by Wayne K. Wilkins

Created on: December 16, 2009

Left 4 Dead 2 is the highly anticipated 2009 sequel to Valve’s critically acclaimed 2008 classic “Left 4 Dead”. Left 4 Dead 2 is set in the same time scale as the first zombie infection outbreak in the first game. Left 4 Dead 2 however covers a huge variety of topics, situations and storyline scenarios that the first game failed to capitalize on. In Left 4 Dead 2, the player now witnesses the huge scale of the zombie outbreak as it happens with a variety of new guns, melee weapons, side-arms and bombs to aid them.

However, with those also comes an unforgiving and upgraded horde from the “A.I Director 2.0” complete with new special infected and countless new aspects of replayability destined to give the player the ultimate zombie experience. Just what tips and strategies can be implemented for players to survive the most brutal zombie apocalypse ever seen in the video game world?

A variety of weapons and equipment are available to choose from in Left 4 Dead 2, but knowing which ones do what and which ones are actually useful can be a difficult task. The game features 2 variations of sniper rifle; one of the sniper rifles has a huge barrel of shots and fast reload time. This one is easily found and is the perfect weapon for taking out tanks from long range as well as for surviving the end level “finales.” The grenade launcher is a rare weapon but when found, should definitely be used. It is basically a manual pipe-bomb; if shot at a horde surrounding an ally, it will immediately disintegrate the horde to the same effect as the pipe bomb. Melee weapons are great for close range combat when you are trapped in a corner, but they should never be used on survival; for survival, always use the duel-pistols.

An immediately noticeable upgrade from Left 4 Dead 1 is the fact that depending on the progress of a player through a level, the A.I Director will spawn special infected, hordes and even random events such as explosions and bridge falls to hinder their progress. What makes this specific situation so unique is the fact that the only way you know that these situations are going to happen is when they happen. On the first level of the “Parish” campaign for example, part-way through the first level, on random occasions if your progress is good enough, rooms that you open will be full of fire that will engulf you. The only way to avoid this is to be careful which doors you actually go through; stand to the right of

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