Plants vs. Zombies

K. Fields
2020-07-25T14:21:11-04:00
Video Games

There is a new contender for my favorite computer game played in 2020—Plants vs. Zombies. It is only July but so far it is a two horse race between PvZ and Football Manager 2020. The latter is a new game while the former came out in 2009. Nevertheless, PvZ is a blast to play. I previously enjoyed Peggle, another title from PopCap. However, I think I've enjoyed PvZ even more. It is a "tower defense" strategy game in which you use plants to defend your yard against zombies. The number of plants and zombies is quite impressive with about fifty of each. That allows for a variety of strategies and experimentation, which keeps the game interesting. PvZ features several game modes: adventure, mini-games, puzzle, and survival. There is also a shop to purchase additional plants and other items. Finally, you can tend plants in a zen garden, which offers opportunities to collect even more coins to use in the shop. Initially, I thought I might just play the adventure mode. Typically, I tend to focus on a strategy game's "campaign mode" or whatever it is called. After completing adventure mode, however, I kept going through the other game modes. I never got bored with it.

Now that we are in the middle of summer and Major League Baseball is back, I think it is time to start my annual North American League Baseball season. This year I will be using Out of the Park Baseball 21, the latest OOTP version.

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