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'''''Plants vs. Zombies 2''''' (originally subtitled: '''''It's About Time''''') is a 2013 [[Free software|free]] [[tower defense]] video game developed by [[PopCap Games]] and published by [[Electronic Arts]]. It is the sequel to ''[[Plants vs. Zombies (video game)|Plants vs. Zombies]]'', and was released worldwide on [[Apple App Store]] on August 15, 2013, and [[Google Play]] on October 23, 2013. The player defends the lawn from zombies by placing a variety of plants. The player must battle the zombies in different time periods, including [[Ancient Egypt]], the [[Golden Age of Piracy]], the [[Wild West]], the [[Last Ice Age]], [[Mesoamerica]], the [[future]], the [[Early Middle Ages]], the 1980s, the [[Jurassic Period]], the 1960s and the present.


==Gameplay==
'''''Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time''''' is a [[free-to-play]] [[tower defense]] [[video game]] developed by [[PopCap Games]] and published by [[Electronic Arts]] and is the sequel to ''[[Plants vs. Zombies]]''. The game was officially released worldwide on [[Apple App Store]] on August 15, 2013.
''Plants vs. Zombies 2'' is a [[free-to-play]]<ref name=wired/> [[tower defense]] game where players defend the left side of the screen from hordes of [[zombie]]s approaching from the right.<ref name="euro">{{Cite web|website=[[Eurogamer]]|last=Whitehead|first=Dan|date=August 16, 2013|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/plants-vs-zombies-2-review|archivedate=May 22, 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522191512/https://www.eurogamer.net/plants-vs-zombies-2-review|title=Plants vs. Zombies 2 review}}</ref> The player uses various plants with different abilities to combat these zombies.<ref name="des">{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-plants-vs-zombies-2-its-about-time/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805214433/https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-plants-vs-zombies-2-its-about-time/|title=Review: Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time|last=Carter|first=Chris|date=August 15, 2013|archivedate=August 5, 2024|website=[[Destructoid]]}}</ref> Some plants attack zombies directly while others are designed to slow them down, allowing the player to attack them.<ref name=journal>{{Cite journal|first1=Valerie J.|last1=Shute|first2=Gregory R.|last2=Moore|first3=Lubin|last3=Wang|title=Measuring Problem Solving Skills in Plants vs. Zombies 2|url=https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED560876.pdf|journal=International Educational Data Mining Society|year=2015}}</ref> The game is set on a five-row grid, where the player places plants to prevent the zombies from reaching the end of each row.<ref name="euro"/> Plants are purchased using "sun," a currency obtained by clicking sun icons that randomly drop from the sky or are produced by certain plants, like Sunflowers.<ref name=journal/><ref name=TA/> If a zombie breaches all lines of defense, a lawn mower—or other similar, relevant object—will activate and clear the row, but if the lawn mower has already been used, and another zombie crosses, the [[Game over|game is over]].<ref name=euro/> Unlike its predecessor, ''Plants vs. Zombies'', this installment introduces a time-travel theme. The player, alongside the character Crazy Dave and his sentient van Penny,<ref name="gamezebo">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/plants-vs-zombies-2-its-about-time-review/|date=August 15, 2013|last=Jasko|first=Joe|title=Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time Review|archivedate=April 5, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405134719/https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/plants-vs-zombies-2-its-about-time-review/|website=[[Gamezebo]]}}</ref> journeys through different historical periods, including [[Ancient Egypt]], [[Golden Age of Piracy|Pirate Seas]], and the [[Wild West]], among others.<ref name="IGN">{{Cite web|website=[[IGN]]|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/17/plants-vs-zombies-2-review|last=Shea|first=Cam|title=Plants vs. Zombies 2 Review|date=July 17, 2013|archivedate=February 26, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226145600/https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/17/plants-vs-zombies-2-review}}</ref>

Each era introduces distinct plants,<ref name=gamezebo/> such as the "Bonk Choy" and the "Coconut Cannon",<ref name=des/><ref name=macworld>{{Cite web|website=[[Macworld]]|title=Plants vs Zombies 2 review: Sticks to its roots, but paywall leaves us feeling dead inside|last=Holt|first=Chris|date=August 19, 2013|archivedate=August 13, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813080257/https://www.macworld.com/article/221697/review-plants-vs-zombies-2-sticks-to-its-roots-but-paywall-leaves-us-feeling-dead-inside.html|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/221697/review-plants-vs-zombies-2-sticks-to-its-roots-but-paywall-leaves-us-feeling-dead-inside.html}}</ref> and unique zombies, such as [[pharaoh]]-suited zombies that can steal sun in Ancient Egypt. The game also adds Plant Food, a power-up that temporarily activates a plant's ability,<ref name=des/> such as Peashooters firing powerful volleys of peas or Sunflowers producing a large amount of sun at once.<ref name=euro/><ref name=IGN/> Plant Food can be obtained by killing special zombies or through in-game purchases.<ref name=euro/>


==Development==
==Development==
In August 2012, PopCap announced that they were working on a sequel, and that it would include "new features, settings, and situations".<ref name="shack2012">{{cite news | url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/75360/plants-vs-zombies-sequel-announced-for-2013 | title=Plants vs. Zombies 2 announced for 2013 | work=Shacknews | date=2012-08-20 | accessdate=2013-05-11 | author=O'Connor, Alice}}</ref> In a later announcement, the company confirmed that the new game would be released on July 18, 2013.<ref name="softDate">{{cite news | url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Plants-Vs-Zombies-2-Launch-Date-Confirmed-351201.shtml | title=Plants vs. Zombies 2 Launch Date Confirmed | work=Softpedia | date=2013-05-07 | accessdate=2013-05-11 | author=Truta, Filip}}</ref> On June 26, 2013, PopCap announced on their Twitter page that the game would release later than previously announced. On July 9, the game was released in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand|New Zeland]] on the iOS App Store<ref name="Launched">{{cite news | url=http://ios.appsgoer.com/plants-vs-zombies-2-released-in-australia-and-new-zealand-ahead-of-schedule-13027.html | title=Plants vs. Zombies 2 Launches | work=AppsGoer | date=2013-07-09 | accessdate=2013-07-10 | author=Timmy Feng}}</ref> and came out worldwide on August 15, 2013.<ref name="usrelease">{{cite news | url=http://www.macrumors.com/2013/08/14/plants-vs-zombies-2-launched-worldwide-on-august-15/ | title=Plants vs. Zombies 2 Launching Worldwide on August 15 | work=macrumors | date=2013-08-14 | accessdate=2013-08-14 | author=Clover, Juli }}</ref>
In August 2012, PopCap announced that they were working on a sequel to their previous game, ''[[Plants vs. Zombies (video game)|Plants vs. Zombies]]'', and that it would include "new features, settings, and situations".<ref name="shack2012">{{cite news | url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/75360/plants-vs-zombies-sequel-announced-for-2013 | title=Plants vs. Zombies 2 announced for 2013 | work=Shacknews | date=August 20, 2012 | access-date=May 11, 2013 | author=O'Connor, Alice}}</ref> In a later announcement, the company confirmed that the new game would be released on July 18, 2013.<ref name="softDate">{{cite news | url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Plants-Vs-Zombies-2-Launch-Date-Confirmed-351201.shtml | title=Plants vs. Zombies 2 Launch Date Confirmed | work=Softpedia | date=May 7, 2013 | access-date=May 11, 2013 | author=Truta, Filip}}</ref> On June 26, 2013, PopCap announced on their Twitter page that the game would release later than previously announced. On July 9, the game was released in Australia and New Zealand on the iOS App Store<ref name="Launched">{{cite news | url=http://ios.appsgoer.com/plants-vs-zombies-2-released-in-australia-and-new-zealand-ahead-of-schedule-13027.html | title=Plants vs. Zombies 2 Launches | work=AppsGoer | date=July 9, 2013 | access-date=July 10, 2013 | author=Timmy Feng | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801182248/http://ios.appsgoer.com/plants-vs-zombies-2-released-in-australia-and-new-zealand-ahead-of-schedule-13027.html | archive-date=August 1, 2013 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> and came out worldwide on August 15, 2013.<ref name="usrelease">{{cite news | url=http://www.macrumors.com/2013/08/14/plants-vs-zombies-2-launched-worldwide-on-august-15/ | title=Plants vs. Zombies 2 Launching Worldwide on August 15 | work=macrumors | date=August 14, 2013 | access-date=August 14, 2013 | author=Clover, Juli }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The Android version was released worldwide on October 23, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|author=AndrewH|title=PopCap finally plants plants vs zombies 2 andrew releases Plants vs Zombies 2, no really it is out now for everyone|url=http://www.droidgamers.com/index.php/game-news/android-game-news/6872-popcap-finally-releases-plants-vs-zombies-2-no-really-it-is-out-now|website=DroidGamers|access-date=June 24, 2014|date=October 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417185522/http://www.droidgamers.com/index.php/game-news/android-game-news/6872-popcap-finally-releases-plants-vs-zombies-2-no-really-it-is-out-now|archive-date=April 17, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Gameplay==
===Release===
The game was first expected to launch on [[iOS]] on July 18, 2013. On June 26, it was announced that the game was delayed until later in the summer on the game's official Twitter account.<ref>[https://twitter.com/PlantsvsZombies/statuses/349935260085129218 Twitter / PlantsvsZombies: Plants vs. Zombies 2, originally]. Twitter.com. Retrieved on October 9, 2013.</ref> The game soft-launched in Australian and New Zealand [[App Store (iOS)|App Store]]s on July 9 to test server capacity. It launched worldwide on iOS on August 15, and within 5 days it topped the free app charts in 137 countries. On September 12, PopCap Games soft-launched the game for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] in China in Baidu AppSearch and announced that it would be coming to [[Google Play]] worldwide later in the year. On October 2, the game soft-launched on the Australian and New Zealand Google Play stores.<ref>[http://www.gamesradar.com/plants-vs-zombies-2-android-version-gets-soft-launch/ Plants vs Zombies 2 Android version gets soft launch]. GamesRadar (October 3, 2013). Retrieved on October 9, 2013.</ref>
''Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time'' is a [[free-to-play]] game, unlike its predecessor. ''Plants vs. Zombies 2'' supports in-app purchasing of coins in order to utilize certain power ups abilities. However, it is theoretically possible to complete the whole game without purchasing these abilities. Players can optionally start with a tutorial on the basics of the game. This takes place in the player's house. After the tutorial, or immediately if the player chose to skip it, the player time-travels first to [[Ancient Egypt]] and then to the [[Piracy|Pirate Seas]] and [[American Wild West|Wild West]]. A future level, hinted at in-game, is titled the "Far Future".


== Chinese version ==
==Plot==
Shortly after its worldwide debut, a Chinese-exclusive version of '''''Plants vs. Zombies 2''''' was released. It contains several plants, zombies, worlds, and game modes not present in international releases. In 2016, Talkweb Games became the primary developer, and Popcap China shifted its focus towards general brand management. As of 2024, development of the Chinese Edition is primarily handled by Talkweb Games and Melting Pot Studios.
The player receives a bottle of [[hot sauce]] which Crazy Dave, the player character's neighbour, eats with a [[taco]]. Crazy Dave is determined to eat the exact same taco again, so he uses a sentient [[time machine]] in the form of an [[Recreational vehicle|RV]], named Penny, to travel back in time to have the taco again. Due to a malfunction, he ends up stranded in Ancient Egypt. The player must then defeat zombies there, followed by the Pirate Seas and subsequently the Wild West. After defeating the Wild West, Crazy Dave and Penny notice a new world called the Far Future.


==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
On August 30, 2013 PopCap announced that the game has been downloaded 25 million times, exceeding the lifetime downloads of the first game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.popcap.com/2013/08/30/plants-vs-zombies-2-big-numbers/|title=Plants vs. Zombies 2: Big Numbers|first=Philip|date=30 August 2013|work=[[PopCap Games]]|publisher=[[Electronic Arts]]|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref>
| MC = 86/100<ref name="MC">{{cite Metacritic |id=plants-vs-zombies-2-its-about-time |type=game |vgtype=ios |title=Plants vs Zombies 2: It's About Time |access-date=February 18, 2021}}</ref>
| Destruct = 9/10<ref name=des/>
| Edge = 9/10
| EuroG = 8/10<ref name=euro/>
| GSpot = 8.9/10
| Gamezebo = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="gamezebo"/>
| IGN = 8.7/10<ref name=IGN/>
| MW = 4.5/5<ref name=macworld/>
| TA = {{rating|5|5}}<ref name="TA">{{cite web |url=https://toucharcade.com/2013/08/14/plants-vs-zombes-2-its-about-time-review-a-fantastic-sequel-to-the-classic-original-this-time-for-free/ |title='Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time' Review – A Fantastic Sequel to the Classic Original, This Time for Free |last=Hodapp |first=Eli |date=August 14, 2013 |website=[[TouchArcade]] |access-date=July 5, 2018}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]''
| rev1Score = 19/26<ref name=wired>{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/story/plants-vs-zombies-2-review|last=Lanxon|first=Nate|title=Plants vs. Zombies 2 review: it's about in-app payments ruining sequels|date=August 15, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822070446/https://www.wired.com/story/plants-vs-zombies-2-review/|archivedate=August 22, 2024|website=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]}}</ref>
}}

The game received mostly positive feedback from users and critics, despite using [[in-app purchase]]s. Critics mostly praised the gameplay and graphics. It has a [[Metacritic]] score of 86/100 based on 36 reviews.<ref name="MC" /> PopCap Games announced at [[Gamescom]] on August 20, 2013, that the game had been downloaded 15 million times, making it the most successful EA mobile game launch. Ten days later, it was announced that the game had been downloaded 25&nbsp;million times, exceeding the lifetime downloads of the first game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.popcap.com/2013/08/30/plants-vs-zombies-2-big-numbers/|title=Plants vs. Zombies 2: Big Numbers|author=Philip|date=August 30, 2013|work=[[PopCap Games]]|publisher=[[Electronic Arts]]|access-date=September 2, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902192335/http://blog.popcap.com/2013/08/30/plants-vs-zombies-2-big-numbers/|archive-date=September 2, 2013}}</ref> Apple chose ''Plants vs. Zombies 2'' as a runner-up for the 2013 iPhone game of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/17/5219420/apple-names-ridiculous-fishing-badland-its-2013-games-of-the-year|title=Apple names Ridiculous Fishing, Badland its 2013 games of the year|last=Corriea|first=Alexa Ray|date=December 17, 2013|work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|access-date=December 17, 2013}}</ref> During the [[17th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards]], the [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] awarded ''Plants vs. Zombies 2'' with both "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game|Casual Game of the Year]]" and "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Mobile Game of the Year|Mobile Game of the Year]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/games/video_game_details.asp?idAward=2014&idGame=1341 |title=D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details Plants vs. Zombies 2 |publisher=[[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] |website=interactive.org |access-date=November 27, 2023}}</ref>

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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.popcap.com/plants-vs-zombies-2 Official website]
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Plants vs. Zombies 2
Developer(s)PopCap Games, TalkWeb Games (China)
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Composer(s)Laura Shigihara
Peter McConnell
SeriesPlants vs. Zombies
Platform(s)iOS, Android
ReleaseiOS
August 15, 2013
Android
October 23, 2013
Genre(s)Tower defense
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Plants vs. Zombies 2 (originally subtitled: It's About Time) is a 2013 free tower defense video game developed by PopCap Games and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to Plants vs. Zombies, and was released worldwide on Apple App Store on August 15, 2013, and Google Play on October 23, 2013. The player defends the lawn from zombies by placing a variety of plants. The player must battle the zombies in different time periods, including Ancient Egypt, the Golden Age of Piracy, the Wild West, the Last Ice Age, Mesoamerica, the future, the Early Middle Ages, the 1980s, the Jurassic Period, the 1960s and the present.

Gameplay

Plants vs. Zombies 2 is a free-to-play[1] tower defense game where players defend the left side of the screen from hordes of zombies approaching from the right.[2] The player uses various plants with different abilities to combat these zombies.[3] Some plants attack zombies directly while others are designed to slow them down, allowing the player to attack them.[4] The game is set on a five-row grid, where the player places plants to prevent the zombies from reaching the end of each row.[2] Plants are purchased using "sun," a currency obtained by clicking sun icons that randomly drop from the sky or are produced by certain plants, like Sunflowers.[4][5] If a zombie breaches all lines of defense, a lawn mower—or other similar, relevant object—will activate and clear the row, but if the lawn mower has already been used, and another zombie crosses, the game is over.[2] Unlike its predecessor, Plants vs. Zombies, this installment introduces a time-travel theme. The player, alongside the character Crazy Dave and his sentient van Penny,[6] journeys through different historical periods, including Ancient Egypt, Pirate Seas, and the Wild West, among others.[7]

Each era introduces distinct plants,[6] such as the "Bonk Choy" and the "Coconut Cannon",[3][8] and unique zombies, such as pharaoh-suited zombies that can steal sun in Ancient Egypt. The game also adds Plant Food, a power-up that temporarily activates a plant's ability,[3] such as Peashooters firing powerful volleys of peas or Sunflowers producing a large amount of sun at once.[2][7] Plant Food can be obtained by killing special zombies or through in-game purchases.[2]

Development

In August 2012, PopCap announced that they were working on a sequel to their previous game, Plants vs. Zombies, and that it would include "new features, settings, and situations".[9] In a later announcement, the company confirmed that the new game would be released on July 18, 2013.[10] On June 26, 2013, PopCap announced on their Twitter page that the game would release later than previously announced. On July 9, the game was released in Australia and New Zealand on the iOS App Store[11] and came out worldwide on August 15, 2013.[12] The Android version was released worldwide on October 23, 2013.[13]

Release

The game was first expected to launch on iOS on July 18, 2013. On June 26, it was announced that the game was delayed until later in the summer on the game's official Twitter account.[14] The game soft-launched in Australian and New Zealand App Stores on July 9 to test server capacity. It launched worldwide on iOS on August 15, and within 5 days it topped the free app charts in 137 countries. On September 12, PopCap Games soft-launched the game for Android in China in Baidu AppSearch and announced that it would be coming to Google Play worldwide later in the year. On October 2, the game soft-launched on the Australian and New Zealand Google Play stores.[15]

Chinese version

Shortly after its worldwide debut, a Chinese-exclusive version of Plants vs. Zombies 2 was released. It contains several plants, zombies, worlds, and game modes not present in international releases. In 2016, Talkweb Games became the primary developer, and Popcap China shifted its focus towards general brand management. As of 2024, development of the Chinese Edition is primarily handled by Talkweb Games and Melting Pot Studios.

Reception

The game received mostly positive feedback from users and critics, despite using in-app purchases. Critics mostly praised the gameplay and graphics. It has a Metacritic score of 86/100 based on 36 reviews.[16] PopCap Games announced at Gamescom on August 20, 2013, that the game had been downloaded 15 million times, making it the most successful EA mobile game launch. Ten days later, it was announced that the game had been downloaded 25 million times, exceeding the lifetime downloads of the first game.[17] Apple chose Plants vs. Zombies 2 as a runner-up for the 2013 iPhone game of the year.[18] During the 17th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences awarded Plants vs. Zombies 2 with both "Casual Game of the Year" and "Mobile Game of the Year".[19]

References

  1. ^ a b Lanxon, Nate (August 15, 2013). "Plants vs. Zombies 2 review: it's about in-app payments ruining sequels". Wired. Archived from the original on August 22, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Whitehead, Dan (August 16, 2013). "Plants vs. Zombies 2 review". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Carter, Chris (August 15, 2013). "Review: Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time". Destructoid. Archived from the original on August 5, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Shute, Valerie J.; Moore, Gregory R.; Wang, Lubin (2015). "Measuring Problem Solving Skills in Plants vs. Zombies 2" (PDF). International Educational Data Mining Society.
  5. ^ a b Hodapp, Eli (August 14, 2013). "'Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time' Review – A Fantastic Sequel to the Classic Original, This Time for Free". TouchArcade. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c Jasko, Joe (August 15, 2013). "Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time Review". Gamezebo. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c Shea, Cam (July 17, 2013). "Plants vs. Zombies 2 Review". IGN. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023.
  8. ^ a b Holt, Chris (August 19, 2013). "Plants vs Zombies 2 review: Sticks to its roots, but paywall leaves us feeling dead inside". Macworld. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023.
  9. ^ O'Connor, Alice (August 20, 2012). "Plants vs. Zombies 2 announced for 2013". Shacknews. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  10. ^ Truta, Filip (May 7, 2013). "Plants vs. Zombies 2 Launch Date Confirmed". Softpedia. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
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