Left 4 Dead

"This Game is "Left 4 the Twenty Dollar Bin""

When I first laid eyes on this game, I though that there would be something in it besides what was shown in the original trailer. Well, I was wrong.

Please, ignore the hype about this game, they probably work for Valve and are trying to get more sells. This game has about 10 weapons, if you include the mounted turret, the combustible pick-ups, and the Molotov and pipe bombs. These should be considered extras, not full on weapons, but they are counted as full weapons. The only other weapons are a Hunting Rifle, an Assault Rifle, a Shotgun, and Sub-Machine gun, and a Pistol. The game play is also very limited.

Game play:
On-line play is awesome, enough maybe to save criticism for most, but not from me. You can sit down and beat all four campaigns in less than a few hours, and the shooting of fast, stupid zombies gets repetitive, and their "vast assortment" of monsters is a lie. There are the zombies, Smokers, Boomers, Hunters, Witches, and Tanks. That is it. There is no, if any, progressive game play throughout, you start off with everything that you will eventually get during the game.

I will give this game the credit that it would be fun if they spent any effort into making it. It feels like this game was made in less than a month, even though I know it was not. A horrible effort, but it is a little fun to play, I would rather get Call of Duty.

Graphics:
Game looks pretty good, no complaints in that department. The lighting is not creepy, as you might think, just annoying and dark. Other than the lighting, it looks pretty good.

Sound:
The game sounds sort of creepy, and you can hear what is going on without looking at the screen. Cool stuff.

Story:
None exist other than trying to get from A to B. This game is incredibly linear.

Overall:
Not worth the $60, unless you are rich or something. I traded in a lot of games to get this for $30, and still feel cheated out of my money. I think this is definitely a good buy for $10, but there is no depth into this game whatsoever. Keep you money in your pocket, and play this at a friends house so that it will still keep it's fun factor. Otherwise, I am sure you will be disappointed. Again, you may find a little entertainment from this, but not after buying it and completing the story.

Reviewer's Score: 5/10, Originally Posted: 11/20/08