Left 4 Dead – Xbox 360 Review

When I first caught wind of Left 4 Dead and saw actual gameplay, my trigger finger itched with anticipation. I thought to myself, FINALLY a game where I can live my zombie apocalypse fantasy! And these aren’t your “ordinary” zombies. No, these aren’t the zombies that raise their arms up, walk slow and moan like a drugged up porn star.

Instead, the fine folks at Valve that produced mega hits like the Half Life and Counter Strike series, have taken a page out of the movies 28 Days Later and the remake of Dawn of the Dead. Yep, these zombies run. they run fast. Not only that, but they break down doors, climb walls and pretty much do whatever they can to eat your flesh, wherever you may be. You might think, all I have to do is corner myself and blast away or even find the highest elevation possible and pick my shots.

If that was the case, then we have a problem. Thankfully, Valve decided to throw in some “special” zombies or special infected as L4D puts it to mess with your “master plan”. These “special” zombies include the Boomer, a fat zombie that throws up on you which attracts other zombies via his bile (which he has a lot of). The Smoker, who has the longest tongue ever that can yank you away for prey.

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Shaun of the Dead (DVD)

After watching Dawn of the Dead a few days ago, I thought it would be in my best interests to watch Shaun of the Dead since parody’s are what its all about right? I really enjoyed this movie. The movie was so hilarious, I couldnt stop laughing throughout it. I mentioned that Dawn of the Dead was good? Well, Shaun of the Dead was better! One of the most unique zombie movies I’ve come across in sometime…

Dawn of the Dead (DVD)

To be honest with you, Im not a big fan of Horror movies. It took me months to watch the Ring, I have yet to see the Grudge, and the exorcist gave me nightmares as a child. This movie was rented out of pure curiousity. I have to say this was one of the more decent horror movies I’ve seen. It was funny, gory, heart stopping, and the acting earned a C+ rating from me. Thats decent since most horror flicks I’ve watched had some terrible actors. I wont spoil the movie for those of you who haven’t seen it yet, but I thought that the movie was much better than most of the other Zombie movies have seen in recent years.