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Left 4 Dead 2 is a wonderful game. It has all of the appeal of the first game - a highly team-oriented survival FPS, with the instant-cult-classic zombie apocalypse theme that brought players in the first time around.

The new aspects of the game really spice things up. New types of zombies bring a LOT of variety to the experience, and the campaign maps in L4D2 are more complex. The new gameplay options are also highly addicting. For those who care about character, the quartet in L4D2 have a lot more personality to them than the L4D cast, who were for the most part fairly one-dimensional. It's a fun, addictive game that you can really enjoy, especially when you're playing with friends.

As far as non-gameplay content goes, I found this game to be very satisfactory. The dialogue was extremely funny, and the number of different possible lines means that each playthrough will produce a different experience. As in the original game, you'll find lots of graffiti written on the walls by survivors who passed through each are before your own group; I found it to be both explanatory and often just as funny as the dialogue - definitely a nice bonus for the player who takes the time to read it.

However, there are some fallbacks. The changes and additions made, while definitely superior to the original, are not really significant enough to warrant an entirely new game. In my opinion, it would have made more sense to either release the various new aspects introduced in L4D2 as DLC to L4D, or to wait longer and add more new features before releasing L4D2. It makes no sense to release a sequel so soon after the original.

The one other issue I had with this game is that I was quite disappointed when playing with AI controlled teammates; the AI Survivors are the one thing in this game that went downhill in quality instead of uphill. They are much less intuitive than the bots in L4D, and have no sense of strategy at all. Furthermore, you can expect the levels to be rather difficult to navigate until you get a general sense of each map's layout, because the bots take absolutely NO initiative in advancing, so it falls on the player to figure out routes, turn off alarms, and solve various other problems encountered as part of the story.

Overall however, it's a great game to enjoy with few holds barred if you're new to the franchise, but fans who have already played the first game will appreciate the changes, but can expect to be slightly disappointed that there wasn't more added in the sequel.Get more detail about Left 4 Dead 2.