Will you be left 4 dead? (Left 4 Dead (PC))

Member Name: JackED42

Product:	Left 4 Dead (PC)
Date:	14/08/09 (29 review reads)
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Advantages: Very good gameplay, zombies!, lots of different gameplay, split screen, DLC coming out

Disadvantages: None

Left 4 Dead is one of the most original first person zombie games for a long time. The premise of each of the levels is simple, get to the end, without being killed by zombies. This game is made for multiplayer action which can be done over the internet, LAN or even splitscreen (which is very rare with PC games) with the new patches. You can play with the keyboard and mouse, the 360 pad and there are even videos of people playing with wii controllers.

There are many types of zombies in this game which are discussed below. The generic/main type of zombies in this game are not like the ones from resident evil, but have more of a like to the type of zombies off 28 days later. This means that they are very fast and come at you in big hoardes.

There are also 5 types of special zombies that will crop up from time to time. There are smokers; these have long tongues and attack you by grabbing you with them from long distances. There are hunters; these can jump very far and when they land on you they just lie on top of you and claw at you. There are boomers; these are very fat and either throw up on you or blow up on you, causing a hoarde of zombies to come for you. Each of these will also just strike you at close distances. There are tanks; these are huge zombies that have lots of health, are very strong and can throw huge pieces of rock at you. Finally, there is the witch (there is usually one in every level), who if startled will kill you almost instantly unless you are very lucky.

The single player and Co-Op modes are the same, and they consist of 4 characters (controlled by human input or computer if not enough players) trying to get to escape from different places. There are currently 4 campaigns: No Mercy (A hospital), Death Toll (countryside)Dead Air (an airport) and Blood Harvest (Farmland). One more is currently in the works and will be released via a patch for free! Each of these campaigns is split into five chapter. At the end of most of the chapters, the characters get a safehouse; giving them a chance to heal, refill ammo and change guns without the worry of being eaten. The final chapter of each campaign consists of the characters having to defend their position until help comes in the form of helicopters, boats etc.

The weapons on the game are assault rifles, sub machine guns, two types of shotgun, molotov cocktails, pipe bombs and a hunting rifle. Also, you have the ability to carry first aid kits and painkillers. These can be used on yourself and also can be used to heal your teammates. Painkillers, will give you more health for a certain amount of time, where as first aid kits will increase your health until you get hurt again. When a member of the team goes down, they can be resuscitated if you get to them quickly enough.

There is also a survival mode, which is basically seeing how long you can hold out for against hoarde after hoarde of zombies. In each of these, one of the players has to perform an action, such as flick a switch, and the hoardes will start coming after you. These hoardes to include the special zombies mentioned above. At the end you are given a time, and if you did well enough, you also earn bronze, silver or gold medals. Survival mode can be played on various different chapters.

The final game mode on Left 4 Dead is Versus mode. The levels played are identical to the campaigns, however, the special zombies are controlled by other players. The game will end when either, all the of human players have been killed, or when the human players have got to the safehouse.

This is a really good fun game that I would recommend you buy. The game is quite jumpy and very good fun to play in the dark with your friends.

Summary: If you like zombies and first person shooters, this is for you!