If you have friends who loved L4D and they’ve already bought L4D2, chances are they will badger you to buy it. And, you know what? Valve did an excellent job with the sequel. There weren’t arbitrary changes to ensure the game was different. Alterations...
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Published: 2009-11-17, Author: Chris , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: Last year Left 4 Dead unleashed a harrowing and entertaining vision of what it's like to be on both sides of the zombie apocalypse. Whether you were shooting your way through hordes of infected (the preferred nomenclature) en route to possible rescue, ...
Abstract: At some point in the last couple years, Valve decided to hop aboard the zombie bandwagon. It was not a totally random decision, given the popularity of the Zombie Horde Mod, and after many hours of hard labor, Left 4 Dead graced PC and the Xbox 360 wit...
New campaigns are very well designed, Explosive new guns and deadly new melee weapons, Scavenge mode is a great shortform Versus mode, New survivors have more character, and new infected have fun abilities, Realism mode delivers a new level of tension.
No major leaps forward in gameplay, AI allies can still trip you up.
With exciting new content across the board and plenty of it, Left 4 Dead 2 outdoes its predecessor and makes the zombie apocalypse an absolute blast. ...
When Left 4 Dead came out last year, we loved it. In fact, it’s one of our highest rated games, with 9.8/10 (9/10 on the 360). When I assigned that rating, we had a serious staff discussion about awarding a game so highly, even though other publicat...
Abstract: If you're looking for our review of Valve's Left 4 Dead 2, then you won't have to wait long. It'll appear on the site at 9:01 PM PST today, Monday November 16th, or just after midnight if you're on the eastern side of the continental United States. Doe...
Abstract: Left 4 Dead seemed like a near perfect game to me, and the fact that I love it so damn much makes the comparatively sudden arrival of its sequel an extremely hard sell. Until recently I'd have been hard pressed to name specific ways in which I'd want t...
