It has an incredibly fast attack speed (the fastest), but a narrower reach than the likes of the Axe and Machete. The Nightstick is only found in The Parish campaign where players have to contend with the Riot Police Uncommon Common Infected. Much like the Baseball Bat, the Cricket Bat can feel inferior due to its blunt edges, but still kills Common Infected in one hit. It is fairly average, but can get some satisfying home-run style head decapitations. This was available with preorders of the game or can be used on a multiplayer server where someone else has it. It also will not take out such a wide array of Common Infected in front of the player as some other melee weapons. The classic Half-Life 2 weapon, the crowbar is a high damage but slow attack time melee weapon. Their attack time is too slow and the player will be incapacitated or pushed away too early.

TIP: While dealing high damage, the melee weapons (apart from the Chainsaw) should only be used against the Tank and Witch when desperate. The Axe, Machete and Katana are all relatively evenly matched. The katana has long range, but a slower attack time than the Machete. It is faster than the axe, however, in fact it is the fastest melee weapon. Much like the axe, but with a slightly shorter range, the machete is brilliant against a horde and immensely satisfying. It is also fast, allowing many swings per second. As a result it can really help out during a horde attack, taking out many Infected each time. The axe has a wide swing and its sharp blade allows deadly one-hit kill decapitations with every swipe. TIP: The Chainsaw is also a good defensive weapon, as it hinders the ability of Jockeys, Hunters and Smokers to grab or pin you. Even Boomers can be dealt with вЂ“ you want the horde to be called so you can slice them up! TIP: While great on the Common Infected, the Chainsaw is also great against the Witch (when slicing her from behind), Tanks (when its attention is elsewhere) and Special Infected in general. It must be revved up prior to use, so allow a few seconds before the horde arrives. The key with the Chainsaw is that it can deal a possible 1,000 damage per second. You can slice through the horde like water, but it only has about a minute of fuel and cannot be recharged (once it runs out, you get a pistol to use). The headline grabbing chainsaw is undoubtedly the best melee weapon in the game. There are obvious downsides to melee weapons, the most important include their unsuitability against Spitters and Boomers and obviously limited range, but they are vital against hordes due to the ability to kill many Common Infected (and indeed Special Infected) at once and cleave a path through the level. Many of the melee weapons in Left 4 Dead 2 do essentially the same damage, but they can be analysed based on speed and reach (in terms of width вЂ“ so how many Infected they can kill with one swing) to find the best.

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