April 20, 2010
Left 4 Dead 2 The Passing Coming
April 22
Game Add-On Brings L4D1 Survivors
Down South
Valve today announced the first game
add-on for its co-operative zombie thriller, Left 4 Dead 2 The Passing, is due
for release Thursday, April 22 exclusively for the Xbox 360 and the PC.
The first game add-on for Left 4
Dead 2 (L4D2) brings the original Left 4 Dead (L4D1) Survivors down south for a
meeting with the L4D2 cast, while delivering new single-player, multiplayer and
co-operative gameplay for the PC and Xbox 360.
The Passing also introduces a series
of weekly game mode events dubbed "Mutations." These week-long runs of new
gameplay modes range from "Realism Versus" mode to "Chainsaw Massacre," which
gives all players chainsaws with an unlimited supply of gasoline. There are over
20 Mutations planned, each playable on all L4D2 Campaigns. Mutations are
exclusively available to owners of "The Passing" DLC.
In addition, "The Passing" offers a
new co-operative challenge mode of play, support for infected bot play in
Versus, a new "uncommon common" zombie class (the fallen survivor), melee weapon
(golf club), and firearm (M-60).
Available for 560 Microsoft Points
on Xbox 360 and free on the PC, "The Passing" takes place just after the Dead
Center campaign of L4D2. Set in a small town in rural Georgia, players assume
the role of the L4D2 Survivors as they meet with the L4D1 characters.
Exclusively available for Xbox 360 and the PC, L4D2 sets a new benchmark for
co-operative action games. The title adds melee combat to enable deeper
co-operative gameplay, with items such as a chainsaws, frying pans, axes,
baseball bats, and more.
With the AI Director 2.0, L4D’s
dynamic gameplay is taken to the next level by giving the Director the ability
to procedurally change weather effects, world objects, and pathways in addition
to tailoring the enemy population, effects, and sounds to match the players’
performance. The result is a unique game session custom fitted to provide a
satisfying and uniquely challenging experience each time the game is played.
Finally, with new Survivors, boss
zombies, weapons, and items, Left 4 Dead 2 offers a much larger game than the
original, featuring more co-operative campaigns, more Versus campaigns, new
Survival maps, and the new competitive game mode, Scavenge.
For more information, please
visit www.l4d.com
