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| Game Details | Released
24 November 2009 | | Format
PC, Xbox 360, PS3 | | Developer
Valve |
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Left 4 Dead 2
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Where's Bruce Campbell when you need him? The iron-chinned one is the only thing missing from Valve's exquisite corpse, Left 4 Dead 2, which easily ranks as one of this year's best releases. The sequel to last year's co-op fuelled undead shooter makes no bones about taking everything that was rank, rotting and amazing from the first game and cranking up the gore, excitement and atmosphere to at least eleven on the dial.
The big changes arrive in the form of a new quartet of survivors who must skilfully navigate their way through five horrific chapters of carnage set against the backdrop of America's Deep South. Forget crawfish pie, jambalaya and banjo-playing and instead prep yourself for a tense firefight that includes new gameplay modes, new guns and more importantly close-quarters bludgeoning.
Left 4 Dead 2 introduces melee weapons for the first time which include a frying pan, cricket bat, katana and yes, a full gassed-up chainsaw. These hand-to-hand toys deliver a new high and nothing comes close to slicing and hacking your way through hordes of infected civvies. Mix in four-on-four player matchmaking, a new Survival mode, a new Scavenger mode and the brutally hard Realistic mode and you're looking at one serious upgrade to the original game. Oh and don't forget to be on alert -- there's new rare infected monsters to battle now too (watch out for those killer clowns!)
Left 4 Dead 2 trounces the competition and Valve takes this franchise to the next level with ease. Stay tuned for new downloadable content patches and frequent updates over the coming months. The smell of decomposing flesh should never be this uplifting.
Reviewer: Bryn Williams
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| RE: Whoops, fuck up | | | This is one crazy-ass fucked-up game. It's all about fun, and similar to the over game sequels released this winter, Left 4 Dead 2 has upped its predecessor even though not much has changed and the game can get a little tedious. Just kick back, relax, and enjoy blasting some zombies! no wait.. enjoy blasting LOADS of zombies.
8/10 ... Read More
| | | robwillphill About me | | 09:59, 07 January 2010 | Report This Post | |
| | | | RE: Whoops, fuck up | | L: RandyChimp
L4D2 isn't on ps3. FAIL.
Why not play Uncharted 2 (better game)
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Thats the English language you are butchering.
Possibly because Uncharted 2 is a completely different kind of game than Left 4 Dead 2? By that reasoning why play any other game? Surely you just buy what is currently refared as the best one and dont play anything else.
The Uncharted games are good but I wouldnt say they are as good as most PS3 fanboys like to shout. ... Read More
| | | Sleazy About me | | 14:43, 28 December 2009 | Report This Post | |
| | | | RE: Left 4 Dead 2 | | Oi Randy twat Uncharted2 aint on the PC sort it out !! ... Read More
| | | chosen 1 About me | | 15:13, 22 December 2009 | Report This Post | |
| | | | Left 4 Dead 2 | | | Great game, but based on this review I went into my local branch of Game asking when it was due out on the PS3, only to get a bit of a funny look. Might want to amend this one guys. ... Read More
| | | jncorbett About me | | 16:46, 06 December 2009 | Report This Post | |
| | | | Whoops, fuck up | | | L4D2 isn't on ps3. FAIL.
Why not play Uncharted 2 (better game) ... Read More
| | | RandyChimp About me | | 23:37, 01 December 2009 | Report This Post | |
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