Tech Spot: Modern Warfare 2 and Left 4 Dead 2
Whether a bad video game gets bought, sold or turned into a zombie, nobody cares except the person who originally bought it
Matt Libs
Issue date: 11/17/09 Section: Scene
The campaign picks back up five years after the events from the first Modern Warfare, but still allows "newbies" to jump right in with a movie highlighting the key moments and figures from the prequel, as well as a tutorial that could probably teach a Buddhist monk to pop in and out of the sights like a Navy SEAL. The multiplayer is still incredibly fun and addicting while the addition of the new Special Ops mode trumps all of the past "addition" game modes that other past games have attempted.
This is one of those games you have to play to appreciate. And as always: The bigger the screen, the bigger the moments.
If you prefer your enemies to have more of a rotting and decaying attitude, then you might want to check out "Left 4 Dead 2". Valve, who was also behind the first L4D game as well as the "Counter Strike" series, already had the winning formula with zombies, blood and weapons. But now with the introduction of melee weapons, an additional campaign out of the box and polished graphics, L4D2 should be much more than another trip into the land of zombies.
If you have never played the first L4D, try it. It won't take you long to adventure through one of the hour-long levels. Each campaign level is designed to be played multiple times, with various paths to take each time, along with a "director" that can control where various elements of the game are placed each time at random. The previous director was able to control weapon placements, zombie spawns and could even send hordes of zombies at you out of nowhere for no reason. L4D2's director now can even control the weather and the time of day, meaning each level can be played an infinite amount of ways.
"Left 4 Dead 2" was released today, and should be on the shelf of every zombie-enthusiast soon after. You can take my advice and buy these two blockbusters of the season or you can take some time, look around and find a game that's worth holding on to. Either way, you'll be happy when you stop turning around to sell the games you just bought.
This is one of those games you have to play to appreciate. And as always: The bigger the screen, the bigger the moments.
If you prefer your enemies to have more of a rotting and decaying attitude, then you might want to check out "Left 4 Dead 2". Valve, who was also behind the first L4D game as well as the "Counter Strike" series, already had the winning formula with zombies, blood and weapons. But now with the introduction of melee weapons, an additional campaign out of the box and polished graphics, L4D2 should be much more than another trip into the land of zombies.
If you have never played the first L4D, try it. It won't take you long to adventure through one of the hour-long levels. Each campaign level is designed to be played multiple times, with various paths to take each time, along with a "director" that can control where various elements of the game are placed each time at random. The previous director was able to control weapon placements, zombie spawns and could even send hordes of zombies at you out of nowhere for no reason. L4D2's director now can even control the weather and the time of day, meaning each level can be played an infinite amount of ways.
"Left 4 Dead 2" was released today, and should be on the shelf of every zombie-enthusiast soon after. You can take my advice and buy these two blockbusters of the season or you can take some time, look around and find a game that's worth holding on to. Either way, you'll be happy when you stop turning around to sell the games you just bought.
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