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Left4Dead 2 Announced at E3 2009

Left4Dead 2 had been released at this years, E3. Valve confirmed the games development today during the first day of this gaming conference and while doing so, also confirmed new characters, new forms of zombies, and for the first time melee weapons.

The first Left4Dead game was released less then a year ago but due to its huge success Valve went ahead and began production on its sequel.

Anyways, Left4Dead 2 will start off with five new campaigns which if you recall is one more then the last game had to start off with. Like its predecessor, L4D2 will also support 4 player campiagn co-op and the versus and survival modes. The new game is taking place in the Southern half of the Unites States, so kiss the old players good bye as Valve is also introducing 4 new characters to play as. Confirmed campaign locations includes New Orleans and a savannah.

e3 2009 Left4Dead screen

What players will find really interesting is that a lot of the campaigns actually take place during the day which brings a lot of new and unique gameplay twists to the table. For instance, at night the witch is recognized by her crying and laying in a corner. But, if there is a witch during the day she is actually lurking around the map which makes an encounter way more likely.

And, to stick with what made the first game so great, developers kept the idea of situations changing and reflecting upon how well the players are doing. However, this time this may include a Tank popping out, but also the map itself changing on you.

Most of you are probably interested in what kind of zombies will accompany the old onslaught. Valve is currently keeping quiet about most details. but they did  supply us details about a new zombie that they called, “the charger.” As the name suggests this zombie is fast and will run at you to try and knock players down and stun them for a few seconds making them entirely vunerable.

Valve has also confirmed the introduction of several new weapons. As mentioned earlier, there will be several melee weapons such as axes, frying pans, a bat, and a chainsaw! Melee weapons are generally a one hit kill on all enemies with the exception of the tanks and witches.

So far the game is set to be released on November 17. So stay tuned for more information.