Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360)

Left 4 Dead 2
(Xbox 360)

These may be credit-crunched times for most of us, but at least business is booming for zombies. With a veritable infestation of zombie-flicks in the cinemas, you can go a step further than watching your zombies getting splattered by doing the evisceration yourself โ€“ thanks to Left4Dead 2, the second iteration of the zombie-connoisseurโ€�s favourite videogame.

It is, of course, only a year since the first Left4Dead, with the swiftness of the sequelโ€�s arrival causing consternation in the gameโ€�s vocal online fan base. However, allegations of a cynical rush to market prove to be utterly unfounded. With a focus on online and co-operative play above storyline, the original was more of an online zombie-loversโ€� playground compared to a balanced conventional game, and as such lent itself well to a swiftly conceived sequel from legendary developer Valve.