Left 4 Dead 2 (2009)
Left 4 Dead 2 is a 2009 shooter video game made by Turtle Rock Studios and Valve.
Four strangers, a weapon each, and a country overrun. Left 4 Dead 2 drops a coach, a con man, a mechanic, and a producer into the Deep South after a pandemic turns most people into sprinting Infected. It is a co-op first-person shooter built for four players, where an AI director watches how you are doing and reshuffles the hordes, ammo, and special mutants to keep every run tense. Melee weapons, from frying pans to chainsaws, join the guns. You survive one campaign leg at a time, together or not at all.
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What is Left 4 Dead 2 about?
Four strangers, a weapon each, and a country overrun. Left 4 Dead 2 drops a coach, a con man, a mechanic, and a producer into the Deep South after a pandemic turns most people into sprinting Infected. It is a co-op first-person shooter built for four players, where an AI director watches how you are doing and reshuffles the hordes, ammo, and special mutants to keep every run tense. Melee weapons, from frying pans to chainsaws, join the guns. You survive one campaign leg at a time, together or not at all.
When was Left 4 Dead 2 released?
Left 4 Dead 2 was released on 17 November 2009.
Who made Left 4 Dead 2?
Left 4 Dead 2 was made by Turtle Rock Studios and Valve.
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