With the Addition of Survivor Mode, I was wrong to judge
Left 4 Dead is one of those games that keeps on surprising you. One minute your shooting your way through HORDES AND HORDES of Zombies and than MORE AND MORE HORDES of Zombies come into play. Add this with the special zombies like the hunter, the boomer, the tank, the witch and the smoker you have yourself a recipe for an overwhelming game. And thats just the single-player...
Venture online and you will be paired up with 3 other people to fight against these zombies and this is where L4D becomes fantastic. Playing with other people makes you feel like you are actually there, that you are actually putting some buckshot into a zombies mouth. This is truly a game meant to be played with others
BUT WAIT THERES MORE! Left 4 Dead also comes with a mode for 4 human players to take control as one of the special infected, this adds a whole new level of depth as a Human Player is more dangerous than any other AI Zombie could ever be. THis means that the victory on either side will be more rewarding, more gratifying and more amazing.
Some time ago when i first reviewed this i traded this in for the Orange box and it was a good choice as I enjoyed everything on it. But i had no idea DLC was coming out for this Game. Survival Mode was the DLC and its a mode that puts the 4 survivors into a map and tests how long they can survive. Its great fun and presents some of the most overwhelming moments like two or three tanks charging towards you while a boomer sprays you and zombies come and attack you. Its Overwhelming but possible.
In short, L4D is a great package, truthfully its not as fun to play by yourself but with real players its an unmissable game
9/10 from me :)
UPDATE-CRASH COURSE DLC
Crash course is the new DLC that brings some new fun to the game. It is only two chapters long but the replay value and interesting and challenging acheivments makes up for its 30 minute campaign. Versus is very promising as our good friend The Tank appears more often than not and gives Survivors more reason to fight. If anyone makes it into that rescue vehicle aiive than i would pat you on the back and say WELL DONE MATE!