Plants vs. Zombies

I found Plants vs. Zombies to be pretty entertaining, building on a classic game design (tower defense being the original) and capitalizing on the new found fascination our society has with zombies, seriously zombie bar crawls, the walking dead, why are zombies hot business all of the sudden? Anyway, i digress. This game was a good example of the casual game, easy to pick up and fairly repetitive, with little changing from level to level aside from the speed of the game. The bright colors and cartoony illustrations could be in effort to attract a wider audience that may not necessarily be associated with gaming culture. This is a game for everyone from middle aged women, taking a break in the office to little kids that are not yet able to grasp the complexities of some console games. I probably won't return to this game anytime soon but it was a fun distraction for a few minutes and a perfect example of what a well made, fun, casual game should be.