Four survivors, thousands of zombies... They must fight to survive as they make their way to an evacuation point. Along the way they will meet new foes, the Hunter (A zombie in a hoodie that jumps on you and beats the crap out of you), the Smoker (A zombie that uses an incredibly long tongue to grab you and bring you to your demise), the Boomer (a fat zombie that vomits on you, the boomer's bile calls forth a horde of zombies on whoever has been vomited on), the Tank (a large muscled zombie that beats its foes into submission in a few hits, can also throw large rocks and hit items at you, including cars), and the Witch (a woman crying, if startled by you she will put you down instantly and then continue to rip you apart).
There, thats it. Thats the plot for the entire game. Theres nothing else, its a bit of a disappointment really if you're looking for a plot. Me, I was just looking to kill a crap load of zombies. And I did, thousands have fallen to my shotgun in the streets and woods of Pennsylvania.
Visually the graphics are exactly what we've come to expect out of the Source engine. It looks very similar to Half life 2, which is a good thing. Theres very few complaints to be made here except that theres nothing truly new or astounding about it.
The sounds are fantastic, they used a perfect mix of music and natural noises that will help scare the crap out of you while playing this game. Everytime theres a witch around, the music changes and I feel a bit of fear creep into myself. This is when you let your dumber teammates run forward into the battle.
Overall a good rental. The multiplayer is by far the most fun part of this game, playing with three friends as zombies trying to kill the four survivors can be a heck of alot of fun. Though sometimes the AI can be pretty dumb and other times incredibly smart. Without a storyline though, the game grows old pretty fast. I played it a heck of alot in the short time I had it and I feel as though I am completely finished, theres nothing left for me in it. Ah well, till next time.
Small note: The best part of the game is hearing Jen Taylor, the voice of Cortana.
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