Ellis.  Nick.  Coach.  Rochelle.

New survivors or fresh meat?  With Left 4 Dead 2 shipping at a prospective date of Christmas ’09, it’s time to break out your posse, load your paranoia, and automatic-ify those shotguns to quell the zombie hordes once more.  And sweet damn it’s about time!  After all, the sheets of my bed were starting to dry up after my initial foray into Left 4 Dead territory – and when it comes to zombies, I like things wet.

Speaking of territory, it’s all brand new this time around, with Louisiana being the focus and swamps, crypts, and the French Quarter of New Orleans being the kill zones.  Now, this is definitely a political move.  The first one was designed when Bush was President, with an urban center sprawling with immorality, and the sequel has been designed while Obama’s been President and it’s going yokel Redneck Rampage style.  In fact, one of the levels is actually a ranch in Crawford, Texas and features a new super-zombie: “Jeb.”  Every so often Cheney shoots one of you in the head and some dude appears to shout, “Toasty!” Read the rest of this entry »