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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $49.99
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Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 241
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows Vista, Windows 2000
Genre: Shooter Action Games
ESRB: Mature
Media: DVD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 9855
Model: 014633098556
UPC: 014633098556
EAN: 0014633098556
ASIN: B000PS4X7S
Release Date: November 17, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 3 weeks
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| Features:
| • | Co-operative gameplay in epic struggle between survivors and zombies | | • | Choose to play as survivor or 4 types of infected mutants | | • | Set across 4 massive campaigns | | • | Game creates a unique and dramatic experience based on players' actions | | • | Multiplayer games for 1-to-8 players |
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Set in a modern day survival-horror universe, the co-operative gameplay of Left 4 Dead (L4D) casts four "Survivors" in an epic struggle against hordes of swarming zombies and terrifying "Boss Infected" mutants. Developed by Turtle Rock Studios and Valve, creators of the Counter-Strike and Half-Life games, the latest AI technology allows for multiplayer games of one to eight players.A new and highly virulent strain of the rabies virus emerges and spreads through the human population with frightening speed. The pandemic's victims become grotesquely disfigured widely violent psychopaths, attacking the uninfected on sight. As one of the "lucky" few apparently immune to the sickness, you, unfortunately, are also trapped in a city crawling with thousands of the bloodthirsty Infected. Alone, you're dead. But together with a handful of fellow survivors, you might just fight your way to safety.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 of L4D is set across four massive campaigns. The zombie population of each mission is choreographed by an AI Director that monitors the human players' actions and creates a unique and dramatic experience for them on the fly.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 28 more reviews...
 Shame on Valve December 1, 2008
B. J. Snook
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Quite possibly the stupidest game I ever played. Storyline, none existent. Run around shoot. No time to "sniff the roses" for video effects with AI always closing in around you. A mindless game for people with low attention spans, and no creativity.
Don't get me wrong. I have loved every Valve game. No other maker is more deserving of the title of greatest games ever made. But this? Makes me sorry for buying it AND presupposes me to doing without in any new release from them. It tooks YEARS for HL2, and many years later, still using the same old tired graphics. You heard right. Tired graphics. No physics or particle effects can make this game look good. Kind of reminds me how suckered I fealt after buying Doom 3. But I would gladly trade graphics for an interesting game, which this is not. 2 GTX 280's SLI, 790i mobo, 3.5 GHz quad pumping with Multi core enabled in game video options maxed out.
Something tells me this game is just buying the void between HL2 Episodes 10 and 11. Talk about milking a good thing. I went for the hype, and I guess I would like it better if I had NOT expected too much. Can't even resell it because the key is permanently mine. Kudos if you get Steam going without firewall intervention.
 My Pick for Game of the Year November 28, 2008
Gareth Mc Bride (Lynnwood, WA United States)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Valve Software, the creators of the ground breaking and incredibly successful Half Life series have crafted one of the most addictive and enjoyable interactive experiences ever with their new release Left 4 Dead.
The game began development at Turtle Rock Studios who had previously worked with Valve on various Counter-Strike projects before becoming part of Valve in 2008.
Harkening to the classic George Romero Zombie movies, Left 4 Dead is an interactive 3D shooter that allows players to play as one of four "survivors" as they attempt to flee hordes of infected that have overrun the surrounding city and surrounding areas.
Playing as either Louis, Bill, Zoey, or Francis, players can play along with the A.I. taking control of other the other characters or they can play along with friends or other gamers online. I found this to be a fantastic feature as I have always been a fan of being able to play a game in co-op mode and being able to play through the entire game with your friends adds greatly to the games enjoyment and replay value.
The game is broken down into 4 chapters, each a mini movie that casts players in the role of a character. As the game loads, players see a throwback movie poster that complete with tagline, tells the name of the segment and the parts that each player will be playing.
Each segment contains five levels and concludes with a finale that forces the survivors to face waves of enemies as they attempt to escape. The opening chapter, No Mercy, starts on a rooftop and tasks players with moving through apartment buildings, city streets, subway stations, hospitals and more as they attempt to reach the roof of a hospital for a possible rescue by helicopter.
Armed with pistols, shotguns, machine guns, assault rifles, and explosives ranging from pipe bombs and Molotov Cocktails, players will need every resource at their disposal to survive, as the infected are not the sluggish zombies of old. Instead they run, jump, and swarm, and never once let up their assault.
Aside from infected, there are deadly forms of infected such as the Witch who alerts you with her child like crying before unleashing her fury. There are also Hunters who leap out of nowhere, Boomers, who coat you in vomit that attracts hordes of infected, Smokers who snare players with a long tongue, and the massive Tank who pummel anyone and everything in their paths.
Players are able to load up on weapons they find during the game, but are limited to one explosive, one rifle, and 2 pistols but there are things such as gas and propane cans and other items that can be dropped and ignited to create a very satisfying wall of flame to bake advancing enemies to a crisp.
There are also mounted weapons from time to time when forced to make a stand, and the rapid fire function of a mounted gun can help turn the tide against superior numbers.
Another nice touch is the ability to push enemies away with your weapons as when surrounded or trying to reload, it helps to hit enemies with what your player is holding in order to dispatch them or gain needed space to deploy your weapon.
As chapters unfolded, I was amazed at how well the look, tone, and feel of a Zombie movie had been captured. Other games have tackled Zombie infections before, but none have added the level of immersion of Left 4 Dead, and that includes the recent Dead Rising.
The story of the game is cryptic, as there are some clues scrawled on the floors and ceilings of the maps, as well as on the walls of the safe rooms that conclude each level of a chapter.
The graphics and sound of the game are first rate as aside from various quips and statements that the characters make from time to time, the game has some vast amounts of gore that allow you to mark the walls with everything from the blood of the infected to your bullet marks.
Another nice feature is the use of health packs which are limited to one per character at a time. When a player is wounded, they may need another player to help them up, and bandage them. Since much of the game is based on cooperation between players, gamers may wish to use their health packs to aid teammates in much worse shape than they are, even though this will leave them without a pack until they can locate one later.
If a player dies in game, they can be revived later by other team members provided at least one of them survive which is not always possible from the relentless attacks by overwhelming numbers.
Players are also required to use their heads as shooting everything in site will only attract more enemies and while some may like this feature in order to earn more achievements, I prefer no setting off car alarms with random shots and bumping.
Players also can play as the infected and in a 4vs 4 match pits four human survivors against 4 player controlled infected.
My only regret with the game was that it can be completed in 5-6 hours, but thanks to randomized features and different skill levels, as well as the highly enjoyable game play, I do not think gamers will tire of this game anytime soon.
Valve has once again set very high standards for others to reach to and have crafted a new franchise that not only will help pass the time until the next chapter of Half Life, but will also have gamers clamoring for more chapters.
Left 4 Dead is highly addictive and enjoyable and is the leading candidate for our Game of the Year award.
It's the Zombie Apocalypse and I'm fine, I have ammo and pills November 28, 2008
S. Murray (NYC)
Ridiculously fun. You are meat. They are zombies. Shoot. Beautiful surround sound, if you don't utilize 5.1 you are missing a lot in this game. Needs more levels (which most likely should get modded in the near future) but this is the definition of replayability.
 Left for bed November 28, 2008
Sean Dugan (Dover, PA)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I've played all Valve's releases since Half-Life 2 and I've Team Fortress 2 extensively so this game coming from Valve at this price ($50) is quite a disappointment. Seven guns and 6 types of zombies, four stages, only two of which are playable in verses. There is simply not a lot of replay value here.
I suppose that they were in a rush to get this highly anticipated game out before Christmas but this is a change from Valve's typical policy which is "It will ship when it's done". But, the content that is here is highly polished and the levels are decently populated with trash and overturned vehicles. The zombies are well balanced difficulty depending on the skill of the Human players and indicators are very helpful at helping new players get up to speed.
Once you've played for about 10 hours there's not much more to discover...
Most Fun Zombie Game Ever November 28, 2008
Jeromy Shald
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is more fun than all of the 4 resident evil games i have played, All of the half life zombie games (game play not story HL2 is awesome btw!).
I love this game.
Thanks VALVe
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