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Great Fun...
What do you get when you combine Resident Evil with Counterstrike? Left4Dead is mainly made for online play but does have a single player campaign to it, only drawback is there is no savegame feature to the single player aspect, you have to remember where you left off to start again from the main menu. It does run fine on a single core processor older computer, just make sure you have a decent video card. Just meet the minimum requirements and it will run fine, surprisingly as there is a lot happening on the screen. Overall a great action game with a Resident Evil feel to it, just can't understand the lack of a single player save system.

More fun than you would expect
It seems most people love this game, with a few dissenters here and there. I have to question if these folks have played this game online, where the experience is rich. There aren't too many great co-op games and this is one of them.

Since I've purchsed this game, I've been playing it non-stop. While it is true that the Movie "chapters" are rather short, especially if played on Easy, there are several achievements in the game that make it fun to try and achieve with friends as a group.

There is also versus (4 survivors vs 4 infected) mode that is very fun. It takes some practice to become good as the infected. There's something quite satisfying about completing a successful co-ordinated attack as the infected. Sometimes the difference between success and failure is one perfectly timed attack. I find it rewarding when I am able to create that opening.

I'm looking forward to enhancements or add-ons to the game. I've spent over 50 hours online with this game already. I've seen the game on sale locally a few times that is cheaper than thru steam. So keep that in mind for the folks who have complained about the price.

Costs too much for too little
The solo campaign is too short, the online play has too many exploits and too little variety. It is a fun game but not fun enough for the price. I would certainly buy it for $20, maybe for $30. If I had not gotten it as a gift I would have felt ripped off.

Fun for a few days, then repetitive.
I only play this game with a few close friends that I have been gaming with since 1998. It was extremely fun for the first few days as you explore each campaign and slowly ramp up the difficulty. After finishing up the campaigns, there are several versus modes but they just aren't that much fun. All in all this is a decent purchase but if possible try renting it first.

Trust me on this....LAN is the way to go
Alright i'll make this short and get to the point.

- Awesome experience
- Even better co-op multiplayer experience
- Fun as all hell

BUT....

The experience is best when playing this game at a gaming lan/internet cafe whatever you wanna kill it with a 3 of your friends! Trust me on this. I first played this game at a gaming lan with some buds. We had the time of our life, it was an awesome experience and incredibly fun. So, naturally, I ended up spitting up the forty or so bucks for it. - NOT WORTH IT.

Why?

- The single player experience is basically just a run from point A to B and blast everything with your BOT team mates which act like zombies themselves
- Multiplayer is same as above except more fun because you can shout at your team mates.
- Once the novelty of it wears off, the game get's incredibly boring and repeative. The levels are short and there's only 4 of them which are basically the same thing except different atmospheres. There's a few boss monsters here and there which are pretty cool, but honestly it's just run from here to there and "survive" - by survive I mean - shoot everything and don't die. Minimal co-op playing is required. Basically the best tactic is: Stick in a group and watch each other's backs. Don't shoot each other. There ya go - now just run through each level blasting everything and that's the whole game summed up.

I strongly recommend grabbing 3 of your friends and just spending a few hours at a lan once in awhile to play this game. It's a much more enjoyable experience when your buddy is right next to you and you can shout out thing's like "WITCH!! WITCH!! HELP!!" or whatever (actually it's just hilarious watching them do that)and can experience it together. Plus if you restrict it to let's say, once a week, the game has a much less chance of it getting boring. Go 3-4 times a week in a row, I guarantee you you'll already be bored.

Don't blow more money then 2.50 an hour on this without your buddys. You can play for 20 hours each instead of buying a copy each, which is more then beyond enough time to soak up everything this game has.

trust :)