Left 4 Dead (PC)

88%
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Left 4 Dead (PC) (2008)
genre: action, first person shooter, horror

score: 88%

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'Although we zipped through the four "movies" in less than five hours, we can't stop playing co-operatively with friends via online play and competing against others in the thrilling Survivors vs. Infected, a four-on-four multiplayer mode where monsters attempt to slaughter their gun-wielding adversaries.'
Read more » Gamedaily
'The only thing missing from the game is a decent story for the single-player mode. I understand that this is a game made for online play, but you get this really great animated opening that kind of lays down a general plot and that’s it.'
Read more » GameRevolution
'Left 4 Dead makes both sides of the zombie apocalypse a thrill to experience, as long as you're not alone.'
Read more » Gamespot
'Another deeply professional, personality-filled and progressive take on the shooter from Valve. In a cultural landscape that has as many zombie touchstones as ours, it takes something special to make them shamble appealingly, and Left 4 Dead, both literally and metaphorically, makes them run.'
Read more » Eurogamer
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'While it's a short campaign, the game's solid as a rock and offers a good deal of replayability.'
Read more » GamingNexus
'The inventive and highly entertaining competitive multiplayer mode just adds to the experience, and we're looking forward to seeing what Valve's got planned for the game's future. Out of all the titles that have shaped the Year of Living Cooperatively, this may be the best experience of them all.'
Read more » Gamespy
'There's absolutely no doubt that Left 4 Dead is one of the most social and exciting multiplayer games that we've ever played. It's almost pitch perfect in how it captures the tension and the action of a Hollywood zombie movie.'
Read more » IGN
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