Some of you may have noticed a distinct lack of any blogging recently aside from the seemingly compulsory pic a day updates and frankly the last 2 have been a little ropey. Well this is all because I have literally been consumed by Zombies, Plants Vs Zombies to be precise. About 10 days ago Popcap games unleashed this hugely addictive tower defender game on to the world and I have to say that I immediately became a massive fan and have spent pretty much every spare momentI can charging through it at speed.

The idea is that of course, Zombies are attacking your house and you’ve got to fend them off wave after wave. The only weapons at your disposal are the plants you’ve been expertly growing and a few upgrades you can buy from your insane and escellently voiced neighbour, if you can collect enough money to pay him that is. As you progress through the various stages and defend new areas of the homestead you will pick up more plants  with new abilities and encounter increasingly more cunning zombies, my favourites so far being the Michael jackson thriller zombie and the zombie bobsled teams!

As I’ve mentioned this game has absolutely massive appeal, the artwork is engaging, the audio is really well crafted and funny and the game has been thoroughly well balanced. At no point have I either felt like there was not enough challenge in a level of as if I was going to be overwhelmed by the sheer impossibility of it all. Also this title has really impressive support, popcap having already produced their own Youtube music video for the game and a small and funny LARP series of zombie office worker scenarios which are also worth a watch.

I highly recommend you download the trial for this yourself and if the £14 price tag is too high you can always petition Popcap for parity with the American market or of course, borrow from a friend.

“get ready to soil your plants”