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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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19 out of 21 found this review helpful. |
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Left 4 Dead offers superb cooperative play
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Valve has been known for creating some of the most memorable games to grace the PC and more recently the Xbox 360. Left 4 Dead is the latest hit game to be released from the company and brings together the joy of slaughtering hundreds of zombies with the ability to ...
Reviewed by Br3adfan on Jan. 1, 2009
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5 out of 5 found this review helpful. |
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Left 4 Dead unbias review
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4/5 starsLeft 4 Dead offers some incredibly creative ideas and executes them well, but the problems with it are minor and can be forgotten once your knee deep in shotgun shells and zombie bodies.the good-*enemy AI is phenomenal*friendly is acceptable*takes everything a step further in cooperative gameplay*sound effects are immersive*in-game ...
Reviewed by Godlyawesomeguy on April 15, 2009
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1 out of 1 found this review helpful. |
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Left 4 Dead Review
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Left 4 Dead is the kind of game that comes around once every four or five years that makes you seriously look at what "multiplayer" is and how it can be improved upon. With titles like Gears of War 2 and Call of Duty: World at War offering their Horde ...
Reviewed by jakob187 on Nov. 21, 2008
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1 out of 1 found this review helpful. |
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Left 4 Dead Review
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Left 4 Dead is a game for the XBOX360 console in which you will be assuming the role of 1 of 4 different characters. You and the other 3 characters are survivors of a zombie infestation. It is your job to navigate through levels (or scenes) to try to get ...
Reviewed by Altered_Confusion on Sept. 15, 2009
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Great presentation but the gameplay...not so much.
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X360
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So I have my fair share of playing games that has had zombies such as the Resident Evil series, Dead Rising ( bleh), etc. Although normally I wouldn't be so giddy if it wasn't for Valve developing it and I did have expectation for this game because of this. As ...
Reviewed by Wildfire570 on Aug. 13, 2009
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An addictive shooter that's even better when played with friends.
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X360
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Let's be honest -- the zombie apocalypse isn't likely to happen anytime soon. Luckily, zombie aficionados can still get their fix in Valve's recent zombie-survival game, Left 4 Dead. In Left 4 Dead's campaign, you'll take control of one of four charismatic "survivors" as you fight the zombie "horde" in ...
Reviewed by twenty0ne on July 21, 2009
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great in multiplayer, lacking in content and story
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X360
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Ever since the original Half-life came out for the PC over a decade ago, Valve, the developer behind the masterpiece, has continued to put out truly imaginative and fantastical games with such detailed and creative plot lines that anyone has ever seen in any shooter. With this zombie/first person shooter, ...
Reviewed by bonesaw on Dec. 2, 2008
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One-trick zombie
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X360
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Valve is a developer that takes their time when making games. When they do release a title, it's usually of high quality- the problems tend to come in the quantity department. And their newest venture, Left 4 Dead, is no different. "Zombie survival horror" has simply never been done this ...
Reviewed by MajorMitch on Dec. 25, 2008
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Mmmm, Smoker Dust
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X360
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There is no better indicator of what kind of year 2008 was with releases of shooters that treaded new ground in platforming, role-playing, and the infected taking over the world one campaign at a time. In the latter’s case, it also pushed multiplayer into an interesting direction. Credit to Valve ...
Reviewed by Godzilla_Sushi on Jan. 9, 2009
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Dead Good
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X360
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I have always been a fan of the good old zombie movies. Nothing beats a bunch of survivers fighting for survival against the inevitable zombie apocolypse and as the Bombcast stated this game isnt a game its training.A major problem I have with the zombie movie genre is the point ...
Reviewed by tofford on Jan. 17, 2009
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Hail to the king baby.
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X360
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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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A truly thrilling co-op experience...
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X360
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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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Quick review
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X360
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Good:+ Good Zombie fun+ Versus mode is a damn fun mode to play with 7 friends+ With every slot filled the game has insane replay value in terms of the experience not being the same twice with humans.Bad:-Load times are HORRIBLE. Esp. loading at the beginning. How is the Orange Box, something Valve ...
Reviewed by Sekoku on Nov. 24, 2008
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If you love multiplayer FPS, get this game.
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X360
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I will keep the review short. The graphics are good enough that you won't complain. The game is short but the replay factor is huge, you won't regret the length or content. The combat is such that it never seems to get old. The achievements are for the most part ...
Reviewed by TempleTrio on Feb. 1, 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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A definite co-op experience you simply must play.
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X360
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Left 4 Dead Review It’s been an untold amount of years since we’ve had anything remotely close to a zombie survival game. Sure Horde mode in Gears of War 2 is fun and zombified Nazis in Call of Duty: World at War is fine, but nothing substitutes for an invasion ...
Reviewed by infestedandy on Jan. 23, 2009
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Zombie madness? Fo sho!
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X360
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Valve's masterful creation - Left 4 Dead is one of the best games of the year. It's a zombie FPS, which involves you, and 3 other people (bots, your XBL buddies or random Koreans) shooting them in the face, and other body parts. For a cooperative shooter - it's very ...
Reviewed by Matiss on Feb. 10, 2009
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Hungry 4 More
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X360
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Left 4 Dead. It was insane how hyped up I was for this game. It has been in development for three or four years now, and I was on board from the very beginning. The concept is so basic, yet Valve again does an incredible job of making a simple ...
Reviewed by Shane394 on Jan. 7, 2009
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So close
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X360
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When I first heard there would be an AI director I thought about infinite replayability. When I heard it only pertained to spawning zombies, my enthusiasm dropped a bar, when I played the demo I peaked, only to have my hopes dashed by one dushbag who showed me that it ...
Reviewed by Cult_of_Cthulhu on Dec. 2, 2008
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almost perfect
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X360
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overall I love this game, the emphasis on teamwork is refreshing. the A.I. is amazing and the "director" keeps repeat playability high. the four difficulty levels are almost perfect, easy for when you are just messing around up to expert where you better be on your game. online play is ...
Reviewed by zyryx on Dec. 7, 2008
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A near perfect shooter that pits you against zombie armageddon
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X360
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Left 4 Dead may look like a simple first person shooter at first, but underneath it may have reinvented the way we play games. Much like Valve did with last year's highly acclaimed Portal, Left 4 Dead also is as much of a refinement to its genre as well as ...
Reviewed by FlyingV500 on Jan. 2, 2009
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This is the closest you'll find to Dawn of the Dead.
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X360
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Left 4 Dead really captures what it would be like in a zombie apocolypse. Unlike Resident Evil's slow and solitary zombies Left 4 Dead gives the new "28 Days Later" type of zombies. These zombies are quick and if you don't defend yourself you can easily get swarmed. Playing with ...
Reviewed by TimAllen624 on Jan. 7, 2009
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Great with friends
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X360
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It is a great game co-op is the thing whats it does different from other games is it creates a atmosphere like no other. okay so your playing with four friends on xbox live (assuming you have that many lol just kidding) you will be yelling at each other telling ...
Reviewed by nopain14 on Jan. 10, 2009
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Game of the Year.
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X360
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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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Two thumbs up!!
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X360
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Well its another zombie game...... NO ITS NOT!!!This highly interactive game is not only fun but it challenges you differently every single time you play it!!! This wonderful little guy is called the AI director and he decides weather to give you some heath and ammo or to let herendus ...
Reviewed by Lokheed11 on Jan. 25, 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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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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Left 4 Dead Review for Xbox 360
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X360
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Left 4 Dead is a first-person shooter from the guys that made the Half-Life and Half-Life 2 series. The game has 4 levels with each containing 5 sub-levels. The guns in the games are very limited, you get a SMG, Shotgun, Auto-Shotgun, Sniper-rifle, and last an Assault-rifle. Control's for ...
Reviewed by SmashedControllers on March 15, 2009
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L4D makes online play easy breezy
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X360
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I've had a 360 for two years now and have just started dipping my toes into the online gaming pool. I was always a bit overwhelmed and shy with the idea of playing a game with complete strangers. But L4D helped me get over my online hang ups and go ...
Reviewed by Thundar_the_Barbarian on April 6, 2009
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| Game Name | Left 4 Dead |
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| Original US Release |
Nov. 18, 2008
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November
2008 know the real date? |
| Aliases | L4D |
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OFLC: MA15+
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| BBFC |
BBFC: 18
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| ESRB |
ESRB: M
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| CERO |
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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