LEFT 4
DEAD
W
e’ve relished the movies about it. We’ve
daydreamed about it happening in our own
lives. We’ve even drawn up detailed plans for how
to survive the admittedly unlikely event of a zombie
apocalypse (answer: barricade ourselves in the local
Costco). There’s just something so tantalizingly
thrilling about the prospect of fi ghting for survival in
an undead-infested world.
Left 4 Dead, Valve Software’s new multiplayer fi rst-
person shooter, delivers that awesomely terrifying
experience to us. Abandoned metropolises, a ragtag
band of hapless strangers, and an endless horde
of infected humans—all the staples of a nail-biting
George A. Romero zombie epic—are present and
accounted for in this ambitious cooperative adventure.
But how does this game hold up to our obsessive
zombie fantasies? We busted a few thousand undead
skulls to fi nd out.50 | MAXIMUMPC | HOLIDAY 08 | http://www.maximumpc.com
Hide the children and shield your brains—
zombies have risen to claim the earth BY NORMAN CHAN
Hide the children and shield your brains—
zombies have risen to claim the earth BY NORMAN CHAN
Hide the children and shield your brains—
zombies have risen to claim the earth BY NORMAN CHAN