Left 4 Dead Review

This page contains links to reviews for Left 4 Dead, a first-person shooter about a group of four people fighting their way through a zombie epidemic. Reviews for the game have been overwhelmingly positive, with the game scoring primarily in the 80 to 90 percent range. Many reviewers have said that the game feels more like a classic arcade experience than standard FPS fare.¹

Left 4 Dead Review Quotes

"Left 4 Dead's simplicity offers purity of gameplay - the same reason that gamers keep returning to classic arcade games. Come to think of it, with a handful of levels and unpredictable events happening within them, Left 4 Dead has more in common with Ms. Pac-Man than just the eating. It's the same thing over and over - but when simple ingredients are perfectly prepared, what could be a mere snack becomes a feast. This one just happens to be on human flesh."—Official Xbox Magazine, Holiday 2008

Left 4 Dead and Counter-Strike

Turtle Rock Studios, the group that developed the extremely popular competitive first-person shooter Counter-Strike, are also responsible for Left 4 Dead. According to Valve, the titles have more in common than that.

"At the time, Counter-Strike really brought people together to do team-play. It was one of the first times that people did more than things like Team Deathmatch. The bomb and hostage-rescue scenarios seem sort of prehistoric now, but at the time they were revolutionary... In a similar way, L4D is trying to innovate in the co-op space, which really does need something new now. L4D is multiplayer gaming that is tailored to playing alongside a friend. What we're really doing here is trying to create something like a Half Life-style experience for you to have with your friends."—Doug Lombardi, Valve²