Left 4 Dead 2: The Passing review

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:04:00 +1200

If you close your eyes and squint with a certain, measured accuracy, you might notice that the promotional poster for "The Passing" features the silhouettes of the original survivors from the first Left 4 Dead in the background.

If you go one step further and check the image against the movie posters from Left 4 Dead, you might discover it is actually a mirror image of the pose they struck on "Death Toll".

The scene then, is set. This duplication of assets really does adequately describe what Valve have produced with the first downloadable content pack for Left 4 Dead 2. The Passing hints at innovation, delivers it fleetingly, then returns back to form and offers more of the same kind of action you thrashed through in the retail game. Admittedly, this isn't a bad thing, because Left 4 Dead 2 was no slouch in the pants-wetting department, and The Passing is every bit as suspenseful, gore-ridden and downright terrifying as the game that spawned it. It's just a shame it's all over in about half an hour.

Left 4 Dead 2: The Passing at Gameplanet NZ

Left 4 Dead 2: The Passing review