The final part of our Left 4 Dead 2 Special Infected guide focuses on The Hunter, my personal favourite from both generations of Special Infected. The Hunter has one of the most basic concepts for the Special Infected but can also be one of the most challenging to use, various mechanics give you control over [...]

In this part of our Special Infected guide for Left 4 Dead 2 we explain the ability and uses of The Jockey. Probably one of the more humorous Special Infected, The Jockey, runs around, at about knee height, making strangely disturbing laughing noises all the while he’s trying to jump on your face and ride [...]

For the fourth part of our Special Infected guide we explain the tactics and skills needed in order to play a Spitter effectively. Without a doubt my personal favourite from the new Special Infected, The Spitter has the ability to turn a perfectly calm survival situation into total chaos and anarchy. The mutation allows The [...]

Our third guide on the Special Infected in Left 4 Dead 2 focuses on The Charger. Probably one of the most loved additions to the Special Infected team, The Charger has a unique mutation which allows him to “Charge” at Survivors in the hopes of grabbing one and proceeding to smash them against a wall [...]

Our second guide on the Special Infected from Left 4 Dead 2, this time we focus on the Smoker. The Smoker is unique in the fact that it is the only Special Infected that can restrict from a distance. The other Special Infected rely on close quarter abilities and restriction mutations in order to trap [...]

With the recent Steam deal increasing the Left 4 Dead 2 player-base and flooding Versus Mode with inexperienced players, we at Gamers Heroes‘ decided to write a few brief introductions to the Special Infected, what their purpose is and the best way of using their specific game mechanic. We’ll start off with arguably the most [...]