The creators of A Way Out asserted that their split-screen prison break adventure would revolutionise co-op games. Perhaps it will - only time can reveal its lasting influence after all. But for it to reach that status it has to go up against the game which, for my money at least, perfected co-op almost ten years ago: Left 4 Dead.

The creators of A Way Out asserted that their split-screen prison break adventure would revolutionise co-op games. Perhaps it will - only time can reveal its lasting influence after all. But for it to reach that status it has to go up against the game which, for my money at least, perfected co-op almost ten years ago: Left 4 Dead.