<P> Like its predecessor , Left 4 Dead 2 is set in the aftermath of a worldwide pandemic of an infectious disease known as the `` Green Flu '' , which rapidly transforms humans into zombie - like creatures and mutated forms that demonstrate extreme aggression towards non-infected ( much like the infected in 28 Days Later ) . Few humans are immune to the disease , still carrying the infection but showing no symptoms . The Civil Emergency and Defense Agency ( CEDA ) and the U.S. Military create safe zones to attempt to evacuate as many American survivors as possible . Left 4 Dead 2 introduces four new Survivors -- Coach , Ellis , Nick , and Rochelle , who are immune to the disease and have individual back stories that are provided through character dialogue . While the game is intended as a continuation of the original , occurring one week after the first game begins , Valve decided to create a new group of Survivors due to the change in location . Like the first game , the five campaigns in Left 4 Dead 2 are set across a story arc , set in the Southern United States , which starts in Savannah , Georgia , and ends in New Orleans , Louisiana . The four Survivors have to fight their way through hordes of Infected , using safehouses along the way to rest and recuperate in order to reach extraction points . </P>
<P> Like its predecessor , Left 4 Dead 2 is set in the aftermath of a worldwide pandemic of an infectious disease known as the `` Green Flu '' , which rapidly transforms humans into zombie - like creatures and mutated forms that demonstrate extreme aggression towards non-infected ( much like the infected in 28 Days Later ) . Few humans are immune to the disease , still carrying the infection but showing no symptoms . The Civil Emergency and Defense Agency ( CEDA ) and the U.S. Military create safe zones to attempt to evacuate as many American survivors as possible . Left 4 Dead 2 introduces four new Survivors -- Coach , Ellis , Nick , and Rochelle , who are immune to the disease and have individual back stories that are provided through character dialogue . While the game is intended as a continuation of the original , occurring one week after the first game begins , Valve decided to create a new group of Survivors due to the change in location . Like the first game , the five campaigns in Left 4 Dead 2 are set across a story arc , set in the Southern United States , which starts in Savannah , Georgia , and ends in New Orleans , Louisiana . The four Survivors have to fight their way through hordes of Infected , using safehouses along the way to rest and recuperate in order to reach extraction points . </P>
when does left 4 dead 2 take place
when does left 4 dead 2 take place
one week after the first game begins
one week after the first game begins