The special infected in Left 4 Dead are the zombies who managed to get superpowers and thus are the most dangerous. They look scary, sound scary, and their abilities are intimidating. They each serve their own purpose and when they work together they can destroy your team of 4 survivors in a matter of seconds. Valve took the special infected a step further with the release of Left 4 Dead 2. There were issues with people camping in corners during attacks from the horde, so they added an infected called the Spitter(above) which shoots an acidic green goo on the ground that harms any survivor standing on it. The model also matches the name the special infected. The jockey is a really short quick zombie that jumps on the backs of survivors and rides them around to separate them from the group. They not only designed the special infected with their purpose in mind, they actually matched their abilities and models to them. It makes sense, of course, but it's not always the easiest thing to do. Yet another example of Steam taking a concept and perfecting it.
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