial grants unlimited access (no time limits or level caps) to epic 5v5 multiplayer battles in this Hero Shooter by the creators of Borderlands.

Experience a weekly rotation from 30 of the most unique cast of heroes ever assembled. Love a hero? Permanently unlock and customize your favorites via in-game purchases, or upgrade to the full game to unlock all 25 original launch heroes and the Battleborn PvE story mode, or the Season Pass to unlock all 5 post-launch heroes and story operations.

All progression from the Free Trial, including player profiles, Hero stats and masteries, will carry over to the full game and Season Pass if purchased. For any individual Hero purchases you have made you will be refunded the in-game currency value of those Heroes when upgraded to the full game or Season pass.

Features:

Multiplayer

Battleborn’s team-based competitive multiplayer action can be experienced by up to 10 players online in 5v5 matches, and includes three distinct multiplayer modes.

• Incursion: Teams of heroes must defend their base from waves of AI-controlled minions while working together alongside their own minions to destroy their opponent’s base.
• Meltdown: Teams of heroes must guide their minions as they march to their death at the center of the map. Points are scored for every minion who throws themselves into the incinerator, and the team with the most points wins.
• Capture: Teams of heroes face off in a fast-paced death match and must capture and hold objectives on the map to win.
• Face-Off: Battle and exterminate Varelsi to collect their masks and score points, while balancing between helping your team collect masks and preventing the enemy team from doing so. All the while, the Varelsi get tougher including arena boss battles.

Persistent Progression System:

• Character Rank: Each hero can permanently rank up from 1 to 20 outside of missions and matches, allowing players to swap out augments in their helix skill tree, as well as unlock skins.
• Command Rank: Players can rank up their own player profile, and loot that can be used to benefit any hero the player chooses to command.

Factions:

• The Peacekeepers are sworn protectors of Solus
• The Eldrid are preservers of the natural order of the universe
• The Rogues are mercenaries only concerned with their own survival
• The Last Light Consortium (LLC) are war profiteers, exploiting others for their own gain
• The Jennerit Empire rule others by force, valuing power above all else

Battleborn Heroes:

Battleborn has a deep roster of 30 playable heroes and no two are the same. Every hero has their own personality and comes equipped with their own unique weapons and powers.

Helix System:

Battleborn’s accelerated character growth system allows players to level-up a character from 1 to 20 and fully experience each hero’s unique weapons and powers in a single story mission or multiplayer match.

Battleborn is a multiplayer-centered first-person shooter with comic graphics. During the campaign, the players need to stabilize the Battleborn alliance to defend the galaxy against the evil Varelsi. On eight maps (plus tutorial), the players need to complete the mission goals which can be divided into three types: raid (go to a location and kill enemies), defend (surviving enemy waves) and escort. Running out of energy vaporizes a team life and when all are gone, the mission has to started from the beginning. While the maps can be played alone, they are designed for co-operational play for up to four players.

The heart of the game are the three 5v5 multiplayer modes. Capture is a domination variant where players have to capture and hold specific points on the map for victory points. In meltdown, players need to defend AI-controlled minions which move to an incinerator at the middle of the map. Each creature which reaches the goal, rewards points. The most complex mode is incursion where both teams need to destroy two enemy robots. Those are guarded by an energy field which makes them invulnerable to regular weapons - unless they are attacked by the AI controlled minions. Additionally the players can collect currency which is used to either buy/upgrade towers (attack, defense or healing) or activate items which reward statistics bonuses. More powerful AI minions can be acquired by destroying their camps on the map edges.

The player can choose between 25 heroes which all have different abilities. The key of winning matches are a balanced team of different characters. When starting a game, only seven are available, but more are unlocked by completing the campaign, solving challenges or improving the player level simply by playing a lot. Within a match, the heroes start with level one and gain experience. After every level up (maximum level ten), the player can choose between two or three upgrades.

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