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Eurogamer: Left 4 Dead 2 Review

Eurogamer writes: "Attaching laser sights to your weapon makes it more accurate." Yeah right. Actually, I have no idea whether attaching laser sights to your weapon in Left 4 Dead 2 makes it more accurate. It's hard to verify, even after you've shot 7500 zombies during your first day playing it. But attaching laser sights to your weapon certainly makes it look cool."

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Whut5273d ago (Edited 5273d ago )

9/10 from eurogamer.

meh , let's not care about the Disagrees and agrees here . we all know N4G is a pro-PS3 site so whatever we say Positive for this game will be rebotled by the PS3 fans.

on topic:

great game , Good score , I shall buy.

AAA

CURRENT METACRITIC SCORE : 92

Lifendz5273d ago

Sites/Mags like Eurogamer, Edge, and all the majors give your game AAA for almost nothing. I wouldn't even know what game was worth it and what wasn't. I played ODST and that wasn't a nine. Is this? Maybe, but you gotta think that if this were a PS exclusive the whole review would be how flawed the game is for having no story and sub-par visuals. Oh and lets not forget the whole coming out with a sequel so soon after the original.

Blaster_Master5273d ago

Ive played the demo and just laughed. I cant believe all the hype this N64 looking game is getting. This is why I buy games based on fun, not who's making it and what console its exclusive on. Ill be the first to admit, when Killzone 2 came out, I bought it based on all the hype. Just like I would've bought this if I hadn't been screwed over by all of these so called trusted sites. Im sorry, but after playing this game I thought I was playing a ps2 game. I looks like Timesplitters, but Timesplitters was alot more fun. I wouldn't even waste my time renting it. Have fun guys.

thief5273d ago

The number of xbox-owners who preface their comments by referring to “PS3-fanboys” – pot, kettle, black? IF Uncharted 2 had graphics this horrible, no story, no multiplayer and no game-play changes, it would have got 6-7/10 and you would be gloating, remember the “PS3 has no games” and “Cell is useless for gaming” articles that used to overflow with comments from you guys?
This may be game with the maximum number of 9/10s – not good enough for 10s but its from a big publisher so we have to give it a 9 at least mentality?
I am sure this is a fun game, but Insomniac must be wondering where they went wrong - a game that has no single-player, weak multiplayer, no story and inferior graphics to resistance 2, and even the coop is a diluted version of R2’s deep class-based coop, and yet gets equal or better scores?
And finally, cant tell you how eagerly I am awaiting Edge’s reviews, with all their 6/7 reviews for PS3 games because of “no innovation”. Because what all these reviews try to disguise but cant hide is that L4D2 is the least ambitious sequel ever, basically the same engine and gameplay as L4D

Halo3 MLG Pro5273d ago (Edited 5273d ago )

Got a new shiny account, huh??? :)

Your whole comment was full of nonsense and all you get is just a simple...

... NO.

bjornbear5273d ago

Good score =) Glad this is an imporvement, n hopefully the boycotters feel silly. This is def smt i'd pick up for PC in the near future (doesn't need a super rig to be run =D)

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Whats with the obcession with PS3 fans?

You guys have a fetish or something? Let it go, when you go on and on about them like you feel threatened it makes you look feeble and silly. Just let it go and game on =)

Halo3 MLG Pro5273d ago

LOL @ Bear.

I love how you always attack the one or two 360 guys talking about the other side but you never say anything to the other 100 sony fanboys, huh??? Don't try to hide your true colors.

shane0255273d ago

You guys should be happy we're getting good games, instead you're downplaying it because it's not exclusive to your system.

JokesOnYou5273d ago (Edited 5273d ago )

Lifendz is a well known ps3 fanboy= opinion on 360 game doesnt matter.

Blaster Master is a well known 360 hater= not even worth reading his comment on 360 news.

Theif is a duplicate account from yet another ps3 extremist spreading BS= just like nasim his opinion is like asking the SDF for gaming advice.

ps3 extremists are attacking this great review because it means 360 owners are getting yet another awesome game on the 360 thats not coming to ps3= all their hopes and dreams of 360 not having great games to play are nothing more than wishful thinking. How bitter their lives must be, cause nobody gives a shiii about what they think. jeesh, Go play UC2, maybe if you guys actually played games instead of talk about them, ps3's biggest exclusives might actually have huge sales out of the gate and you wouldnt have to resort to the "long legs" excuse= end result is avg selling games. lol

JOY

nycredude5273d ago

I am sick and tired of this console war BS. I have both consoles, and thus far I have been blown away with many games on the Ps3. But not one game really have blown me away on the 360. Trust me I am waiting to be blown away but after reading so many of the 360 boys bash the Ps3 and hail the 360 as the best game console I bought one and bought a bunch of games used for it and so far my analysis is you guys have really bought into MS's hype. The graphics in Gears were subpar, Fable 2 sucked, Mass Effect was good but damn the glitches were awefull, Halo 3 was ok, and alot of the games look really last gen (L4D included). Plus, since this game has pretty much no real story and you need online to enjoy I won't buy it cause paying of online is BS!

lowcarb5273d ago

If your talking about exclusives then wait until next year. Alan Wake alone blows a hole through anything I've seen on PS3 and don't forget reach will stand out. You make it sound like 360 has never had an amazing looking game for it's time. Sure UC2 and KZ2 look great but that doesn't mean all of a sudden every game on 360 before them were not good looking. Anyways it's not always about visuals but i can't help but wonder what your going on about. 360 big multiplats offer a better experience always and now with alan Wake it's getting clear to me that if UC2 or even KZ2 were on 360 they would have looked the same if not better.

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bjornbear5273d ago (Edited 5273d ago )

I don't? Really?

http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/...

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You see what You made me DO?!!? You made me get an example of something I don't even have to prove to a little fanboy like you!!

However, serve your point as wrong. I may not be completely neutral, but I bash fanboyism no matter where its from.

ceedubya95273d ago

You're tired of the console war BS, but don't you see that your comment here kind of adds to it. You singled out the 360 people, but left out those from the PS3 side that are just as bad and ignorant.

Especially the part about "buying into the MS hype." Why does someone that enjoys the games on that console have to be buying into the hype just because YOU didn't really enjoy the games that were on offer.

I own both consoles as well, and I have had and still have lots of fun with the games you mentioned. That doesn't mean I've been sipping on any MS koolaid either. It just means our gaming tastes are different.

Sorry you wasted your money. Hopefully some of the newer games coming out for the 360 will stand out to you more. Otherwise, you should obviously just sell it and get more games for you PS3.

Lifendz5273d ago

So liking PS3 makes me a PS3 fanboy? I love the age of ad-hominid attacks that we live in this gen. I guess I'll have to buy a 360 so I can state an opinion without being touted as a fanboy. Tell me this, is it or isn't it true that 360 exclusives tend to fare much better with certain mags. Edge and Eurogamer being an example. That's all I was saying. If it was PS3 exclusive they'd focus on the lack of innovation or whatever flaw they can find. You disagree? Then engage me on that. But when you resort to "his opinion doesn't matter" you really come off like the insecure fanboy.

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Halo3 MLG Pro5273d ago

Forza 3 and now this? Back to back AAA titles. :)

table5273d ago

Indeed, 360 is finally hotting up with some games about now. Both consoles are going to be spoilt for choice. I'll be getting this cracker on PC though.

Chubear5273d ago

lol XD you guys crack me up XD

yoghurt5273d ago

I agree with everything you said thief, it's hilarious how inconsistent the gaming media is. hilarious.

XDF5273d ago (Edited 5273d ago )

SO Uncharted got a 96 avg. on Metacritic is not enough. Forza doesn't deserve a Meta score avg. of 92...same with L4D current AVG.

I know the media is so bias..eyes roll.

Stop the crying and calling out bias...it is what it is. Just enjoy your game on your preferred console and leave these great scores for X360 fans to enjoy. Stop the crying.

Blaster_Master5273d ago

What you 360 only guys consider AAA is something I wouldn't even consider a rent. Sure, Forza is a great game, Im not hating on that at all, but every other AAA game 360 owners brag about seriously is setting the standards lower and lower every year. Its all about progress, not regression. You 360 only guys are gonna get nothing but crappy games all of your lives if you keep on settling for less. I feel very blessed to have both consoles so I can get every AAA game that comes out, but seriously, when is the 360 gonna get that killer app? Cause it surely isn't hear yet. Mass Effect 2 is the only game worth waiting for at this point.

Halo3 MLG Pro5273d ago

Blah blah blah., Dude, just go away. Your tears are starting to get pathetic.

XDF5273d ago (Edited 5273d ago )

Blaster Master Loser, please take your nonsense to the other Zone as your tears is overflowing the Amazon River.

It is pretty much clear you have nothing good to say..so lets just leave it at that. Just Go Away and enjoy your Triple AAA graphics A+++ games on your PS3 and stop wasting your precious bubbles.

lowcarb5273d ago (Edited 5273d ago )

Actually I love reading there crying little comments lol. Come on blaster what else don't you like? Seriously I smile like crazy when ever I read there jealous little comments.For whatever reason they think that only PS3 games deserve praise and attack anything they only wish was on it. Now with this title out (and many big name multiplats)getting great scores i think it's safe to say that if you want the better experience overall this year go with 360.

edit below: "What part are you guys not understanding? We have both consoles! Not just one and defend it like you guys!"

Ok stop right there! We have multiple consoles as well and defend it because we know it's good. You should try 360 sometime

"Not rehashed half as games with last gen graphics."

Then don't buy the game if that's how you feel. There are many games coming with great graphics. Have you seen the recent Alan Wake footage or ME2? AW looks better than anything this gen I've seen.

"If this game was made by a no name developer it would get at most an 7.5-8"

And just how do you know this? The game is excellent and a game like this would have put that developer on the map. Why don't you run and cry about mag visuals since that's all that matters to you.

"The point is people and the media give 360 games more of a pass than Ps3 games and what that does is set expectations lower, therefore developers don't shoot for the moon, and that effects quality of games!"

Once again says who? You and your conspiracy theories are pretty sad. They give 360 games higher praise because they offer a better experience in most cases. Think MW2 and heck now even AC2 lol.

"I have made the same observation, that people who own 360 only has much lower expectations than people who own both consoles."

Well your observations are wrong. People play on live because it's a better service which gives them higher expectations. PS3 fans get stuck with crap ports and no in game xmb or mic in the box which looks like low expectations to me. I'm pretty sure that your expectations for all multiplats are low as well as the free psn online service so really stop blabbing already.

"The guys is speaking his mind and all you guys do is bash him with unwitty third grade cry more tears jokes. Who sounds more like a baby here?"

ten bucks says thats your other account.

"Lowcarb, yeah I am sure this title is making the world jealous cause they can't play it. /s

This isn't Halflife dude. Episode 3 maybe but L4D, hahahahaha. When/if live ever becomes free maybe I'll pick this up in the bargain bin."

So now your admitting you don't even have a 360 or tryed it on live lol. Your comment is void and not worth reading.

nycredude5273d ago (Edited 5273d ago )

What part are you guys not understanding? We have both consoles! Not just one and defend it like you guys! We want better games! Not rehashed half as games with last gen graphics. If this game was made by a no name developer it would get at most an 7.5-8! The point is people and the media give 360 games more of a pass than Ps3 games and what that does is set expectations lower, therefore developers don't shoot for the moon, and that effects quality of games! It's not rocket science. I have made the same observation, that people who own 360 only has much lower expectations than people who own both consoles.

The guys is speaking his mind and all you guys do is bash him with unwitty third grade cry more tears jokes. Who sounds more like a baby here?

Lowcarb, yeah I am sure this title is making the world jealous cause they can't play it. /s

This isn't Halflife dude. Episode 3 maybe but L4D, hahahahaha. When/if live ever becomes free maybe I'll pick this up in the bargain bin. It will be $15 soon enough, then maybe it would be worth my money.

ceedubya95273d ago

but just because some people own both consoles, that doesn't make them any more/less of a PS3/360 fanboy. Some of the worst of the worst own both consoles.

Like I said, this is not to label you or even the other guy. Just those that fit in that category.

Condemnedman5273d ago

Seriously just f'ck off stick to the ps3 threads . I own a ps3 and reading the same bashing comments from you and the other well known stupid fanboys on 360 threads is ridiculous just stick to your own kind effing f@ck off and leave the normal gamers (the one who don't care what console its on) don't you lot have any friends to go out with ???? W@nkers

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15 Xbox Games That Should Make the Multiplatform Jump

While there’s likely already a list behind closed doors, one can still speculate and offer logical suggestions for titles new and old that should find their way into the PlayStation and Switch libraries.

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GamerRN40d ago

Single A games and live service games. Those make sense

S2Killinit40d ago

None of it makes sense. But its happening.

Ps5conehead40d ago

That’s up to Microsoft they want return on there investment. From buying up those publishers. That’s what there in business for. And they made a mistake putting day one exclusive on game pass. So now Microsoft wants to profit any way they can.its called buisness . Just like Sony putting games on pc a year are two after ps5 launch.
So if they can make money off PlayStation and Nintendo. They will do that. And I bet soon real soon they will release some aaa exclusives .and I bet one day it will be same day release

TheEroica40d ago

Sony gamers begging for Xbox games.... Who would've thunk it?

BISHOP-BRASIL40d ago

Yeah, because random site off the internet represents all Sony gamers, they have the letter of attorney and all...

S2Killinit40d ago

Lol what a spin. You dizzy?

AsunaYuukiTheFlash39d ago (Edited 39d ago )

We don’t care about shovelwares. Get that junk out of PS5

StormSnooper39d ago

More like MS begging to put their games on PlayStation.

TheEroica38d ago

Keep begging Sony gamers!

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Friendlygamer40d ago

Some of these seem to be exclusive for lack of enthusiasm of the publisher rather than because of deals. A lot of cool indies skip ps for some reason like katana zero, el paso, elsewhere and gunbrela

S2Killinit40d ago

Even more indies skip xbox. We know that right?

Friendlygamer40d ago

Quality over quantity, Microsoft got some really interesting and curated niche games on their machines, maybe in part because of gamepass

S2Killinit40d ago

Quality and MS are not things you bring up in same sentence.

shinoff218340d ago (Edited 40d ago )

Alot of indies skip xbox to. It goes round and round. Personally I think your off base on that but no need to have the argument.

Friendlygamer40d ago

Between katana zero, valheim, Battletech, el passo... I don't feel off base. maybe ps got a million of light novel games that will never release on Xbox but like I've said, I'm talking about niche games highlights, the 10%.

  Heck, it's probably thanks to Microsoft that the s.t.a.l.k.e.r games came to console ps included, meanwhile Sony backwards compatibility continues to be extremely anemic.

And I'm sure most ps5 users are happy to ignore these games and just play wathever new 3rd person action game is trending but it's cool that Microsoft gives some love to smaller audiences and software preservation

shinoff218339d ago

Again your off base just to be snide. All it's showing though is your ignorance.

One light novels wtf is that even. Ps has plenty of pretty damn good indies.

Speaking of indies and ms being responsible. You know F.I.S.T. of course you do alot of you guys just support gamepass. Well here's a history of Sony being responsible for helping indies. Look up the China project from Sony.

Lastly lol your ignorance showing again. Sony has plenty of games. Personally third person is better then first anyway but that's besides the point. Sony gets so many games that xbox doesn't get because yall don't support the games. Jrpgs being a great example. I personally am not into every Sony first party game. Alot of us aren't. On the other side you don't get to eat often so you gobble up everything. Me personally God of War not my cup, etc. For me I'm into jrpgs and ms just can't touch Sony on those. Again because the Xbox base doesn't support it. Devs dont wanna waste their time or money. Hit me up when falcom develops a game over there.

Speaking of third person narrative games. Aren't yall drooling over hellblade 2. The first one was Sony exclusive at one point. Another not my cup game. Showing we don't have to fall in line and agree we love everything Sony puts out. The facts are they sell though unlike elsewhere(not nintendo)

StormSnooper39d ago

You are same person as GamerRN, yes?

Abnor_Mal40d ago

They really think PlayStation fans would want to play Redfall? Pfft.

Personally nothing on that list would be any game I’d want to play.

TwoPicklesGood40d ago

I’d absolutely love Hellblade 2, Palworld, and Quantum Break on ps5 as I’m sure tons of others would too. There’s nothing wrong with wanting games from another console and its sad that people try to act like they aren’t interested in them.

shinoff218339d ago

While indont agree with the games. I agree with the point. Your not wrong.

DarXyde40d ago

Sunset Overdrive makes very good sense. Palworld might.

Don't know about the others. Hellblade II does make sense given the original launched on PS4 first. Quantum Break was a massive letdown for me. I absolutely hated the whole TV show thing and I don't think anyone should have to relive that on modern hardware.

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Valve Made Left 4 Dead 2 Because The First Game Was A Broken Mess

Left 4 Dead lead Chet Faliszek describes the original Left 4 Dead game as "such a broken thing that nobody wanted to touch it."

Number1TailzFan152d ago

And then couldn't be arsed to make a third game.

If they can add a lot more stuff to a 2nd game in just 1 year why didn't they make a third game a few years later with tons of stuff extra? Because that shows they could've.

I know Source 2 was kind of broken and was a reason they cancelled L4D3 but it seems wasteful to just toss it away.

Don't know what Valve were thinking.. it's like nobody wanted to fix the issues to get going. They certainly aren't the Valve of 2004 that released fun games with pretty cutting edge graphics.

cthulhucultist150d ago

Valve is allergic to number 3 it seems. It would be easier for them to release a Left 4 Dead 2.5 enhanced version instead of releasing a game with "3" slapped on its title.

rakentaja149d ago

They stopped making games a long time ago. Steam brings in so much money that it's really not worth the effort. Nowadays, people only look for faults in games, and spend more time whining on Twitter/X than playing the game anyway. Valve says a big fat no-no.

anast150d ago

Value is the Blockbuster of video games. They have no need to invest in deving a game, when they can make handfuls of cash renting them.

-Foxtrot152d ago

What are they talking about? Seemed pretty alright to me at launch it just wasn't supported the way Valve promised us

They should have just worked on a revamp / massive update to the game but they didn't they jumped straight to a sequel with brand new characters despite having some sort, if small, story about where the original survivors were heading.

I didn't care for the direction they took the sequel, the original games tone and atmosphere was missing in the second game and is still unmatched. Daytime levels, more whackiness, melee weapons where you could attack a Tank with a frying pan...just wasn't the same to be honest and the new survivors just didn't hold up the originals.

Here's my speculation. I think they did a sequel because they didn't want to update a game co-developed by Turtle Rock, they wanted the franchise to be known as a Valve game only and knew if they updated the first one Turtle Rocks name would still linger on it.

shaenoide150d ago

I want broken games like L4D all day long...

GhostScholar150d ago

Well the first game was by far the best

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The Best Co-Op Horror Games You've Missed in Halloween

Try to cope with your friend through terror with this list featuring the best horror Co-Op games you can play today.

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