.: January 30, 2013,Mode(s),Plants vs. Zombies is a and developed and originally published by for and in May 2009, and ported to consoles, handhelds, and mobile devices, and in remastered versions for personal computers.In Plants vs. Zombies, the player takes the role of a homeowner in the midst of a. To defend their home from zombies, some of which have unique abilities, the player uses plants that can fire projectiles at, or have other detrimental effects on, the horde of advancing zombies. The player collects 'sun' with which defending plants can be bought.
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Zombies approach along several parallel lanes on the lawn, and the player must plan defenses in these lanes. If a zombie makes it to the house on any lane, the game is over.Director George Fan was inspired to make the game after playing other tower defense titles and desiring to eliminate the typical strategies of sending advancing enemies through mazes of defenses, instead adapting the lane approach to remove this strategy.The game received a positive response from critics and was nominated for multiple, alongside receiving praise for its musical score. It was followed by one direct sequel and another made for mobile devices, released in 2013 for iOS and Android, and Plants vs. Zombies 3 respectively; two third-person shooters, and, and a digital collectible card game,. On October 18, 2019, was also released.
On February 25, 2020, Plants vs. Zombies 3 was soft-launched. Game in progressIn Plants vs. Zombies, players place different types of plants and fungi, each with their own unique offensive or defensive capabilities, around their house, in order to stop a horde of from reaching it.
The playing field is divided into 5 to 6 horizontal lanes, each with lawnmowers, and with rare exceptions, a zombie will move towards the player's house along one lane only (the main exception is if it has bitten garlic, causing it to move to another lane). Planting costs 'sun', which can be gathered for free (albeit slowly) during daytime levels and by planting certain plants or fungi. Most plants can attack or defend against zombies in the lane they are planted in only. In later levels, players can purchase upgrades with different offensive and defensive abilities.The game uses several different level types and layouts, each with their own gimmick. The game starts out in a front yard (the standard) and progresses to nighttime levels (sun won't be able to be gathered for free), where the gameplay is more challenging without any replenishing sun unless specific plants are used. Other levels feature the backyard, with a pool added (in general more to cost). Later levels are nighttime pool levels (where fog fills the right half of the screen except when specific plants are used), a lightning storm level in pitch black (except when illuminated by occasional flashes of lightning), and rooftop levels (where a slanted roof renders most offensive plants useless).
On the final level, the player must face a huge robot operated by a zombie who takes the form of a mad scientist known as. At set points throughout the game, the player is either warned through a letter by zombies or addressed by their neighbor, to prepare for an ambush, where the game takes on a bowling style, using Wall-nuts to bowl down zombies, or a modified version of regular levels, where random plant types come upon a conveyor belt, and the player can use the plants without spending sun.The player starts with a limited number of seed pack types and seed pack slots that they can use during most levels. The number of slots can be increased through purchases with in-game money. At the start of a level, the player is shown the various types of zombies to expect and given the opportunity to select which seed packs to take into the level. Several plants are nocturnal, such as mushrooms, have a lower sunlight cost, and are ideal for nighttime levels. Certain plants are highly effective against specific types of zombies, such as the Magnet-shroom, which can remove metallic items from a zombie, such as helmets, buckets, ladders, and pogo sticks.
Plants may be placed on any available square of lawn, on lily pads floating in a pool, or in flowerpots on a rooftop; these last two items may be chosen as a seed pack for their respective level types and deployed to increase the usable planting space.The zombies also come in a number of types that have different attributes, in particular, speed, damage tolerance, and abilities. Zombies include those wearing makeshift armor, those who can jump or fly over plants, and a dancing zombie able to summon other zombies from the ground. At various points, the player will be inundated with a huge wave of zombies.If a zombie reaches the end of a lane, a lawnmower will shoot forward and destroy all the zombies in that lane. However, if a zombie reaches the end of that same lane for a second time, it will reach the player's house. When this happens, the music changes and the other plants and zombies stop moving while that zombie enters the house.
Crunching sounds will be heard, accompanied by a scream and a message saying 'The zombies ate your brains!' The game will then end and display the dialog box along with an option to retry the level or return to the main menu at the upper-right side of the screen.Game modes The primary game mode is Adventure Mode in which the player can earn money to spend at an in-game store to buy new seed packets and other bonuses. There are also mini-games and puzzles.
In the, and versions, there is also a co-op mode, as well as 2 player mini-games and a Versus mode (only Versus mode in the Nintendo DS version & Xbox Live Arcade).Adventure mode The adventure mode consists of 5 different areas and 50 different area levels (each area contains 10 levels). They are shown with the area number first, followed by the level number (i.e. 1-10) in the game. Each level in this model has a certain amount of flags and one final wave. The adventure mode is the first game mode and is also the main mode. Mini-games are unlocked from here. Every 5th level will be a mini-game, while the 10th level will be a conveyor level.When and if the player plays through it a second time, Crazy Dave will pick 3 random seeds that the player must use based on the zombies and area they are in every level, this is, of course, optional but it can assist the player in getting more of the in-game currency.Mini games Mini-games are unlocked during the adventure mode and are mostly for fun.
Some of the minigames are inspired by earlier games.Puzzles Puzzles consist of 18 levels from 2 different 'modes', Vasebreaker, where you break vases that either contains a plant seed or a zombie, and I, Zombie, where you create zombies to destroy cardboard cutouts of plants. On iOS and Android versions, there's also a third mode called Last Stand that similar to the level with the same name from the Mini-Game Mode but with different zombies in each wave.Survival Survival is the second-largest game mode in Plants vs Zombies. It involves two difficulties as hard and normal and also has different areas.
Each normal round has 5 flags and each hard round has 10 flags. It also has an endless streak level as the final level. Survival is the last game mode in the game itself.There is also a page of canceled mini-games called the Limbo Page which can be accessed using the Cheat Engine.Zen Garden The game also features a, where players can care for plants they previously purchased from Crazy Dave's Twiddydinkies or occasionally dropped by zombies. Players can also buy other Zen Garden areas for different plants. Fertilizer, water, and bug spray are necessary for a plant to grow. Plants will grow only when the game has been running for enough time.Development Concept Plants vs.
Zombies director George Fan intended on balancing the game between a 'gritty' game and a 'sickeningly cute' game. Strong strategic elements were included to appeal to more experienced gamers, while keeping it simple to appeal to casual gamers, without needing too many tutorials. He was inspired to make it a game after both thinking of a more defense-oriented version of a previous title of his, and playing some tower defense. While he was looking at the towers in Warcraft III, he felt that plants would make good towers. He wanted to bring something new to the genre with Plants vs. Zombies, and he found common tower defense game play elements such as to be too awkward, causing him to use the five- and six-lane set-ups that were used in the final version. The game was initially going to be called Weedlings, but as the tower defense concept took off and the personality of the game as a whole evolved, the title was later changed.
Originally, enemies were going to be aliens from Insaniquarium, but while sketching concept art, Fan drew a sketch of what he considered the perfect zombie, and the theming was reworked for plants to be fending off zombies.George Fan included elements from the trading card game, which he had played with his girlfriend Laura Shigihara. Showing her how to customize their card decks inspired him to design Plants vs Zombies with seed packets rather than his original idea of using a conveyor belt that produced randomly selected plants, due to the greater complexity of the seed packet method. While the conveyor belt idea was dropped from the more common game mode, it remained as a special element in select levels.
Another influence on Plants vs. Zombies besides Warcraft III and Insaniquarium was, crediting the use of five lanes to this game. Various members of contributed to the development of Plants vs. Zombies through an internal forum where they gave feedback.Some of the characteristics that defined Insaniquarium influenced the development of Plants vs. Players advance in a similar pace by receiving new plants.
Also, the way plants are chosen at the beginning of each level was derived from the way pets are chosen in Insaniquarium. Other inspiration for the game's mechanics came from the film, especially where the family defends against pirates.
This was the inspiration for the Potato Mine; Fan stated that it was satisfying to watch a zombie step on the mine, being defeated and covered in mashed potatoes. Design The team wanted to bring back the aliens from Insaniquarium, but in the end they were changed to zombies, which players could react to more easily because of how slowly they moved. George's favorite zombie was the Pole Vaulting Zombie, due to the hilarity involved when a player encounters it for the first time, using a specific example where a player tries to block it with the Wall-Nut, only to have the zombie jump over it.During development, it was discovered that newcomers to the genre of real-time strategy may have a hard time learning the concept behind sun collection. So, the price of the income generating sunflowers was dropped from 100 to 50 to encourage players to buy them over the attacking peashooter. As a result, the balance between plants and zombies had to be restructured—a move that Fan said was definitely worth the effort. Programmers focused on Adventure mode for much of the first year of development.
Upon finishing some items ahead of schedule, one of the programmers, Tod Semple, began working on ideas that would later be used for the section. Some ideas for the puzzle mode section would later be tweaked and moved into adventure mode; 'Vasebreaker' and 'I, Zombie', for example, came from single-level minigame concepts. During testing, Fan found that minigame and puzzle modes seemed to detract from the focus on Adventure mode, so some of the additional modes and minigames were locked requiring advancement within adventure mode to become unlocked.Fan stated that every game he worked on had only him designing the prototype, adding that he used to draw a lot before he made games, where he made pixel art. The final designs of the zombies and the first plants are similar to how they were initially.
After searching for an artist, they discovered Rich Werner, who Fan thought clicked with what he intended for the design. He attributed the intrigue of the design to its animation scheme; Tod Semple suggested that they animate it in and export it into the game. Fan worried that this would look like it was cut out from paper, and would resemble too much, but was satisfied in the end, attributing this to Semple and Werner's talents.Fan was most proud of the Tall-nut, Torchwood, and Cob Cannon plants. He explained that the Tall-nut has character, citing its 'determined gaze' and how it sheds a single tear when hurt.
Laura Shigihara could not stand to see this and protected it with a protective plant called a Pumpkin, which can protect plants inside it. He felt that the Torchwood – which gives Peashooters flaming ammunition – required players to think of how plants interacted with each other. Another favorite plant of Fan's was the Squash, due to how its name suggested its purpose; to squash things. A plant was proposed that is similar to the defensive item Umbrella Leaf, which would be planted above other plants to protect them from bungee zombies and catapult zombies. However, it was difficult to visualize their positions. Cultural references Plants vs.
Zombies uses many cultural references in its names of stages and others. The gravestones' inscriptions ('Expired', 'Ceased to Exist', 'Just Resting', etc.) were taken from 's '. Three of the mini-games—'Zombiquarium', 'Beghouled' and 'Beghouled Twist'—take their names from two other PopCap games:, and respectively.
Two levels in 'vasebreaker' puzzles, 'Scary Potter' and 'Ace of Vase', take their names from. Similarly, the 'I, Zombie' (a reference to Isaac Asimov's ') puzzles have levels called 'Dead Zeppelin' (resembling ) and 'All your brainz r belong to us' (a play on the gaming meme '). The name of the Torchwood plant is a reference to and its spin-off show. Originally, the dancing zombie resembled from the short film '. Though the Jackson-inspired zombie was present in the game before Jackson's death, the estate of Michael Jackson objected to its inclusion more than a year after his death; PopCap agreed to remove the Jackson-inspired zombie and replaced it with a more generic -dancing one for all future patches and releases of the game.
A 'disclaimer' in the game's almanac states 'Any resemblance between Dancing Zombie and any persons living or dead is purely coincidental.' Some Plants vs. Zombies advertisements parody controversial ads, showing a drooling zombie instead of a voluptuous woman.A planned name was Lawn of the Dead, a pun on the title of the zombie film. For legal reasons it was changed to Plants vs. It spent three years in development, and was released for the PC on May 5, 2009. Since it was released, it has been released for multiple platforms, including PlayStation 3's PlayStation Network, 's digital distribution service, Nintendo DS, Android, and.Plants vs. Zombies itself was referenced in 'The Passing' campaign of 's fellow zombie game, in which the player can stumble upon in-game graffiti attributed to the character of Crazy Dave.
A five-level quest chain culminating in a quest entitled 'Lawn of the Dead' in the is based on Plants vs. Zombies, using Warcraft elements to recreate the gameplay. Had contacted PopCap about the inclusion, and Laura Shigihara was able to record some new music for the Warcraft version of the game. Characters Crazy Dave David Blazing, known within the game as ' Crazy Dave', serves as a narrator and an instructor during Adventure Mode, introducing the player to certain levels and explaining some of the mini-games and bonus levels. He is later abducted by a Bungee Zombie on level 5–10 right before he can tell the player Dr.
Zomboss' weaknesses, and reappears during Sunflower's rendition of 'Zombies on your Lawn' after Dr. Zomboss's defeat at the end of the game. He has a shop known as 'Crazy Dave's Twiddydinkies' that he runs from the back of his car once he finds his car keys after Level 3–4.
He sells several plant upgrades, extra defenses, and Zen Garden items. Crazy Dave's notable features include a rugged beard and a pot always worn on his head, as well as his signature babbling speech.Dr. Zomboss Dr. Edgar George Zomboss is the main antagonist and the leader of the zombies in Plants vs. Zombies, and reappears in the sequel,. He is battled on the Night Roof during Level 5–10 as the final boss in Plants vs. The name 'Zomboss' is a portmanteau of the words 'Zombie' and 'Boss', meaning 'Zombie Boss', while the Zombot, the machine used by Dr.
Zomboss in the game, is a portmanteau of the words 'Zombie' and 'Robot', meaning 'Zombie Robot'. His middle name, George, is after the name of the game's creator,.Soundtrack The soundtrack for Plants vs. Zombies was composed. It borrows elements from the pop music genre, as well as console. Before the inception of Plants vs.
Zombies, Director George Fan asked Laura if she would like to compose the music for his next title after following her for some years. She accepted, owing to his creativity. Shigihara described the music as 'macabre, yet goofy'. Using the night stage as an example, she used a combination of 'Big Band' and swing beats with 'several haunting and serious melodies'. The songs 'Loonboon' and 'Brainiac Maniac' were written towards the end of production.
The song 'Ultimate Battle' also appears in the game Melolune. She stated that these were reactionary songs that she wrote to fit the feel of the game after having played through it twice. She tried to make the game have a feel to it, while mixing in melodic tunes and funky beats. She describes a song early in the game, which uses marching band percussion and swing beats. She described another one which used techno beats with organic sounds.Shigihara also composed and performed the music video shown during the credits of the game, titled 'Zombies on Your Lawn'. Reception ReceptionAggregate scoresAggregatorScorePC: 88%PC: 87/100iOS: 92/100(iPad) iOS: 93/100X360: 89/100DS: 81/100PS3: 85/100(DSiWare) DS: 73/100PSVita: 77/100Review scoresPublicationScoreA−10/109/109/108.5/109.0/1090%9/10iOS:Plants vs.
Zombies has received critical acclaim, garnering an aggregate score of 87/100 from and an 88% from. Editor Andy J Kolozsy commented that it featured a lot more content than other games in the genre, as well as praising its addictive nature. However, the DS version was criticised for its lower quality graphics and expensive price point.
Editor Chris Watters praised the design of the plants and zombies, as well as the visuals and its overall value. However, he found fault in the learning curve. Editor Alice Liang found the game enjoyable, commenting that the lawnmowers that protect the left side of the screen strikes a good balance between ease-of-use and in-depth game play. 's review praised PopCap Games for adding an imaginative touch to every little detail of the game. He also credited them for taking the tower defense genre and making it their own.Laura Shigihara's music video also received praise, with Hatfield attributing his interest in the game to the video. Liang also praised the song, asking how anyone could not want Plants vs. Zombies after seeing the video.To date, Plants vs.
Zombies is the fastest-selling video game created. Zombies director George Fan estimated that half of the game's sales are from hardcore gamers.
According to PopCap, the iOS release of Plants vs. Zombies sold more than 300,000 copies in the first nine days it was available on the App Store, generating more than $1M in gross sales, and considered it 'the top-grossing iPhone launch'. Awards Plants vs. Zombies has been nominated for the 'Casual Game of the Year' and 'Outstanding Achievement in Game Design' from the. The game received nominations in 'Best Game Design', 'Innovation', and 'Best Download Game' for the. Plants vs Zombies was picked by as one of the 'Best games of 2009'.
Zombies Idaho lottery scratch ticket from late 2015, early 2016A version of the game was added in patch 4.0.3a of which used similar mechanics as an homage to the popularity of the game. A reward of a non-combat pet singing sunflower is given to those who can beat the minigame.
The success of the game has led to the creation of Plants vs. Zombies lottery tickets. Since the game was partially inspired by the card game, a Magic card called Grave Bramble has been released in the expansion. It is a Plant with the Protection from Zombies ability.
For Wii U, PlayStation 3 and PS Vita and on Xbox 360 feature a Plants vs. Zombies pinball table.'
S ' includes a riff that is based on the main theme of Plants vs. Sequels and spin-offs In late 2012, PopCap announced that they were working on a sequel to Plants vs. However, the game's status was in doubt shortly after the announcement when the company went through a period of layoffs, which included series creator George Fan. Released August 15, 2013, as a free-to-play title, and was a time-limited exclusive title for systems before moving to Android later that year.In May 2013, the game Plants vs. Zombies Adventures was released by developer and publisher.
The gameplay is a game, players no longer had to defend a single home in front of the zombie horde, and could travel to new locations and engage with new characters. On July 14, 2014, it was announced that Plants vs.
Zombies Adventures would close down on October 12, 2014. The Facebook game was removed by November 2014.In 2014, a multiplayer third-person shooter based on Plants vs. Zombies, was released for,. On May 5, 2015, it was revealed by Electronic Arts that a new Plants vs.
Zombies game would be released in Q1 2016. EA CEO Andrew Wilson said that the upcoming game would be a follow-up to Garden Warfare and that it would be a bigger and bolder console experience.In June 2015, was announced at Microsoft's press conference.
It was made available on the market on February 23, 2016.Since 2013, published an ongoing series of official tie-in comics to the games in the Plants Vs. Zombies series, starring a boy named Nate and Crazy Dave's niece, Patrice. The comic's stories are written by Paul Tobin and drawn by various of artists for some stories. The books are available in paper form and in a digital format in the Plants Vs. Zombies: Comics app, available of iOS and Android devices.On March 10, 2016, PopCap revealed, which is a card game in the series. It was soft released to certain countries on the same day, and was fully released internationally on October 18, 2016.In early April 2019, an Chinese article confirmed that a third title in the series would be coming out as 24 playtesters were invited to to test the game out. In this article, 20 classes are available, 10 for each side.
It was also confirmed would support split screen, though other consoles are not confirmed to have this feature. On September 4, 2019, EA announced the game under the title. It was released at an early access state that same date, with a full release set for October 18, 2019.In July 2019, EA announced, another free-to-play mobile title in the series. It was launched in a state for Android in July 2019 and soft launched in February 2020See also.References.
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