Alright boys and girls, it's time for our next trip back to the land of the undead.
Valve's newest franchise is about to have its much anticipated second outing in Left 4 Dead 2 this November 17th just five months after its official announcement at E3 last June. L4D2 has the same focus as the original where four survivors must proceed from one safehouse to another while taking out any and all zombies preventing their escape.
The sequel features five huge campaigns, four brand new characters (Coach, Ellis, Nick, and Rochelle), new settings (Savannah to New Orleans), over twenty new weapons and items, over ten new melee weapons (axe, frying pan, chainsaw, baseball bat), and five new zombie bosses (or "uncommon" common). But the most significant new addition is AI Director 2.0, which is an artificial intelligence engine that customizes the number of enemies, effects, music, level layout, world objects, weather, and lighting during gameplay.
Instead of having the same zombies on every campaign, each campaign now features its own "uncommon" common and specific type of common infected depending where the campaign takes place. These common infected also require different ways to kill. For example, there are zombies in HazMat suits and riot gear. HazMat zombies can't die by fire and riot gear zombies can sustain gunfire from the front.
Oh yeah, the Witch now wanders around during the daytime and is even more dangerous as she will stop at nothing to kill her provoker dead (or she herself is dead). So if you hope that Witch will just run away crying when you momentarily loses her, think again!
The demo for L4D2 will be available for those who pre-order the game and will be available for download at Steam (Valve's download service) two weeks before the game's official release date on November 17.
The original Left 4 Dead hasn't been neglected. Well at least for now. A brand new campaign called, Crash Course, will be available for download free for PC gamers but will cost XBox Live subscribers 560 points (or $7) this September. The exact date is yet to be released by Valve. Crash Course is the event between No Mercy and Death Toll.
L4D is one of only two games I keep playing over and over again the past several months. It really is that much fun! The gameplay, game design, voice-acting, action, entertainment value, and replayability (obviously) are all superb! And to think, Left 4 Dead 2 is bigger and offers more bang for your buck. Can't wait!
EARLY VERDICT: A Must Buy!!!
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