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Zombie games usually get great reviews (Resident Evil) or flop (Evil Dead: Fist full of boomstick [Regeneration was bad ass though]) all due to how the story line is dropped on it’s user.
Left 4 Dead is just shy of perfection and with some simple updates it could easily have hita perfect score. Left 4 Dead is unlike any other Zombie game as it practically throws you into the middle of four different Zombie film types. Any where from Zombies chasing you through corn fields to a hospital filled with evil reincarnates seeking to eat your flesh.
The replayability of this game is just plain sick unless you can’t deal with the harder difficulties, where some gamers may get fed up and turned off from the game.
The breakdown: Left 4 Dead
Graphics & Cinamatics:4/5
Sound FX & Music:5/5
Replayability:5/5
Multiplayer:5/5
Achievements: 5/5
Overall: 96% Left 4 Dead receives 5/5 Burritos
Graphics & Cinamatics:
Unfortunately this is the department where Left 4 Dead loses some points. There are some relatively annoying bugs in the game that cause you to become stuck in a position, only to await the next on coming horde of Zombies. When closing a door you can become pinned again an area and some reason you can not shot the door up enough to destroy it and move yourself. There are several other instances like this, but aside from these the graphics are supreme and you can tell the creators put a lot of love into this game.
They go as far as creating a commentator section, where you can go through the game and see what the creators were thinking and how they created it. They went as far as making movie quality lighting and matching music to the situation you are in. The over all graphics of the game are next generation material and look great on HD.
Sound FX & Music:
The true zombie film material is plastered all over this game, which can best been seen in the music and sound effects. The game is impossible to predict on the difficult settings, but sound and music cues help you navigate safely to your destination. All in all the music does a great job of not only helping you stay alive but build suspense and add a creepy feel.
Replayability:
Left 4 Dead is 100 percent replayable as the AI in the game has no set spawn points, spawn times and you can play in various locations. The only major downside is the minimal selection of weapons and there is no chainsaw! The VS mode shakes things up and lets you become the Zombies, which has got to be one of the coolest features to hit a Zombie game.
Multiplayer:
Multiplayer in this game is a must as you can play with up to seven other people in VS mode or three other friends in the regular campaign. The best thing about the online multiplayer… the long since forgotten two players on one console is back! You can play in any mode with you and another person on your console without having to have a second Xbox live account.
The versus mode can be one of the best things to hit zombie games, because it lets you become one of four special zombies to thwart away the survivors. Sadly if you do not use team work and are stuck with relatively inexperienced people, chances are you will not do very well. The basic idea is to wait till the survivors are separated and strike with everything you’ve got.
Achievements:
If you are looking to rack up another 800 achievement points, Left 4 Dead is the game for you. A majority of the points can be achieved relatively quick with the exception of some specialty ones that require a ridiculous amount of game play, if you can put this game down after your points that is.
Overall:
If you are any type of zombie fan this game is almost required. Don’t rent this bad boy it’s surely worth the purchase.
**Editors note
This is one of the most bad ass experiences you will get from a game, forget COD World at War, this game just drop kicked it in the face! -EvO
For Left 4 Dead cheats check out CheatCC.com
Achievements for Left 4 Dead
Helping Hand | 20 | |
Revive 50 incapacitated Survivors. | ||
Field Medic | 20 | |
Heal 25 Survivors with a first aid kit. | ||
Pharm-assist | 20 | |
Give pain pills to 10 Survivors. | ||
My Bodyguard | 15 | |
Protect any Survivor from an attacking Infected 50 times. | ||
Dead Stop | 10 | |
Punch a Hunter as he is pouncing. | ||
Cr0wnd | 30 | |
Kill a Witch with a single headshot. | ||
Untouchables | 30 | |
No Survivors take damage after contacting the rescue vehicle. | ||
Drag and Drop | 20 | |
Rescue a Survivor from a Smoker’s tongue before he takes damage. | ||
Blind Luck | 20 | |
You or another Survivor take no damage after being vomited on by a Boomer. | ||
Akimbo Assassin | 30 | |
Survive an entire campaign using only pistols. | ||
Hero Closet | 10 | |
Rescue a Survivor trapped in a closet. | ||
Hunter Punter | 10 | |
Shove a Hunter off of a pinned and helpless Survivor. | ||
Tongue Twister | 20 | |
Free yourself from a Smoker who has grabbed you with his tongue. | ||
No Smoking Section | 15 | |
Kill 10 Smokers as they are pulling helpless Survivors. | ||
101 Cremations | 20 | |
Set 101 Infected on fire. | ||
Do Not Disturb | 20 | |
Sneak past all Witches in a campaign without disturbing one. | ||
Man vs Tank | 30 | |
Single-handedly kill a Tank. | ||
Tankbusters | 20 | |
Kill a Tank without it dealing any damage to a Survivor. | ||
Safety First | 30 | |
Play an entire campaign with no Survivors taking friendly fire damage. | ||
No-one Left Behind | 20 | |
Beat a campaign with all 4 Survivors. | ||
Unbreakable | 30 | |
Finish a campaign without ever being healed. | ||
Witch Hunter | 20 | |
Kill a Witch without any Survivor taking damage from her. | ||
Red Mist | 20 | |
Kill 1000 Infected with a mounted machine gun. | ||
Pyrotechnician | 20 | |
Blow up 20 Infected in a single explosion. | ||
Zombie Genocidest | 20 | |
Kill 53,595 Infected. | ||
Dead Giveaway | 10 | |
Heal a fellow Survivor when your own health is below 10. | ||
Stand Tall | 20 | |
Survive a campaign without being incapacitated. | ||
Zombicidal Maniac | 30 | |
Survive any campaign on Expert. | ||
What Are You Trying to Prove? | 35 | |
Survive all campaigns on Expert. | ||
Nothing Special | 30 | |
Survive a campaign with no Survivors taking damage from Special Infected. | ||
Burn the Witch | 10 | |
Light a Witch with a Molotov. | ||
Towering Inferno | 10 | |
Light a Tank with a Molotov. | ||
Spinal Tap | 10 | |
Kill an Infected with a single blow from behind. | ||
Stomach Upset | 20 | |
All Survivors complete a campaign without being vomited on. | ||
Brain Salad | 15 | |
Make 100 headshot kills. | ||
Jump Shot | 20 | |
Headshot a Hunter while he’s leaping. | ||
Mercy Killer | 15 | |
Survive the No Mercy campaign. | ||
Back 2 Help | 20 | |
Leave a safe room to save an incapped teammate and bring them back safely. | ||
Toll Collector | 15 | |
Survive the Death Toll campaign. | ||
Dead Baron | 15 | |
Survive the Dead Air campaign. | ||
Grim Reaper | 15 | |
Survive the Blood Harvest campaign. | ||
Ground Cover | 30 | |
Save another Survivor from a Special Infected while on the ground. | ||
Clean Kill | 10 | |
Shove a Boomer and then kill him without him splashing on anyone. | ||
Big Drag | 20 | |
Drag a Survivor 100 feet with your tongue. | ||
Chain Smoker | 20 | |
Constrict two Survivors in one life as a Smoker. | ||
Barf Bagged | 20 | |
Cover four Survivors with Boomer bile at once. | ||
Double Jump | 20 | |
Pounce two different Survivors in one life as a Hunter. | ||
All 4 Dead | 30 | |
Kill all four Survivors in one life while playing as a Tank. | ||
Dead Wreckening | 20 | |
Dole out 5000 total Survivor damage as a Special Infected. | ||
Lamb 2 Slaughter | 20 | |
As an Infected, incap a Survivor who has entered and left a safe room. |
-Source http://www.xbox360achievements.org
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