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Played this on rotation with Battlefield 3 back when both were the go-to weekend games, completely different itch though.
Game entry
Left 4 Dead 2
2009 · FPS, Horror, Survival · PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox 360 · Valve
After 590 duels settled by the community, Left 4 Dead 2 stands no. 203 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,785 ELO points and 69% 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. 8 out of 160 (2009).
World rank
no. 203
ELO score
1,785
Wins
69%
Duels played
590
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.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,785 ELO points over the last 170 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Half-Life 2 40% 10 duels played · 26 points behind
- against Far Cry 3 43% 7 duels played · 8 points ahead
- against Battlefield 3 67% 6 duels played · 47 points ahead
- against BioShock 40% 5 duels played · 71 points behind
- against Battlefield 4 60% 5 duels played · 137 points ahead
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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: 8 out of 160 (2009).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 203 | 5,035 |
| FPS | 20 | 451 |
| 2000s | 60 | 1,308 |
| 2009 | 8 | 160 |
The community
The debate
10 comments
VinylOwl
Played this on rotation with Battlefield 3 back when both were the go-to weekend games, completely different itch though.
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.
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.
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.
Lucy_20
Enfin ce qui tient encore aujourd'hui, c'est la maniabilité, ou plutôt la simplicité des commandes qui rend tout instantané malgré l'âge du moteur.
Homenick28
Is it really the controls holding this rank though, or just habit from years of duels?