Tower defense games have been done to death, but *PopCap* has breathed life
into a often dull genre with *Plants vs Zombies*. Utilizing your gardening
skills, with the occasional help of Crazy Dave, you have to harvest sunlight
to grow an army of plants to destroy the hordes of approaching zombies. Each
Plants vs Zombies round starts with a clear lawn, and you have to build up
your defenses, usually starting with sun producing sunflowers, then
peashooters, and so on. As you progress through Plants vs Zombies you are
given a larger armory including mines, bombs and more. While your
capabilities improve, so do the zombies - you'll meet a range of zombies
which require different tactics to be destroyed. The 60 minute demo gives you
a great introduction to this really well balanced game. The attacking zombies
are paced just right, so you're always under pressure to keep planting, while
you have to do pretty badly to get overrun and lose. The graphics are
cheerful and detailed, while the sound features some amusing effects that
never get irritating. the main game is broken up with mini-games, like
bowling, which help to keep it feeling fresh. The mixture of real time
strategy and cartoon zombies is pretty irresistible, and it's hard to imagine
someone not enjoying Plants vs Zombies *Plants vs Zombies is cheerful, fun,
and a remarkably addictive game. Try it out!*Download *Plants vs Zombies Game
of the Year Edition 3.1* in Softonic
