Be ready to soil plants in a game called Plants vs Zombies. This is a new one player action strategy video game that has been introduced on both the PC and the MAC from video game developers PopCap. There is a band of fun craving zombies that are going to invade your house and the only defenses in your arsenal are forty nine different zombie zapping plants. All through the 4 different play modes of the game as well as the many levels, each player has to use everything from cherry bombs to mushrooms to wall-nuts to peashooters in order to mulchify the twenty six different types of zombies prior to them reaching the fron door.

Every zombie has special skills and this means that you will have to think on your feet and plant seeds faster if you wish to combat all of them. But, you should be careful as there is only a limited supply of seeds and greens that are available to you. As you are fighting with these fun-dead zombies, there are a few other obstacles to watch out for such as a swimming pool creeping fog and the setting sun that make this challenge even more exciting. Also, there are 5 game modes for you to try out making sure that the fun never stops.

Gameplay

This game involves tower defense strategy’s. Here, the main aim is to stop zombies from traversing the game map & finally invading your house in the game. You have to do this by using the large number of plants that are at your disposal. All of these plants have different attributes which make them quite effective against the zombies both generally and also specifically against some of them. The reason for this is that the zombies too have some attributes which can be thought of as their weaknesses and strengths. The strategy element in this game is based on how the player is able to match these weaknesses and strengths on the game map & how he/she is able to manage his/her overall plant resources. A part of taking care of these resources involves players seeking upgrades to their arsenal of plants. You do this by buying upgrades using the money you collect from fallen zombies and the rewards that you earn by succesfully completing the different gameplay modes.

Gameplay modes

Apart from the adventure mode, this game also has additional gameplay modes which ensure that the fun never stops. Survival mode is one mode in which you battle the zombies endlessly where you can improve your skills and perfect your strategy. There is puzzle mode which challenges you there is the Zen Garden and various mini games which you can play to unlock zombie versions of a few of the developers other games such as insaniquarium and bejeweled.

Key features of the game

- There are 5 game modes. Zen Garden, puzzle, survival, mini games and adventure.
- Unlockable popular casual mini games from PopCap with a zombie theme.
- Fifty levels of adventure to be conquered running through the fog, rooftop, night, day and even swimming pool.
- There are twenty 26 different zombies to fight like zomboni divers, snorkeler and pole vaulters.
- There are forty nine plants which can use against the zombies alongwith power ups, a pet snail and other weapons.
-Available on both MAC and PC.

Description of the product

Your house is being invaded by zombies and your plants are your only defense. Use the 49 plants such as peashooters & cherry bombs to stop the zombies. You have o plant fast and think faster. Be careful of obstacles such as the creeping fog, setting sun and swimming pool that make it more challenging and the five game play modes make sure that the fun never ceases.

Average webscore according to TestFreaks : 10/10