Left 4 Dead or should I say, Dawn of the Dead:tthe game

The title is basically what the game is. The game is a straight up multiplayer shooter that plays out like a zombie apocalypse movie (Warts and all. haha Zero P reference). The gameplay can be summed up like this:



If that doesn't interest you, then don't even bother with the game. It's basically the same thing over and over. The repition can be felt through the gameplay and also the weapons. You get 6 guns (Uzi, pump shotgun, Pistol, auto shotgun, M4 machine gun, auto sniper) and it feels as if Valve didn't have enough time to add more guns(it's been in development since 2004/05. Sometime between there). Sure, you can debate that the guns, it has, has a purpose. None of these guns don't have a purpose (some would argue the auto sniper) but always ending up with a shotgun or machine gun can get tiresome.

The positives about the game is that the replayability is very high (especially if you have the PC version). Everytime you play throughout a level, it will always be different. It will have different zombie spawns, different weapon spawns and different pacing. This is all done through the game A.I. director. To sum it all up, it is basically if a guy watched you play the game and added zombies for the hell of it just to screw with you. It only leads me to wonder how Valve is going to use the A.I. director for future games (i.e. Left 4 Dead 2/ Half Life Episode 3).
PC gamers will be in joy because like any other Valve game, expect a ton of mods/modes added in. The Verses mode seems like it was unfinished to the main part that it is unfinished. You can only play the first 2 "movies".

Levels, I almost forgot. You might want to think about getting the game for the Xbox 360. Valve says it will support the game more on the console rather than PC but only time will tell. The game ships with co-op for 4 levels. It will take anytime from an hour to two hours+ depending on the difficulty. The level names are posted below in the posters that the game shows you during mid-levels.


Few games these days can truly give me "immersion". Game developers are always talking about it but few come close to giving you that "feeling". It's amazing, it's repetitive, it's trying to be a movie. If your a zombie movie lover, your only reading this to confirm to others that the game is awesome. If your in between on getting it, just ask yourself this question. Who would I take to survive a zombie apocalypse and would they actually be a good choice? Because you can finally test it out with this game!