All 10 Left 4 Dead 2 melee weapons over here!

by Richard Mitchell { Sep 9th 2009 at 12:14PM }

Speaking to Valve's Chet Faliszek at PAX, we asked how many melee weapons will make it into Left 4 Dead 2. At the time, Faliszek told us he wasn't sure, but he knew there were more melee weapons in Left 4 Dead 2 than there were guns in the original game. We followed up with Faliszek after the show and we can now share all ten of the game's melee weapons. Without further ado, they are:

Baseball Bat
Cricket Bat
Crowbar
Electric Guitar
Fire Axe
Frying Pan
Katana
Machete
Tonfa (police baton)
Chainsaw

The question you have to ask yourself: Which one of these would you abandon your teammates for? Remember, a teammate constricted by a Smoker is a teammate that can't pick up that katana over there.

Tags: Chet-Faliszek, L4D2, left-4-dead, left-4-dead-2, pax, pax-2009, valve

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

uncle jesse @ Sep 9th 2009 12:20PM

I have a feeling I'm going to look pretty stupid hitting a tank in the face with a frying pan... but it will definitely be worth it.

ShadowMonkey987 @ Sep 9th 2009 3:47PM

should be an achievement to kill a tank with a frying pan...

WiredKnight @ Sep 9th 2009 12:37PM

Not if that's the hit that kills him.

uncle jesse @ Sep 9th 2009 12:41PM

Imagine the tank has just wiped out the rest of your group and you're running for your life and you get trapped in a dead end. He's coming straight at you and "KLANG!" - a frying pan to the face and he goes down.

Epic.

MLS @ Sep 9th 2009 1:07PM

Is the Tank in this one or has he been replaced with the Charger? I've heard of a video of a live demo where some dude takes out the Charger with one swipe of the pan and the presenter is all "whoops!"

mocax @ Sep 9th 2009 1:07PM

it's the teflon....

them zombies are allergic to teflon...

MowDownJoe @ Sep 9th 2009 1:47PM

@MLS: The new special infected are coming in addition to the old ones, through the old ones will have new get ups. (After all, why would a hunter wear a Hoodie in New Orleans?)

Obie @ Sep 9th 2009 1:48PM

That needs to be an achievement!

"Kill a tank with only a frying pan" 20 points

hehe

Spartan [Planeteer l Power of bad weather] @ Sep 9th 2009 3:08PM

I remember the time I got mad and ran up to the tank and started melee-ing it.

lol, good times.

I would also advise against doing that.

Singular Trap @ Sep 9th 2009 12:20PM

I like the cricket bat. Homage to Shaun of the Dead.

Thief @ Sep 9th 2009 12:23PM

You know what... I totally missed that reference at first, but something in my head told me that the Cricket Bat was the most suitable for the occasion.

Mr. Manly ESC Mcbeefington Ferguson The Second @ Sep 9th 2009 1:14PM

I'll take the shotgun and the chainsaw (can I carry 2 weapons?) Army of Darkness FTW.

Thief @ Sep 9th 2009 12:20PM

Can't wait to wield a cricket bat and talk in a posh british accent over XBL

Spartan [Planeteer l Power of bad weather] @ Sep 9th 2009 2:17PM

te he

i do that anyways (even though im not posh)

Damon @ Sep 9th 2009 12:21PM

Maybe it's because my real name is in fact Jason, but i'm partial to the machete.

clanboru15 @ Sep 9th 2009 1:44PM

your avatar is partial to the katana

Gusj @ Sep 9th 2009 2:19PM

They called him "Machete".

Ryan @ Sep 9th 2009 12:21PM

What, no 10lb Sledge?

kristof @ Sep 9th 2009 12:22PM

Chainsaw for sure.

XBL: xGeneral DEATHx PSN: Deeth82 @ Sep 9th 2009 12:22PM

Right now I'm harder than a diamond in an ice storm.

Rhamsey @ Sep 9th 2009 12:22PM

Give me a cricket bat and some Queen and I'm ready to go.

elle @ Sep 9th 2009 1:43PM

Pool cue and Queen go together.

Cricket bat and whatever this is go together: http://www.moviegrooves.com/m3u/shaun-low-10.m3u

Kyle @ Sep 9th 2009 12:23PM

I heard the Baseball Bat is an exclusive Gamestop incentive along with $5 off the game as well.

Uncontrol @ Sep 9th 2009 12:53PM

i cant even tell if this is a joke

The Dark Wayne @ Sep 9th 2009 12:54PM

no i think he's serious, i recall seeing as much on destructoid or kotaku or something

CaramelZappa @ Sep 9th 2009 12:24PM

Episode 3 please.

Captain Planet [Planeteer | Power of Captain Planet] @ Sep 9th 2009 12:26PM

No nunchaku?!

Rhamsey @ Sep 9th 2009 12:28PM

I had no idea thats how you spelled that.

WiredKnight @ Sep 9th 2009 12:35PM

I'm guessing because they'd be awful to use against zombies. Takes too much effort/skill to wield them and they have a very short reach.

Captain Planet [Planeteer | Power of Captain Planet] @ Sep 9th 2009 12:41PM

And the winner of the "Can't see the Awesome™ Award" goes to....

WIREDKNIGHT!

Brian @ Sep 9th 2009 12:42PM

@ WiredKnight
No doubt - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsEZ2lpM0Yw

Bubbameister33 @ Sep 9th 2009 12:45PM

It has more reach than the frying pan does.

Mr. Manly ESC Mcbeefington Ferguson The Second @ Sep 9th 2009 1:16PM

Nunchakus are for pussies real men use Judo!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtcQlEKAl4o

WiredKnight @ Sep 9th 2009 2:10PM

@Brian

Yes! Exactly!

@Bubba

But anyone can use a frying pan.

Jose @ Sep 9th 2009 12:29PM

What happened to the acoustic guitar? "Kabong!"

Antagonist @ Sep 9th 2009 12:44PM

That's dildos. It would be embarrassed for us to even be seens holdings those grandpa's guitars.

Boffo the $ock @ Sep 9th 2009 12:44PM

Do my eyes deceive me? Did I just see a reference to the Critic?

It stinks!

Jose @ Sep 9th 2009 12:50PM

No way, Quick Draw McGraw all the way, man.

Richard Mitchell @ Sep 9th 2009 12:55PM

Good question. Maybe the acoustic is actually an electric? I'll try to clear that up.

Jose @ Sep 9th 2009 1:12PM

Perhaps it's one of those fancy Rickenbacker acoustic/electric like in Beatles Rockband

Richard Mitchell @ Sep 9th 2009 1:39PM

Heard back from Faliszek. Apparently the acoustic guitar is actually an electric. Guess it's more slender than it looks.

Boffo the $ock @ Sep 9th 2009 1:39PM

Silly me! I forgot that the Critic was referencing Quick Draw McGraw during that bit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RW0cApZOCs

WiredKnight @ Sep 9th 2009 12:33PM

The cricket bat is awesome, but the crowbar is more of a classic for me.

Cornelius @ Sep 9th 2009 12:45PM

Why the lowly xbox tag? There ARE other platforms out there. Not trying to flame, I don't get why the PC tag is so underused on Joystiq.

The Dark Wayne @ Sep 9th 2009 12:55PM

if you arent trying to flame why call the xbox tag lowly?

Richard Mitchell @ Sep 9th 2009 12:56PM

Oops. PC tag added.

clanboru15 @ Sep 9th 2009 1:48PM

maybe he meant lonely?

Cornelius @ Sep 9th 2009 2:27PM

I meant lonely. I guess that's why I got downvoted. Oh well...

Anyway, considering that MS will probably charge for the "free" L4D2 DLC as well, it's only natural to pick up the PC version this time around.

Stevetrop @ Sep 9th 2009 12:46PM

I must say all of them are quite appealing. How ever I can't deny that I will enjoy having a baton and shouting out "I AM THE LAW!" while I'm beating the shit out of a zombie.

:)

JUNG GUNS @ Sep 9th 2009 1:08PM

Respect...my...AUTHORI-TAY!!

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