First off, this game is really intended to be played online with friends. If you can get a good team who is willing to work together, it's great. Otherwise, it can be an exercise in frustration, as the difficulty has been ramped up from the first one.
Graphically, the source engine is starting to show it's age badly, but the sound design and score are exceptional. Subtle audio cues will tell you when it's about to hit the fan, and you will tense up. Good game overall.
i love this franchise, or well i absolutley loved the first one and this one is excatly like the first, not excactly a bad thing, but its really just more of the same, which is still a good thing, so if u played the first, i say rent this, if u never played it then pick it up.
Although i did find this one a little more difficult,tons of zombies this time around.
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