The Left 4 Dead Thread

Left 4 Dead (abbreviated L4D) is an upcoming multiplayer co-operative survival horror first-person shooter game by Valve Corporation. The game has been built using Valve's Source engine and will be available on Steam and the Xbox 360.

Left 4 Dead pits four human playable or AI controlled survivors of an apocalyptic pandemic against hordes of aggressive "Infected". The Survivors' goal is to help each other make it through various scenarios to safety.
The Infected are controlled by an AI that dynamically balances difficulty and mood depending on the players' progress and situation.
In an alternate game mode, human players can control up to four mutated Boss Infected with special abilities and cooperate to stop the Survivor players.

Gameplay:

Left 4 Dead is played in first-person perspective, where up to four players take control of the four main characters of the game; the "Survivors".
If four human players are not available to play, the Survivors can also be AI-controlled bots. They play through the levels fighting off the Infected, which are humans who have been infected with a mysterious disease.
The game is focused on cooperation and team play; colored outlines are visible through walls to help players stick together and coordinate their movement, and Survivors can be knocked down by the Infected and only helped up by another player.
If a teammate is downed after being helped up twice, without tending to his wounds in between, the player is out and must wait 60 seconds before respawning.
Certain "Boss Infected" also command special attacks, such as a Hunter's pin, which requires assistance from a teammate to get out of.
Survivors can also share first-aid kits and help each other heal. Left 4 Dead has full friendly fire that cannot be switched off, increasing the need for caution around other Survivors.
The Survivors communicate by automated voice commands that are accessed by quick menus, and some will also sound off automatically when doing such things as reloading or spotting Infected.
Over 1000 unique lines have been recorded for each Survivor.
Additional communication of player actions is conveyed through character lights. Also, weapon-mounted flashlights and muzzle flashes help the players in determining whether their companions are shooting, performing melee attacks, reloading or moving.

The game is experienced through four scenarios that take place in various urban and rural locales, such as a hospital, an airport and a murky countryside.
Each scenario is divided into several shorter sections marked by safehouse checkpoints, where players can heal, re-arm, calm their nerves, save their progress and retrieve players who were killed.
The levels are neither linear nor completely open-ended or free-roaming. There are a number of alternate routes to follow with more supplies and alternate objectives.
At the end of each scenario, the players must defend a position from an onslaught of Infected until rescue arrives.
Each scenario lasts between 45 and 75 minutes.

The intro video: http://store.steampowered.com/app/5141/

Screenshots: http://store.steampowered.com/screenshot/view/6039?size=1024

system requirements:

* OS: Windows XP, Vista, Vista64
* CPU: 3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 or AMD64X2 (or higher)
* RAM: 1 GB for XP / 2GB for Vista
* Disc drive: DVD-ROM Drive
* Hard drive: At least 7.5 GB of free space
* Video: Direct X 9 compatible video card - Video card must be 128 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for pixel shader 2.0 (ATI 9600 or high. Or, Nvidia 6600 or higher)
* Sound: Direct X9.0c compatible sound card

Available: November 18th, 2008
If you have pre-ordered you can play the demo on the 6th already.

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_4_Dead

Especially after watching the intro movie, i wanna play this thing, did anyone else pre-order it like me ?

 

yes. Co-op games are often singleplayer levels , but you can play them with your friends , or bots lol
did you ever play the serious sam series , or gears of war?
Some games also have mods available that lets you play co-op for instance doom3 or farcry. so you really play like a team then

 

sure go again, ill add the info