This Week's Releases, Top Rentals

It's Monday, so it must be the Zombie Apocalypse. Again.

One of the most eagerly awaited games of the year for action and shooter fans, Left 4 Dead 2, hits shelves tomorrow for Xbox 360 and PC. Xbox Live members got a preview of the game via an exclusive online demo earlier this month.

Developer Valve, of Half-Life 2 fame, scored a major hit with the 4-player co-op focused original by combining the atmosphere of a survival horror movie with the frantic run-and-gun action of a competitive first-person shooter. This is more of the same, but faster, bigger, and more frantic. There are no slow, shuffling zombies here. A neverending wave of them sprint toward you - and toward a hail of bullets from you and your three companions - in a way that looks a lot more like "Saving Private Ryan" than "Night of the Living Dead."

One interesting side note: The story sees its four characters cross the Southeast, from Louisiana to Georgia, over the course of the game. So, yes, the zombie apocalypse will be coming to Alabama.

Other highlights of this week's release list include the hilariously titled New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Assassin's Creed II, Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues, NCAA Basketball 10, and expansions for Wii Fit and The Sims 3.



Top five most popular rentals at Gamefly:


1. Borderlands (Xbox 360)
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
3. Dragon Age: Origins (Xbox 360)
4. Assassin's Creed II (Xbox 360)
5. Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360)