Plants vs. Zombies (DS)
Finally - the game has made it to the DS.
I have already enjoyed it on the PC, but somehow - having zombies in your pocket feels just right.
These zombies are after your brain - there are hoards of them staggering across your
front lawn (and back yard eventually).
The zombies become more formidable as the game advances.
Your survival depends upon - plants.
It's just like PopCap to come up with the twisted concept of
pitting voracious zombies against benign plants.
Collecting suns will provide growing energy for the plants,
and the plants that become available are well matched to the increasing strengths
of the zombies - some shoot, some devour, some explode, some squash.
The DS version contains 4 new mini-games as a break from the incessant zombie onslaught.
There's multiplayer action via an ad-hoc wireless network and a feature which can make play
besides fun, meaningful and rewarding - ACHIEVEMENTS.
Fourteen wacky goals to strive for.
Here's a few: Greenhouser Raise 10 plants to full growth in the Zen Garden,
Demolitioneer Blow up 10 zombies at once with a single cherry bomb,
Don't Drink the Water Beat a pool level without using any aquatic plants.
Enough already - go play.
Also available at popcap.com
Reviewed by: Editor - Feb/11
Rating: E-10+ - Everyone 10+
Fun Factor: Funny, funny, funny
Female Factor: No female zombies
Player Friendly: Couldn't find the Almanac in the Main Menu