Game modes (PvZ)

There are seven different game modes in Plants vs. Zombies. There are 2 options, Adventure Mode and More Ways to Play in the iPad and iPhone/iPod touch versions of the game and 4 options, Adventure, Mini-games, Puzzle and Survival in the PC version.

Adventure
Adventure Mode is the first available mode in Plants vs. Zombies. There are five groups of ten levels, which are Day, Night, Pool, Fog, and Roof; each with their own characteristics and different Music. A new Plant is unlocked and added to your Suburban Almanac at the end of nearly every levels. You will meet all Suburban Almanac Zombies in this mode. After you finish it, you can play this again or play other game modes.

Mini-Games
Mini-games are a feature that is available on the Main Menu below Adventure Mode and in the iOS version, accessible through Quick Play. They contain variants of the regular game, with a twist or change to make it feel different.

Puzzle
Puzzle Mode is a game mode that contains three separate puzzle types: Vasebreaker, I, Zombie and Last Stand. It is unlocked after completing about half of level 4-6. In some versions of the game you have to buy Puzzles from Crazy Dave's Twiddydinkies.

Survival
Survival Mode is unlocked when Adventure Mode is beaten for the first time. The player must survive multiple waves of zombies. He/she gets to choose new seed packets to defend against a different group of zombies, five total, every 1 (normal) or 2 flags (hard) to continue building up his/her defenses. For each group of zombies, the plants the player previously had on the lawn and your sun remain, but Lawn Mower, Pool Cleaner, and Roof Cleaner are not renewed. At the end of the first completion of each Survival Mode level, a Trophy is received with money for any remaining Lawn Mower, Pool Cleaner, or Roof Cleaner. On the iPad it is accessed through Quick Play. This mode is not available in the iPod version of the game.

Zen Garden
The Zen Garden is a virtual garden where you keep plants that you have collected. Only available in the PC, Mac, Xbox 360, PS3, DS, Windows Phone 7, iPhone, Playstation Vita, iPad﻿ and the iPod Touch Version.

Vs. Mode
Versus Mode is a game mode available only on the Playstation Network, Xbox Live Arcade Version and the DS. It is a multiplayer mode where one controls the Plants and one controls the Zombies.

Co-op Mode
Co-op mode is a feature added in the XBLA and PSN version, but is not in the other versions. ​​ It allows 2 players to play as the Plants at the same time.