"Plants vs. Zombies" is a popular tower defense video game developed and published by PopCap Games. In the game, players use a variety of plants to defend their home from hordes of incoming zombies. Each plant has unique abilities to fight off different types of zombies. Since its debut in 2009, "Plants vs. Zombies" has gained great popularity and has become the foundation for many sequels and spin-offs in various platforms and formats.
Plants vs. Zombies coloring pages
Information
- Creator and Publisher: The game was developed and published by PopCap Games. It was first released in 2009.
- Genre: "Plants vs. Zombies" is a game of the tower defense genre. This means that the main goal of the player is to defend a specific location from waves of enemies - in this case, zombies - using plants with different abilities.
- Scenario: Zombies are trying to get into the player's house. To stop them, the player plants plants with different fighting abilities in his yard.
- Plant Diversity: The game features different types of plants, such as the shooting pea, the sun, which provides points for planting more plants, and the cherry bomb that causes an explosion.
- Diversity of Zombies: The game offers many types of zombies, from basic zombies to such special ones as pole jumping zombies and helmeted zombies.
- Levels: The game features different difficulty levels and environments, including a daytime backyard, a nighttime backyard, a swimming pool and a rooftop.
- Continuations and Spin-offs: "Plants vs. Zombies" was a huge success, leading to the creation of sequels such as "Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time" and various spin-offs, including the action games "Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare."
- Awards: The game has won many awards and accolades for its innovation, design and playfulness.
- Availability: "Plants vs. Zombies" is available on multiple platforms, including PC, Mac, game consoles and mobile devices.
- Popular Culture: The popularity of the game has made it part of popular culture, with numerous gadgets, T-shirts and other products related to the game's theme.
Trivia
- Inspiration for the game: The creator of Plants vs. Zombies, George Fan, was inspired by the game "Warcraft III" to create a tower defense game. He chose plants as protagonists because he thought they were a fun and original idea in the genre.
- Initial name: During development, the game was known as "Lawn of the Dead." However, due to legal concerns over the "Dawn of the Dead" movie, the name was changed.
- Final Rap: Many players remember the comical rap "Zombie On Your Lawn," which is played after completing the game. The song was written and sung by Laura Shigihara, who was also the composer of the game's music.
- Initially without zombies: George Fan originally did not want to put zombies in the game. Only after discussions with his team did he decide that plants that fight enemies should defend themselves against zombies.
- Education through entertainment: Certain plants in the game are based on real plants with real properties. An example is the maruna (Scaredy-shroom), which "hides" when enemies approach - as do certain real plants that respond to touch.
- Crazy Dave: A comical character named Crazy Dave helps the player during the game by providing clues and selling items. His full name is David Blazing.
- Sunflower Origins: The Sunflower in the game was inspired by a character from a popular Japanese TV show. Her cheerful "lalala" has become a recognizable part of the game.
- Variable difficulty: During development, the PopCap team tested different levels of difficulty, and often the game was tested among different age groups to achieve the right level of challenge.
- Evolution of gameplay: The original concept of the game was based on placing plants inside the player's house, rather than on the lawn. However, this idea was discarded in favor of the current outdoor layout.
- Microtransactions: In the sequel to Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time, PopCap introduced microtransactions, which became a controversial element of the series. Although many people criticized this decision, the game still gained a lot of popularity.