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Also, you can play versus(and survival, if you get the GOTY edition) offline by selecting join friends, the pressing X to start your own lobby, it tricks the game into letting you play the modes. Why there wasn't just an offline option on the main menu is beyond me.
The two players can also play online while using split screen. This game mode is normally exclusive to the Xbox 360 version of Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2, but may be accessed in the PC versions if you have a controller for the second player and modify some files. Here is a guide to how to play splitscreen on the PC.