1. Plants vs. Zombies
By:
Margaret Nazelli

2. Basic Information Title: Plants vs. Zombies Company: PopCap Games
Author: George Fan
Type of Game: Tower defense
Price: $5

3. Hardware Requirements
Minimum stated:
OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
Processor: 1.2GHz+ processor
Memory: 1 GB of RAM
Graphics: 128MB of video memory, 16-bit or 32-bit color quality
DirectX: DirectX 8 or later
Hard Drive: 65+MB of free hard drive space
Sound: DirectX-compatible sound
Source: Steam
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4. Hardware Requirements cont.
Actual requirements:
Same as minimum requirements
Source: Game Debate
debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=552&game=Plants% 20vs%20Zombies

5. Tutorial

6. What Is Good (Fun) About The Game
Multiple strategies
Achievements
Quick speed
Different types of zombies
Different ways to plant

7. What Is Bad (Not Fun) About The Game
Game can get repetitive
Levels can get long
Cost of power-ups can be a little high for how much you make a level
Average = $300
Power-ups range from $700-$5,000

8. Comparison To Other Games
Pros
Cons
Most tower defense games I’ve seen are restricted to only a handful of defenses
Variety in levels of game
More than one way to make game difficult
Upgrades on other tower defense seem more reasonable than Plants vs. Zombies

9. What is the appropriate audience for this game?
Appropriate for all ages
Cartoon look
No blood/gore
No real weapons (knives, guns, baseball bats, etc.)

10. Are any design mistakes present?
When a zombie is defeated, it still takes damage which can hinder the time it takes to kill the zombie right behind it

11. Summary Overall strengths and weaknesses.
Is the game worth purchasing?
How could it be improved?
Once zombie health hits 0, have plant weapons shoot past its body