Left 4 Dead
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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 now defunct Turtle Rock Studio's creator, Mike Booth. Turtle Rock was bought by Valve on January 10th, 2008, and renamed as Valve South. You can read the Press Release here. 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
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.
Mapping
- Left 4 Dead Level Creation
- Left 4 Dead Mapping Package
- List of L4D Entities
- List of L4D Particles
- List of L4D Skyboxes
- List of L4D Soundscapes
Bots
References
See Also
External Links
Official
Other
- Wikipedia entry
- Left 4 Dead 411 - Left 4 Dead information, news and strategy
- L4DMaps.net - Custom Left 4 Dead Mapping Community
- L4D Map Database - a wiki for all L4D maps with info, media, and downloads for each map
- FPSBanana page
- L4DMods.com