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Game entry

Left 4 Dead 2

2009 · FPS, Horror, Survival · PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox 360 · Valve

After 625 duels settled by the community, Left 4 Dead 2 stands no. 152 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,815 ELO points and 70% of wins. Of the 10 duels that pitted it against Half-Life 2, it has won 4 and lost 6. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 6 out of 160 (2009).

World rank

no. 152

ELO score

1,815

Wins

70%

Duels played

625

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About Left 4 Dead 2

Left 4 Dead 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter video game, the sequel to Valve Corporation's Left 4 Dead. The Game builds upon cooperatively focused gameplay and Valve's proprietary Source engine, the same game engine used in the original Left 4 Dead. Set during the aftermath of an apocalyptic pandemic, Left 4 Dead 2 focuses on four new Survivors, fighting against hordes of the Infected, who develop severe psychosis and exhibit zombie-like tendencies. The Survivors must fight their way through five campaigns, interspersed with safe houses that act as checkpoints, with the goal of escape at each campaign's finale.

The community says

I remember getting this during a rough winter when my roommates and I had nothing better to do at midnight, so we just kept restarting campaigns for weeks. We…

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,815 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Left 4 Dead 2 sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 149 Super Mario Sunshine 1,816
  2. 150 Wii Sports 1,816
  3. 151 Total War: Shogun 2 1,816
  4. 152 Left 4 Dead 2 1,815
  5. 153 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 1,814
  6. 154 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 1,813
  7. 155 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow 1,813

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The standing

Where Left 4 Dead 2 ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Left 4 Dead 2 stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 6 out of 160 (2009).

Where Left 4 Dead 2 ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 152 5,110
FPS 13 458
2000s 47 1,304
2009 6 160

The community

The debate

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  1. Kihn76

    I remember getting this during a rough winter when my roommates and I had nothing better to do at midnight, so we just kept restarting campaigns for weeks. We never even played on the hardest difficulty, just normal runs laughing at each other dying to the same tank every time. Still one of my favorite stretches of gaming with actual people in the room.

  2. VinylOwl

    Played this on rotation with Battlefield 3 back when both were the go-to weekend games, completely different itch though.

  3. Eloisa_40

    Comparing this to Half-Life 2 in terms of actual design ambition is a joke... one built a world, the other put four people in a room and called it a game.

    NeonWarden66

    Well, four people in a room still got us through more late nights than any hallway ever did.

  4. IronRider

    En este puesto, cada duelo es el mismo debate de siempre y al final nadie cambia de idea. 68% de victorias está bien pero no le veo tanto mérito frente a lo que enfrenta.

    NeonRider

    Bueno, no todo duelo tiene que reinventar la rueda para que el resultado importe. El 68% se gana partida a partida, no en discusiones eternas como esta.

    ArcadeBard

    Half-Life 2 hooked me for the story, this one I remember mostly for shouting at friends over a mic.

    QuestRunner25

    Same feeling here honestly, 565 duels is a lot and yet somehow this game still holds a 69% for me every time I check.

  5. NeonRider1987

    Recuerdo las noches enteras con mis primos jugando esto después de haber gastado horas en el Half-Life 2, y aunque este segundo me gustó más por la variedad, siempre volvíamos al original con más cariño, no sé si era nostalgia o qué.

    BossDragon2

    Never finished it myself, only a few campaigns here and there, but even I can tell it doesn't reach for what Half-Life 2 was reaching for.

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