Plants vs. Zombies, released for PC and Mac a couple of months ago, is a quirky little tower defense game from PopCap Games that has players using plants to defend their house against a zombie invasion. If that sounds right up your alley, then here's some good news.

We've got a big week to close out February. All the trailer-ogling and screen-scrutinizing is finally gonna pay off. For starters, the wait is soon to be over for the highly-anticipated Killzone 2. As if that's not big enough, Star Ocean: The Last Hope will also be hitting stores. Need I say more? Err...yes I do! Catch all the details on this week's edition of On Shelves This Week.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Forget it. Play a round of Bejeweled instead. According to a new study, casual games are proven to be beneficial for your health. Details in the full article.

 The video game industry is undoubtedly dominated by males, but we do know that gaming is not just a big frat house. Female gamers do exist, and like the opposite gender, they come in different shapes, sizes and forms. If you do your homework, you'll also notice that girl gamers have distinct traits which allow us to divide them into several types (just like guys). In this QuickList, we'll give you a rundown on what these types are. Hit that jump!

The Casual Games Association has announced that it will be hosting Casual Connect Europe. This event will run from February 6 to 8 in Amsterdam and is being held to gather industry leaders in the hope of promoting casual games as well as securing its future development.

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Well, lots of casual games tend to be addicting by nature, and that's why they become successful. However, in the world of Flash games and 2D puzzlers from PopCap Games, MumboJumbo made quite a ruckus too. Some of you might be able to recall a certain side-scrolling shooter for the PC some time ago that got quite a lot of gamers addicted: Platypus.

For those who haven't encountered it before (shame!), one curious thing about this game is that its graphics are claymation-based. Kinda like Skull Monkeys only, umm, more colorful?

Well, the PSP version was released almost a month back now and some of you might have missed it. Today, MumboJumbo has released a couple of screenshots for the PSP version. It's not much different from that of the PC, but hey, who could resist. Having this game on the go in your handheld could potentially blast away those idle hours in the train.