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'Left 4 Dead' brings back multi-player for PC
By Matthew Bellezza
Posted: 12/3/08, 1:13 AM EST Section: Joystick
There's also Tank, a Hulk-looking zombie who rips chunks of rock off the walls and throws it at you then proceeds to pound on your body while taking clip after clip of bullets before actually dying.
The combination of the zombies, "special infected" and limited health rations forces players to play a lot more cooperatively then you would expect out of your typical game. This is what makes Left 4 Dead so original. Gamers will constantly find themselves kicking a zombie off a teammate when he or she is pinned, sharing their health rations to keep all four players alive, and walking slowly and together so not to get cornered or separated.
Of course with Valve's source engine, you know it won't look too bad, but they really haven't changed much in it yet. If you decided to play on a console like Xbox 360, don't. The graphics tend to look old and outdated. However it does seem some of the lighting features were amped up a bit in the PC version to immerse you into the game a bit more. It forces you to use a flashlight, limiting your field of view and making the surprisingly fast zombies seem that much more terrifying.
There was an attempt at another mode in which players can actually play as the "special infected" while others play as the survivors, but again, it's short, and its attractiveness dies away pretty fast. To get the maximum amount of play out of it, and the most enjoyment, skip the lowest game settings and go right for expert. This will really force you to play as a team and will seriously test your zombie hunting abilities.
A word to the wise: Don't walk in front of your teammate with a pump shotgun when he's about to shoot a zombie, just to get take the kill from him. It will hurt you a lot more than him.
Good hunting comrade.
mlbellez@syr.edu
The combination of the zombies, "special infected" and limited health rations forces players to play a lot more cooperatively then you would expect out of your typical game. This is what makes Left 4 Dead so original. Gamers will constantly find themselves kicking a zombie off a teammate when he or she is pinned, sharing their health rations to keep all four players alive, and walking slowly and together so not to get cornered or separated.
Of course with Valve's source engine, you know it won't look too bad, but they really haven't changed much in it yet. If you decided to play on a console like Xbox 360, don't. The graphics tend to look old and outdated. However it does seem some of the lighting features were amped up a bit in the PC version to immerse you into the game a bit more. It forces you to use a flashlight, limiting your field of view and making the surprisingly fast zombies seem that much more terrifying.
There was an attempt at another mode in which players can actually play as the "special infected" while others play as the survivors, but again, it's short, and its attractiveness dies away pretty fast. To get the maximum amount of play out of it, and the most enjoyment, skip the lowest game settings and go right for expert. This will really force you to play as a team and will seriously test your zombie hunting abilities.
A word to the wise: Don't walk in front of your teammate with a pump shotgun when he's about to shoot a zombie, just to get take the kill from him. It will hurt you a lot more than him.
Good hunting comrade.
mlbellez@syr.edu
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Xander
posted 12/03/08 @ 12:12 PM EST
"There was an attempt at another mode in which players can actually play as the "special infected" while others play as the survivors, but again, it's short, and its attractiveness dies away pretty fast. (Continued…)
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