Left 4 Dead | 
| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  148 reviews
Sales Rank: 1412
Format: DVD-ROM
Platforms: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 2000
Genre: Shooter Action Games
ESRB: Mature
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.8
MPN: 9855
Model: 014633098556
UPC: 014633360714
EAN: 0014633098556
ASIN: B000PS4X7S
Release Date: November 17, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Co-operative gameplay in epic struggle between survivors and zombies | | • | Choose to play as survivor or 4 types of infected mutants | | • | Set across 4 massive campaigns | | • | Game creates a unique and dramatic experience based on players' actions | | • | Multiplayer games for 1-to-8 players |
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Amazon.com
Set in a modern day survival-horror universe, the co-operative gameplay of Left 4 Dead (L4D) casts four "Survivors" in an epic struggle against hordes of swarming zombies and terrifying "Boss Infected" mutants. Developed by Turtle Rock Studios and Valve, creators of the Counter-Strike and Half-Life games, the latest AI technology allows for multiplayer games of one to eight players.A new and highly virulent strain of the rabies virus emerges and spreads through the human population with frightening speed. The pandemic's victims become grotesquely disfigured widely violent psychopaths, attacking the uninfected on sight. As one of the "lucky" few apparently immune to the sickness, you, unfortunately, are also trapped in a city crawling with thousands of the bloodthirsty Infected. Alone, you're dead. But together with a handful of fellow survivors, you might just fight your way to safety.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 of L4D is set 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.
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 Requires Internet to install February 6, 2010
MEL (Alaska)
The game requires an internet connection to connect to Steam in order to install the game, but this fact does not seem to be mentioned anywhere.
 Don't pay attention to the given screenshots November 29, 2009
Boo (USA)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I love this game and have played it almost every day since I bought it. However, the screenshots are from the BETA of the game. I have no idea why they didn't update them. If you want up-to-date, accurate information, I'd go to the L4D Wikia. I highly advise reading the tips, required software, and overall feel of the game before buying it.
Excellent fun November 27, 2009
Reginald Kenneth Dwight
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I been out of the PC games for a while but finally got back into it with Left4dead. It is a zombie apocalypse game (dawn of the dead, land of the dead etc ...) You will have all kinds of fun blasting those dirty, nasty zombies. It is so easy to connect to multiplayer via the internet. You can also easily use voice chat over the game (need a webcam microphone optional).
One of the best multiplayer games for any console. September 29, 2009
mp101
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Left 4 Dead, is a great game. There are so many first person shooter games in the world being played (multiplayer) and i have to say I was once addicted to modern warfare...well now things have changed.
positives: The game is very addictive, and fun, its fun to help out teammates, i think thats something valve has accomplished is the expectation of living is keeping your teammates alive. Other fps games like call of duty modern warfare, you really dont care that much how another person is doing or what their health status is because the game itself doesnt give you those details. In other fps games you are on your own and if you decide to help out a teammate that is up to you. In left 4 dead, it is manditory that you work as a team in order to win, and I think thats what makes a great multiplayer game successful is the good gameplay mixed with teamwork.
negatives: The campaign is a mixture of "sigh" and "meh" because the campaign is so repetitive, there is no actual storyline and the game doesnt really take you from beginning to start, you can kind of decide what levels you want to begin and end.The graphics are not the greatest or best, but that shouldnt be an issue because in the end gameplay dominates graphics. The zombies or "infected" they call them are not really that scary or intimidating. This is a plus for me because I dont want to be totally scared when im playing a game. I do however think that the cartoonyness of the zombies is unique. I think if valve had gone f.e.a.r, silent hill or DOOM on gamers, people would be frightfully scared to play the game. That is just a personal preference though as I have played games like f.e.a.r., silent hill series and have never gone back!I figure people have so much crap in their life why add more? Another thing is the bots. The bots are really boring to play with, they are in a way lifeless, but I have to give credit to valve on trying because i know it is not always easy to create a.i.
Overall left 4 dead is a great multiplayer game. The game has 4 options. Survival. Versus.Co-op.Single player.
The majority of the time you spend with this game will probably be versus or survival. I was skeptical at first because i always look at the graphics in a game, which is not important, and turned out to be that left 4 dead could end up being the greatest multiplayer game this year.(thats counting out gears of war,call of duty, halo, etc). Go ahead and pick up your copy today, you will not regret it.
Left 4 Dead September 13, 2009
Jason G. Rakocy (El Paso, TX USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Left 4 Dead is a excellent game overall (4 1/2 out 5 stars). Single player campaign is excellent, but the multiplayer is what makes the game awesome. Only complaint about this game is only four campaigns and a limited amount of weapons and zombie types. Anyone that buys this game will have a blast. Highly recommend to anyone who enjoys first person shooters.
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