Left 4 Dead: Keeping me alive

When I first heard that a zombie mod for the half life game was under development my reaction was indifferent. I am not that much of a FPS player and Zombies are not really my thing. with that said Left 4 Dead is one of my favorite game of the year. So why does a person like myself spend $50 on zombie shooter game, the answer is L4D mixes awesome multiplayer team based game play with an addicting game design. L4D is all about the social aspect of playing the game with your friends and working as a team. Unlike most multiplayer games L4D has to be played as a team and work together. If you go run off by yourself in the game your are going to get killed. Only as a team you can complete the campaign missions and L4D wide range of difficulty levels make it interesting for a wide range of skill. L4D uses an AI director to decide the amount, type and location of enemies you will fight every time you play the game. This allows L4D to be refreshing and different each time you play. By not knowing when you will be attacked the gamer feels a rush every time they play.

L4D zombies or to be proper the "infected" also have some interesting traits which is refreshing to the genre. Normal zombie will some time rush at you making the game more excited and many events will trigger large groups of zombie all charging you while you empty as many rounds of ammo as you can while finding cover. Also the four type of special zombies will mix it up by trying to incapacitate one of your team members. Personally one of my favorite parts of the game is the music and sounds effects that changes based on the danger your in.

L4D game play follows the mechanics of keeping it easy to learn but hard to master. The one minute intro video explains all you need to know about that game and the player is not over loaded with complicated weapons. Anyone who has played an FPS game can easily pick up L4D as if it was second nature. L4D expert mode is however a different situation you need to truly be an expert in team work and strategy to pass this difficulty.

L4D online play also adds a Vs. mode which lets you play as an Infected. Playing as infected does require patients but it is still easy to learn and it is very fun to be the hunter and not the hunted for a change. L4D one draw back is the price as $50 is a lot for a mod game. L4D is a game that you truly need online friends to enjoy as playing with AI players is not nearly as fun or intense. I would highly recommend this game as it is one you can play over and over again.