The new "Crash Course" campaign for Left 4 Dead, released Tuesday for Xbox 360 and PC, offers a glimpse into the direction Valve will be taking its co-operative zombie killing shooter come November.
"Crash Course" finds the survivors stranded in the middle of a small Northeastern town overrun with the infected. The environments feel much more open and organic than the four original Left 4 Dead campaigns. Where the early campaigns kept to corridors, sewer tunnels and tightly hemmed passageways, the "Crash Course" landscape feels more wide open. Survivors must navigate exposed stretches of asphalt and are presented with more than a couple alternate routes - some end in dead ends, but others pan out as shortcuts. Vehicles and wreckage are used, effectively, as obstacles.
Microsoft has announced that this week's Xbox LIVE Marketplace 'Deal of the Week' will not only feature a single downloadable item at a reduced price, but two. Beginning Monday, 12th April 2010, Left 4 Dead's warmly received Crash Course DLC will be available at a discounted price, alongside the Xbox LIVE Arcade hit, The Maw.
Well, if I didn;t already have Crash Course, I'd definitaly pick it up for 320 MS Points. Not too bothered about The Maw though, to be honest.
When you're interviewing Valve's self-proclaimed 'Mr Awesome', you expect some pretty forthright opinions - and not a small bit of excitement. So CVG is pleased to report that the studio's amiable Chet Faliszek offered both in abundance when we caught up with him last month.
So Left 4 Dead 2 will be on PS3 from the sounds of it.
Great news, Maybe they can do a proper game pack like Orange Box, with new titles on it properly ported. I would love to get both L4D 1 and 2 on 1 disc.
Not interested in L4D 1 or 2 - The next Half Life episode, on the other hand.... Make it happen please!
A piece showcasing the best custom Left 4 Dead campaigns interspersed with humorous sections in the character of the Vietnam War veteran Bill: "When they broke the news that we were deploying to Vienna, I didn't expect the damn 3 hour tour. I mean, it's the apocalypse – not some damn skirmish on hamburger hill, and all Zoey could think about was shopping at some fancy foreign department store."