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'''Left 4 Dead''' is a co-operative multiplayer zombie/survival horror game made by [[Valve]] built using the Source engine. Left 4 Dead, originally named Terror-Strike, began life as a small Source mod made by Mike Booth, creator of Turtle Rock Studios (now [[Valve South]]). L4D was released on Nov 18th 2008 (Steam and boutique stores in the US), the world wide retail release was on Nov 21st. A demo was temporarily available prior to the launch of the full game.


== Gameplay ==
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Left 4 Dead pits four human playable or AI controlled survivors of an apocalyptic pandemic against hordes of aggressive "Infected" in a cinematic backdrop in which the players "star" as each character in a fictional movie (eg. No Mercy). 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 mutated Boss Infected with special abilities and cooperate to stop the Survivor players.
 
{{l4d}} '''Left 4 Dead''' (2008) is co-operative multiplayer survival horror that pits four playable or AI-controlled survivors against hordes of aggressive "infected" - the victims of an apocalyptic plague.
 
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 mutated Boss Infected with special abilities and cooperate to stop the Survivor players.
 
== Content ==
 
* Left 4 Dead (<code>left4dead</code>)


== See Also ==
== See Also ==
* [[Left 4 Dead Level Creation]]
* [[Left 4 Dead Level Creation]]
 
* [[Left 4 Dead 2]]
== External Links ==
* [http://www.l4d.com/l4d/home.php Official website]
=== Official ===
* [http://www.l4dmaps.com/ L4Dmaps.com]
* [http://www.l4d.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.moddb.com/games/left-4-dead/mods ModDB profile]
* [http://www.l4d.com/blog/ Official Blog]
* [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=130 Left 4 Dead Steam Forum]
* [https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7659-EUPL-8723 Steam Support: Left 4 Dead Demo Information]
=== Other ===
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_4_Dead Wikipedia entry]
* [http://www.left4dead411.com/ Left 4 Dead 411] - Left 4 Dead information, news and strategy
* [http://l4dmaps.net/index.php L4DMaps.net] - Custom Left 4 Dead Mapping Community
* [http://l4dmapdb.wikidot.com L4D Map Database] -  a wiki for all L4D maps with info, media, and downloads for each map
* [http://www.fpsbanana.com/games/222 FPSBanana page]
* [http://www.l4dmods.com/ L4DMods.com]
* [http://left4dead.gameriot.com/ Gameriot's Left 4 Dead Blog]
* [http://l4d.es L4D Spain] -  Spanish Left 4 Dead Community site


[[Category:Left 4 Dead]]
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Revision as of 05:38, 3 January 2010

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Left 4 Dead Left 4 Dead (2008) is co-operative multiplayer survival horror that pits four playable or AI-controlled survivors against hordes of aggressive "infected" - the victims of an apocalyptic plague.

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 mutated Boss Infected with special abilities and cooperate to stop the Survivor players.

Content

  • Left 4 Dead (left4dead)

See Also