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A truly thrilling co-op experience...
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Just when it seemed Capcom had successfully cornered the zombie horror market with the Resident Evil series, out of nowhere pounces Valve's Left 4 Dead, with its surprisingly lucrative co-op-focused take on the survival horror game. It seems the developers of the Half Life and Counter Strike series' had some ...
Reviewed by Retrogimp on Jan. 17, 2009
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Left 4 Dead is a thrilling zombie nightmare.
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To start off, I'll say that Left 4 Dead is one of the best games of the year, as seems to be typical of a game released by Valve, who have been on a roll for years now. Although it is not as content-packed as last year's legendarily overstuffed Orange ...
Reviewed by SwollenFridge on Jan. 1, 2009
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Nevermind the Bollocks, here's the Zombies!
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That's what they should have called this game. No long winded story about vials in labs or infected monkeys, just "You are here, you need to get there, there are zombies in the middle, go." In short this is the perfect Zombie game, just because there is so little to ...
Reviewed by jonnyboy on June 11, 2009
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Cold drink to the kidneys. Console FPS man vigor!!!
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SHAKE DAT BEAR I used to play a lot of FPS games. I grew up on id classics breaking my mind into PC gaming goodness. PC games were the shit cause of their adult subject matter and badass gameplay. I was a PC gamer for life. 3dFX and all that Voodoo graphics ...
Reviewed by billyhoush on Nov. 16, 2009
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Left 4 Dead Review
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I've been playing Left 4 Dead for several months now and can easily say it is one of the best FPS games i have ever played, It is so well designed and melds so well that it creates a fantastic single and multiplayer experience.I am a big fan of stories ...
Reviewed by Ferginator4k on March 2, 2009
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Hail to the king baby.
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Now, I will be the first to say that I LOVE when a story has depth and plot. There is nothing better then playing a fleshed out character in a world that you can somehow relate to. However, ALL my preconceived ideas of how a game should be presented were ...
Reviewed by BreakThings on Jan. 27, 2009
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Left 4 Dead
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It's a scientific fact that the zombie apocalypse is coming, and soon. The arrival of Left 4 Dead marks the beginning of what is hopefully a long line of games by Valve, the 'gaming artists' behind a few of my favourite games, such as Portal and Team Fortress 2, as ...
Reviewed by NicBarker on April 16, 2009
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Game of the Year.
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I have played most of the big dogs this year, and while all of them were good, they were all also something most of us have played before; in other words, they were sequels. Gears 2 I thought was fantastic, but after beating the campaign and completing the Horde mode ...
Reviewed by Ilton on Jan. 11, 2009
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Zombie fun with friends!
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PC
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http://reviews.revolve21.com/2009/04/review-left-4-dead.htmlDeveloper/Publisher: Valve Corp. (Certain Affinity Xbox 360 version) Release Date: November 18, 2008Rating: M for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language Available On: PC, Xbox 360 Genre: First Person Shooter Number of Players: 1-8 (online), 1-2 (local split screen)Strong Points: Online and offline play; fast pace; solid gameplay; easy drop-in-drop-out ...
Reviewed by zanthox on April 5, 2009
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Valve's vision of survival horror is fully realized
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Looking back, only a game or two that I can think of have actually attempted to take on the zombie apocalypse in online form, throwing players–competitively or cooperatively–into a world decimated by plague and letting them decide the final outcome that would ultimately tell the fate of their world. Games ...
Reviewed by Kombat on Dec. 31, 2008
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The Ultimate Co-op experience.
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X360
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I have always been a big fan of co-op games and zombie games, Left 4 Dead is the epitome of both genres.The game continually impresses from it's gloomy, creepy atmosphere. Atmosperic sound, unnerving lighting and terrifyingly smooth animation of your enemies.While the only knock against this game is the lack ...
Reviewed by Obienator on Jan. 4, 2009
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Absolutely awesome.
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It’s tough to not associate Valve with quality at this point, so it’s no surprise to see that their latest, Left 4 Dead, is completely awesome. It successfully blends the cinematic and grandiose qualities of their single-player epics with the social and competitive chaos that’s associated with all great multi-player ...
Reviewed by Ping5000 on Nov. 25, 2008
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Now's your chance to play hero.
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I know in my youth whenever I watched zombie horror movies I thought to myself 'I think I could handle myself if this happened to me.' It might only be a game, but Left 4 Dead is what you could essentially call a Zombie Apocalypse Simulator and one fantastic one ...
Reviewed by finalkross on Jan. 11, 2009
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killing zombies is such fun!
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PC
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have the full game, really, this game is FUN!the campaigns are not too long, so if you wanna take a brake from work to kill some zombies, this is it.if you play in 'Advance' mode you won't find it that easy, i haven't even tried 'Expert' yet.yes, 5 campaigns is ...
Reviewed by igalalkon on Nov. 20, 2008
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Finally a Good Zombie Game other than RE
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X360
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Left 4 Dead is, in my opinion, the best zombie game so far. People may say there is not enough content, but i can assure you that if you buy it, you will be playing it for a while, and once in a while you will always go back to ...
Reviewed by NerdyNinja007 on July 7, 2009
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Short Review
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PC
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Originally posted on my blogThere was a day, back in my youth, when I abhorred first-person shooters. Sure, I played some Goldeneye here and there with my friends, but I was never a Doom, Unreal, or Halo fan. Then something spectacular happened: a company that I’d heard of, but avoided ...
Reviewed by el33tcapitan on May 29, 2009
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Hello Zombie
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PC
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Left 4 Dead Review Valve previously famous for their Half life franchise, has now once again hit the nail on the head with Left 4 Dead, a zombie first person shooter. These aren't your every day slow moving zombies, no, they are your fast paced 28 days later zombies, and ...
Reviewed by canadiantoastzombie on Feb. 10, 2009
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Left 4 Dead: BOOM! Headshot!
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Short and to the Point Left 4 Dead By: mrhankey To be honest, I recently have found it hard to get very excited over a game. Seriously, Fallout 3 was, well, meh. Spore, became frustrating towards the end. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky I haven’t touched since I bought it a month ...
Reviewed by mrhankey on Nov. 28, 2008
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Eat your heart out Resident Evil...literally
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X360
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Put yourself in the middle of a city in the grips of a full scale zombie cluster-fuck. And what you get is Left 4 Dead.In this shooter you get game design not normally seen on consoles. We are all used to having a few AI characters who get in our ...
Reviewed by FinalDasa on April 4, 2009
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Reloading!
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Whenever Valve announces a game, they tell you everything beforehand, maybe leave one thing hidden for some other event and go silent. Absolute dead on silent. Pretty much the same thing happened with Left 4 Dead. They told what they needed to: AI Director, Co-op, Zombies and more Zombies. Then ...
Reviewed by Zereta on Jan. 8, 2009
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Pure Online Multiplayer Fun
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Left 4 Dead is from Valve, the huge PC developer that create the Half-Life Series, Counterstrike, Portal, and Team Fortress. Valve doesn't put out a whole lot of games, but the ones they do put out are always quality games, and Left 4 Dead is another. It is available for ...
Reviewed by SJSchmidt93 on March 10, 2009
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Like having a beer in the backyard, but with a mouse in your hand
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When I think FPS, I normally think 15-20 weapon types, at least half of them with an alternate firing mode, 15-20 minutes of mowing down the same enemy with a different hat, pants, or skin color over and over until you reach a room on the other side of the ...
Reviewed by Krakn3Dfx on Feb. 26, 2009
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Four Survivors And Bloodthirsty Zombies: What Could Go Wrong?
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Many games have tried to show what the inevitable zombie apocalypse will look like, but simply put, Left 4 Dead is the most exciting and original survival horror game to hit the market. The majority of the shooters out there tend to thicken the line between multiplayer and single player ...
Reviewed by natetodamax on April 25, 2009
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"Left 4 Dead" is the surprise hit of the year
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X360
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At PAX 2008, I saw a booth for "Left 4 Dead" and passed it by, thinking it was some lame adaptation of "House of the Dead" from my childhood arcade days. Boy, did I eat my words. "Left 4 Dead" is without a doubt the surprise hit of the year. ...
Reviewed by fuzzysquash on Feb. 5, 2009
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Left 4 Dead
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PC
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A slight lack of content and a few connection issues are the only things holding back one of the most enjoyable shooting experiences I've had in years. The normal gameplay isn't particularly deep; there are only a few weapons and a few types of enemies. They're not particularly smart. There's ...
Reviewed by Adrenaline on Nov. 23, 2008
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Left 4 Dead, an experience you won't forget!
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In short: It's a great shooter that's different every time you re play it. Although I do feel like it has no real story, it only adds to the replay value in my opinion. It's a game you can play over and over again and still find it just as ...
Reviewed by Demean on June 3, 2009
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Valve is still king of the FPS genre.
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PC
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Valve’s latest First Person Shooter Left 4 Dead takes place two weeks after the outbreak of a zombie virus. We are introduced to four survivors: Bill, Francis, Louis and Zoey. We are not given any details to their back stories or the cause of the zombie infestation. Rather, this intense ...
Reviewed by biggest_loser on Jan. 11, 2009
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This game alone, is a reason for you to be "Grabbin' Pills"
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Left 4 Dead is a shooter from Valve, which was originally being developed by Turtle Rock Studios. It places the player in post-apocalyptic zombie environment, the player and his 3 companions must naviagate their way through the level to the safe house. While on the way to the safe house ...
Reviewed by FlamingHobo on May 15, 2009
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Co-op, zombies, what more could you ask for?
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X360
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There have been multiple attempts at making a game based on Co-op, and almost every time with ether bad, or very mixed results. Well famous game studio Valve, behind the Half-Life series, has delivered a fantastic game. Left 4 Dead delivers probably the best new multiplayer experience out of any ...
Reviewed by MrMatey72 on Feb. 26, 2009
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Close to perfection
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Left 4 Dead offers one of the most intense gaming experiences of all times, raging zombie hordes coming from all directions, mutated bodybuilders throwing cars at you, long tongued freaks trying to strangle you from a roof top and much more. And everything is wrapped up in a beatifully balanced ...
Reviewed by EntwineX on March 26, 2009
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| Game Name | Left 4 Dead |
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Nov. 18, 2008
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November
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| Aliases | L4D |
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OFLC: MA15+
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| BBFC |
BBFC: 18
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ESRB: M
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CERO: Z
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Left 4 Dead Achievement Guide
This achievement guide will walk you through the easiest ways to achieve the full 1000 points.
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Console Commands
A list of all the console commands available in the PC version of left 4 dead.
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Left 4 Dead Guide to Winning as Infected
Simply knowing how to play each type of Infected is not enough to win against experienced players. You have play smart. This guide discusses team tactics for playing as Infected
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Versus Guide
A basic guide for Versus Mode
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