Why is plants vs zombies so popular




















It's just the sort of hyper-addictive game that you'd expect from indie publisher PopCap, whose other smash hits include Peggle and Bejeweled. And it's so crazy that it could only have come from a small developer with a strong creative vision untainted by big corporate strategy.

Small developer doesn't mean short game, however. Between the Adventure mode's 50 levels, the unending Survival mode, the 20 wildly varied mini-games, the relaxing Zen Garden and the game's Puzzle mode, you could be playing Plants vs. Zombies for a long time. You could also kill a few hours reading the hilarious Almanac entries for each of the zombies and plants.

It's a challenging game, too. A minimum of 3 characters are required to be typed in the search bar in order to perform a search.

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Our motivation for PvZ Garden Warfare was really about wanting to give players a completely different style of game and perspective from which to experience the fun world of PvZ. As we explored different concepts for a new PvZ game, we found that a class-based, multiplayer game set in the PvZ universe was the most fun and we hope you agree!

So, there you have it--all the info on the new Plants vs Zombies game straight from the horse's mouth. Not that our interviewee was a horse like Mr Ed. Or B Buttercup he was last seen in a truck, heading for a burger van in Toulouse. That would be weird. Anyway, Plants vs Zombies 2 is out for iOS later this summer. We confidently predict awesomeness. Hungry for braaaains? We can't help you.

Hungry for more braaaain-scoffing features? Which is plenty. Get the best gaming deals, reviews, product advice, competitions, unmissable gaming news and more! Hence "Garden Warfare" and the reams of merchandise now available through the PvZ store. So what is it about the Mario mega franchise that appeals to the PvZ team? Expanding upward while always being mindful of, well, the roots. Zombies" universe will expand in the coming months and years. Rajagoplan admitted he was overjoyed that his non-gaming friends and family finally knew something about the franchise he was working on, so it's easy to recognize the appeal of building a Plants vs.

Zombies empire. But it's not like Super Mario was built in a day. If PopCap wants Plants Vs. Zombies to get to that level, it still has its work cut out for it — particularly when its core product is no longer a "premium" one. But you have to admit they're trying.

To give an idea of how hard PopCap worked on "Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time," Rajagopolan walked me through the design of a single plant: the "Bloomerang," an offensive unit that throws a projectile back-and-forth down a single lane.



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