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PopCap has been around for over 10 years. It all started with a java game called Bejeweled.That game alone has been played by half a billion world wide. I don’t think I know one person who has not heard of the game or played it. What started out as casual pc games has grown to be so much more. You can play PopCap game on your PC, Mac, video game consoles and mobile devices.
My family recently had the chance to try out the popular game Plant vs. Zombies. PopCap first released this game back in 2009. It has been updated with bonus content which includes 20 new achievements and the ability to create your very own zombie.
The object of Plant vs. Zombies is to protect your home from waves of invading zombies by buying and placing various kinds of anti-zombie plants on your lawn. You have to buy different seeds to plant on your lawn to kill the zombies. Instead of money you have to collect “sun” units. You are given 50 sun units to start with. The best way to begin playing is to buy a sunflower. The sunflower makes sun and you have to click on it before it disappears. Sun also drops from the sky, but only during the day. At night you have to depend on sunflowers or mushrooms. You really have to be strategic because without enough sun units, you can’t plant seeds to fight off the zombies.
Plant vs. Zombies has five different modes you can play:
- Adventure
- Mini-Games
- Puzzle
- Survivor
- Zen Garden
This game is truly addictive. It started very easy and I did not expect it to be much of a challenge. I am happy to say it is a challenge and that is what makes it so much fun. The levels are not super easy, I had to play a couple of them more than once. I really wish that during some levels the sun units will transfer over. There are quite a few levels where I needed to start with more than just 50. It would be nice if it was less expensive to buy seed slots. It can be challenging to find the right combo of plants that will help you successfully complete the level. The almanac comes in handing for keeping track of the different plants and zombies.
The regular zombies are not so bad but the Football and Bucket Head ones are fast and can do a lot of damage. Especially if you don’t have the right plants! I learned that lesson quick! My 11 year old son and 9 year daughter are having a lot of fun playing Plants vs Zombies too. It is fun to see the different strategies we all use to stop the zombies from eating our brains.
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