Release Notes
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Developer(s)           Valve Corporation
Publisher(s)           Valve Corporation
Distributor(s)           Electronic Arts (retail)
                            Steam (online) 
Engine                 Source
Platform(s)           Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360
Genre(s)                 Survival horror
                            First-person shooter
Mode(s)                 Cooperative multiplayer
Media                 DVD, Steam download
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New from Valve — creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more — Left 4 Dead
is a new game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four "Survivors" in an
epic struggle against hordes of swarming zombies and terrifying "Boss
Infected" mutants.

Set in the immediate aftermath of the long-awaited zombie apocalypse, L4D's
survival co-op game mode is played out across four sprawling "Movies" set in
a variety of urban and rural environments. Each "Movie" has an over-riding
team objective, is comprised of five large maps, and may be played by 1 to
4 human players.

New technology dubbed "the AI Director" is used to procedurally generate a
unique experience each time the game is played. Just as in Hollywood films,
the Director calls for new monsters, sounds, and action as it tailors the
gameplay experience based upon the team's performance.
Left 4 Dead is a multiplayer co-operative survival horror first-person
shooter
game by Valve Corporation. The game uses the Source game engine, and is
available for Windows-based personal computers and the Xbox 360.
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Left 4 Dead puts four human playable or AI controlled survivors of an
apocalyptic pandemic against hordes of aggressive "Infected" zombies in a
cinematic backdrop in which the players "star" as each character in a
fictional movie. The Survivors' goal is to help each other make it through
various scenarios to safety. The Infected are controlled by an AI that
dynamically balances difficulty and mood depending on the players' progress
and situation. In an alternate game mode, human players can control up to
four different monsters with special abilities and cooperate to stop the
Survivor players.

It was released on November 18, 2008 in the United States and 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
public demo was released on November 6 for pre-purchasers and was released
for the general public on November 11 for both systems. The demo contains
the first two out of five maps of the "No Mercy" campaign and is playable
in both single player and multi-player. Left 4 Dead went gold on
November 13, 2008.

Reception
Reception
Review scores
Publication Score
Edge 9/10
GameSpy 4.5/5
IGN 9.0/10[33]
Official Xbox Magazine 9.5/10
TeamXbox 9.1/10
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
Metacritic 91

On October 28, 2008, Valve reported that preorders for Left 4 Dead had
beaten those of The Orange Box by 95% after the Steam pre-order was launched.

   *  Addictive co-op action gameplay from the makers of Counter-Strike
      and Half-Life
   * Advanced artificial intelligence drives both friendly and unfriendly
     creatures to dynamically create intense single-player, co-op, and
     multiplayer experiences every time the game is played
   * 20 new maps. 10 new weapons. Four sprawling "Movies"
   * Match making, stats, rankings, and awards system drive collaborative play
   * Designer's Commentary mode allows gamers to go "behind the scenes"
     of the game
   * Powered by Source and Steam

Hardware Requirements

   * Supported OS: Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / Vista64
   * Processor: Pentium 4 3.0GHz
   * Memory: 1 GB
   * Graphics: 128 MB, Shader model 2.0, ATI 9600 or better

Recommended:

   * Supported OS: Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / Vista64
   * Processor: Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz
   * Memory: 1 GB
   * Graphics: 128 MB, Shader model 3.0, NVidia 7600 or better


MORE INFO:
http://pc.gamezone.com/gamesell/p31202.htm
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/left4dead/index.html?tag=result;title;1
http://uk.pc.ign.com/objects/818/818215.html

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