Ok, ok, ok, so I had chance to sit down and play L4D2 for 4 to 5 hours straight last night – a couple of hours in single player before the gamer emerged from my gf and she joined me 
Has to be said, one of the best damned games of this year. I will now attempt to summarise as to why this is one of the best games of the year; having in mind this is one of the first reviews I’ve ever done… well here goes nothing.
Ok, so upon loading the game you are presented with a lovely new and improved, cleaner menu giving you an array of different options both online and offline; perhaps the most notable mode is that of survivor – a mode very similar to that of ‘Nazi Zombie’s’ found on COD, the only downfall of which is that it can only be played online and, obviously, requires X-box Live to access. Needless to say I haven’t had chance to demo the online play but I am assured it is pretty damned insane (well, multi-player offline with just the two is pretty intense and I’d advise playing the campaigns through with a friend from the beginning just for the lol factor).
Anyways, upon loading the campaign for the first time, your back to the familiar roof tops of a tall building with your last hope of survival leaving in the form of a helicopter. Once again your presented with a mass array of zombies, a few pistols and now you have been bestowed the power of the ‘Melee Weapon’, all of which can be picked up at the very beginning of the level. Choose from an array of axes or crowbars or simply duel wield two pistols – either option is pretty damned insane as the second you get to the bottom of the first set of stairs, your surrounded by blood-thirsty zombies homing in on the smell of new flesh and blood. Personally, I took up the challenge and armed myself with a Fireman’s axe, bludgeoning anything that came even remotely close to my fellow survivors or I. At this point I should probably mention the fairly accurate and acute graphics that map each and every Zombie death and annihilation perfectly, pixel per pixel. I am aware the graphics on the first L4D left a fair bit to be desired, but they’ve really pulled the stops out with this one and the vast improvements are more than noticable.
A little further into the first campaign you stumble across Valve’s latest addition; the ability to ‘upgrade’ your weapons! FREAKIN’ AWESOME! Your first major encounter with these ‘upgrades’ resides in a weapons store – surrounded by 11-12 different weapons including Ak-47s, M4s, combat shotguns and smgs as well as explosive ammo upgrades and lazer sights, you really cannot get any better! Well your wrong, actually you can… how does a bloody CHAINSAW sound to you?! Sex much?! XD Only downside being is the finite amount of fuel and once it’s run out, that’s it 
Sad times! But hell, it’s bloody good fun up until that point; that and the Zombs seem to just run straight in to the front of the grinding blade 
Sex again?! XD
Left 4 Dead 2 - Chainsaw Kills
I mean look how strapping old Coach looks above straddling that gorgeous chainsaw?
Game On!
Ok, possibly not the best pictures in the world, but certainly shows the latest G3 addition nicely and an example of one of the many new ‘Special Zombies’, the Charger (quite possibly one of the most annoying Zombs in the game – as the name suggests, it charges you picking you up and causing mass damage and possibly even death in a VERY short amount of time.)
Anyways, to wrap this up, I would hugely advise buying this game. I have bought it on the 360 and swear by it; I’m not sure how this would play on the PC but I’m guessing quite nicely considering you’d be able to turn and aim a damned sight quicker than on the 360. As a general consensus I’d give the graphics a resounding 7/10, whilst the gameplay gets a 10/10 just for sheer excitement! The sounds and music tracks are pretty epic getting a nice 9/10
Peace,
Chris
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