Although the screaming might give things away. The other players would need to be paying attention to all of their teammates to find out they’d been caught. While the Hunter would be gutting you out in the open, Smokers often used that tongue to pull you somewhere out of sight, forcing teammates to look for you.īoth of these creatures worked great at tying up a player who darted off on their own, whether ahead of the group or lagging behind. The Smoker could also grab a player and immobilize them, using a long tongue to snag them from afar.

You’d need a friend to help blast the creature off, and if one wasn’t around, you were in danger. If it grabbed a survivor, it would slash and claw at them relentlessly. The Hunter was capable of taking long leaps from high places, dropping down from where players wouldn’t expect. Left 4 Dead had several special creatures who could easily pick off a lone survivor. If you got caught by one of the special undead, though, you’d be in trouble. On lower difficulties, you might survive that. However, you’d often find yourself staring down a dozen basic zombies if you toddled off by yourself. Between the excitement of the action and the need to survive, it was a game that made you want to run off on your own. Making a dash for the safe room to get yourself out of danger as fast as possible. It felt good to run off, guns blazing, as a survivor. Teamwork was a vital part of the four-player co-op shooter. Especially in multiplayer, where devious players could really put them to murderous use. Mainly because of how well their abilities worked in tandem to cause trouble for survivors. It was those special playable undead – the Hunter, Smoker, Boomer, and Tank – that really caused trouble. Although the zombies were often little more than distractions. After all, Left 4 Dead always made for tense showdowns between players and dozens of zombies. As it’s being developed by the creators the Left 4 Dead franchise, I can’t help but be a little excited. Left 4 Dead Made Vital Teamwork for the Living and Undeadīack 4 Blood will soon see players battling against persistent, dangerous undead (well, Ridden).

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