Game: Plants vs. Zombies Review

I was first introduced to this game around two years ago by a close friend. It got quite addictive and soon everyone I knew was playing it.

Plants Vs. Zombies is exactly what it’s name suggests. Plants who fight zombies in a backyard to keep them from breaking into the house and eating the brains.

Although I’ve never finished the game (I’m probably the only one out of my friends who hasn’t) it isn’t because I lost interest, but because it was very addictive and I needed to snap back to reality.

Anyway, enough about me back to the game.

So the rules are fairly simple, KEEP THE ZOMBIES OUT OF THE HOUSE! You get step by step instructions from ‘Crazy Steve the next door neighbor’ on how to do this. It’s not restrictive meaning you’re free to make your own plan of attack by placing the plants where you believe works best.

Your account consists of 50 levels and 5 game modes. Like most games, it starts off easy then becomes difficult. New plants & zombies are unlocked as you progresses through the levels.

The zombies are not at all scary, some of the plants are very cute, and the setting is indeed bright and colorful.

The best part is, Plant Vs. Zombies isn’t a game which can be finished in a day, it takes time to perfect the skill and technique in attack against the zombies.

Many of my friends have finished the game three/four times. They all agree that a new technique is learnt in every game.

I definitely recommend this game to anyone of any age, not only gamers, because it’s very simple and user-friendly. Plus if you’re up for a challenge and like to solve problems then this game has the perfect challenge… Keeping the brain-hungry-zombies away from your brain-full-house by attacking them with plants.

This game can be bought online at  http://www.popcap.com/  or on the Apple app store for iPhone/iPod/iPad. A 60 minute demo is also available so you can try the product before buying it.

If you’ve tried it ‘comment’ what you think about it. If you have any questions about this game then feel free to ask!

 

Film: Marvel’s The Avengers (2012)

The Avengers has definitely become a favourite of mine. I could go on and on about why it’s great, but you’d have to watch it to believe me.

I watched it when it first came out, so as you can imagine the how packed the cinema was. I got the worst seat possible (third row from the front, right next to the screen) but that surprisingly did not stop me from loving the movie.  I rarely watch a movie twice but I did for The Avengers. And yes, the second time I went I got great seats.

It scored a well deserving a 4.6/5 from 450 277 users on http://www.rottentomatoes.com, and 8.5/10 from 369 049 users on http://www.imdb.com

Directed by Joss Whedon (who also directed movies like Buffy the Vampire Slayerand Thor)this movie is packed with great action scenes combined with humour and a heartbreaking scene which could make any toughie’s eyes water.

The negligence of any type of sex scene goes to prove that The Avengers is just one of the greatest movies. I mean come on, all great action movies have had some sort of sex scene to capture the attention of the audience; The Dark Knight (2008),  The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Looper (2012), Avatar (2009), Snow White and the Huntsmen (2012)  21 Jump Street (2012) these are just some off the top of my head. However the action in this film proved more than enough to entertain.

Another aspect I liked was the fact that it didn’t take ages for the movie to start. What I mean is most action movies take a while to introduce the ‘complication’ and the viewer starts to lose interest. However I find the way The Avengers started was done in a sophisticated way by beginning with the complication (which is Loki and his army) and then quickly but efficiently assembling what would be the resolution which is the six Avengers. What amazed me even more was how the writers neatly introduced each of the Avengers showing what they did in the past (their super power) and where that got them to. For example when they showed Captain America, they showed him training on a punching bag (probably to get fit again) and while he was doing that various thoughts of World War 1 were going through his head.

The humour in the movie did not take over the action scenes, but when the hilarious parts did come up the entire cinema room was laughing.

I definitely recommend this movie to all the comic lovers, because I truly believe that it stayed true to the original comic characters while catering for the modern generation.

P.S. Team Captain America all the way!

 

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