Format:CD-ROM Platforms:Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Mac OS X Genre:trivia_games ESRB:Everyone 10+ Media:CD-ROM Edition:Standard Batteries Included:No Operating System:Mac OS X Shipping Weight (lbs):0.2 Dimensions (in):0.1 x 0.1 x 0
Product Description Get ready to soil your plants in an all-new action-strategy game from PopCap! A mob of fun-loving zombies is about to invade your home and your only defense is an arsenal of 49 zombie-zapping plants. Use peashooters wall-nuts cherry bombs and more to mulchify 26 types of zombies before they can reach your front door.Each zombie has its own special skills so you'll need to think fast and plant faster to combat them all. But be careful how you use your limited supply of greens and seeds as you battle the fun-dead obstacles like a setting sun creeping fog and a swimming pool add to the challenge. And with five game modes to dig into the fun never dies! Play five game modes: Adventure Mini-Games Puzzle Survival plus the stress-free Zen Garden Conquer all 50 levels of Adventure mode -- through day night and fog in a swimming pool and on the rooftop Battle 26 types of zombies including pole-vaulters snorkelers and "Zomboni" drivers Earn 49 powerful perennials and collect coins to buy a pet snail power-ups and more! Format: WIN 2000XPVISTA/MAC 10.4 OR LATER Genre: ENTERTAINMENT Rating: E10+ Age: 899274001673 UPC: 899274001673 Manufacturer No: PCB-PVZ-EN
Each zombie has its own special skills, so you’ll need to think fast and plant faster to combat them all. But be careful how you use your limited supply of greens and seeds… as you battle the fun-dead, obstacles like a setting sun, creeping fog and a swimming pool add to the challenge. And with five game modes to dig into, the fun never dies.
Gameplay Plants vs. Zombies is a tower defense strategy game, in which the player's goal is to stop their enemies, in this case zombies, from advancing across the game map and eventually invading their in-game house. This is done by using the variety of different plants available. Each of these possesses different attributes that make them effective against enemies both in a general sense, but also in some cases in a very specific ways against specific zombies. This is becasue zombies, like the plants, have specific attributes as well which can be equated to strengths and weaknesses. The strategy element of gameplay regards how players match these strengths and weaknesses across the game map and how they manage their plant resources overall. As part of managing these resources, players must also constantly seek to upgrade their plant arsenal. This is done by purchasing upgrades with money collected from fallen zombies, as well as rewards earned through success in the game's various gameplay modes.
Game Modes Along with its fun-filled adventure mode, Plants vs. Zombies also comes with additional gameplay modes that are sure to keep the fun coming. These include: survival mode, an endless battle between you and the zombie horde where valuable skills are honed and stretegy perfected; a challenging puzzle mode; Zen GardenZen Garden; and a mini-games mode which includes unlockable zombie-themed versions of some of PopCap's famous casual games, including Bejeweled and Insaniquarium.
Key Game Features
Play five game modes: Adventure, Mini-Games, Puzzle, Survival, plus the stress-free Zen Garden.
Unlock zombie-themed mini-game versions of some of PopCap's famous casual games for play in min-game mode.
Conquer all 50 levels of Adventure mode -- through day, night and fog, in a swimming pool and on the rooftop.
Battle 26 types of zombies including pole-vaulters, snorkelers and "Zomboni" drivers.
Earn 49 powerful perennials and collect coins to buy a pet snail, power-ups and more.
Playable on both PC and Mac platforms.
System Requirements:
PC:
Mac:
OS:
Windows 2000 / Vista / XP
Mac OS X 10.4.11 and later
Processor:
1.2GHZ or faster
Intel Core Duo 1.6GHZ
RAM:
512MB Ram
512MB Ram
Hard Drive:
65+MB of free hard drive space
65+MB of free hard drive space
DirectX:
8.0 or better
8.0 or better
Video Card:
128MB of video memory, 16-bit or 32-bit color quality
128MB of video memory, 16-bit or 32-bit color quality
Tasty fun!August 18, 2009 Z. Zaletel 19 out of 21 found this review helpful
You wouldn't guess it from looking out your window, but the plants in your yard lead a very secret, dual existence. I'm not talking about the tomatoes and cucumbers you've got growing on the vine, which both look good and taste good. I'm talking about how they've sworn to defend you and your home from zombies. See, there's a long-standing grudge between plants and zombies. It turns out that zombies aren't much in the gardening department. Rather than discussing fertilizer and crop rotation, the typical zombie conversation is along the lines of,
"Brains? Brains brains... brains. Brains!"
No, zombies not much for repartee, and will usually just eat any plants in the path between them and some warm, gooey brains. Seeing as talking either plants or zombies is a losing venture, Popcap games have created Plants vs. Zombies (PvZ) to give an insight into this fascinating and fun, little discussed world.
The purpose of PvZ is quite simple, use a variety of plants to keep the zombies from getting into your house and eat your brains. You simply collect falling sunlight and sunlight created by sunflowers to purchase other plants with which you can attack wave after wave of zombies.
Easy, right?
The zombies aren't just your every day, dumb zombies. No, they'll attack at night, when you can't count on sunlight to fall from the sky. And if that doesn't work, they'll try your back yard - as I said, these zombies are relentless. On top of that, they've got whatever items they had when they became zombies. Some crafty zombies will pole vault over your defenses. Others will launch basketballs. Some nefarious zombies will attempt to moon-walk their way into your heart, or at least your kitchen so that they can sample your tasty brains. Crafty, like I said.
Whenever you clear a wave of zombies, you are often awarded a new plant for use in your arsenal. On top of that, your stock-pot wearing neighbor Crazy Dave will show up occasionally, with words of wisdom and items to purchase which just might help in the battle. He's a good neighbor, that Crazy Dave.
I highly recommend PvZ - it is an addictive game that will suck away the hours - a full five-moose ranking. Beyond the adventure mode, Popcap have a number of other challenges types of play to keep things interesting. Puzzles, survival mode, and even a zen garden are there when you need a break from wave after wave grey-matter munchers. If I were to have a quibble with the game, it would be the robotic zombie finale? Can Dr. Robotnik be far away? Also, what about an extra-hard adventure mode where there are no last-resort lawnmowers to protect your home, or the zombies have bulked up on ZGH (duh - zombie growth hormone)?
PvZ runs on any mac with 10.4.11, 512 mb ram and a 1.66 ghz Intel Core Duo processor - it looks insanely great on my 24" iMac. The action will suck you in, along with anyone else in the room, who will cheer on your . A free download is available to give you a one-hour taste of the game, and then it's $19.95 to purchase. The soundtrack is catchy, and the music video will have you humming about zombies on your lawn for days. I'll probably have to uninstall it after I finish this review, just so that I can start getting things done again. Who am I kidding - just one more game...
Reviewed initially for the Alaskan Apple User's Group
A really cool game!September 6, 2009 Mark Withers(Cincinnati, Ohio) 5 out of 5 found this review helpful
It's fun! Filled with Zombies who are after BRAINS!
I've always been a fan of monster/zombie games. When I saw this game on popcap, I was a bit skeptical as I always am when it comes to buying a game for my Macbook Pro.
This game is entertaining right from the start! And I also love the "Crazy Dave" character. He's really funny and just adds to the already-a-blast game of "Plants vs. Zombies"!
Lots of different plants are your arsenal of weapons to use to keep the zombies back from your house. There are many different types of Zombies as well. Some are more powerful than others so you have to use a bit of strategy (and economy) when deciding what types of plants to use against them.
Very addictive! I can't stop playing it. The sign of a truly great game in any genre.
Don't Let The Cheesy Cover and Title Fool You--This Game ROCKS!October 7, 2009 Janet Boyer(Pennsylvania) 5 out of 5 found this review helpful
A few weeks ago, I bought Zuma's Revenge because I liked the original Zuma. Well, on that PopCap PC game, there were several trial games, one being Plants Vs. Zombies.
"How stupid", I thought. But for some reason, I decided to install the trial version to see what it was.
Holy cow, talk about instant addiction!
I won't describe the game because it's been done here ad infinitum, but just know this game is SO FUN and addicting! I finally finished it last night (yes, I was having so much fun that I bought the full version in a store a few days ago, even though the trial offers about 1/3 of the game), but there are STILL a lot of fun mini-games to play and unlock. These are about as much fun as the actual game! (Beghouled, a twist on Bejeweled, is very clever...)
Basically, this is a strategy game, because different zombies have varying strengths and weak points (for example, a zombie carrying a screen door is best defeated with a bubble plant). So before the game, you have to choose exactly WHICH plants you want (which also have various strengths). These plants are powered by sunflowers, and clicking on the suns they provide to grow the plants.
The music is light-hearted (and hard to get out your head!), and Crazy Dave is, well, crazy! LOL My 11 year old pulled up a chair when I was playing the trial and wanted to have it. So of course, when we saw it in the store, we both lunged towards it! (He's about 3/4 through it and LOVES it. He frequently laughs out loud, too. The Garlic Plants are especially funny--zombies are grossed out by them and switch lanes...)
Get Plants Vs. Zombies. You won't regret it! It's the best PC game I do believe I've ever bought (and I own dozens).
Janet Boyer, Author of Back in Time Tarot
PopCap comes through againSeptember 9, 2009 K. Volz(Rolla, MO USA) 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Not only does my 8-year-old love it (the intended recipient of the game), my husband is now sneaking on to play. The zombies are a hoot. What's not to love about a zombie Elvis? Or a pole-vaulting zombie? Well, I mean, until one of them tries to your head, of course.
Now THIS is a game...September 19, 2009 C.T.Dragon 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Plants vs Zombies is another sign of just how much fun a simple concept and casual gameplay can go. Easy to learn, but with just the right amount of depth to keep you involved with new tricks and tactics as you go along. The pacing is great too, mixing things up just in time to keep it from getting too repetitive.
Adorable and funny classic 2-D artwork. Now there's a style that doesn't get enough respect these days. The soundtrack also tends to be catchy without being intrusive, and the credits song is one of the best since Portal's "Still Alive."
While the game is rather click intensive, it's good to see that Pop Cap continues to produce games to remind us why games are fun.
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