![]() ![]() With its cast of chatty, likable characters, campaign and multiplayer modes, weapons, zombie types and a melee combat system, Left 4 Dead 2 is a more complete game than the original ever was. But what it delivered should appease even the most fervent would-be boycotters. – Gus MastrapaĮven I didn't think Valve should release a sequel to Left 4 Dead just a year after the original. I was reluctant to put Final Fantasy on this list, because while it is a staple of Japanese video games and each part of the series is (almost) entirely self-contained, these games are rather hard to approach for the western audience. Boycotters feared the follow-up would be a slapdash rehash of the original cooperative zombie shooter, but Valve proved the doubters wrong by spinning nearly every subtle storytelling beat and clever multiplayer innovation from Left 4 Dead into something fresh and surprising. The best-selling video game to date is Minecraft, a sandbox game released by Mojang in May 2009 for a wide range of PC, mobile and console platforms, selling more than 200 million copies across all. Releasing a direct sequel so soon after the original is unusual for Valve, but Left 4 Dead 2 is iteration done right. This is a list of video games that have sold the highest number of software units worldwide. But Left 4 Dead 2 ended up being an even more compelling, surprising and amusing experience. ![]() I think the reason there was so much outcry before the release of the sequel was that it seemed like it would be impossible to improve upon the formula. 's Game of the Year: Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360, PC)Ģ008's Left 4 Dead was revolutionary: the stripped-down storyline, the creative enemy types, the AI Director feature that made every mission unique and endlessly replayable.
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