Left 4 Dead

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Left 4 Dead for the Xbox 360 and PC is an action title from Valve, creators of the Counter-Strike and Half-Life games, and it aims to redefine the co-operative genre as those titles did for multiplayer and single player action games. L4D is set in a modern day survival-horror universe, and the co-operative gameplay casts four "Survivors" in an epic struggle against hordes of swarming zombies and terrifying "Boss Infected" mutants. Valve's next-generation A.I. technology, allows for games of 1 to 8 players. Players can play as a Survivor or as one of four types of "Boss Infected," each of whom possess a unique mutant ability such as a 50-foot tongue lasso or a giant belly full of explosive methane gas. The gameplay takes place across four massive campaigns. The "zombie" population of each mission is choreographed by an "A.I. Director" that monitors the human players' actions and creates a unique and dramatic experience for them on the fly.

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Just plain fun Not enough content
Fantastic multiplayer Poor storytelling
Innovative concepts Annoying audio
Tight controls

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Left 4 Dead - Xbox 360

Pros Cons
Intense action Not enough content
Addictive gameplay Braindead computer AI
Fantastic multiplayer  
Just plain fun  
THIS GAME IS AWESOME

Left 4 Dead is the best zombie game of all time! I personally love it more than Dead Rising and Resident Evil 5 combined. Sure playing single player sucks because of useless AI. Now that the sequal is coming out everyone who didn't get a chance to play this game can get it cheap. Sadly if you don't have X-box live, you shouldnt get this, its best played with a full team of players, the bots will drive you insane!

Left 4 Dead - Xbox 360

Pros Cons
Intense action Not enough content
Addictive gameplay  
Tight controls  
Fantastic multiplayer  
Just plain fun  
Left 4 Dead

I love this game so much! First, it's just plain fun and addictive, with insane 4-8 player zombie killing action! It also has AMAZING A.I. (some might say a little too amazing) ,and very tight controls! The only downside is it's lack of some content, but I'm sure Xbox Live will have more and more downloads for it.

Left 4 Dead - Xbox 360

Pros Cons
Addictive gameplay Poor storytelling
Fantastic multiplayer Repetitive gameplay
Just plain fun  
Innovative but lacking

Left 4 Dead - Xbox 360

Pros Cons
Addictive gameplay Poor storytelling
Fantastic multiplayer Repetitive gameplay
Just plain fun  
Innovative but lacking

Left 4 Dead - Xbox 360

Pros Cons
Intense action Annoying audio
Addictive gameplay Poor storytelling
Fantastic multiplayer  
Just plain fun  
Left in shelf

Lets start out with the basics. Left 4 dead was a highly anticipated game from the creators of half life. It did great and was alot of fun. But every game has problems. For one. The storyline is basically, your a group of 4 survivors (Hence the name left 4 dead), now go blow up some zombies! The characters are more average people then other zombie games which is (i guess) an upside. Resident evils bigger than life people made the game less realistic than it could have been, and Dead rising's Frank west, i believe, was photographer that dosnt fit in with the game all that well. But the gameplay gets repetitive after a while and eventually dies down into the stack of games that you havnt played in months. Another downside is the fact that they give certain audio whenever a "Special" type of zombie is around. Completely eliminating the surprise of a zombie popping out of nowhere. And the worst thing, ONLINE PLAY SUCKS!!!! 4 people are survivors, as many as you want are zombies, and voice is disabled so you cant communicate. Another downfall of the game is the fact that the place that your fighting zombies in is dark the whole time, and it makes it tough to see the zombies. Overall, the time that you play it that doesnt get boring is a thrill ride and doent stop until the boring stop at the station. You get off, and forget you were on the ride.

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  • Nov. 19, 2008 Review: Left 4 Dead

    Some things have always gone great together: peanut butter and jelly, macaroni and cheese, and of course, the ultimate combination -- zombies and high doses of gratuitous violence. Valve's highly anticipated cooperative survival shooter has finally arrived, but does it live up to the flesh-munching, sinew-snapping, shotgun-pumping hype? The short answer is a highly enthusiastic "yes". The long answer would be a somewhat MORE enthusiastic, "Boomer to your left! Flank the Horde, flank the Horde! BOOM -- headshot!"

    THE BOTTOM LINE: The team at Valve has delivered another amazing experience with their latest effort, the survival FPS Left 4 Dead. With an amazing range of variety, unprecedented team dynamics and a genuinely frightening atmosphere, L4D is the game horror enthusiasts and trigger happy shooter fans have been waiting for.

  • Nov. 11, 2008 News: Left 4 Dead demo available for Xbox 360, PC

    Valve today announced the trial arrival of its latest zombie-filled game.

  • Nov. 6, 2008 News: Left 4 Dead demo hits today, munches brains

    A promotional Left 4 Dead demo goes live today for those gamers who pre-order the zombie shooter. The full demo hits November 11.

  • Oct. 16, 2008 Preview: Hands-On: Left 4 Dead

    GamePro editors Travis Moses and Sid Shuman list what works -- and what doesn't -- in the latest version of Left 4 Dead, Valve's upcoming zombie shooter.

  • Sep. 2, 2008 News: Left 4 Dead sheds cutscenes for game play

    Developers behind the upcoming zombie survival horror game Left 4 Dead have eschewed the cutscene for meatier game play.