Our trays, E3 predictions, and early impressions of inFamous this week on the Rumble Pack.
Archive for May, 2009
Episode 91: …And We’re Back
After our unintentional sabbatical, the whole crew is back. This week: Nintendo releases a DSiWare title worth getting, Peggle invades your iPants, Tom discusses Fallout 3 DLC and plenty more. There’s a lot of catching up to do!
Plants vs. Zombies Review
(originally published at Smile Politely, 5/20)
It’s easy to understand why zombies have long been a gaming staple. For starters, they’re overwhelming in packs and exceptionally speedy (post-”28 Days Later”). However, in recent months, it seems that video game developers have been returning to the undead far too often, with Left 4 Dead and Resident Evil 5 as the only major standouts. Likewise, in the wake of successful, free Flash games like Desktop Tower Defense, many “tower defense” clones have diluted the sub-genre’s appeal. Thankfully, PopCap’s Plants Vs. Zombies has combined the two genres with enough cartoon silliness to keep things fresh.
Like DTD, PixelJunk Monsters and so many others, Plants Vs. Zombies asks players to build sentry turrets, minefields, anti-air weaponry, and other defensive structures to defend a base. In this case, said structures are all plant/vegetable-based – pea shooters, cabbage catapults, and nocturnal mushrooms. More than fifty species are at your disposal in order to keep zombies from invading your suburban home and eating your brain.
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No Show This Week
Due to the current state of our recording equipment (which is in transit), there will be no new episode this week. In the meantime, you can always check out the boards. Thank you for your patience.
We now have a Twitter page for the podcast as well, so we’ll be making announcements about the show there too.
-The Management.
