The 2K Essentials Collection puts power in your hands: In BioShock you explore the incredibly authentic water effects and environments, customize your weapons with ionic gels, explosives and toxins, and brace your body with genetic modifications to mutate yourself into the ultimate fighting machine. Then step into the shoes of one of four distinct characters in Borderlands, where you battle enemies in frantic first-person shooter combat. In the unforgiving environment of Pandora, search the planet for loot and wield a virtually endless variety of weapons and continue to customize your character. Join and leave other players' games at will, play in split-screen format or choose to face Pandora alone. Fight through bandits, discover nine native creatures and aid the few settlers on the planet as you seek the rumored treasure in the alien vault. Finally, as the commander of XCOM, you control the global defense team in a battle against alien invasion by creating a fully operational base, researching alien technologies and planning combat missions. The fate of the world rests in your hands. Can you handle the pressure-packed challenges and cruel environments of all three games? Innocent lives depend on you escaping the worlds victorious — it is Essential you don't let them down.