A World On Fire – A Zombie Blog » Entries tagged with "Plants Versus Zombies"
Plants vs. Zombies in Person
October has got to be the official month of zombie walks. There seem to be a gazillion of them with this upcoming Halloween. And yes … zombie walks are awesome. But one in particular caught my eye … it is a Plants Versus Zombies themed zombie walk in downtown New York. From the article: Popcap Games is an official sponsor of this year’s Village Halloween Parade, and they’re not content to be represented by a lousy street sign. No, they’re forming a Plants vs. Zombies troupe to march in the parade, inviting fans of the game, zombie groupies, and “macabre gardening types” to come celebrate with them on October 31st. The company is attempting to make this year’s event the largest zombie gathering in parade history, going … Read entire article »
Filed under: Events (Zombie Walks, Conventions, etc), Games (Video Games and Board Games)
Last Time – Plants vs Zombies Review
I’ve been mentioning this game a lot because it looks pretty cool, but this is the last mention of it until I actually get my grubby paws on it. In any case, Ars Technica posted a rather good review of the game. Here’s a little snippet of the start of the review: Plants vs. Zombies reminds us why we love PopCap games so much. It takes a well-worn genre—the tower defense game—creates what seems like overly simplistic gameplay, and adds in a dash of cartoony graphics. The trick is that PopCap then continues to twist and shape and pervert the basic gameplay until you’re in the middle of something devilishly tricky, second-guessing your earlier decisions. This is pure crack, even if it looks like the cutest game with zombies … Read entire article »
Filed under: Games (Video Games and Board Games), Other Zombie Web Sites
Plants vs Zombies – Now Available
Looks like the folk at Ars Technica managed to get their hands on PopCap’s “Plants vs. Zombies”. They didn’t exactly review the game, but they did say that the game is worth getting. A review should be forthcoming, but in any case, it sounds like a promising start to a rather clever sounding premise. PopCap has also supplied a free demo for any who are interested in getting into the action. I’ll put it on my machine soon enough. If you tried it, let us know what you think. Here’s the link … Read entire article »
Filed under: Games (Video Games and Board Games)