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So then I try to click the "?Help" button at the bottom of the screen which takes me to a link for a Readme file and a link to "Contact Customer Support" that to my surprise brought me to this updated address - -studios/popcap
Please don't say download it on Steam. I loved the game enough to pay for it again only to regret doing it. I can't play in high resolution because I don't trust myself enough to attempt to find and change the code to fix that one problem when there are still other issues I notice and could completely avoid by just being able to unlock the Zuma's Revenge! I already purchased many years ago.
AstroPop is a real-time puzzle video game developed and published by PopCap Games. The Adobe Flash version can be played online for free at several different websites, or a deluxe version can be downloaded and unlocked for a fee. The game is available for Xbox and Xbox 360 through Xbox Live Arcade. AstroPop was ported over to the PlayStation 2 in 2007 alongside another PopCap game, Bejeweled 2 which was released as a two-game compilation pack as PopCap Hits! Volume 1. The game has also been ported to cell phones.
The object of the game is to clear a certain number of bricks in each level in order to fill up the Brick-O-Meter. Players control a ship which moves horizontally along the bottom of the screen. The ship can grab and release bricks (up to 6 of the same-colored bricks at a time), moving them from one column to another. If the player releases bricks such that 4 of more bricks of the same color are touching, the bricks explode. As bricks explode, the bricks below move up to fill in the gaps. If this causes 4 or more bricks of the same color to meet, they too will automatically explode (referred to as a combo).
New rows of bricks continuously arrive from the top of the screen, at a rate directly proportional to the level of play. The game ends when any column of bricks touches the bottom, if the bricks touches those that the player is holding, or they touch the player's character (where it is possible to trigger a game over without an alarm or siren appearing for the former and the bricks cannot really reach the bottom-most row of the screen for the last two cases).
Most reviews of the game indicated that, while somewhat similar to existing offerings, it offered enough new elements to be worth playing. In a review of the Xbox 360 version, TeamXbox concluded that "AstroPop offers enough fun in its gameplay and design to warrant the purchase." GameSpot, reviewing the mobile version of the title, felt that it played well and that it "should appeal to virtually every mobile gamer out there", resulting in a score of 8.5 out of 10.
I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the game. Still doesn't work. I can't download a new version because I didn't download the one I have, I purchased it at a store. I wrote Popcap and I'll wait and see what they suggest.
Thank you for the excellent idea. I did download the game but my version from the store doesn't have any type of registration code for me to enter. I simply put the CD in and it installs, I drag it to applications and it plays (use to play).
Same problem here Mister_E. I bought the Limited Edition CD from Target, the one that comes with the little zombie figurine. It doesn't come with any reqistration key as far as I can tell. Uninstalling and reinstalling from this disc doesn't resolve the issue. Also, it doesn't appear that you can download the version from popcap.com and install over this version. It will still ask you to buy the game, or enter a registration code, which doesn't come with the CD version. Going to -games/cd-rom and clicking on "I bought my game on retail CD-ROM, but it's asking me to register!" will give you generic instructions on how to fix something ike this, but I don't believe it applies in this case. What we have here is:
if your cd version of plants vs zombies doesnt work after lion upgrade and reinstaling it doesnt work just email popcap on there website and let them know. i did that and they ask for the upc on the box then let you download a version that will work with lion.
Thank you everyone for the help. Scottm078 is correct. I emailed Popcap, told them the problem and they confirmed my UPC code and sent me a version to download so now my grandson can get back in the game.?
PopCap Games, or simply known as PopCap, is an American video game development and publishing subsidiary company based in Seattle, Washington. It was founded on July 18, 2000 by John Vechey, Brian Fiete, and Jason Kapalka, and currently employs more than 400 people. As of July 12, 2011, PopCap was acquired by Electronic Arts[1] and is now a subsidiary of one of the leading game development companies. PopCap specializes in "casual" games, and often allows people to play their games for free during a brief trial period before the game must be purchased.
PopCap's 1st game, a gem-swapping game called Bejeweled, has sold more than 50 million units and was awarded the Computer Gaming Hall of Fame in 2002. PopCap games are available for Web, PC, Mac, Xbox and PlayStation consoles, Zeebo, Cellphones, PDAs, iPod Classic, iPod Touch, Nintendo DS, and other mobile devices. Plants vs. Zombies, a game created by George Fan, was first released was on the PC in May 5, 2009. Over time, the game was released to other platforms.
On an unknown date, PopCap opened a studio in Shanghai, China. PopCap Shanghai develops games separately from PopCap Seattle that are only available exclusively in China. In October 2011, Talkweb Information System Co. Ltd, a Chinese public company, signed a cooperation agreement with EA to operate Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version) and Bejeweled Blitz in the Chinese mainland[2]. However, it wasn't until PopCap Shanghai sold the game development completely to Talkweb that they are now the main developer of Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version) since the 2.0.1 update. PopCap now only acts as the publisher of the game, along with Electronic Arts. Talkweb then removed every other PopCap game (including Bejeweled) exclusive to China, as well as slowly shutting down every online one.
On May 5, 2009, PopCap released Plants vs. Zombies, a tower defense video game where the player defends their house with plants against an oncoming horde of zombies. The game received a positive response from critics, and was nominated for multiple Interactive Achievement Awards, alongside receiving praise for its musical score by Laura Shigihara.
The DS version of Peggle won't be released until March 3, but creator PopCap Games is already planning to release versions of its other classic puzzle titles for Nintendo's handheld, Forbes reports.
First of all, this isn't meant to supplant existing initiatives to get a board game design computer program written: quite the opposite, I'm hoping this might prove helpful. But I don't want anyone to think I'm poo-pooing their efforts or being impatient.
Here's the short version: PopCap games, who have written a lot of board and arcade games for the Internet (you'll find all sorts of them on Yahoo Games), are offering their PopCap Games Framework as open-source, which, if I understand correctly, basically is a commerical-quality framework that someone with C++ knowledge can use to substantially cut the time needed to develop new software.
Here's the long version: Crosscut Games ( ) is a two-person team of developers who create retro roleplaying games of a quality well beyond what you might expect two people with jobs and families to be able to do. They're working on a new game called Dungeon Delvers which is going to be, I think, a game similar to Talisman in playstyle and tone. Well, they started writing this puppy from the ground up, and were getting bogged down in developing the game engine. Then they discovered that PopCap was (and still is) offering their framework as open-source. They weren't sure if they were making the right choice, but took a chance and started experimenting with the PopCap framework. Here's the way one member of the team wrote up his experiences:
In general, "game engines" vary from minimalistic "frameworks" that still require considerable programming knowledge to feature laden "construction sets" where programming is easier (or even unnecessary in extreme cases).
Popcap's framework is definitely on the minimalistic + flexible + quick side. You're still doing C++ code, it's just has graphics/sound methods between you and the DirectX library -- and even allows you to default to software graphics if the PC is truly ancient.
Plus, this framework is very proven .... the Popcap framework is already running great on all manner of PC's out there. Popcap's games are popular, so it's been through the kind of fine-tuning for esoteric crap that would've taken us months to put in our engine. Our 2 1/2 month backtrack will save us at least as much time in the test phase, likely more.
The current build of DD runs at 60fps on my laptop. It will run fine on lesser hardware .... The code is very nearly back to where it was in the old engine. This by itself is a tribute to Popcap's well-done framework and how close it was to our old engine. Very little pain involved, we made the right call.
It seems like, for someone who knows programming, the PopCap framework could be a godsend--cut hours upon hours of time off of programming while provided a solid, relatively bug-free and proven product. So I'm wondering if some of you programmmers out there with an interest in developing board game protyping software might be interested in having a look.
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