Sssssh....my 10 and 12 yo nieces are getting this for Xmas. Since it was named "Game of the Year", I had to test drive it first. OMG....great fun...and funny...and mega-CLEVER!
I'm only on Level 5, but what I can unequivocally say thus far is....It will make a terrific Xmas gift! Check out this ray of sunshine. Here's how it works: You plant sunflowers and capture the "sunshine" they make. That lets you plant more flowers...triple-action peashooters, Venus flytraps that devour the Zombies and dozens more.
But here's the kicker...you have a basketful of seeds, but you can't plant all the varieties....you have to choose which you're going to use prior to each game.
Which means....you have to THINK and STRATEGIZE....what's with that? And if your hand-eye-brain coordination needs work, you'll get better in a hurry. You plant and plant and replant your garden. Yes, they give you a virtual shovel so you can get some real, virtual exercise (is that an oxymoron).
Dig out a plant, and plant a better one in its place. But move fasssst, cause there are pole-vaulting zombies, zombies in cars, Zombies floating in on balloons. Speaking of that....
Gotta go. Have an important strategy meeting on the roof of my house. You did know that Zombies can climb down the chimney and EAT your BRAINS, didn't you? (insert spookie Zombie music here)
If you don't know what to get your kids this Holiday Season, and if they're somewhere between 7 and 97...this would be an outstanding choice. Happy Planting!
