Another storming online action game from Valve, hitting all the right zombie movie notes while working ingeniously to push players to work together. Throw in superb scenarios and AI controlled pacing, and we have another classic on our hands....
Abstract: During your stay in Valve Software’s newest game, you should know a few very important things. This is no game for the faint of heart. There are lots of infected to wipe out. Not hundreds; thousands. Every time you jump into one of the four character’s...
Published: 2008-11-20, Author: Chris , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: The zombie apocalypse. Be honest: Youve thought about it. When most humans have been turned into shambling, flesh-hungry monsters, how will you fare? Whether you fancy yourself an intrepid survivor or an infected savage, Left 4 Dead is the game for yo...
Dynamic enemy placement make each playthrough different, Tight controls and welltuned guns, Stiff challenge makes survival difficult and thrilling, Versus mode expertly turns the tables, Killing survivors is as fun as killing zombies (if not more so).
Campaign is less fun when played alone, Only four campaign maps.
Left 4 Dead makes both sides of the zombie apocalypse a thrill to experience, as long as youre not alone. ...
Abstract: Zombie apocalypses seem to be pretty popular these days. Most of these movies involve a band of survivors working their way to a safer area while battling out with brain eating creatures. This sounds like it would make a great game doesn’t it? In come...
The Source engine still looks great, The sound design, from the zombies to the guns, serves the game beautifully, The game may seem short at first, but youll be sucked into the varied experiences you have every time you play, Co-op is an underrated wa...
20 levels? It could still use a few more, It would have been nice to have more variety in weapons. A rocket-launcher, maybe? Some melee weapons?, Servers can still be a bit glitchy, Environments could feel a little more alive, many areas in the game se...
Left 4 Dead was a game that was made with love; who in this day and age would take a risk with a game that essentially demands that four people play together? Whats amazing is how often the director throws something at you that feels and plays like so...
Abstract: If there is one thing that gamers know to be worth fighting for, it’s the eternal battle against zombies. It is hard to explain why something so wrong and so evil just feels so right. Looking at it like that, you could say that Left4Dead is a bit of a ...
Abstract: I Love a zombie film. I've been watching them for years and it is quite possible that I've seen every single one ever released, even Zombie Strippers (which, to be fair, is probably the finest example of the genre). I've always preferred the ones that ...
Abstract: The titles all wrong. Not just because some befuddled fool is bound to wonder how they missed Left 3 Dead - the film The Madness of King George III being retitled the Madness of King George for just that reason remains one of modern cinemas finest fa...
