Left 4 Dead

LEFT 4 DEAD

Hasbullah Johari

Overview

The basic story here is that you're part of a group of 4 survivors trying to make your way out of a city infested with zombies. Alright, they're technically infected with some kind of super-rabies, but it's easier to just say zombies. The big thing about this game is that these aren't slow, shambling creatures- these guys can really bite you hard in the ass .

The fast zombies make for a very different experience than you're used to, and the fact that each character only can get knocked down a few times before they're dead for the rest of the level means that you really have to watch their backs. If they get knocked down by a creature you have to run and help them up, or shoot it off them- carefully, because your bullets will hit your friends.

You get bonuses for helping them out, and, of course, the added firepower that another character brings. It's going to be nearly impossible to beat this one when you start losing your friends and getting injured (you will start to limp unless you heal yourself). You can always see the silhouette of the other survivors even behind walls, a smart idea that makes it much easier to see at a glance where people are and when they need help.

Gameplay

It is a cooperative first person shooter game. There are four game modes: a single-player mode in which allied characters are controlled by AI; a four-player, co-op campaign mode; an eight-player online versus mode; and a four-player survival mode.

The game is focused on cooperation and team play; colored outlines of teammates are visible through walls to help players stick together and coordinate their movement.

If a survivor's health is depleted, then they become incapacitated and can only be revived by another survivor, at which point they continue playing with a low amount of health that decreases over time. If a survivor has been incapacitated and revived twice without tending to their wounds, then they will experience distorted black and white vision, and the next incapacitation will kill the character.


Characters

Zombies

• The Boomer, a bloated infected whose vomit and bile (which may be released at will and upon death) blinds the player briefly and attracts a horde of common infected.
  
• The Hunter, an agile infected that can pounce on survivors from great distances.
• The Smoker, an infected that can ensnare survivors from a distance with its long tongue and, upon death, releases a cloud of smoke that obscures vision.
• The Tank, a gigantic, muscular infected that is powerful and difficult to kill. It can knock players backwards, dealing massive damage, or attack from afar by throwing a lump of debris. It also has the ability to bash certain objects, such as cars and dumpsters, towards survivors, causing incapacitation on contact.
• The Witch, a passive female infected, who, when provoked by loud sounds, lights, or proximity of survivors, will attack her provoker. She is able to incapacitate or kill the provoker (depending on the difficulty setting) in one hit. If her victim survives, she will attempt to kill them if not killed herself.

Why i love it?

This game spells fun in the way that you get to play with your friends and shout at the top of your lungs not caring about what other lan-gamers think cos they do the same thing as well.

It will keep you at the edge of your seat!

Its awesome graphics and sound effects!

The levels are not too difficult and not too easy and the fact that you really have to work your asses off as a team is a plus point for me.

Why I hate it?

Always have to wait for a long time to play this game as more often than not, the lan-gaming lounge are fully booked!

When we have more than 8 people to play, we have to break into smaller groups. 8 is the optimum number as the 4 main characters can rally against the 4 main zombies.