The GameRoom - Thursday, January 8, 2009 3:09 - 2 Comments

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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