What can i say about Left 4 Dead, a simple, yet at the same time, complex First Person Shooter? Well, lets see..

You get to shoot zombies as a black man (Louis), a biker (Francis), a Vietnam veteran (Bill), or as a college chick (Zoey). You take on not only normal zombies, but Special Infected (Hunters, Boomers, Smokers) who are stronger and have powers! They arent as abundant, but make up for it with the ability to pounce on a person, pull someone away with their tounge, or barf on someone, which attracts the zombie horde.

You have 4 Player Co-op, or 8 Player Versus mode (4 Humans, 4 Special) and, with the FREE Survival Mode pack, you get Versus mode on all maps, and the Survival Mode (hold out as long as you can to delay the inevitabe!), where you can set your highest ranked times.

You get a kickass arsenal of weaponry, with Pistols (dual-wieldable), the Uzi-ish looking machine gun, a Pump Shotgun, an Auto Shotgun, an Assault Rifle, or a Sniper Rifle, each with their own specific uses (Snipers are good support, Auto and Pumps are raw strength, Assault rifle is all-around balance, etc.). Lets not forget the Pipe Bombs (which attract the horde AWAY from you and cause a nice explosion) and Molotov Cocktails (Which will light the world on fire, killing nearby zombies and harming special infected over time).

Lastly you get a selection of nice Achievements, ranging from nerve-wracking to getting them easy.

But, like every game, it has its flaws. For example, even though I just mentioned all the content above, after long sessions it will start to get repititive and feel lacking.

If you do not have Xbox Live, then you miss out on SO much, its not even worth buying without Live.

The levels are diverse, yet repititive. Start out small, move up little by little to finale. Yawn. No other sorts of little surprises (other then a Hunter ripping off your nipples?)? Not really.

Overall, the game is great in small doses. Too much WILL burn you out.
9/10.

my ranking is based on what i thought the game was and it was good. running around killing mass amounts of zombies is always fun and enjoyable. the weapons work well with the game. once you figure out how to set the zombies up for instant death with gas tanks, propane tanks, oxygen tanks, and the moltov. the graphics are good, there is a little choppiness fighting zombies and going through stages. the lighting system is amazing with the use of the flash light when you enter pitch black areas. you find yourself checking every room with caution. the muzzle flash is sweet when your shooting in dark rooms. it gives off the terror effect good when your shooting one zombie you see another rushing you when the flash occurs. the subtle this in the game make it pretty good, such as the wise cracking survivors who seem to always have a sense of humor given their situation. the little while playing the stages the only save points are the safe houses, though on normal you should not find yourself wishfully hoping for it to arrive sooner rather than later. the harder levels will test your skill and team work but the levels still remain fun and entertaining. team work is the biggest part of this game, as the co-op feature is the staple of the campaign and the game. the versus is ok, as each team takes on the task of switching between infected and survivor at each safe house. i didn't find the versus to appealing, the battles were usually favored in the humans favor and the only time it seemed the infected had a chance is when the tank showed up. the versus may have to kink out the bugs to work a little better and it could be a whole lot more fun. survival is standard for a zombie game and is not any different in this game.