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Left 4 Dead (PC DVD-ROM)

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Set in a modern day survival-horror universe, the co-operative gameplay of L4D casts four “Survivors” in an epic struggle against hordes of swarming zombies and terrifying “Boss Infected” mutants.

Valve’s next generation AI technology, allows for games of 1 to 8 players. Players can play as a Survivor or as one of four types of “Boss Infected,” each of whom possess a unique mutant ability such as a 50-foot tongue lasso or a giant belly full of explosive methane gas.

The gameplay takes place across four massive campaigns. The “zombie” population of each mission is choreographed by an “AI Director” that monitors the human players’ actions and creates a unique and dramatic experience for them on the fly.

Product Info

Categories: Action / Shooter

Barcode: 5030930057299
Country: South Africa
Format: DVD
Platform: PC
Rating: 16
Studio: Electronic Arts

Product Reviews (3)

Andre, Bloemfontein. 17 December 2008

Based around an old LAN favourite of setting up a zombie match against bots with knives, passion for this type of game setup evolved over the past 3 years into Left 4 Dead.

Graphics are tweaked on the Source engine to provide a gloomier look in contrast to Half-Life 2 and its subsequent episodes, whilst at the same time complimenting the overall cinematic goal. Both the protagonists and infected are very well modelled and fit realistically into the apocalyptic environment.

The presence of a musical director does lend a feeling off eeriness to the whole experience, constantly altering the vast amount of atmospheric tones in order to manipulate the emotions of the player to the effect that it invokes an irrational fear of being in the dark. However sometimes when you�re in the dark...

As always Valve does not disappoint in delivering a highly polished product, that is balanced and fun to play at every level of expertise, the AI director compensates for your performance on a real time basis, ensuring that the experience is always knife-edge. Your AI teammates make use of top notch algorithms and thus are very good at helping you fend off the hordes, and generally acting intelligent and interesting.

Criticism towards Left 4 Dead. Sometimes it feels as if the AI director has a vendetta against you. Allow me to provide an example: I spent 5 minutes clearing out a room around a witch so I could take her down without fear of being massed, however just as I'm creeping up behind her, an attack is triggered and a boomer proceeds to vomit on everybody, needless to say death followed under a tidal wave of dead and witch talons.

However I'm nitpicking, overall Left 4 Dead is very (I would not say infinitely) replayable and a great way to immerse oneself in a great multiplayer experience.