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Left 4 Dead

First seen: 12 january 2008

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  • User Score (498)
    8.5 8.5 from 498 reviewers
  • Expert Score (125)
    8.4 8.4 from 125 reviewers
  • Gameplay (32)
    9.6 9.6 from 32 reviewers
  • Graphics (47)
    8.9 8.9 from 47 reviewers
  • Sound (42)
    9.5 9.5 from 42 reviewers
  • Storyline (5)
    8.5 8.5 from 5 reviewers
  • Multiplayer (12)
    10 10 from 12 reviewers
  • Control (3)
    8.7 8.7 from 3 reviewers
  • Addiction (2)
    9.6 9.6 from 2 reviewers
  • Lifespan (9)
    8.1 8.1 from 9 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • team strategy, each character has personality, excellent team player game, grat gameplay, natural reactions from zombies
  • really only multiplayer, usually cpu, killing zombies, voices too quiet, only two versus campaigns

Set in a modern day survival-horror universe, the co-operative gameplay of Left 4 Dead™ casts four "Survivors" in an epic struggle against hordes of swarming zombies and terrifying "Boss Infected" mutants. The Survivor Co-op Game Mode is played out across four sprawling campaigns, set in urban and rural environments. The team of four Survivors may be comprised of one to four human players, allowing for single player and multiplayer co-op games. The next-generation A.I…

Specifications

  • Developer:
    Valve
  • Publisher:
    Electronic Arts
  • Genre:
    Action
  • Release Date:
    11/20/2008
  • Console:
    Xbox 360
  • Game Rating:
    M (Mature) Blood and Gore Intense Violence Language

Release Date

  • First seen
    12 January 2008

Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead is a game published by Electronic Arts and Valve and developed by Valve that was released on November 17 2008. It falls under the genre of First-person Shooter game.

Features

Left 4 Dead sets out to do the same thing that Counter-Strike did for co-op gaming in the form of team combat. It is an ambitious survival horror game. Left 4 Dead story runs on the Source engine and leaves four armed survivors in a world overrun with zombies. Their mission is to fight their way o…

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Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead is a game published by Electronic Arts and Valve and developed by Valve that was released on November 17 2008. It falls under the genre of First-person Shooter game.

Features

Left 4 Dead sets out to do the same thing that Counter-Strike did for co-op gaming in the form of team combat. It is an ambitious survival horror game. Left 4 Dead story runs on the Source engine and leaves four armed survivors in a world overrun with zombies. Their mission is to fight their way out to escape the outbreak. The game is designed for co-op play, requiring four players to work together to finish each stage of the game, through means of lending each other artillery support, sharing ammo and rescuing each other when zombies are on top of them. On top of the standard four players who get to play as human characters, another four players also get to play as four main zombie characters amongst the masses of assaulting zombies, all of whom are seeking to take down the other players. Players who get to play zombie find themselves becoming one of the four mutant “boss” zombies, each of which have different unique powers that can be used to devastate, injure, tie up, mark and track, confuse or even humiliate the only four gun-toting human survivors in the game. The Left 4 Dead is an online multiplayer game with two play options, including 4-players online co-op multiplayer and 8-player online versus multiplayer.

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  • Reviews of Left 4 Dead

  1. Left 4 Dead

    Reviewer: Gamer 2.0
    3 December 2008
    Overall 9
    8.6
    Gameplay 9
    9.0
    Graphics 8
    8.0
    Sound 8
    8.0
     

    Stories of zombies originated in the Afro-Caribbean spiritual belief system of Vodou, which told of the people being controlled as workers by a powerful sorcerer. Zombies became popular in modern horror fiction, largely because of the success of George A. Romero's 1968 film Night of the Living Dead. Read more

  2. Left 4 Dead

    5 January 2009
    Overall 10
    9.5
    Gameplay 10
    9.5
    Graphics 10
    9.5
    Sound 10
    9.5
    Addiction 10
    9.5
     

    Left 4 Dead is a fantastic experience so long as you can get yourself into games with good players. Even more than any other multiplayer focused FPS you desperately need a good, or at least intelligent, team to get you through these stages with minimal fuss. With the right team you can have an absolute blast for hours on end, more so than you might expect considering the limited number of stages available here. Left 4 Dead is a different sort of game with a lot of... Read more

  3. Left 4 Dead

    Reviewer: Xbox Evolved
    24 December 2008
    Overall 10
    9.5
    Gameplay 9
    9.0
    Graphics 9
    9.0
    Sound 9
    9.0
    Control 9
    9.0
     

    If the price doesn’t bother you, the game is definitely worth picking up if not for the simple enjoyment of blowing the heads off hundreds of zombies. Even if you’re not an achievement whore Valve has managed to make the experience worthwhile and you’ll have a fun and challenging time trying to unlock them all. Read more

  4. Left 4 Dead Xbox360

    Reviewer: Testfreaks blog
    24 December 2008
    Overall 9
    9.0
     

    Left 4 Dead has got to be one of the best games for the Xbox360 that I’ve gotten, it’s tons of fun and provides a healthy dose of zombie slaying gore. L4D is just a great game really, the single player mode is a bit short, and I hope Valve will support it with further maps or movies. The multi-player aspect is where the game really shines though, it can be great fun with friends or just other people online. The idea of playing the bad guys or zombies is very cool,... Read more

  5. Left 4 Dead Review

    Reviewer: GameCritics.com
    4 weeks ago

    The premise is simple and clean—there's been a zombpocalypse, and only four people are left alive in a city full of the "infected". For those uninitiated, "infected" is code for "fast zombies who are easy to kill because they're still technically alive". This means that during the heroes' arduous trek from the starting point to their ultimate rescue, headshots are neither a necessity, nor a particularly smart tactical choice.  Actually, there's just one smart tactical... Read more

  1. Left 4 Dead by Valve

    Reviewer: PriceGrabber
    28 December 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Left 4 Dead is every Zombie lovers game and is made by Valve the people who brought you Half-Life 2 and Portal. With four campaigns ranging from Rural forested area to Urban cities. In each Campaign the object for you and your team is to fight through the hordes of zombies and get out alive. There are four survivors for you to choose from. The game includes three modes Single Player where your and three AI controlled teammates go through the campaign. Online Campaign the... Read more

  2. Left 4 Dead for Xbox 360

    Reviewer: irateyourfate, VideoGameReview
    13 September 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    honestly, this game 4UCKING rocks, neville hart sucks nikau. L4D!!! 4 life. don't forget about runescape tho bros. Read more

  3. Zombie Apocalypse! | Apocalipse de Zumbis!

    Reviewer: Amazon
    1 February 2010 See Product at Amazon ($27.99)
    Overall 10
    10
     

    One of the best shooter game of the last year. The Game of the Yer edition presents new campaing modes for multiplayer experience, wich is unique in this game. Walk through cities, country side, inside airports and a hospital filled with zombies' hordes is a really fascinating experience, and much better for fans of zombie movies. With action at every momments, it's possible to have lot of fun hearing the characters' inside game dialogue. Um dos shooters mais legais do... Read more or see product

  4. Excellent game!!

    Reviewer: Target
    6 January 2010
    Overall 10
    10
     

    My stepson got this game for Christmas and he just loves playing it!! Awesome graphics and makes you feel like part of the game!! Now he wants the second one, which will probably be his birthday present, which is next week.. Highly reccomend this game!! Read more

  5. THIS GAME IS AWESOME

    Reviewer: GamePro.com
    13 November 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    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! Read more

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