“Game Design Gems” salutes a game for its outstanding game design. We look at the kind of games that makes us drool in awe, shake our heads, and go on a two-month “why-didn’t-I-think-of-that” drinking binge. This time I’m getting owned by Plants Vs. Zombies from PopCap Games.
Ready, Set - PLANT!
Plants Vs. Zombies has already been hailed as the cream of the casual crop. The game has an outstanding (for its genre) 89/100 Metacritic score and even managed to wrangle a big fat “9″ from the hands of the grumpy ol’ Edge Magazine critics. Not something they willingly throw after any game.
… and I can only join in the choir, and applaud this wonderful title. To speak nothing of it’s amazing style and personality, the core gameplay is beautifully wrought together, and fully deserves to be the topic of GrandTheftBicycle’s first “Game Design Gems” post.
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