Plants vs. Zombies

Ngo-2009, ngesikhathi lapho imidlalo elula yayikhula ngokushesha, iPopCap Games yakhulula umdlalo ozoqala uhambo olukhulu lwenkcubeko kanye nobuciko bokuklama: Plants vs. Zombies. Ekuqaleni, umqondo wawulula ngokwedlulele – sebenzisa izitshalo ezahlukene ezinemishayo ukuzivikela indlu yasemakhaya ekuhlaseleni kwama-zombie ahlekisayo. Kodwa-ke, ngaphansi kwalesi simo esiyinqaba kukhona umdlalo wecebo elijulile, ubuhle obubandakanyayo, kanye nesivinini esicishe siphelele esenziwa indawo yayo njengomunye wemidlalo ethandwa kakhulu yaleso sikhathi. Ubuhlakani bomdlalo bulele endleleni yayo ehlakaniphile yohlobo lwe-tower defense. Esikhundleni sezindlela ezijikelezayo nezimatshe ezimangalisayo, inkundla yempi iyisiqhwa esilula, ingadi yangaphambili ehlukaniswe imigqa. Lokhu kwenza ukuthi isenzo sibonakale kalula futhi izinhloso zomdlali zicace. Umdlalo oyinhloko ugijimisa futhi uyaluleka. Umdlali uqoqa ilanga eliwelayo, imithombo eyinhloko yomdlalo, esetshenziselwa ukutshala izinhlobo ezahlukene zezitshalo. I-Peashooter eyisisekelo ihlinzeka ngokuhlasela, i-Sunflower ikhiqiza ilanga eliningi, kanti i-Wall-nut isebenza njengesivikelo. Umdlalo uhlinzeka ngezitshalo ezintsha nezinhlobo ezintsha zama-zombie ngesivinini esihambelanayo, esilawulekayo. Wonke ama-zombie amasha, kusukela kumuntu omhlangano ophethe ikhephu kuya kumdlali webhola, aveza inkinga eyingqayizivele efuna isixazululo esisha secebo, kukhuthaza umdlali ukuthi aqhubeke nokulungisa izikhali zakhe zezolimo. Lokhu kukhula okubuthakathaka kodwa okuqhubekayo kwezinto ezibucayi kuqinisekisa ukuthi umdlalo uhlale uhlanganyela kodwa awubona ugcwele. Okweqiniso kuphakamisa i-Plants vs. Zombies ngaphezu kwezindlela zayo eziqinile ubuntu bayo obungapheli. Isitayela sobuciko siyi-vibrant kanye ne-cartoonish, sisusa izinto ezimbi ku-apocalypse ye-zombie futhi size sigcwalise ngobumnandi obukhanyayo, obumoyizayo. Wonke umuntu, isitshalo kanye ne-zombie, uhlanganiswe ubuntu obuhlukile. Ukukhathazeka okunqunywe kwe-Peashooter, ukudonsela okujabulisayo kwe-Sunflower, kanye nokuqhubeka okuyize, okubulala kwama-zombies kudala umhlaba ongakwazi ukungawuthandi. Lokhu kwehlisa kuxhuma kuzo zonke izici zomdlalo, kusukela ezincazelweni ezihlakaniphile ku-Suburban Almanac kuya kwi-zeluleko engenasidingo ehlinzekwa ngumhlahlandlela womdlali, uCrazy Dave. Umklamo womsindo uhle kakhulu, nge "thwips" eyanelisa kanye "nama-splats" ahlinzeka ngempendulo ebalulekile, kanti umculo wokucula nohlala ukhunjulwa kaLaura Shigihara ugcwalisa ngokuphelele ubhujiso oluboniswe esikrinini ngaphandle kokuba kube yinto ephindaphindayo. Ngaphandle kwemodi ye-adventure enkulu, umdlalo ugcwele okuqukethwe okuhlinzeka inani elikhulu lokudlalwa kabusha. Imidlalo emincane, izindlela zokucubungula, kanye nezinselelo zokusinda zinikeza iziphambeko ezihlakaniphile kumdlalo oyinhloko. Izindlela ezifana ne-"Vasebreaker" zagxilisa umdlalo kwisikwele esibucayi sesimo senhlanhla kanye nenkumbulo, kanti i-"I, Zombie" yajikisa ingqinamba ngokuphelele, ivumela umdlali ukuthi alawule i-horde ye-zombie. I-Zen Garden inikeze isiphalaphala esithulile, esingenawo umthwalo lapho abadlali bangakulima izitshalo zemali yangaphakathi yomdlalo. Lokhu kuningi okuqukethwe kwabonisa ukuzibophezela enanini lomdlali eyayiyisibonakaliso sendlela iPopCap eyakha ngayo. Umdlalo uhlanganisa nge-music video edume ngokumangalisayo, "Zombies on Your Lawn," isigameko sokugcina, esiphelele somoya womdlalo oyinqaba nojabulisayo. Ngokuphetha, i-Plants vs. Zombies ingumphumela omkhulu wokwakhiwa okufinyelelekayo. Yathatha izimiso eziyinhloko zesigaba sezinhlaka ezicashile futhi yaziphucula zaba yiphakethe elifinyelelekiyo jikelele. Impumelelo yayo ayiyona ngephutha; yayiyimiphumela yokuhlanganiswa okuphelele komdlalo oqinile wecebo, isitayela sobuciko esingasoze sabalibaleka, kanye nomoya omkhulu wokuhleka. Kwafakazela ukuthi umdlalo akudingeki ube nokungokoqobo okubucayi noma indaba eyinkimbinkimbi ukuze ube namandla amakhulu. Ngokugxila ebumnandini obumsulwa, obungathinteki, i-Plants vs. Zombies yaphatha izinhliziyo zezigidi futhi ihlala iyiklasikhi engaphelelwa yisikhathi, ubufakazi bamandla omqondo olula owenziwe ngokucaca nokunakekelwa.