Plants vs Zombies
SCORE: 69
We have known about the Plants vs Zombies
franchise for some time now. We did not investigate it. Mainly because
zombies are not exactly seen as family friendly. Plants vs Zombies does
come with an 'E10+' rating, and its appearance on the PS Vita is a good
time to check it out. So I got my shovel out, and agreed to review this
downloadable game.
I didn't know what Plants vs Zombies is about, or how it plays. I am
guessing that many of our readers are not educated into this game
either. It is a tower defense game with a few wrinkles. The zombies come
from the trees on the right side of the screen. They are trying to walk
across the lawn to the house on the left. We put defenses directly in
their path to stop them.
The images is the main area where Plants vs Zombies earns its E10+
rating from the ESRB. Body parts fall
off the zombies, there are cemetery like
menu screens, and a lot of violence. We are destroying the zombies
before they make it to the house, or get told we failed in blood. Many
of the tones in Plants vs Zombies are darker. The main game play screens
where the plants are places are very bright. In fact we collect sunshine
as a resource to build more defenses.
I found myself getting into the music contained in Plants vs Zombies. At
times it felt a little eerie, which went along with the graphics. Some
of the special effect sounds can get repetitive like shooting the
zombies over and over again. I preferred that though over exploding them
with things like potatoes.
The fifty levels in Plants vs Zombies will keep most gamers engaged for
a week or two. There are achievements to earn so you can show your
friends how good you are at using plants to decimate zombies. The
strategy is where Plants vs Zombies really shines. There are all kinds
of different plants that do different things. Sunflowers are my personal
favorite because they give us more light.
Plants vs Zombies teaches us to think about what is coming next, and
prepare for it. It also teaches us to use our resources to fight off
those coming to kill us. Plants vs Zombies is one of the more
interesting tower defense games I have played. The core game play
concept is very fascinating. The whole zombie part of it can get
unnerving.
I am very thankful Family Friendly Gaming was provided a code to review
Plants vs Zombies. This game is different from many we have reviewed in
the past. And one of our early PS Vita reviews. I will warn you that
Plants vs Zombies can be addictive. I kept wanting to see what the game
would throw at me next.
- Paul
Graphics: 59%
Sound: 70%
Replay/Extras: 74%
Gameplay: 79%
Family Friendly Factor: 62%
System: PS Vita
Publisher: Popcap Games
Rating: ‘E10+’ - Everyone 10+
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