Plants vs. Zombies is a tower
defense action video game developed
and originally published by PopCap Games for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.
The game involves a homeowner using many varieties of plants to repel an army
of zombies from "eating their brains".
It was first released
on May 5, 2009, and made available on Steam on
the same day. A version
for iOS was released in February
2010, and an HD version for the iPad. An
extended Xbox Live Arcade version introducing new gameplay modes and features
was released on September 8, 2010.
PopCap released a Nintendo
DS version on January 18, 2011 with content unique to the platform. The PlayStation 3 version was released
in February 2011 also with added new co op and versus modes found in the Xbox
360 version.
An Android version of
the game, exclusive to the Amazon Android App Store, was released on May 31,
2011. On February 16,
2012, a version was released for BlackBerry PlayBook.
Furthermore, both the
original Windows and Mac version of the game have been re-released with
additional content in a Game of the Year version.
The game received a
positive response from critics, and was nominated for multiple Interactive
Achievement Awards, alongside receiving praise for its musical score.
Plants vs. Zombies has been nominated for the "Casual Game of the
Year" and "Outstanding Achievement in Game Design" Interactive Achievement Awards from
the Academy of Interactive Arts and
Sciences.
The game received nominations in "Best Game
Design", "Innovation", and "Best Download Game" for
the Game Developers Choice Awards. Plants vs Zombies was picked by Gamezebo as one of the
'Best games of 2009
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