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Finding an armored delivery truck, the group uses it to reach the small town of Riverside. Zoey is forced to kill him, causing the helicopter to crash in an industrial district outside the city. Fighting their way through the city's streets, subway, and sewers, they are rescued from the hospital's roof by the pilot (voiced by Dennis Bateman), only to discover that he is infected. Two weeks after the first infection, four immune survivors- Green Beret and Vietnam veteran William 'Bill' Overbeck (voiced by Jim French), college student Zoey (voiced by Jen Taylor), district account manager Louis (voiced by Earl Alexander), and outlaw biker Francis (voiced by Vince Valenzuela)-make their way out of the city of Fairfield, only to discover that the infection is creating dangerous mutations in some of its hosts.Īfter narrowly avoiding the new types of infected, the survivors are alerted by a passing helicopter to an evacuation point at the roof of Mercy Hospital. Memorial walls-giving names and obituaries to those who have died in the infection-suggest that the game takes place in October 2009.

The survivors Francis, Bill, Zoey, and Louis (left to right) on the poster for the 'No Mercy' campaignĪn outbreak of a highly contagious pathogen nicknamed the 'Green Flu' (which causes extreme aggression, mutation to the body cells, loss of higher brain functions, and essential zombification of those who catch it) begins in Pennsylvania.

#Left 4 dead 2 release date mac#

In 2012, all Left 4 Dead campaigns were ported over to Left 4 Dead 2, with cross-platform multiplayer support between Windows and Mac versions of the game. The success of the game led to the development of the sequel Left 4 Dead 2, which was released in 2009.

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As was done with Team Fortress 2, Valve supplemented the game with free downloadable content. The game won several publication awards, as well as distinctions from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences and British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Left 4 Dead was well-received by the industry media upon its release, with praise for its replay value, focus on cooperative play, and cinematic feel, although some criticized its limited level selection and lack of narrative. In all modes, an artificial intelligence dubbed the ' Director' controls level pacing and item placements in an attempt to create a dynamic experience and increase replay value. Left 4 Dead uses Valve's proprietary Source engine, with four game modes: a single-player mode in which allied characters are controlled by AI, a four-player co-op campaign mode, an eight-player online versus mode, and a four-player survival mode.

Set during the aftermath of a zombie outbreak on the East Coast of the United States, the game pits its four protagonists, dubbed the 'Survivors', against hordes of the infected.

#Left 4 dead 2 release date for mac os x#

It was originally released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 in November 2008 and for Mac OS X in October 2010, and is the first title in the Left 4 Dead series.

Left 4 Dead is a 2008 first-person shooter game developed by Valve South and published by Valve.