__ ___/_________________ ____ _____/ |_ | | / _ _ __ _ __ _/ __ / __ | |( <_> ) | /| | / ___/| | | |____| ____/|__| |__| ___ >___| /__| / / .____ .__ | | ____ ____ ____ | |__ | | _/ __ _/ __ _/ ___| | | |__ ___/ ___/ ___| Y |_______ ___ >___ >___ >___| / / / / / / ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Release Notes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Developer(s) Valve Corporation Publisher(s) Valve Corporation Distributor(s) Electronic Arts (retail) Steam (online) Engine Source Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 Genre(s) Survival horror First-person shooter Mode(s) Cooperative multiplayer Media DVD, Steam download ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New from Valve — creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more — Left 4 Dead is a new game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four "Survivors" in an epic struggle against hordes of swarming zombies and terrifying "Boss Infected" mutants. Set in the immediate aftermath of the long-awaited zombie apocalypse, L4D's survival co-op game mode is played out across four sprawling "Movies" set in a variety of urban and rural environments. Each "Movie" has an over-riding team objective, is comprised of five large maps, and may be played by 1 to 4 human players. New technology dubbed "the AI Director" is used to procedurally generate a unique experience each time the game is played. Just as in Hollywood films, the Director calls for new monsters, sounds, and action as it tailors the gameplay experience based upon the team's performance. Left 4 Dead is a multiplayer co-operative survival horror first-person shooter game by Valve Corporation. The game uses the Source game engine, and is available for Windows-based personal computers and the Xbox 360. ============================================================================== Left 4 Dead puts four human playable or AI controlled survivors of an apocalyptic pandemic against hordes of aggressive "Infected" zombies in a cinematic backdrop in which the players "star" as each character in a fictional movie. The Survivors' goal is to help each other make it through various scenarios to safety. The Infected are controlled by an AI that dynamically balances difficulty and mood depending on the players' progress and situation. In an alternate game mode, human players can control up to four different monsters with special abilities and cooperate to stop the Survivor players. It was released on November 18, 2008 in the United States and November 21, 2008 in Europe to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the release of Half-Life. A five-minute trailer was released on Halloween. A public demo was released on November 6 for pre-purchasers and was released for the general public on November 11 for both systems. The demo contains the first two out of five maps of the "No Mercy" campaign and is playable in both single player and multi-player. Left 4 Dead went gold on November 13, 2008. Reception Reception Review scores Publication Score Edge 9/10 GameSpy 4.5/5 IGN 9.0/10[33] Official Xbox Magazine 9.5/10 TeamXbox 9.1/10 Aggregate scores Aggregator Score Metacritic 91 On October 28, 2008, Valve reported that preorders for Left 4 Dead had beaten those of The Orange Box by 95% after the Steam pre-order was launched. * Addictive co-op action gameplay from the makers of Counter-Strike and Half-Life * Advanced artificial intelligence drives both friendly and unfriendly creatures to dynamically create intense single-player, co-op, and multiplayer experiences every time the game is played * 20 new maps. 10 new weapons. Four sprawling "Movies" * Match making, stats, rankings, and awards system drive collaborative play * Designer's Commentary mode allows gamers to go "behind the scenes" of the game * Powered by Source and Steam Hardware Requirements * Supported OS: Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / Vista64 * Processor: Pentium 4 3.0GHz * Memory: 1 GB * Graphics: 128 MB, Shader model 2.0, ATI 9600 or better Recommended: * Supported OS: Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / Vista64 * Processor: Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz * Memory: 1 GB * Graphics: 128 MB, Shader model 3.0, NVidia 7600 or better MORE INFO: http://pc.gamezone.com/gamesell/p31202.htm http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/left4dead/index.html?tag=result;title;1 http://uk.pc.ign.com/objects/818/818215.html HAVE FUN NO ONLINE PLAY AVAILABLE WITH THIS ONE