Plants vs. Zombies 1.8

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CNET Editors' review

by: CNET staff on August 29, 2012

Plants vs. Zombies surprises its users with its gorgeous graphics and onscreen directions that help you get familiar with the app and focus on enjoying the entertainment. Its clean, simple, and easy-to-understand interface with its care for details will drag each gamer into the world of plants and zombies from the very beginning.

We liked how the game scenario makes you hungry for more levels. The great introduction for first-time players with the first levels of the game and the feelings of success are among the key incentives that will drive you to the next level. When you defeat the evil zombies of one level, you'll automatically advance to the next. On each level you now have more and more tools to keep your house safe. And you'll definitely enjoy keeping that house defended from those evil faces. However, as you advance, the challenges get more difficult and the speed of the zombie invasion increases as well. In other words, we loved the way the game is designed.

However, the app comes with several limitations besides the $2.99 price. To start, you can only play the Adventure mode, which comes with the price paid. In order to play other modes you need to unlock those levels.

The bottom line is that we loved the graphics, and how the game scenario contributes to excitement and finally to relief; your reward for great performance is another tool for keeping zombies away.

Plants vs. Zombies is a great game for any level of user. There is no learning curve, as you'll be guided throughout the app to be successful and enjoy being entertained.

Publisher's Description

From PopCap Games:

Back to School Sale!To celebrate back to school, all PopCap Iphone & Ipad games are on sale till Sunday! Get Plants vs. Zombies, Peggle, Bookworm, Chuzzle and ERI while you can! Bejeweled 2 + Blitz coins are also on sale till Sunday!Winner of more than 20 Game of the Year awards!*A mob of fun-loving zombies is about to invade your home. Use your arsenal of 49 zombie-zapping plants peashooters, wall-nuts, cherry bombs and more to mulchify 26 types of zombies before they break down your door.Get ready to soil your plants!Game Features50 FUN-DEAD LEVELSConquer all 50 levels of Adventure mode through day, night, fog, in a swimming pool, on the rooftop and more! Replay levels in the all-new Quick Play arena.NOT YOUR GARDEN-VARIETY GHOULSBattle zombie 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. Zombies love brains so much they'll jump, run, dance, swim and even eat plants to get into your house.FIGHT LONGER, GET STRONGEREarn 49 powerful perennials and collect coins to buy power-ups and more.GROW WITH YOUR GAMEEarn 25 iPhone-exclusive achievements and show off your zombie-zapping prowess.MORE COOL FEATURES-Looks dead good on your iPhone4 now updated with full support for Retina Display. The fun-dead have never looked so sharp!-Compatible with iOS 4 multi-tasking.-Loads of performance enhancements and bug fixes.*Original Mac/PC downloadable game.More 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 game.CHUZZLE Slide and match cute, cuddly and surprisingly explosive furballs.POPCAP MAKES LIFE FUNVisit us at PopCap.comFollow us at twitter.com/PopCapLike us at facebook.com/PopCap

What's new in this version: Hello again zombie-zappers!Crazy Dave has been hard at it again in his workshop and is now proud to present you with the next awesome update for Plants vs. Zombies!Whats new? A whole heap of fun, including:9 (yes, NINE) new mini-games with loads of stuff to do. From unravelling the mystery of the star-shaped pattern in Seeing Stars, to crashing the zombie pogo party on your roof in Pogo Party, to keeping up to speed with the fast-paced Zombie Nimble Zombie Quick. Get them now in Crazy Daves shop... See all new features