Left 4 Dead 2
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Cheat Codes/Hints
"Dead Center: Level 2": Weapon descriptions
Enter the gun shop to get a detailed description of all weapons, except for the grenade launcher.
"Parish: Level 2" Skip Infected at the bus depot
Enter the Developer Commentary mode for the Parish. Go to level 2. When at the bus depot, only two to four Infected will appear.
"Swamp Fever: Level 1": "Eat Your Brains" song
In the bar in the abandoned town, find the jukebox and play it to hear "Eat Your Brains" by Jonathan Coulton.
Achievements
Complete the following achievements to unlock Xbox Live Gamerscore points.
- A Ride Denied ( 15 points )
- Kill a Jockey within 2 seconds of it jumping on a Survivor.
- A Spittle Help From My Friends ( 15 points )
- As the Spitter, spit on a Survivor being choked by a Smoker.
- Acid Reflex ( 15 points )
- Kill a Spitter before she is able to spit.
- Armory Of One ( 15 points )
- Deploy an ammo upgrade and have your team use it.
- Back In The Saddle ( 15 points )
- As the Jockey, ride the Survivors twice in a single life.
- Beat The Rush ( 15 points )
- In a Survival round, get a medal only using melee weapons.
- Bridge Burner ( 20 points )
- Survive the Parish campaign.
- Bridge Over Trebled Slaughter ( 30 points )
- Cross the bridge finale in less than three minutes.
- Burning Sensation ( 15 points )
- Ignite 50 Common Infected with incendiary ammo.
- Cache And Carry ( 20 points )
- Collect 15 gas cans in a single Scavenge round.
- Chain Of Command ( 15 points )
- Kill 100 Common Infected with the chainsaw.
- Honk the noses of 10 Clowns.
- Use every melee weapon to kill Common Infected.
- Confederacy Of Crunches ( 30 points )
- Finish a campaign using only melee weapons.
- Crass Menagerie ( 20 points )
- Kill one of each Uncommon Infected.
- Dead In The Water ( 20 points )
- Kill 10 swampy Mudmen while they are in the water.
- Dismemberment Plan ( 20 points )
- Kill 15 Infected with a single grenade launcher blast.
- Fried Piper ( 15 points )
- Using a Molotov, burn a Clown leading at least 10 Common Infected.
- Fuel Crisis ( 15 points )
- Make a Survivor drop a gas can during overtime.
- Gas Guzzler ( 20 points )
- Collect 100 gas cans in Scavenge.
- Gas Shortage ( 20 points )
- Cause 25 gas can drops as a Special Infected.
- Prove you are stronger than Moustachio.
- Great Expectorations ( 15 points )
- As the Spitter, hit every Survivor with a single acid patch.
- Guardin' Gnome ( 30 points )
- Rescue Gnome Chompski from the Carnival.
- Head Honcho ( 15 points )
- Decapitate 200 Infected with a melee weapon.
- Heartwarmer ( 20 points )
- In a Versus round, leave the saferoom to defibrillate a dead teammate.
- Hunting Party ( 15 points )
- Level A Charge ( 15 points )
- Kill a Charger with a melee weapon while they are charging.
- Long Distance Carrier ( 15 points )
- As the Charger, grab a Survivor and carry them over 80 feet.
- Meat Tenderizer ( 20 points )
- As the Charger, grab a Survivor and smash them into the ground for a solid 15 seconds.
- Midnight Rider ( 20 points )
- Survive the Dark Carnival campaign.
- Price Chopper ( 20 points )
- Survive the Dead Center campaign.
- Qualified Ride ( 15 points )
- As the Jockey, ride a Survivor for more than 12 seconds.
- Ragin' Cajun ( 20 points )
- Survive the Swamp Fever campaign.
- Robbed Zombie ( 15 points )
- Collect 10 vials of Boomer vomit from infected CEDA agents you have killed.
- Rode Hard, Put Away Wet ( 20 points )
- As the Jockey, ride a Survivor and steer them into a Spitter's acid patch.
- Scattering Ram ( 20 points )
- As the Charger, bowl through the entire enemy team in a single charge.
- Scavenge Hunt ( 15 points )
- Stop the enemy team from collecting any gas cans during a Scavenge round.
- Septic Tank ( 15 points )
- Use a bile bomb on a Tank.
- Revive 10 dead Survivors with the defibrillator.
- Navigate the sugar mill and reach the safe room without killing any Witches.
- Stache Whacker ( 15 points )
- Prove you are faster than Moustachio.
- Still Something To Prove ( 35 points )
- Survive all campaigns on Expert.
- Strength In Numbers ( 15 points )
- Form a team and beat an enemy team in 4v4 Versus or Scavenge.
- Tank Burger ( 30 points )
- Kill a Tank with melee weapons.
- The Quick And The Dead ( 30 points )
- Revive 10 incapacitated Survivors while under the speed-boosting effects of adrenaline.
- The Real Deal ( 35 points )
- Survive a campaign on Expert skill with Realism mode enabled.
- Violence In Silence ( 30 points )
- Navigate the impound lot and reach the cemetary safe room without tripping any alarms.
- Survive the Hard Rain campaign.
- Wing And A Prayer ( 30 points )
- Defend yourself at the crashed airliner without taking damage.
Avatar Awards
Complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding Avatar Award.
- Rescue Gnome Chompski from the Dark Carnival.
- Win ten games of Scavenge.
Defeating Hunters or Jockeys
Use the shove move on a Hunter while he is jumping at you to force him to stumble back, therefore preventing him from landing on you. Doing this for the Jockey works as well. However it does not work for a Charger who is running, a Witch, or Tank.
Defeating Infected
Use the following tactics to kill Playable and Special Infected.
Playable Infected
Charger: Get close to it. This will prevent it from charging and it can only inflict melee damage. This makes it easier for you to kill it with any weapon (melee and guns alike).
Jockey: Get into a huddle with your teammates and wait for the Jockey to present itself. When you see it, all teammates can fire on the Jockey at the same time. Huddling together will prevent it from launching at you.
Smoker: Use similar strategy as the Charger. You must get directly in front of it before disposing it. Smokers use their tongues to grab survivors from far distances but it cannot do that when you are in its face.
Special Infected
Hunter: When it is in its pouncing position, use a shotgun to nudge it away, then shoot it in the face.
Boomer: Aim for the stomach and stay as far back as possible.
Spitter: Aim for the head and be ready to leap out of the way.
Tank: Get to high ground and shoot it out. In co-op mode, use a grenade launcher for a frontal assault while your teammates fire at its back with shotguns. An alternate method is to deal no damage to the Tank, but instead hide somewhere and let the survivor A.I. deal with it.
Easy "Gong Show" achievement
Play level 4 of the Dark Carnival chapter. Find the strength-testing game in the first area. Inject adrenaline and hit it with a melee weapon.
Easy "Guardin' Gnome" achievement
Play level 2 of the Dark Carnival chapter. Find the shooting range. Score over 500 points to make a garden gnome appear. Carry the gnome to the end of the level and board the chopper.
Easy "Stache Whacker" achievement
Play level 4 of the Dark Carnival chapter. Find the Whack-A-Mole type arcade game. Attack it with a melee weapon and destroy it.