Feature: How 10 US cities will fare in the zombie apocalypse

Posted Oct 30th 2009 12:00PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Culture, Features, FPS, Multiplayer, Left 4 Dead Series

Scenario: The zombie apocalypse is at hand. What do you do? What DO you do? If you the four person teams in Left 4 Dead and its upcoming sequel Left 4 Dead 2, you run around and start shooting as many of the undead as you can as you move from place to place.

The original game from Valve takes place in areas of Pennsylvania while Left 4 Dead 2 is in New Orleans and the surrounding Louisiana area. But what if the zombie apocalypse hit other US cities like they did in Valve's games? We decided to look at 10 such cities and postulate what would be the good, the bad and the worse thing that could happen to those cities if flesh-eating folks invaded. For how other cities around the world would do the same thing check out Game Daily's sister feature.

Gallery: Left 4 Dead 2

Seattle
Good News: The Space Needle makes an excellent sniper position.
Bad News: With all the coffee that's ingested, these could be the fastest, most hyper zombies in the nation.
Worse News: Zombie grunge music will become popular.

Boston
Good News: The local zombies may be appeased with bowls of hot chowda.
Bad News: With all the Ivy League schools, these could be the smartest zombies in the nation.
Worse News: They'll work extra hard to get you if you're a Yankees fan.

Atlanta.
Good News: No more southern superiority complex.
Bad News: Southern hospitality goes right out the window.
Worse News: Burning down Atlanta no longer confined to Civil War.

Miami:
Good News: Zombies look the best in South Beach.
Bad News: Clubs even harder to get into.
Worse News: The beaches will smell.

Detroit
Good News: Plenty of guns and ammunition within easy access.
Bad News: The living locals are just as dangerous as the zombies.
Worse News: You thought the car companies needed a bail out BEFORE...

St Louis
Good News: The top of the Gateway arch will be popular for the last humans.
Bad News: Zombies will wander into the Mississippi River.
Worse News: The St Louis Rams will still suck.

Las Vegas
Good News: All zombies will herd to slot machines and stay there forever.
Bad News: Zombie showgirls are neither good looking nor talented.
Worse News: The odds of being captured and thrown into a pit fight against zombies for others' entertainment is incredibly high.

Chicago
Good News: Zombies love their deep dish pizza.
Bad News: Traveling on their elevated trains became more interesting.
Worse News: The Second City improv troupe won't be nearly as funny.

New York City
Good News: Times Square will become less tourist-y.
Bad News: Broadway business will go down (except for Wicked).
Worse News: The Yankees will still be the richest team in baseball.

Los Angeles
Good News: Prosthetic parts can't be reanimated.
Bad News: Traffic on the freeway will be worse than ever.
Worse News: Professional actor zombies are really good at faking life.

Tags: featured, left-4-dead, left-4-dead-2, valve

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Pretty sweet article, it's just that the term "zombie grunge" seems a little redundant.

No love for SF?Posted at 12:19PM on Oct 30th 2009 by Jose

I live in michigan, and I gotta say I'd be a little disappointed if Detroit wasn't in this list, and lets just say, the listing for it made me chuckle.Posted at 2:42PM on Oct 30th 2009 by devilsei

San Francisco? More like Alcatraz.. an island thats basically a prison/fort, prime location. San Francisco would be overrun with man eaters. Wait a min... it already is. =p

Bing Bong.Posted at 8:28AM on Oct 31st 2009 by Ladron

What about DC? Show some love BG!
I loving these feature articles btw, keep 'em coming!Posted at 11:54AM on Oct 31st 2009 by Cheesus Crust

Left 4 Dead 3: Hagerstown, MD Chronicles would probably be boring--the zombies won't do anything, they'd just stand and moan, then complain if another zombie wants to try something new.Posted at 11:10AM on Nov 4th 2009 by Skisher

Charlotte, NC:
Good News: Most everyone already owns a pistol and a rifle, and a pickup truck large enough to run down any zombies standing between you and freedom.
Bad News: Much higher frequency of Boomers (Carolina BBQ), Smokers (tobacco industry), Hunters (Rednecks), and Spitters (again, tobacco industry).
Worse News: We can't get a team of 11 to go 100 yards, how far can a team of four possibly go?Posted at 10:24PM on Nov 8th 2009 by Khan Azul

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