Left 4 Dead 2 Review (Of demo; part 1)

Left 4 Dead 2 is an upcoming cooperative first-person shooter game. It is the sequel to Valve Corporation's award-winning Left 4 Dead. The game is currently set to launch on November 17, 2009, for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360. It will build upon the cooperatively focused gameplay of the original and will be using Valve's proprietary Source engine, the same game engine used in Left 4 Dead. The game made its world premiere at E3 2009 with a trailer during the Microsoft press event.

Like the original, Left 4 Dead 2 is set during the aftermath of an apocalyptic pandemic, and focuses on four survivors fighting against hordes of the infected. The survivors must fight their way through levels, interspersed with safehouses that act as checkpoints, with the goal of reaching a rescue vehicle at the campaign's finale. The gameplay is procedurally altered by an artificial intelligence engine dubbed the "Director" that monitors the players' performance and alters the scenario to provide a dynamic challenge for the players as they progress. Several new features will be introduced, such as new types of infected, melee weapons, and a story-arc that connects each of the game's five campaigns together.

Like Left 4 Dead, the sequel involves the aftermath of an apocalyptic pandemic. There has been an outbreak of a rabies-like pathogen that causes infected humans to behave like zombies. The four survivors have to fight their way through the hordes of infected, using safehouses along the way to rest and recover, in order to reach extraction points. Left 4 Dead 2 will be set in the Southern United States, starting in Savannah, Georgia and ending in New Orleans, Louisiana. The cast of Left 4 Dead has been replaced by 4 new survivors, whose backstory will again be provided through dialogue. Unlike the first game where there was no significant story development, Left 4 Dead 2 will feature a story arc. All the campaigns have been announced: "Dead Center" takes place in a shopping mall, "Dark Carnival" in a partially operating amusement park, "Swamp Fever" in a bayou, "Hard Rain" during a heavy downpour near a sugar mill, and "The Parish" in New Orleans.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• L4D
• Left
• Dead
• PC
• computer
• Xbox
• 360
• zombie
• shooter
• new
• footage
• intro
• movie
• video
• game
• games
• gaming
• infection
• pandemic
• valve
• apocalypse
• zombies
• undead
• mutants
• L4D2
• review
• demo

[Rammstom2]

I am sorry people, I want to ask if you coinsider this game violent? It is fiction I mean they are zombies it is not really like killing humans

[MilargoCorp]

Due to excessive blood, dismemberment etc. This game would be considered violent, even though it's fictional.

[ankofon]

.."grab a shotgun, sit back and enjoy the show." didnt make any sence. why would i grab a shotgun?

[MilargoCorp]

"In any conflict, one thing is key: your weapon. An uprising of the walking plague, legions of the undead, or hordes of zombies is no different. The well prepared and well armed survivor will have the AA-12 Shotgun Anti-Zombie Weapon of Choice."

The reliability and usability of shotguns during a zombie outbreak is undeniable, why wouldn't you grab a shotgun? Well, you know unless you have a Tactical nuclear weapon lying around....

[Ironknight101]

this game was great i jus loved it alot

[captainkeeeta]

This game looks rather violent.

[killeor59]

thats odd the guns dont have recoil

[massimo2204]

L4D2 takes the zombie series to a unique level. It is very seriously the scariest thing i have ever before played. If you havent got it and tried it as of yes, go to L4D2dlXcom (replace X with . ). They have got the game for absolutely free there!

[sexylia07]

fire in the hole

[Gewok666]

Yeah you are kinda owned lol.

[ankofon]

why shouldnt i, is the the question. first of all, the game's not scary.. except the spitter :P and second, i never think :) thats why im still posting here and havent realized im owned .

[Gewok666]

then why are you watching a review for a game rated 18? Think before you post my friend.

[ankofon]

then if we were in the actual game, why would we take a sit ;)? im swe and 12 ;P dont mark me for my age ;)

[Gewok666]

ankofon - He clearly meant in the game. Also you spelled sense wrong. That's kinda ironic if you ask me.