@Vinny: There are lots of companies that record radio promotions and jingles for reasonable prices. Why not buy one? I'd love to hear what you would come up with!
For those asking about the "vampire bomb," I just assumed that it was redrawn to look like the menacing mascot of a typical sports team.
For example, a local university, Wake Forest, call their sports team the "Deacons." Church deacons are normally not menacing people, but on the uniforms and pennants, they are made to look fearsome.
Where is my Dan Ryckert standee? I was promised a Dan Ryckert standee.
And I want a plush Jeff Gerstmann with a string you pull to make it say sarcastic put-downs, like "Yeah, that's a great idea!" or "Who wouldn't want one of those?!" or "You actually paid money for this!"
My theory is that the developers came up with the planet idea first, and then they struggled to think of something to put in the empty spaces between the Star Plants. All that they came up with are floating islands with timed challenges.
Another complaint that Brad didn't mention: When using the tele-routers, they don't appear to be in any order. In Grow Home, they were ordered by height and shown on a diagram, but in Grow Up, I was always having to go through the whole list.
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