When I heard whispers of its similarity to the LEFT 4 DEAD franchise, I was concerned and immediately began to expect that this would be another copycat that’d fail to provide the same fast-paced, barnburner, filled-to-the-brim-with-undead mayhem as that game. Focus Home Interactive is pretty hit-or-miss when it comes to their games, so I went into this with zero expectations. WORLD WAR Z is developed by Saber Interactive and published by Focus Home Interactive/Mad Dog Games. While WORLD WAR Z doesn’t reach the bar that LEFT 4 DEAD raised, it is the closest to make a solid attempt to reach for it without pissing off the franchise’s fans. There have been many games that have been trying to emulate the feeling of LEFT 4 DEAD, EARTHFALL being a prime example, but have failed. The couch co-op, fun and fast-paced shooter franchise is an undead delight.

As a lifelong Sony user, I nearly bought an Xbox 360 for one game franchise only, Left 4 Dead.