PopCap are market giants in casual gaming, which has come to be the new curse word among gamers (once upon a time it was ‘Powerglove’).
To many, casual symbolises everything that’s wrong with the industry: games that reward players for not doing a great deal, and drop graphics and story in lieu of addictive gameplay. Whatever side of the fence you’re on, we can all probably agree that Plants Vs Zombies is way fun.
Popcap have loaded their second ‘greatest hits’ disc with some pretty good games, definitely in comparison to the first volume, which was Peggle and Bejeweled 2 sloshed together in a vial of dreck.
Volume 2 is much better, although there’s still the bizarre inclusion of a rubbish game’s rubbish sequel. For your money you get the aforementioned Plants Vs Zombies, Heavy Weapon, Zuma, and a scrape of the bottom of the barrel with Feeding Frenzy 2.
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