Left 4 Dead 2
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Left 4 Dead 2 | |
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Developer(s) | Valve Corporation |
Publisher(s) | Valve |
Director(s) | Erik Johnson |
Producer(s) | Gabe Newell |
Composer(s) | Mike Morasky |
Series | Left 4 Dead |
Engine | Source |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows Xbox 360 Mac OS X |
Release | |
Genre(s) | First-person shooter, survival horror |
Mode(s) | Multiplayer single-player co-op mode |
Left 4 Dead 2 is a shooter video game released in 2009. It is the sequel to Left 4 Dead.[1] It was released on November 17, 2009. It made its world premiere at E3 in 2009. Left 4 Dead 2 brings new elements to the game that Let 4 Dead left out in the previous version such as melee weapons, new types of infected, and a story-arc that connects each of the game's five campaigns together. It was banned in Australia,[2] but eventually was un-banned.
Characters
[change | change source]The main characters in the game are:
- Coach, a high-school football coach from Savannah, Georgia.
- Rochelle, a news reporter for a local television station.
- Ellis, a mechanic from Savannah, Georgia.
- Nick, a gambler and conman.
New infected added into the game include:
- The Charger, has one arm larger than the other arm and charges people with it
- The Spitter, spits acid at survivors and leaves a acid puddle on the ground which burns survivors
- The Jockey, hops on survivors backs and steers them into danger
Reviews
[change | change source]Left 4 Dead 2 received strongly positive reviews:
- GameSpot - 9.0/10 (both Xbox 360 and PC)
- IGN - 9.0/10 (both Xbox 360 and PC)
- Gamespy - 4.5/5 (both Xbox 360 and PC)
- 1UP.com - A (both Xbox 360 and PC)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Announcing Left 4 Dead 2!". www.l4d.com. 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ↑ "Left 4 Dead 2 refused classification in Australia". www.news.com.au. 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
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Categories:
- 2009 video games
- 2000s horror video games
- Valve Corporation games
- Cooperative video games
- First-person shooters
- Linux games
- Multiplayer online games
- Post-apocalyptic video games
- Survival video games
- Video games about viral outbreaks
- Video games developed in the United States
- Windows games
- Xbox 360 games
- Video games about zombies