Where's Bruce Campbell when you need him? The iron-chinned one is the only thing missing from Valve's exquisite corpse, Left 4 Dead 2, which easily ranks as one of this year's best releases. The sequel to last year's co-op fuelled undead shooter makes no bones about taking everything that was rank, rotting and amazing from the first game and cranking up the gore, excitement and atmosphere to at least eleven on the dial. The big changes arrive in the form of a new quartet of survivors who must skilfully navigate their way through five horrific chapters of carnage set against the backdrop of America's Deep South. Forget crawfish pie, jambalaya and banjo-playing and instead prep yourself for a tense firefight that includes new gameplay modes, new guns and more importantly close-quarters bludgeoning. - read more