Plants vs. Zombies 2

Plants vs. Zombies 2: It&#39;s About Time is a tower defense game released by PopCap Games. It is a sequel to the award-winning game Plants vs. Zombies. It was released for iOS devices on Thursday, August 15, 2013. In this version, the player destroys new zombies in a time travel motif. PopCap Games will eventually release it on other platforms, such as the PC.

Description
App Store Best of 2013

The future is now! Battle zombies in Far Future world today. And unlock the new Zen Garden to give your plants some extra POW!

Play the sequel to the hit action-strategy adventure with over 30 Game of the Year awards is here. Meet, greet and defeat legions of zombies from the dawn of time to the end of days. Amass an army of powerful plants, supercharge them with Plant Food and power up your defenses with amazing ways to protect your brain.

"This is a remarkable sequel: 9 out of 10.” – Edge Magazine

"As beautifully presented as it is absorbing to play: 8.7 out of 10." – ign.com

Game Features

NEW PLANTS! NEW ZOMBIES! Meet Bonk Choy, Lightning Reed and Laser Bean: Just a few of the powerful new plants that will defend your lawn through time. Go toe-to-missing-toe with dozens of new zombies including Swashbuckler Zombie, Chicken Wrangler Zombie, and Jetpack Zombie.

AMAZING NEW WAYS TO PROTECT YOUR BRAIN New Plant Food and power-ups will take your game to new dimensions. Plant Food will supercharge your plants when you need it most. Use your fingers to freeze, flick and zap zombies off your lawn.

UNLOCK YOUR ZEN GARDEN Battle zombies to win sprouts, then plant them in your very own Zen Garden. Tend to it carefully and be rewarded with extra BOOM in your blooms.

LOOK OUT! ZOMBIE CHICKENS! Seriously.

NEW LEVELS OF EXCITEMENT Battle the fun-dead across time and space and Unlock ultra-challenging and ultra-fun endless levels — Pyramid of Doom, Pirate's Booty, Big Bad Butte and Terror from Tomorrow.

THE FUN NEVER DIES Collect coins to purchase potent power-ups. Survive and be rewarded with piles of prizes and achievements. And that's just the beginning! The future holds many mysteries. Also, zombies. Lots and lots of zombies.

Areas

 * Player's House
 * Ancient Egypt
 * Pirate Seas
 * Wild West
 * Far Future
 * Dark Ages
 * Kung-Fu World (Chinese version only)

Update History

 * August 20, 2012: Plants vs. Zombies 2 has been announced.
 * October 19, 2012: Plants vs. Zombies 2 is renamed Plants vs. Zombies 2: Garden Warfare.
 * January 16, 2013, A release date is announced: June 30, 2013.
 * May 6, 2013. A new release date is announced: July, 2013. Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare is renamed Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time and the first trailer was released to YouTube.
 * June 3, 2013: Another YouTube trailer is made, this reveals PopCap is making the game be released first on iOS and Android, and on other platforms later on. Said trailer features Crazy Dave preparing to go back in time.
 * June 13, 2013: Three "secret transmissions" from the game are publicly revealed, one for each area.
 * June 26, 2013: PopCap Games announced that Plants vs. Zombies 2 will be delayed to later in the summer. The first Behind the Brainz video - What's New has been released.
 * July 9, 2013: PopCap soft released the game to Australia and New Zealand.
 * July 24, 2013: The fourth secret transmission has been released.
 * August 5, 2013: The second Behind the Brainz video - New Worldz has been released.
 * August 7, 2013: The fifth secret transmission is publicly revealed again.
 * August 8, 2013: An update for the app has been released adding a teaser for Far Future.
 * August 10, 2013: Started development under Far Future.
 * August 13, 2013: The third Behind the Brainz video - New Plants has been released.
 * August 14, 2013: The fourth Behind the Brainz video - New Zombies has been released.
 * August 15, 2013: The game is released worldwide on iOS devices.
 * August 26, 2013: An update for the app has been released to fix some bugs.
 * September 10, 2013: An update for the app has been released to fix some bugs.
 * September 12, 2013: PopCap soft released the game for Android to China and says that the game will come out for Android (worldwide) this fall.
 * October 24, 2013: Version 1.5 is released for iOS, adding improved graphics, Piñata Party, and making an end for the ultimate battle sound track.
 * October 24, 2013: The game is released on Android devices worldwide.
 * November 8, 2013: An update for iOS and Android, tweaking Piñata Party alerts.
 * December 3, 2013: A pre-release of the following update was released for some users only.
 * December 11, 2013: Version 1.7 is released for iOS and Android, which added a new map design, Turbo Button to speed up the game, Gargantuars, and changed gameplay speed and sun values.
 * December 23, 2013: An update for iOS translating the Piñata Party alerts was released.
 * December 24, 2013: The 5 Days of Feastivus began, with a new Piñata Party level every day (from 12/24 through 12/29) with a winter theme.
 * January 28, 2014: Info about the Dr. Zomboss fights has been released.
 * January 29, 2014: A 1.9 version has been soft released.
 * February 5, 2014: Version 1.9 has been officially released in the Google Play Store and the App Store.
 * March 6, 2014: Version 2.0 is released.
 * March 27, 2014: Version 2.1.1 along with Far Future world released. Zen Garden has also returned in this update.
 * April 30, 2014: Fight Zomboss in Far Future and zombie costumes.
 * May 1, 2014: Birthdayz Parties began, with a new Pinata Party everyday until the end of May and has a birthday party theme.
 * May 29, 2014: An update was released with bug fixes and "polishing up" for the game.
 * June 10, 2014: Dark Ages: Part 1 gameplay footage was released, along with photos leaked from vandal.net
 * June 19, 2014: The first Dark Ages Pinata Party became available, as well as the addition of the premium plant Hypno-shroom.
 * June 24, 2014: Version 2.4.1 along with Dark Ages: Part 1 released.

Order of events
Like the first game, the game starts with one lane on the lawn and the first plant you get is the Peashooter. The zombies appear once you plant your second Peashooter. After defeating all the zombies, you win the Sunflower.

The lawn expands to three lanes and the zombies appear once you plant three Sunflowers. After defeating all the zombies, you win the Wall-nut.

The player starts the third level, but before doing so, they have to clear the lawn of backward-facing Peashooters with the shovel. The Conehead Zombie is introduced in this level, and after winning, you get the Potato Mine.

In the fourth level, the player encounters the Buckethead Zombie, and after winning the level, he gets the Hot Sauce. Crazy Dave arrives and eats his taco with the Hot Sauce. Then he wants to eat it again. His time-machine Penny arrives and, along with them, you time travel to eat the taco once again, but you "accidentally" arrive in Ancient Egypt.

Plants

 * Main article: Plants (Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time)

Returning plants

 * Peashooter
 * Sunflower
 * Wall-nut
 * Potato Mine
 * Cabbage-pult
 * Grave Buster
 * Twin Sunflower
 * Repeater
 * Snow Pea*
 * Kernel-pult


 * Spikeweed
 * Cherry Bomb
 * Spikerock
 * Threepeater
 * Squash*
 * Split Pea
 * Torchwood*
 * Tall-nut
 * Jalapeno*
 * Melon-pult


 * Winter Melon
 * Imitater*
 * Blover
 * Starfruit*
 * Marigold†
 * Sun-shroom
 * Puff-shroom
 * Fume-shroom
 * Hypno-shroom*

New plants

 * Bloomerang
 * Iceberg Lettuce
 * Bonk Choy
 * Snapdragon
 * Power Lily*
 * Coconut Cannon
 * Spring Bean
 * Chili Bean
 * Lightning Reed
 * Pea Pod
 * White Radish^


 * Fire Gourd^
 * Heavenly Peach^
 * Bamboo Shoot^
 * Laser Bean
 * Citron
 * E.M.Peach
 * Infi-nut
 * Magnifying Grass
 * Tile Turnip
 * Sun Bean

Cameo appearances

 * Gatling Pea - Using Plant Food on a Peashooter or Repeater temporarily upgrades it into a Gatling Pea.
 * Magnet-shroom - Appears in the Google Play trailer and is seen in the game's coding.

A plant marked with * is a premium plant.

A plant marked with ^ is only found in the Chinese version.

A plant marked with † is only found in the Zen Garden.

Zombies

 * Main article: Zombies (Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time)

Returning zombies

 * Zombie
 * Conehead Zombie
 * Buckethead Zombie
 * Flag Zombie
 * Gargantuar
 * Imp
 * Dr. Zomboss (Using his new Zombots)
 * Disco Zombie (Rides a jetpack)

Ancient Egypt

 * Mummy Zombie
 * Conehead Mummy
 * Buckethead Mummy
 * Flag Mummy Zombie
 * Ra Zombie
 * Camel Zombies


 * Explorer Zombie
 * Tomb Raiser Zombie
 * Pharaoh Zombie
 * Mummified Gargantuar
 * Imp Mummy
 * Zombot Sphinx-inator

Pirate Seas

 * Pirate Zombie
 * Conehead Pirate
 * Buckethead Pirate
 * Flag Pirate Zombie
 * Swashbuckler Zombie
 * Seagull Zombie


 * Barrel Roller Zombie
 * Imp Pirate Zombie
 * Imp Cannon
 * Pirate Captain Zombie
 * Zombie Parrot
 * Gargantuar Pirate
 * Zombot Plank Walker

Wild West

 * Cowboy Zombie
 * Conehead Cowboy
 * Buckethead Cowboy
 * Flag Cowboy Zombie
 * Prospector Zombie
 * Pianist Zombie


 * Poncho Zombie
 * Chicken Wrangler Zombie
 * Zombie Chicken
 * Zombie Bull
 * Zombie Bull Rider
 * Wild West Gargantuar
 * Zombot War Wagon

Far Future

 * Future Zombie
 * Conehead Future Zombie
 * Buckethead Future Zombie
 * Future Flag Zombie
 * Jetpack Zombie
 * Shield Zombie


 * Bug Bot Imp
 * Robo-Cone Zombie
 * Mecha-Football Zombie
 * Disco-tron 3000
 * Disco Jetpack Zombie
 * Gargantuar Prime
 * Zombot Tomorrow-tron

Dark Ages

 * Peasant Zombie
 * Conehead Peasant Zombie
 * Buckethead Peasant Zombie
 * Flag Peasant Zombie
 * Knight Zombie
 * Jester Zombie
 * Dark Ages Gargantuar
 * Imp Monk Zombie

Others

 * Treasure Yeti

Glitches
See Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time/Glitches.

Pre-1.7
These are listed separately due to their deprecated nature.

Trivia

 * There was a milk carton in the trailer saying that Squash was missing. This refers to how Squash is now a Premium plant.
 * In this game, tombstones, instead of zombies spawning from them at the end of the level, they are simply there to block non-lobbed shots.
 * In the old map, one of the levels on the main path (1-8, 2-5 and 3-5) are a small version of the side paths (Mummy Memory, Cannons Away and Not OK Corral respectively).
 * Some music has been brought back from the original game, but remixed to match the time the level is set in. For example, in the Endless Zone levels and mini-games of Wild West, Ultimate Battle and Brainiac Maniac can be heard, respectively, but with a western soundfont.
 * The time of the present in this game most likely takes time in 2009. This can be proven by the phrase "Stars can help us get back to the year 2009 and your taco.", said by Penny. It is likely 2009 was chosen because that was when the original was released.
 * In the 2.1 icon, the Future Zombie wears a brown coat, while all Future Zombies wear red shirts.
 * In every world (except Player's House), plants can be planted on the ground without flower pots, even though the ground consist of stone and other materials.
 * There is data in the Game's code of tombstones and minecarts for each world.