Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead (DirectX 9)
Developed by a new team of Valve’s, Left 4 Dead is a single or multi-player game that encompasses the most automatic story for a shooter: zombie apocalypse. The team aspect of the title, based on Valve’s Source engine, really makes this a unique gaming experience that I think all PC gamers should be required to play.
Left 4 Dead settings
The Valve: Source engine supports in-game demos that can be played back as fast as possible (fixed frame count) or in real-time (variable frame count) to simulate a more real-world experience. I chose the last stage of the Farm House “movie” and played through the cornfield section to get the majority of the level in the FRAPS run through.
A very consistent performance increase of 13% is seen between the HD 4870 and HD 4890 cards while the GeForce GTX 275 vary from just about nothing (1600×1200 and 2560×1600) up to a high rate in the mid-level testing. Both options are providing a great overall gaming experience on Left 4 Dead though thanks in large part to the somewhat older Valve Source engine.
