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Plants vs. Zombies free online version
Plants vs. Zombies was, like many other PopCap games, has been a hit ever since it was released earlier this summer (read our Plants vs. Zombies review), and now the developer is offering the game to play for free on the official website. While it’s only a “trial” version, it still offers lots of play time, and you owe it to yourself to at least give it a go.
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GameStop launches Casual online store
GameStop has recently announced that their online Casual Store has gone live featuring digital downloads of just about every casual PC game you could think of. And, to celebrate its launch, GameStop is offering 50% off on select downloads with the full list made viewable, here.
Games featured in GameStop’s Casual store include Plants Vs. Zombies, Peggle, Roller Coaster Tycoon, etc. Additionally, GameStop will host over 800 casual game trials that you can download free of charge.
Plants vs. Zombies review — casual at its best
PopCap, developers and publishers of some of the most fun and addictive games today — especially when we’re talking about casual games — have released something that is destined as an instant cult classic. This time, they’ve given a new spin on the “Tower Defense” concept, where Zombies are on their way to invade your home, and all you have is a piece of lawn and some plants to defend your house. And what plants they are!
The gameplay is simple: place different types of plants — each with their strength and weaknesses — on the lawn (and back lawn, mind you) and try to stop the invading zombies. However, there are different zombies as well, for instance, some can pole vault over your defenses, while others can dig underground as well. Some can even raise dead zombies from the ground, so it’s always a challenge, and forces the player to mix it up. At the start of each game, you pick your seeds for the plants you want — but you have to chose wisely, as there are only a limited amount of slots, meaning a limited amount of plants you can use on a given level. As you progress, new plants are made available, each with their own special offensive and defensive capabilities, and there are 48 different plants in all.
Despite it being a cheap casual game, there are 50 levels in the game, and as you complete the levels, you get new features unlocked. As far as the enemies go, there are 26 types of zombies, which will give you plenty of challenge. On top of this, there are different modes as well, all in all, there’s more playing time to be had here than in most AAA titles. Granted, the few first levels in the game, actually, quite a few levels in the beginning are fairly easy, and some players might misunderstand the game as being too casual at this point. But keep playing, the challenging levels lie ahead, and they’re even more fun than the easy ones.
Technically, the game feels and looks like an advanced Flash game, but there’s nothing wrong with that, especially since Plants vs. Zombies is only priced at $10. The visuals are cute and suit the nature of the game, the sound effects are fun and the music is very moody and suitable for the game. However, as cute as the graphics are, they are not advanced by any means. For instance, you cannot get a higher resolution beyond 800×600, which is kind of a shame, really. But other than that, the game is smooth and bug free.
All in all, Plants Vs. Zombies is PopCap at its best. If you thought Peggle was addictive, this is a whole new level, and it’s gonna keep you playing for a long time. Definitely recommended to casual and hardcore gamers (who could probably use a little break from all the serious fragging — I sure could).
The Good:
Great fun
Lots of replay value
Cheap ($10)
Easy to get into
The Bad:
First half isn’t challenging
Only 800×600 resolution
Overall score: 9/10
Plants vs. Zombies claims title of PopCap’s fastest-selling game
The game was goofy as hell, PopCap’s take on a tower defense game pitting Plants vs. Zombies. Well, this comes as a surprise but PopCap has announced the game to be their fastest-selling game of all time. Yes, even more than Peggle and Bejeweled.
PopCap attributes Plants vs. Zombies‘ success to the unqiue gameplay and ability to hold its value even after the player has progressed through the story mode.
Good job PopCap, you’ve succeeded at making another casual game to rival the addictiveness of World of Warcrack Warcraft.
Read (Joystiq)
Plants vs. Zombies available now
If you liked what you saw in yesterday’s Plants vs. Zombies demo you’ll be happy to hear that PopCap has today released the game in its entirety.
For those who don’t know, Plants vs. Zombies arms players with an arsenal of different plants in a classic tower defense type game. You know the drill, place a unit and watch as they try to take out the onslaught of, in this case, zombies.
PopCap has Plants vs. Zombies listed at $19.95 but if you head over to Steam you’ll be able to get it for the introductory price of $9.99
Plants vs Zombies Duke it Out in Demo
Going up against zombies this time are plants in PopCap’s defense force game. To let gamers get a taste of what to expect, they have released a tiny demo that lets you play the game for thirty minutes.
Those who want to get more of Plants vs. Zombies action can shell out $19.95 to purchase the full version today. PopCap has a “PLANTS10″ coupon code that knocks 10% off their stated price. However, if you’re feeling frugal, there’s always Steam, which is selling the game for half price – $9.99.
The full version will unlock tomorrow. Those who pre-order will also receive Heavy Weapon.