The Highway

The Highway is the first chapter in Left 4 Dead 2 ' s, Dark Carnival campaign. It was first revealed at the Penny Arcade Expo and again in Tokyo Game Show '09.

Campaign
The Survivors begin at the race car from last chapter, since the survivors can't go any further due to the abandoned cars along the highway. Survivors will travel through the cars, finding supplies along the way. When the survivors reach a curb under a bridge, an army hummer is parked next to ammo and weapons. As you go under the bridge turn right and go up to the billboard, however a faster way is to head left up the incline between the two overpasses and following the bridge to the billboard. If you get on the billboard there is always a hunting rifle. Up ahead the survivors reach an abandoned motel that can be explored, but isn't required to enter. Survivors can find very useful supplies like a Laser sight, weapons, explosives, etc. The parking lot has an alarmed car and pool. The rooms hold more weapons. Going up the side of the motel will take you onto the overpass, and using a billboard as a bridge, allows access to the roof.

When done exploring, the Survivors take a cobblestone path behind the motel to a small campsite, moving downhill leads to a marshy area. But be careful to look before you leap, as several ledges along the slope often contain useful items such as pills/adrenaline and pipe bombs/molotovs.

It should be noted that the gully is a "point of no return." Keep in mind that Smokers, Hunters, and anything else that can "hold" Survivors can easily kill someone if the rest of their teammates have already gone down and they are still up on the cliff, so be sure to stick together. Once you reach the bottom of the hill, you'll have to wade your way through a pool of water to reach the hill leading up to Whispering Oaks. If you have to deal with a horde, there's a rock at the bottom of the gully that was overlooked when programming so Infected will stop chasing you when you're on it.

Once the Survivors scale the hill, you'll be presented with the entrance to Whispering Oaks Amusement Park. There is an alarmed car that should be avoided and a staff rest house that has been converted into a safe house. Enter it and prepare to enter the carnival.

Survival
Bedroom Method: This requires a Combat Rifle and a melee weapon. A pipe-bomb is advised as well. Grab your supplies and head upstairs. Now go to the furthest room, it should have a katana, a first aid kit, a defibrillator and a molly. Using the defibrillator, take an extra first aid kit or some special ammo upstairs. Start. In this room, you have a good amount of supplies. Smokers can't get you, the horde is delayed, you have plenty of room to maneuver, and Chargers are almost useless. Jockeys are the biggest threat, as they can take you to the bottom floor. When the Tank comes, leave the room and take him down. When the second Tank comes, throw the pipe-bomb. Then take him down. Now pick whatever explosive you like and hold out. The Combat Rifle is required to take out Jockeys and Tanks from range, and the melee is used to: A. get you to the room and B. Help when you need to leave when Tanks arrive.