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Casual Strategy Zombie

Discussion in 'TCancer News & Content Comments' started by Jason, May 10, 2009.

  1. Jason chasing a bee

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    <strong>[ Review ]</strong>

    <p>This week's Casual Strategy Sunday is dominated by the release of Popcap's latest, <strong><a href="http://www.popcap.com/games/pvz" target="_blank">Plants vs Zombies</a></strong>. It was a topic of discussion in the most recent <a href="http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2009/05/05/three-moves-ahead-episode-11-the-big-d/" target="_blank">Three Moves Ahead</a> as well as an interview at the <a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m5d7-Soiling-Your-Plants-An-Interview-with-PopCap-about-Plants-vs-Zombies-Part-One" target="_blank">Examiner</a>.</p><blockquote><p>When Mr. Chouteau responded simply &ldquo;Plants vs. Zombies has been in the works for more than three years,&rdquo; I actually blurted &ldquo;Wow!&rdquo;  He went on to explain that for every game that PopCap ships, there are twenty that get shelved &ndash; at various stages of development.  However, instead of these versions getting outright killed or permanently cancelled, they&rsquo;re available for developers to reevaluate them at any time, and see if there&rsquo;s a possibility for one to become a promising project again.  Even Peggle, one of PopCap&rsquo;s bestselling titles, was shelved multiple times before being released. </p></blockquote><p>There are also reviews to be found at <a href="http://www.gameshark.com/reviews/3251/Plants-vs-Zombies-Review.htm" target="_blank">GameShark</a>, <a href="http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/05/05/the-plants-vs-zombies-review/" target="_blank">Rock Paper Shotgun</a>, and <a href="http://www.crispygamer.com/gamereviews/2009-05-06/plants-vs-zombies-pc.aspx" target="_blank">Crispy Gamer</a>.</p><blockquote><p>And that's the greatest final triumph of Plants vs. Zombies. Through its sheer variety and balance, what could easily have been an overly simple and straightforward game becomes an endlessly interesting strategic battle. If you can get through the slow start, you'll be rewarded with an addiction as deep as gaming is possible of providing.
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