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Editors' take: The iPad's bigger screen real estate lends itself well to tower defense games such as Plants vs. Zombies HD, a $10 game where players attack hordes of zombies.
The iPad-optimized version brings the game nearly up to parity with the versions found on PC and Mac computers, which cost twice as much. This includes the proper top placement (instead of the side) of all the weapons and resources you must work with to defeat your zombie foes, as well as survival mode, which lets players try to stay alive for as long as possible. For many of those who have finished the game's campaign, this is the mode of choice, and something that was sorely missing from the iPhone version.
iPad users also get a new (and exclusive) minigame mode called "buttered popcorn," which makes use of the iPad's multitouch display. In this mode, players can select up to 11 zombies at one time, "butter them up," and then unleash popped corn kernels via corn cob cannons. Presumably, by selecting "11 at a time," PopCap means players are expected to use their nose, or the help of a friend, to select the extra zombie beyond their own 10 digits.
Publisher's Description
From PopCap Games:
The zombies are celebrating Halloween by invading your house! Get Plants vs. Zombies HD at a scary 57% off through October 31. Act now, and start your home-guardin' defense!Get ready to soil your plants in this high-definition, Multi-Touch adaptation of the PopCap hit! Winner of over 20 Game of the Year awards.* Plants vs. Zombies was spawned from the fertile minds that created Bejeweled, Peggle, Zuma and Bookworm. A mob of fun-loving zombies is about to invade your home. Defend it with an arsenal of 49 zombie-zapping plants that will slow down, confuse and mulchify all 26 types of zombies before they reach your door.Fertilized with fun-dead action:iPad EXCLUSIVE FEATURES- Multi-TouchPlay with up to 11 simultaneous touch points and challenge all of your fingers or borrow some from your friends!- High Definition GraphicsSee Plants vs. Zombies like you've never seen it before.- Buttered Popcorn Mini-GameButter the zombie heads, arm your corncob and pop away.MULTIPLE FUN-DEAD GAME MODESConquer all 50 levels of Adventure mode through day, night, fog, in a swimming pool, on the rooftop and unlock 18 Mini-Games and the ultra-challenging Survival mode. Replay your favorite levels with Quick Play mode.NOT YOUR GARDEN-VARIETY GHOULSBattle 26 kinds of zombies: pole-vaulters, snorkelers, bucket-heads and more. Each has its own special skills, so you'll need to think fast and plant faster to combat them all.SMARTER THAN YOUR AVERAGE ZOMBIEBe careful how you use your limited supply of greens and seeds. As you battle the fun-dead, obstacles like a setting sun, creeping fog and a swimming pool add to the challenge. FIGHT LONGER, GET STRONGEREarn 49 powerful perennials and collect coins to buy power-ups and more!BONE UPUnlock the Almanac to for the full story on your plants and your zombie foes.GROW WITH YOUR GAMEEarn 17 special achievements and show off your zombie-zapping prowess.*Refers to original Mac/PC downloadable game.iPhone/iPod touch Apps from PopCap:BEJEWELED 2 Match sparkling gems in the worlds #1 puzzle game.PEGGLE Clear the orange pegs in this epic blend of luck and skill.BOOKWORM Feed your appetite for fun in THE brain-tickling word puzzle gameCHUZZLE Slide and match cute, cuddly and surprisingly explosive furballs.PLANTS vs. ZOMBIES Soil your plants in the award-winning action-strategy game, redesigned for the iPhone and iPod touch.POPCAP MAKES LIFE FUNVisit us at PopCap.comFollow us at twitter.com/PopCapLike us at facebook.com/PopCap
What's new in this version: Apparently zombies love to catch bugs. Do they eat them? Squash them? Nobody knows for sure. This update cleans up a few issues to keep the game as bug-free as possible so the zombies can focus on taking over your house and eating your brainz!
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