Plants Vs Zombies (Nintendo DS)

I've being playing the PC version of Plants vs Zombies for several years and it is an incredibly time engulfing game - hours pass by without you knowing.The premise is simple - you own a house and the zombies want to get in and eat your brains, you need to fight them off and the only things you have are plants. These plants, however, aren't just the ordinary run-of-the-garden plants - they fight back.There are 48 different types of plant which can do a number of things to help defend you home, from sun flowers (which produce the energy points) to pea-shooters and butter bombers.There are 26 different zombies from the ordinary zombie to the bungee-jumping ones who drop in to steal your defences and miners, there are even a dancing zombie (it used to be a Michael Jackson thriller tribute but it now a lamer Simpson's type Disco Stu and without the music that used to accompany the MJ one and the Disco Dancer on the PC version).Crazy Dave's Twiddy Dinkies car boot sale opens after the level 3.4 and you can start to buy the added extras to help your fight back, including extra plant slots.Night, fog and swimming pools all make defending your brain more difficult.The game is played on the bottom screen with the top screen used as a display for the timer which seemed like a waste of a screen. I have to admit that I ignored the top screen most of the time due to the amount of action on the bottom screen, but on the odd occasion I have had a moment in the game to look at it I found that there is at least one crow sat on the fence and, I laughed when I saw the sleeping crow hitching a lift on the head of a zombie during the night time.There are a number of unlockable extras with the game:- Zombatar - unlocked after completion of level 1 - create your own zombies- almanac - unlock after completion of level 1 - more information about your plants and those zombies. It is worth reading the notes in the almanac when facing the bigger, more unusual, zombies- VS - opens after completion of level 1 (around level 2.2) and allows you to play with another person either by ds wifi or ds download (so no extra card is needed)- Achievements - as you play you will receive awards - for example, using the cherry bomb a certain number of times gives you an award and so on- Mini Games - open at around level 3.2 - there is a great selection of mini games some classics and some new ones- Puzzle - opens around 4.4 - an engrossing series of games and once again some original ones and some new ones.- Survival - how many levels can you survive before the never ending zombie attack reaches your brain ... er ... house.- Zen Garden - collect and grow plants and make extra money for those items in Crazy Dave's boot.I haven't played all the games in the Mini Games and Puzzles section yet but of those I have played I have to admit I am incredibly happy with them. So much so I have played the first few over again, even though I have already beaten them.Level 3.5 may cause a problem as you need to shout at the DS in order to keep your plants firing. This is no good if you are a child (or an adult) in a place where you can't make a noise.The new mini games include:- heat wave- home run derby- air raid- bomb all togetherThe side games are a great way of adding extra money to buy the next upgrade from Crazy Dave.Of course things don't get easier when you start the game a second time. On your second run through Crazy Dave selects the first 3 plants for you to use, reducing your choices by 3. Sounds okay. The problem is Dave's choice may not be right - for example, day my choose a night plant and it's day time, or a water plant and there's no swimming pool.One strange side effect of playing the game you may find yourself humming the song "zombie on your lawn" by the "sunflower" which you open when you have conquered the main game.If you want to play PvZ and are away from your computer then this is the perfect option. Great fun and, in my opinion, it's better than the PC version - Plants vs Zombies - Game of the Year (PC CD).

i personaly do not like the game put my nephew loves it he will not stop playing it. would recommend this game to any one who is wanting it

The Graphics on the DS aren't great compared with playing on a large computer screen, but the playability and long term stickability of this game is second to none. Makes you think about strategy as well, which is better for children than a lot of games.

It came in extremely bad condition. The cartridge looks like as something (probably a cat) chewed on it and it was taken from them by force. It hasbite marks and a dent. Fortunately it works but still its condition is far from "acceptable".

I originally played this on my PC months ago and was really disappointed when the free trial ran out. I'm not much of a PC gamer anymore, so I was overjoyed to find that Plants vs Zombies was available for the DS! As well as all of the fun of the PC version, it has so many extras and is really replayable. The basic idea of the game is to put plants on your lawn in order to stop the zombies from getting to your house and eating your brains. Each plant has a different ability, and each zombie has different armour/acts differently etc. As the levels progress, there are variations in the playing field, weather, time of day, and there are even some fun mini-game levels scattered throughout the main adventure. I have completed the adventure mode and started it again - but rather than just replaying the adventure as it was the first time, they add a little twist to it, which is interesting and adds another level of skill to the game. The extras - mini games, survival mode, puzzle mode and zen garden - are great fun and varied enough that you can spend hours playing without getting bored.I cannot recommend this game enough. The VS mode is fun, too, with one player being the zombies and one being the planter - this is with only one game card, I don't know if it is different when you have two game cards. I am 23, but my 7 year old nephew was so excited when he found out I had this game I now plan to buy it for him as well. This is a fantastic game which anyone of any skill level or age can play with ease. :) It's very cartoony and sweet, so there's no fear of giving little ones any nightmares, too.UPDATE: I bought the game for my nephew and he also enjoyed it (in fact he was a little bit better at the mini-games than me!), so it's a really good game for all ages :)

I've owned the PC version of this game since it first came out in 2009. I've lost count of the number of times I've played that version, and the DS version is turning out to be the same. There are some differences between them. You get a maximum of 9 seed slots instead of the 10 you can upgrade to on the PC version, but that's because the DS screen can't display any more than that. There's one level and mini-game where you have to shout from time to time - warn people when you're about to play that game or level. You still have the Tree of Wisdom, but you can't change the appearance of the zombies (no keyboard, obviously). Some of the awards are different, too. You also have the option to play against another player. One of you plays plants, the other plays zombies. I can't comment on that aspect of the game because I haven't tried it yet.The game is played on the interactive screen, with the other screen used for the timer bar. Don't ignore this screen, though. Strange and interesting things happen there.I play this version on a DSi XL. I've not played it on my DS Lite and I suspect the images would be a bit small on the smaller screen.