GamePro Left 4 Dead 2 Review

"The original Left 4 Dead made surviving a zombie outbreak more fun [than] anyone thought possible. The formula was dead simple–four survivors against an unending horde of infected–but the stellar map designs and perfectly balanced combat made for some genuinely tense moments. It quickly became an online staple and now, the sequel is here to offer up more opportunities to hunt down the infected horde.

"While most games come with both a multiplayer and single-player component, the fact is that they’re either one or the other; both modes are often included to fill out the feature list but often a game is either a single-player game with a multiplayer mode tacked on or, as was the case with Left 4 Dead, a multiplayer title whose single-player component is nothing more than an extended warm-up for the online festivities.

"PROS: Incredible cooperative and competitive multiplayer is brilliantly designed around the new maps, modes and enemies.

"CONS: Wretched single-player AI makes solo game worthless and the original game’s charismatic subtleties will be missed."

– By Mitchell Dyer (GamePro)

November 16th, 2009