Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead, I first heard this from my band mate, Jobo Wong, who always invites me to play with him together with other musician friends. He said it would be fun because the setting is just like playing Resident Evil combined with Counterstrike but the catch is that the so called zombie enemies in this game moves just like the ones in Dawn of the Dead movie. I was so curious, excited and hesitant at the same time to play the game because he always asks to play after our gig and I just can't play with them because I still have classes to attend to 7am in the morning.

However, just this last week I was able to play L4D together with my band mates Jobo, John and Vincent. At first I was naive about the game I didn't even know were to open it. Anyway I was able to find it and the next thing was playing the game. It really was just like playing Counterstrike, the controls were the same and the setting of the game made me even more hyped because I also play RPG games.

Playing the game will surely give you the thrill. Just imagine a city were the only people left are four survivors and hell lot of zombies that come out of nowhere raging towards you. All through out the duration of the game I was just following orders from Jobo because he knows the game very well and of course in order for my character to survive. What gives the most thrill when you play the game is the graphics, audio and gameplay. We were able finish all the maps and I was lucky to have not died considering it was my first time to play the game.

I have looked in the website of Left 4 Dead and got some details of the game and some system requirements if ever you would want to install it in your computer.

From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a new kind of action game for the PC and Xbox 360™ that features single player, co-op and multiplayer game modes.

About The Game:

Set in the immediate aftermath of the zombie apocalypse, L4D offers four expansive "movie campaigns" that challenge you and your fellow survivors to battle thousands of swarming zombies as you travel across the rooftops of an abandoned metropolis, through rural ghost towns and pitch-black forests. In addition to the movie campaigns, Left 4 Dead features a Versus mode that allows you to play as the Boss Zombies.

New technology dubbed "the AI Director" is used to generate a unique gameplay experience every time you play. The Director tailors the frequency and ferocity of the zombie attacks to your performance, adjusting pacing, special effects and audio on the fly.

Left 4 Dead is due for worldwide release on the PC and Xbox 360 on November 18 in the US, and Nov 21 around the globe. A playable demo will be available November 11 on both platforms the world over.

System Requirements:

Minimum
Supported OS: Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / Vista64. Processor: Pentium 4 3.0GHz. Memory: 1 GB. Graphics: 128 MB, Shader model 2.0, ATI 9600, NVIDIA 6600 or better. Hard Drive: At least 7.5 GB of free space. Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

Recommended
Supported OS: Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / Vista64. Processor: Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz. Memory: 1 GB. Graphics: Shader model 3.0, NVIDIA 7600, ATI X1600 or better

Xbox 360
Muliplayer: Internet connection and Xbox Live Gold Membership required.

You could also visit http://www.l4d.com for more detail about the game and it's new sequel Left 4 Dead 2.