Beware Planet Earth

Cute little gem of a game! It's Plants vs Zombies in space ! Well on earth, tehcnically xD Don't be fooled by all those colours: there is actually quite a bit of depth poured into the gameplay, and the zapper makes sure you basically never sit idle (on the contrary, you must constantly decide if/what to boost or explode), and that's where it differs from many other TD's (and from PvZ, specifically): apart from...

53 found this helpful, 2014-04-12

To me, it's hard to make a 2D Cartoony style like this entertaining, and honestly I laughed a lot as I discovered the cows along the seasons, the aliens' animations, and of course, Barney ! This toilets cabin makes him so alive, and yet we never see the guy ! Now, imagine that all the 'towers' you put in the fields are alive too... Man, this ambiance is soooo fun ! It's actually a part of the machine, but it's also...

83 found this helpful, 2014-04-12

While I liked the cartoony gfx of the game, I was reluctant to play a TD where the tower are designed not to get the job done (yes, on purpose). And in the end this game was not for me. I get the fact that people are trying to reinvent the TD genre, but honestly, isn't designing a solid TD hard enough? Usually, when features are added the towers are left behind. Beware planet earth is a good example of this. Towers...

43 found this helpful, 2014-12-23

At first the game starts pretty slow, but the pace really cranks up a notch after the "tutorial" levels. Everything's explained in great detail (maybe too much for some people?), but after those explanations, the fun really begins and boy does it get hectic at times! The main originality is the "zapper" (a raygun you get at level 6 I think), and it's used pretty much everywhere: you can shoot down creeps with it...

41 found this helpful, 2014-04-12

People make comparisons to Plants vs Zombies. I'm only a couple hours in and found it frustrating. On Veteran Mode, your towers feel miniscule compared to the enemy hp pool. Winning on some level requires taking exactly the right towers. Towers are overall very boring, the first 5 you get (compared to Plants vs Zombies): Sunflower, Incredibly Weak PeaShooter, Frozen Pea Shooter, and then you get the two worst, a Bomb...

17 found this helpful, 2014-04-14

This game is both cute and has depth. It will appeal to casual players who want to see cute / funny things on the screen (think plants vs zombies crowd) and also to the players who want depth of strategy (think defence grid players). I have finally found a game that will appeal to both me and the girlfriend. Easy buy after playing the demo. Try it. I bet you'll like it. And don't let the laser gun turn you off, like...

25 found this helpful, 2014-04-13