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!

 

Game: Taxi Gone Wild Review

This online game has many names and is played in many websites:

–  Taxi gone wild: http://kids.yahoo.com/games/game/taxigonewild  (This one is my favourite)

– Crazy cabbie: http://www.mindjolt.com/games/crazy-cabbie

–  Crazy Taxi: http://www.primarygames.com/socstudies/transportation/games/wildwildtaxi/index.htm

– This game is on Facebook also.

This game’s objective is simple and is the same in all the websites. The aim is for the player to get to the flag pole before time runs out! As you advance to higher levels traffic increases while the time decreases a flagpole isn’t reached fast enough.

Needing only to use the space key to jump and the right/left/up keys to drive and move around, it is simple, yet very hard and addictive! My highest score playing the game has been 81k points.

What I have figured out in my period of playing is that:

–  If you don’t crash into the cars, you will not lose time meaning you will have more points!

– I have also noticed that the faster you get to the flag pole, the more time you get.

–  I have also picked up that, if you get a lot of cars in, for example, the left lane and nothing in the right or middle lane, then after the cars on the left lane have gone, the right and middle lane will have more cars then the left lane. This helps you out, as it decreases the chance of crashing into the cars.

– When crashed into a car, I find it better to drive back (down key), let the car in front drive forward, then drive (up key) then re try to jump!

I recommend this game to any bored kid out there! If you’re a person like me; a person who competes with themselves, trying to achieve your personal record, then this is the game for you!