Electronic Theatre delivers an in-depth analysis of Valve's Xbox360 and PC release, Left 4 Dead. Now available in Europe, the title sees four survivors trying to escape a zombie infestation...

Left 4 Dead is at once both inherently modern in the use of its technology and nostalgic in its design philosophy. Valve have decided that Co-Operative gameplay is in need of a shake-up, and alongside Gears of War 2, Resistance 2 and the promise of an updated Fable II Co-Operative Mode, some may think a game based solely around this principle would flounder in the Christmas line-up, but Left 4 Dead has plenty of it’s own ideas in the cannon...

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