Blackout!

I was playing Left 4 Dead last night and I had a ball. That game is one of the more amusing fun games that I have played in some time. The purpose of this game is to get from one point to the next and kill everything not human in between. In these days of story based games and the attempt at creating a movie that you can play, this game takes the opposite direction and gives you nothing but running and gunning. It also offers great 4-player co-op and a new take on versus.

But the game does have one minor flaw. When playing 4-player co-op online, for some reason, when you disconnect the power to the router and modem, you can’t continue playing online with your friends. How did I find this out? Well, my wonderful wife, who I love very much, decided to take the blow dryer downstairs because there was a better mirror in the downstairs bathroom, and that resulted in blowing the circuit breaker for the router...and modem...and everything else downstairs.

But other than that, the game is a gem and might come in as a game of the year candidate.