Plants Vs. Zombies

  I thought that since Plants vs. Zombies 2 will be coming out fairly soon, I thought it would be a good idea to review the original.  Plants vs. Zombies is a super popular game created by PopCap.  The game is available on PC, Nintendo DS, PSN, Xbox 360, XBLA, App Store, Windows Phone 7, Android, Blackberry Playbook, Kindle Fire, and something called a Nook.  The play style is the same across all platforms while the controls varies.  PvZ is a strategy game based around protecting yourself against hordes of zombies big and small, fast and slow, and even tricksy buggers.  Yes, tricksy is a word, look it up.

  The game is super fun to play even though it does not have a multiplayer option on some versions.  The art style fits the game perfectly and doesn't make it scary, but more light-hearted.  The music is absolutely amazing and will get stuck in your head for hours on end.  There are a few different modes to try, and you unlock them as you go throughout the story mode.  The modes differ (to my knowledge) from platform to platform, I'll be focusing on the PC version.

  There are five modes in the game: Adventure, Mini-Games, Puzzle, Survival, and Zen Garden.  The Adventure mode is essentially story mode and the story is this - Zombies are invading and you need to protect yourself with plants.  Mini-games are self explanatory, some of them make fun of other games like Bejeweled and Insaniquarium, both were also made by PopCap.  Puzzle mode has two types of puzzles made from mini-games from the adventure mode: Vasebreaker and I, Zombie.  Survival is similar to adventure mode but you can use any plants, beat all four and you can play an endless version.  Zen Garden is drastically different from the rest of the game in that it is meant for you to take a break from all the zombie smashing action from all the other modes.

  I cannot find any one bad thing about this game, it's just too fun and addicting!  This is why I gave a basic overview of the modes, otherwise this review would have been over one and half paragraphs ago.  There is only one thing I am upset about, and it's not about the game, it's about the company Electronic Arts.  Around two years ago EA bought PopCap for around $750 million.  The reason I'm upset about this is that PvZ 2 will only be on the App Store, or iPhones and iPads.  I bet everything that it was EA's decision.  I also feel as if EA is milking PopCap by making a PvZ Facebook game and a PvZ third person shooter called Garden Warfare that will be on the great failure that is Xbox One.

  Disregarding EA, I give Plants vs. Zombies a Grand Green Star, or a 5/5.

A bit of trivia:  The original PvZ game that came out in 2009 had a dancing Micheal Jackson zombie, but they eventually replaced it in 2010 when complaints were coming in about his image after his death.  PopCap had changed it to a disco zombie.