The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned

Logo for the Zombie Island of Dr. Ned Add-on

Zombie Island of Dr. Ned is the first in a series of downloadable content (DLC) add-ons for Borderlands, which was announced on October 15, 2009, and released November 24, 2009 on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The PC version was released on December 9.

Pricing

Playstation

• $US9.99/£6.29/€6.99

Xbox 360

• 800 Microsoft points

PC

• $US9.99/£6.29
• $US12.99 on Steam for Australia/New Zealand
• €7.99 on Steam for European Union

Plot

The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned begins with an introduction from Marcus Kincaid in the form of a story being told to a small child. The child interrupts him with questions, and drawings, as he tries to recite this tale. It can be speculated that Marcus is telling the story to the same person as in the introduction of Borderlands, but the child remained quiet in that earlier introduction.

Brave players who seek zombie carnage will be tasked with keeping the remaining workers of Jakobs Cove alive. Dr. Ned (who is totally not Dr. Zed in disguise) does his job a little too well, creating zombies and other abominations that now run rampant in this region. Players will have to work alongside Dr. Ned as they embark on a quest to cure the inhabitants of Jakobs Cove in this full-fledged expansion filled with new enemies, new quests and rare loot drops.

See also: List of Jakobs Cove missions

Accessing

This DLC can be accessed using the Fast Travel system and heading for the starting location of Jakobs Cove. The mission Skags At The Gate must be completed before travelling to Jakobs Cove becomes available.

Features

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• An all-new explorable region entitled "Jakobs Cove"
• New undead enemies (Zombie-themed, including pumpkin heads and Tankenstein)
• 25 new missions
• Five new Trophies and Achievements
• Minimum Level Requirement: 10. Enemies scale according to character's current story progress in playthrough 1, 2, and 2.5. Enemies do not scale above level 50, so if you complete DLC3 first (and get well above 50) there will be little challenge here
• One new Claptrap Rescue (3 new backpack slots each playthrough for a total of 6 more slots)
• New unique weapons (from bosses only)

Areas

• Jakobs Cove
• Hallow's End
• Generally Hospital
• Dead Haven
• Lumber Yard
• The Mill

Mission Flow

Main article: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned missions flow

Screenshots

Achievements

Main article: Achievements#Zombie_Island_of_Dr._Ned

Icon	Name	Description	Points	Trophy
	House of the Ned	Completed the "House of the Ned" mission	25	Bronze
	Jakobs Fodder	Completed the "Jakobs Fodder" mission	25	Bronze
File:Night of the Living Ned.jpg	Night of the Living Ned	Killed Ned...sort of	1	Silver
File:Ned's Undead, Baby.jpg	Ned's Undead, Baby	Killed Ned. Again.	49	Gold
	Braaaaaaaaaaaaains!	Completed the "Braaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaains" mission	25	Silver

Tagline

"The Zombie island of Dr. Ned is an add-on pack for Borderlands with new enemy types, new missions, new...surprises. The Jakobs Corporation would like to invite you to experience the splendor of a corporate owned small town known as Jakobs Cove. Any rumors you may have heard about the "undead" walking our streets are completely preposterous and we officially deny them all. If those rumors turn out to be true simply purchase a firearm from the conveniently located Jakobs Brand Vending Machines and aim for the head. Also, would you mind saving our employees? (Non-union only please)."

Trivia

• The title is likely inspired by the classic novel The Island of Dr. Moreau.
• A popular kid's TV show, Scooby Doo is remade in true Borderlands fashion:
  • Misery Machine (Mystery Machine)
  • Skaggy (Scooby)
  • Harry (Shaggy)
• Bandit Steve (who is featured in a pre-release making of Borderlands video) can be heard on one of the echo recordings in the mission Here We Go Again, using his popular catchphrase "Heyooo!". Unfortunately the echo recordings reveal that Steve is now among the undead.
• The destination of the many broken down buses found in the DLC read 404, this is most likely a reference to the HTTP 404 Not Found message. This error message is pretty accurate since all these buses are lost or not working.
• One of the zombie enemies appears to be wearing the letterman jacket worn by Michael Jackson in "Michael Jackson's Thriller".
• There is also a glitch involving the claptrap is tied up; a character standing on him and jumping will take some damage.
• The Claptrap in this segment of the game will address the player over the ECHOnet as "Fearless Zombie Killer," which is a reference to a Roman Polanski film, "Fearless Vampire Killers or: Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are In My Neck."
• In T-Bone Junction, as well as all over the overworld for DLC3, there are billboards advertising Dr. Ned's treehouse in Hallow's End, saying that it is a creepy treehouse for sale.

See also

• Add-on content

External links

• IGN Video: Borderlands Xbox 360 Preview - Video Preview Pt. 2