2008. 11. 17. 11:33
Shooter
Developer : Valve / Valve
Publisher : Electronic Arts / Valve
Genre : Shooter
Release Date : November 17, 2008
ESRB : Mature for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language
Official Site : http://www.l4d.com
The game pits four Survivors of an apocalyptic pandemic against hordes of aggressive zombies. There are two game modes: a four-player, co-op Campaign mode, and an eight-player Versus mode. In both modes, an AI, dubbed "The Director", controls level pacing and item spawns, in an attempt to create a dynamic experience and increase replay value.
The game went gold on November 13, 2008, and was released on November 18, 2008 in the United States; and on November 21, 2008 in Europe to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the release of Half-Life. A five-minute trailer was released on Halloween. A playable demo was made available on November 6 for pre-purchasers and on November 11 for the general public, and was closed on November 18, 2008. The demo contained the majority of the first two chapters in the "No Mercy" campaign, and was playable in both single and multi-player co-op.
Left 4 Dead was well received with an aggregate score of 88% on Game Rankings and 89% on Metacritic upon its release, with praise given for its replay value, focus on cooperative play, and movie-like experience. Similar to Team Fortress 2, Valve intends to support the game with downloadable content. On a podcast by Kotaku, writer Chet Flaiszek divulged that an announcement regarding DLC for the PC and Xbox 360 would be released very soon, and that the announcement was delayed by the holiday season.
3.0 GHz processor
1 GB RAM
128 MB DirectX 9.0 graphics card
Pixel Shader 2.0 support
DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card