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elfsOne of the things than's always impressed me, more than anything else, is just how well PopCap Games run under Linux. I don't know if it's because their programmers deliberately target the same stable Windows core APIs that the Wine people chose to target, or if they actually test under Wine, but I've run Bejeweled 2, Bejeweled Twist, Peggle, Zuma, and now Plants Vs. Zombies without a single hitch. It's quite impressive.
PvZ LE is a re-issue of PvZ. It is not, sadly, the PvZ HD edition for iPad re-engineered for the desktop; it does not have the "dig to China" option, and many of the mini games that came with PvZ HD are not there. What is carried over from PvZ HD is the acheivements record, which isn't very memorable, and the new "Disco Zombie," a replacement of the "Dancing Zombie" (which the Michael Jackson estate claimed was too close to their original zombie, Mr. J.). The Disco Zombie is an annoying enough change, but the four heavyset mustachioed bears kinda subtract from the Mustache Mode. I've assiduously kept my original copy of PvZ in another folder, so I can have the Dancing Zombie (not Disco) whenever I like.
PvZ LE is, well, PvZ. It's an incredibly fun and addictive game, as it has been since the day of its release, but I don't see how this re-issue really brings anything to you that you didn't already have. You do get the "Zombatar" toolkit, which allows you to mix-and-match your own zombie, but again, that's just a riff on a common Internet meme (Make your own Simpson, make your own Weeble) and isn't worth spending an additional $20 on. But if you've never played PvZ before, it absolutely is worth $20.
PvZ LE takes only 88MB of disk space, and runs perfectly under Wine 1.2. The game can be video-intensive, so make sure you have an install of Wine with proper 3D acceleration.
PvZ LE is a re-issue of PvZ. It is not, sadly, the PvZ HD edition for iPad re-engineered for the desktop; it does not have the "dig to China" option, and many of the mini games that came with PvZ HD are not there. What is carried over from PvZ HD is the acheivements record, which isn't very memorable, and the new "Disco Zombie," a replacement of the "Dancing Zombie" (which the Michael Jackson estate claimed was too close to their original zombie, Mr. J.). The Disco Zombie is an annoying enough change, but the four heavyset mustachioed bears kinda subtract from the Mustache Mode. I've assiduously kept my original copy of PvZ in another folder, so I can have the Dancing Zombie (not Disco) whenever I like.
PvZ LE is, well, PvZ. It's an incredibly fun and addictive game, as it has been since the day of its release, but I don't see how this re-issue really brings anything to you that you didn't already have. You do get the "Zombatar" toolkit, which allows you to mix-and-match your own zombie, but again, that's just a riff on a common Internet meme (Make your own Simpson, make your own Weeble) and isn't worth spending an additional $20 on. But if you've never played PvZ before, it absolutely is worth $20.
PvZ LE takes only 88MB of disk space, and runs perfectly under Wine 1.2. The game can be video-intensive, so make sure you have an install of Wine with proper 3D acceleration.
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Just a chuckle
Date: 2010-09-11 08:11 pm (UTC)I will be looking at the desktop version just because of your review--Mustache Mode? Dig to China? Zombatar? I must know.
Re: Just a chuckle
Date: 2010-09-11 11:24 pm (UTC)