There’s no denying, however, that this game was certainly designed for multiplayer. The coop is an absolute blast, and I ended up playing through the campaign four times before tackling the game’s addictive versus mode. Versus mode, which pits 4 human players against 4 zombie players, is the true highlight of the game. I honestly didn’t think it would be very fun being fodder for the human players, but there is something so addictive about finally picking off the slacker of the group. Ah, that brings me back to my days of mall security.  Sadly, the multiplayer has a very limited number of stages to play on, since the game only uses acts from the campaign. Some more maps should be coming soon in the form of DLC, but we’ll have to wait on more details before we start getting too excited about that.

Left 4 Dead’s charming antics definitely make a possible Game of the Year winner, but a few flaws keep it from reaching perfection. Anyone looking for a great time, with friends or alone, really can’t go wrong with Left 4 Dead. Hopefully with some DLC it will be closer to what Valve wanted it to be.