Krieg is the latest in a long line of DLC for Borderlands 2, and the second add-on character to be released for the massive title after last year's Gaige the Mechromancer. Where Gaige's unique gimmick was that she controlled a Deathtrap robot to do her dirty work for her, Krieg is quite the opposite. He prefers to get up close and personal with his enemies, using his massive strength and elemental bonuses to deal out heavy damage and falling back on high health regeneration to keep him standing.

This psychotic Vault Hunter is the literal embodiment of the way that I like to play my games. I'm a gambling man, and putting my life on the line in each battle couldn't be more thrilling. It is this mindset that Krieg plays to the best. Two of his three skill trees focus heavily on getting in the enemy's face with elemental melee attacks, which can turn into a powerful flamethrower move with the right upgrades. The third tree focuses on collecting Stacks of Bloodlust using ranged weapons, but that honestly downplays a lot of what is unique about this character and homogenizes him a little too much for my taste.

With a properly-upgraded Krieg, you'll be running around the battlefield setting yourself on fire, spreading those flames to your enemies, and finishing them off with brutal melee or flamethrower attacks. It's all gleefully chaotic, especially the power that replaces Krieg's Fight for Your Life downed state with Light the Fuse, a downed state which sees the maniac sprinting around the battlefield with a bundle of TNT. Detonating the bundle on an enemy will bring Krieg back to his feet.

Fighting as Krieg is a very kinetic experience, and one that, if you do the specced properly, is very different from anything else in the game. If you've seen all that Borderlands 2 has to offer I don't know that a new character will be enough to freshen up the game's lengthy campaign. But if you've been looking for an excuse to jump back in and do some leveling before 'Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep' launches next month, you've found it.

Check out our collection of Krieg's best builds for more on the Psycho.

Score: 8.5/10