It's been known for sometime that Left 4 Dead 2's biggest and baddest new feature will be the inclusion of melee weapons. We've heard numbers tossed around as to just how many - but now we know for sure and now we know exactly what. Joystiq managed to scoop it from Valve during this year's PAX 2009 and we'll be seeing 10 weapons in total.
Here's the list:
- Baseball Bat
- Cricket Bat
- Crowbar
- Electric Guitar
- Fire Axe
- Frying Pan
- Katana
- Machete
- Tonfa (police baton)
- Chainsaw
As you may have read from our hands on preview - we liked the Katana and the Guitar very much. I have visions have a full band of guitar wielding survivors smashing the heads off the zombie horde.
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i find it hard to believe that a guitar would hold up very long. of course every weapon comes with a flashlight in this game so who knows.
I think you're meant to play the guitar, and depending on how good you are, the infected will gather around you and sit down to watch.
It is at this point that your team mates start a mosh pit, and kick the crap out of them.
Damn, why I'm not employed by valve I don't know...
How cool would it have been to find an electric guitar and immediately smash it into a clown zombie, not knowing that either of those existed in the game?
So true...
The Melee weapon takes up a weapon slot - which you have two of.
So in the first one, you always have hand guns with unlimited ammo, and you can grab a second weapon of your choice, but you can not replace your hand guns. Do you still have the unlimited ammo hand guns? I guess that would make three weapons? or is it more like, you just have two and you have to choose what is in both slots?
Pistols will always be infinite ammo in case you are incapacitated. And melee weapons hurt allies, well at-least the sharp ones to my knowledge.
That is everything that comes to mind at the moment
The whole time we play Left 4 Dead now we can't help but talk about how Left 4 Dead 2 will change how we play, its really going to be an awesome experience.
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Anyways, I love the addition of melee weapons. Does anyone know if they break? Or will they last forever so you can hang on to them as a last resort?