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Format: Xbox 360/PC Style  First-person shooter; Survival horror Modes Single player; 4-player cooperative multiplayer; 4-vs-4multiplayer Pros Zombie killing has become fun again; One of the best multiplayerexperiences to date; Fantastic visuals and audio; Entertaining cast of fourunique survivors; Many different multiplayer modes; Almost endless amount ofreplay value; Satisfying gameplay Cons Rather short campaign; Lack of a plot; Poor weapon selection;Single player experience is not enough to satisfy anyone Introduction Have you ever longed for the perfect zombie game? Many of ushave, and Valve has done the best job thus far. Left 4 Dead is the latest IP fromthe well-respected developer/publisher, and it is one of the greatestmultiplayer experiences to date. The company has made zombie-killing a trulyfun and thrilling process again with this outstanding shooter. Graphics/Audio Left 4 Dead doesn’t disappoint in the presentation value. Withgorgeous scenery taking place all at night, one feels as if they really are inthe game. In levels that have a larger emphasis on vegetation and foliage, thetrees and other green plants look extremely life-like, even as you transitionto an entirely different area, such as a factory. Left 4 Dead has so manyenvironments that it is clear the developers spent time working on theirgraphics. If they had not done everything in their power, the game would lookstretched and random. You often travel from one environment to a completelydifferent one, which requires a great deal of graphical power and accent. The four characters in the game are easy to distinguish, too.Valve picked four different designs that were easy to differentiate, which isgreatly needed in a game such as this. With dozens of zombies rushing at youfrom all sides, it’s comforting to know where and who your teammates are.Although there are no cut-scenes in the game, the characters’ facialexpressions and body movements are expertly performed. Just the fact that Valvespent the time to add in the minute details shows their extreme amounts ofeffort and care for the game. The weapons, additionally, look absolutelyfantastic. I simply cannot stress the amount of detail in this game. My only problem that I have with the graphics is when thesurvivors are in the safe room. Everything looks great; except for the writingon the wall. Yes, the humorous written notes and scratches on the wall providethe player with a little laughter in between levels, but they can be hard tosee occasionally. And when you move closer to the wall to get a better glimpse,the words become even more pixilated and blurry, and it’s quite disappointing,due to the fact that sometimes I actually could not read some of thesmaller-sized words and statements. The voice acting in the game is what gives the characters life. Dueto the absence of cut-scenes, all lines are spoken during combat. The voicesfor all four survivors are done completely perfectly, in a hilarious yetrealistic manner. The script is absolutely brilliant, as the four characters’lines and words all fit the situation nicely, and give the characters anunforgettable personality. Story The story in Left 4 Dead is by far the game’s weakest attribute.The opening cinema reveals that the game’s first campaign (there are fourtotal) takes place approximately two weeks after the zombie outbreak. However,there is literally no explanation as to how or why everyone is turning into theundead, or how the survivors met each other, or, for that matter, how there areinfinite piles of ammunition and weapons. Now, I realize that all this wasdone, for the most part, on purpose. The game’s focus is not at all on story orplot, but rather on gameplay. Although it really would have been great of Valveto do a little bit of explaining on their part. Left 4 Dead’s four campaigns take place in completely differentareas, and there is literally no transition between them. The survivors arerescued at the end of every campaign, only to find themselves in need of helponce more, somewhere else. I understand this was intentional, but this justseems a little lazy on Valve’s part. The actually story for all four campaigns consist of you gettingyour ass to each safe zone. Every campaign has five levels, with a safe houseat the end of each level, excluding the fifth level in which you’re rescued.The four survivors must shoot and maul their way through hordes of zombiesuntil they get to the end of their journey and are safe. It’s an incrediblyweak plot, but it works for this type of game. Gameplay “Gameplay” is the most crucial part to any game. It’s what thedevelopers set out to accomplish, and gameplay is what their end result was.It’s the controls, how you play the game, and all the features that are a partof it. Left 4 Dead is, as you should know, a shooter. A first-personshooter, to be more precise. The objective of the game is to shoot your waythrough hundreds of zombies, and finding the right path to proceed down. Youcan accomplish this by using a total of six weapons. Unfortunately, the weaponsused in the game are extremely generic guns with no outstanding features, andyou will certainly be bored and disappointed by the selection. The game firstoffers you a shotgun, submachine gun, and a handgun. Yes, that really is it.The shotgun is great for blowing away bundles of zombies as they run towardsyou, or for picking up a quick straggler behind you. The submachine gun can beused for all situations and is an all-around strong gun. The handguns, you mustknow, have an unlimited amount of ammo. They never run out. In fact, if youever find another one of them you can dual wield the pistols (also withunlimited ammunition). While this is quite convenient, it makes the game rathereasy when you run out of ammunition for larger weapons, it does feel very cheapat some points in the game. There are also “upgraded” weapons that one willfind towards the end of certain levels, or near the end of campaigns. Theseinclude the auto shotgun, assault rifle, and the hunting rifle. All three ofthese weapons are better than the previous two by tenfold. They take fewershots to kill your enemies, reload faster, hold more ammo, and are perfect forfighting off the hordes. Most importantly, they are ridiculously fun to use andenjoyable to wield. Now, besides these weapons are the hand-tossed weapons.These include the pipe bomb, which draws zombies into it only to explode asthey all pack in tight; and the Molotov cocktail, which will set the groundablaze in a flame that deals heavy damage to enemies and teammates alike. The game is available in four difficulties: Easy, Normal,Advanced, and Expert. As you travel from one difficulty to the next, you’llnotice a couple differences. First, the infected deal more and more damage tothe survivors as the difficulty increases and the survivors will be moresusceptible to friendly fire. It’s worth noting that across all four difficultylevels, the infected never have an increase in health. As you receive more and more damage, your health bar will becomeless and less filled. As this happens, your character will become slower, andthe display will even turn black and white. Additionally, the survivors willspew out the same few sayings multiple times, such as: “I ain’t gonna make it.”These become increasingly annoying as you struggle to find some health, buthopefully you will not be in this situation frequently. To regain your lost health, one may use health packs or pills.Both items can be used to heal either yourself or your teammates. The healthpack will give the recipient eighty health points, while the pills onlytemporarily boost your health. A couple minutes after using the bottle ofpills, your health will be at the same level it was before they were used. Whenyour health reaches zero, you will begin to bleed out. You have about a minuteand a half (if no infected attack you) for your teammates to heal you until youpermanently die. If one bleeds out more than three times they will go intospectator mode and watch the others play. They cannot rejoin until the otherplayers reach the end of the level. Besides the common infected, there are the “boss” infected,larger zombies. These are the Witch, Tank, Boomer, Hunter, and Smoker. TheWitch will be found in dark areas in levels, and you will be notified of herpresence by some eerie music that plays, and the Witch herself crying. If youstartle a Witch (with your flashlight and shooting at/shooting near her) shewill give out a scream, jump on top of you and start clawing away. Oh, and theinfected horde will come. Try to avoid these at all times. The Tank is amassive zombie, teeming with muscles. This monster will charge at youfearlessly, and you’ll need a full arsenal and great teamwork to take him down.The Boomer is an outrageously fat infected. If you shoot it close enough it’llvomit all over you, hazing your view for a minute. Also, when he explodes onyou, the horde comes out. The Hunter is a dark, hooded infected that isextremely quick on its feet. It has the ability to leap from wall to wall, andcan travel swiftly. If it manages to tackle you, the Hunter will claw at yourface until a survivor kicks him off of you. Finally, the Smoker in a bossinfected with a tongue that can reach to about fifty feet away. If it grabs youwith it, the Hunter will start dragging you towards him, leaving you wide open.Teammates can help shoot the Hunter or the directly to set you free. All of thespecial infected require the help of all four teammates to be defeated. Replayability Left 4 Dead has four campaigns: No Mercy, Blood Harvest, DeadAir, and Death Toll. Each campaign has five levels to complete, andsuccessfully finishing all four will take someone approximately four to sixhours, depending on the difficulty and whom they are playing with. This mayconcern some gamers, due to the fact that this is a very short length,especially during modern times. Luckily, if you have online, this game can lastyou almost forever. The game revolvesaround the multiplayer function. During the campaign, the team of foursurvivors (Zoey, Louis, Francis, and Bill) will always remain with you. Youwill always be able to find your teammates, too, due to the blue outline thatsurrounds them everywhere. The single player experience pales in comparison tothe multiplayer’s. Playing with three AI bots simply doesn’t give you thethrill and excitement of playing with a full team. Additionally, campaigns areso quick and simple that it is easy and fulfilling to replay them many times.Besides onlinemultiplayer in the campaign, Valve offers the gamer even more options. Versusmode is an extremely addictive and fun multiplayer mode that pits foursurvivors against four boss-infected. Four players will take control of thefour survivors from the campaign and battle their through a level, defeating commoninfected in the process. The other four players can take the form of a Hunter,Smoker, Tank, or Boomer. Playing as the infected brings an amazing twist to thegameplay, and is a truly awesome experience. All the four infected take alittle bit of getting used to, but it’s nothing you won’t master quicklyenough. Besides Versus, there is the free, downloadable Survival mode. Thismode may remind some of Call of Duty: World at War’s Nazi Zombies feature. Upto four players can play. The survivors find themselves defending from anendless infected horde, and they will need to take cover wherever they can, anduse a great deal of teamwork. This mode is a pleasing add-on that players willspend hours on. The online multiplayer will is an exceptionally entertainingfunction of the game, and I strongly recommend that everyone tries it out. Final Recommendation Left 4 Dead is the first game in what will surely be a hugelysuccessful series. Having already sold almost three million units on the Xbox360 alone, it is clear to how incredible the game really is. With fantasticvisuals, stunning replay value, hilarious characters, and all-aroundaddictiveness, this game earns its position as one of the greatest zombie gamesever created, and one of the most enjoyable multiplayer games ever released.Left 4 Dead provides you with an amazing experience, one that I will certainlynot forget any time soon. Graphics – 9/10Audio – 9/10Story – 7/10Gameplay – 10/10Replayability – 10/10 Final Score – 9 System Requirements Supported OS:Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / Vista64 Processor: Pentium 43.0GHz, Dual Core 2.0, or AMD64X2 (or higher)Memory: 1GB for XP /2GB for VistaDisc Drive: DVD-ROMDriveGraphics: 128 MB,Shader model 2.0, ATI 9600, NVidia 6600 or betterHard Drive: At least7.5 GB of free spaceSound Card: DirectX9.0c compatible sound cardFor more information on this, please click here.