Plants vs Zombies is one of the jewels of casual strategy games developed by PopCap Games. It is tower defense mixed with resource management and just pure, chaotic charm a combination that has seen it become one of the most iconic games in the world.
Its most basic element is that Plants vs Zombies is a tower defense strategy game in which you are tasked with using plants to defend your house against zombie waves. Sounds simple? It's anything but. Each plant that you put and each sunbeam you save is a choice that can either hold up your defense or break it.
You will be introduced to a funny group of characters - including Peashooters that shoot green pellets or Wall-nuts that are very stubborn against zombie bites. And, not least of all, the zombies are equally memorable: coneheads, bucketheads, pole-vaulters, even disco-dancing undead that groove your way to your garden.
The aim is straightforward, you have to prevent the zombies before reaching your home. How you do it? That's where the fun begins.
Both levels of Plants vs Zombies are similar to a fast paced puzzle. You station the defenders in lanes with each one having a different type of attack/support. Some shoot some block and some produce the sunlight you need to continue to plant.
The basics:
On your way, you will open up various biomes such as the front yard, backyard pool, gardens covered with fog, and even the roof. In every area, new challenges and new types of zombies are introduced.
The remastered Plants vs Zombies is filled with classic and expanded modes, which offer the fans, new and old, a lot to sink their teeth into:
Each of the modes is rewarding strategy and creativity - there exists no one best way to play, only an infinite number of ways to be more clever than the undead.
Strategy games are aplenty, but Plants vs Zombies strikes the nail on the head that many games fail to, and that is balance. It can be learnt by anyone with ease and yet also difficult by veterans to master.
This is the reason why it is still popular among players:
Plants vs Zombies is a game which can be considered as timeless. It is humorous, clever, and can never get tiresome. Be it playing the HD version again because of the nostalgic feeling or trying it out the first time, you will have the same appeal that gave it world wide recognition.