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Set during the aftermath of an apocalyptic pandemic, Left 4 Dead 2 focuses on four new Survivors, fighting against hordes of the Infected, who develop severe psychosis and exhibit zombie-like tendencies. The Survivors must fight their way through five campaigns, interspersed with safe houses that act as checkpoints, with the goal of escape at each campaign's finale.","187978\u002Fleft_4_dead_2_cover_webp","187978\u002Fleft_4_dead_2_header_avif","https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FN1shYxPdGB8","2009-11-17",null,124,"left-4-dead-2",550,[19,24],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":21},"Turtle Rock Studios",true,false,{"company":25,"developed":22,"published":22},{"name":26},"Valve",[28],"Shooter",[30,31],"PC (Microsoft Windows)","Xbox 360",[33,48,62,77],{"id":34,"author":35,"outlet":38,"summary":44,"review_url":45,"review_date":13,"original_score":46,"normalized_score":47},70454,{"id":36,"name":37},4755,"Charles Onyett",{"id":39,"logo":40,"name":41,"website_url":42,"score_format":43},69,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FIGN-logo.jpg","IGN","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002F","10","Whether or not Left 4 Dead 2 is for you really depends on your level of exposure and affinity for the style of hardcore team-focused gameplay Valve is offering here. If you’re still interested in the gameplay, then you’re going to enjoy every aspect of the sequel since it’s improved in all areas, from available game modes to strength of character and personality to replayability and its visual style. After playing, you’ll find it impossible to go back to the first game. Though plenty of other games offer co-operative gameplay against mobs of computer-controlled foes, no other game emphasizes teamwork as strongly as this, and few other games are as satisfying when you’re able to pull through successfully, particularly when competing in Versus mode against four human-controlled boss zombies. If you saw the original and were always curious to try it out, then by all means get the sequel. It is, without a doubt, the better game. Yet despite all the advancements and additions, it’s still very familiar, and something meant to appeal to those who are already sold on the concept. If you’re someone never cared for the game, Left 4 Dead 2 isn’t going to change your mind. Even so, it remains one of the most distinctive co-operative titles out there, and allows for some of the most nerve-searing team-based multiplayer gaming on the market.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002Farticles\u002F2009\u002F11\u002F17\u002Fleft-4-dead-2-review","9",90,{"id":49,"author":50,"outlet":53,"summary":58,"review_url":59,"review_date":60,"original_score":61,"normalized_score":47},53060,{"id":51,"name":52},4455,"Neon Kelly",{"id":54,"logo":55,"name":56,"website_url":57,"score_format":43},74,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FVideogamer-logo.jpg","Videogamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.videogamer.com\u002F","Make no mistake, this is an excellent sequel that does much to build upon the foundations of the first game.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.videogamer.com\u002Freviews\u002Fleft-4-dead-2-review\u002F","2021-06-06","9.0\u002F10",{"id":63,"author":64,"outlet":67,"summary":72,"review_url":73,"review_date":74,"original_score":75,"normalized_score":76},94279,{"id":65,"name":66},8045,"James Pikover",{"id":68,"logo":69,"name":70,"website_url":71,"score_format":43},133,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameWatcher-Logo.jpeg","GameWatcher","https:\u002F\u002Fgamewatcher.com","Whichever you prefer, playing versus with friends or cooperatively against the improved Director, there is almost no fault to Left 4 Dead 2. Yes, Rochelle turned out to be a pretty boring character, and yes, don’t expect to enjoy playing it alone with bots. This is not a single player game. On the Xbox 360, there were some framerate drops, and harder difficulties slow down more often because of the larger number of enemies. But if there’s a better multiplayer game than Left 4 Dead 2, I’...","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamewatcher.com\u002Freviews\u002Fleft-4-dead-2-review\u002F9629","2009-11-16","0",0,{"id":78,"author":79,"outlet":82,"summary":88,"review_url":89,"review_date":13,"original_score":90,"normalized_score":76},148503,{"id":80,"name":81},12578,"Dan Webb",{"id":83,"logo":84,"name":85,"website_url":86,"score_format":87},152,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fxbox-achievements-logo.jpg","Xbox Achievements","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.xboxachievements.com\u002F","100","It’s hard to pinpoint where our fascination with zombies lies dormant in our untapped minds. Maybe there is some hard wired and deep-seated fixation on fearing for our lives and being backed into corners, wondering when it will all end. Regardless, this unhealthy appeal with our undead friends has existed both heavily in films and games for years – maybe books as well, but obviously I don’t read enough. In either case, esteemed developers, Valve, picked up on this obsession and based a ...","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.xboxachievements.com\u002Fgame\u002Fleft-4-dead-2\u002Freview\u002F","Unscored",4,[26],[21,26],[]]