Games: Plants Vs Zombies 2

This is the first one, just imagine it like this with more stuff!

Some of you may know what Plants Vs. Zombies is (if not there was an entry about it 3 years ago!). If not...it's a game where you must defend your house (and brain) from wave upon wave of various types of zombies. Instead of using shotguns or treadmills, you must use a range of plants to stop the relentless horde!

Well that was then and this is now (though you can still get the old one!). Popcap, makers of Plants Vs. Zombies have announced they are releasing a sequel, which should rise once more by late spring 2013:

"PopCap Games, maker of some of the world’s most popular video game franchises and a division of EA, today announced that the underground growth of the sequel to Plants vs. Zombies™, one of the world’s most popular video games, is germinating and advancing with rigor.

The sequel to Plants vs. Zombies is expected to launch by late spring 2013, and will include a bevy of new features, settings, and situations, designed to delight the franchise’s tens of millions of fans around the world. No other details of the highly anticipated new installment in the franchise are available at this time, beyond the following comments from some of the game’s denizens.

“Spring is crullest curlie ungood time, and plantz grow dull roots,” noted an unidentified spokesperson. “So, we are meating you for brainz at yore house. No worry to skedule schedlue plan… we're freee anytime. We'll find you.”

“There was a time we relished a bracing, hearty blend of zombies, in the morning,” said Sonny F. Lower, a representative of the Flora Forever Foundation. “But first, a brisk shower and some strategic pruning are required. Tomorrow is near!”" 

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Games: Plants vs Zombies

Imagine the scene...you're relaxing in your garden, minding your own business, when all of a sudden you hear squelching footsteps and a slurred cry of "BRAAAAIIIIINNNS!". THERE ARE ZOMBIES ON YOUR LAWN!! So obviously you take the only logical course of action - you grow an array of strange plants and use them to defend your house (and your brains)! At least, you do if you're playing PopCap's cute and simple yet utterly addictive game 'Plants vs Zombies'.

"Think fast and plant faster to stop the zombies dead in their tracks. And with five game modes to dig into, the fun never dies!"

In a zombie apocalypse, you'd think the thing to to use would be something like, I don't know...chainsaws? Shotguns? But no. A well-placed army of plants is just what you need to pop off a zombie's head! Each plant has its own way of doing so, with varying degrees of efficiency, but my favourites are the ice-upgraded melons, since they're powerful, slow down the enemies and you can use them on all areas of each level (as long as you provide them with a lily pad in the pool).

However, you do have room to experiment with which botanical defenders you take with you on each mission, as continues are unlimited and there's also a handy row of lawnmowers at the back, which means that should a few of the undead slip through your defences, they'll still be mowed down the first time. That said, I would recommend that you try not to let them through, as you get money for each lawnmower you have left and, realistically, you may find you need them if you make a mistake.

Even though the game may seem as though it would become repetitive, its quirky humour, including dancing zombies and the rare Yeti zombie, as well as the cute (what? Zombies are cute!)  feel to the animations, ensure that it doesn't at all. If anything, it gets better the more you play it, because you unlock more, interesting deadly flora and run into pogo-stick jumping. ice truck driving, football playing and gigantic ghouls! There really is a lot to do if you want to completely finish the game - unlockables and all - which means you have an excuse to play both the main game and other modes (Puzzle, Mini Games, Zen and Survival) multiple times.

Plants vs Zombies is well worth buying, but if you're not sure whether you want it or not you can download a demo from the official site.

Official Site