Left 4 Dead
•Initial Release: Nov 17, 2008
•ESRB: Mature •Macintosh PC Xbox 360 IGN Rating
8.2
810 Ratings
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7 hrs
Main Story
19 hrs
Story + Sides
59 hrs
Everything
11 hrs
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Summary
Setting out to do for co-op gaming what Counter-Strike did for team combat, Left 4 Dead is an ambitious survival horror game.
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ESRB: Mature Language, Blood and Gore, Intense Violence
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