Air Raid (hidden mini-game)


 * Not to be confused with Air Raid, a mini-game in the Nintendo DS version of Plants vs. Zombies.

Air Raid is one of the 17 hidden mini-games, which can only be found using a Cheat Engine.

This game is quite difficult, as there is no sun falling out from the sky, and you can only depend on sun producing plants such as Sun-shrooms. This game has a very long time between the time you can start planting and the time the zombies come. It is about 75 seconds long.

Limbo Page
There was a page of Mini-games which were canceled before the release of the game, called Limbo Page. The creator did not publish a visible link to this page.

Gain access to Limbo Page
Add three addresses and change all the value to 144.

See this video tutorial.



Basic strategy
Since it is night and there is no sun falling from the sky, it would be extremely difficult. A rake is useless here as the Balloon Zombie will fly over it.

Choose these seeds: Some of the plants above are optional. Puff-shroom, Sun-shroom, Sea-shroom and Blover are compulsory.
 * Sun-shroom
 * Cactus
 * Cattail
 * Lily Pad
 * Blover
 * Fume-shroom
 * Gloom-shroom
 * Puff-shroom
 * Sea-shroom

Try to plant Sun-shrooms faster and obtain sun faster. Later on when the first Balloon Zombie comes, use a Blover to get rid of it. Lawn Mowers are quite important.

You should plant two columns of Sun-shrooms as fast as you can.

Cactus strategy
Choose these seeds: Plant two columns of Sun-shrooms at the back. In front of them, plant an entire column (maybe two) of cacti. Use the Blover if things are chaotic. In front of them, plant two columns of Puff-shrooms (Sea-shrooms in the water) to deal with regular Zombies.
 * Sun-shroom
 * Lily Pad
 * Cactus
 * Blover
 * Puff-shroom
 * Sea-shroom
 * Anything Else

Blover Strategy
Note: This Strategy has NOT been tested.

Choose these Seeds: Plant one or two columns of Sun-shrooms (one is recommended). When the first zombie comes, (you should have enough sun for a Blover) use a Blover. Plant Puff-shrooms and Sea-shrooms for regular Zombies. Plant Cactus (if you chose them). If things get bad, use a Doom-shroom. If you chose Planterns, use them like you normally would.
 * Blover (obviously)
 * Sun-shroom
 * Puff-shroom
 * Lily Pad
 * Cactus (optional)
 * Doom-shroom
 * Plantern (optional)

Your setup should look like this:

S P P C -- -- -- -- --

S P P C -- -- PL -- --

(S) SS SS (C) -- -- -- -- --

(S) SS SS (C) -- -- -- -- --

S P P C -- -- PL -- --

S P P C -- -- -- -- --

Key

S= Sun-shroom

= Lily Pad

P= Puff-shroom

SS= Sea-shroom

C= Cactus*

PL=Plantern*

--= Empty space


 * If you chose it.

Spike-Free, Blover-Only Strategy (aka Think Easy Before You Think Hard Strategy)
You will need:
 * Sun-shroom
 * Blover
 * Puff-shroom
 * Sea-shroom
 * Imitater sun-shroom (optional)
 * Wall-nut (optional)
 * Lily Pad (if wall-nut)
 * Any plants of your choice

Think easy before you think hard. Because of the lack of tougher zombies in this level, it is entirely possible to complete this level with only instant kills for the balloon zombies such as Blovers. Start the level by accumulating sun as fast as possible by planting sun-shrooms and you should have 100 sun by the time the first balloon zombie appears. If not, then it is not the worst thing in the world to sacrifice one lawn mower. Basically, every time a balloon zombie appears, use a Blover to blow it away. You could also buy some time by not blowing the zombie away until it gets near the end of the row, to accumulate more sun. In the mean time, build up your lawn and pool defenses with Puff-shrooms and Sea-shrooms. Plant a Wall-nut on the middle column of each pool lane with Sea-shrooms to the left.

Trivia

 * Just like Bobsled Bonanza and Pogo Party, Air Raid has a very long time between the time the player can start planting and the time the zombies come. It is about 75 seconds, longer than any other level, as it was going to be very difficult.
 * In the Nintendo DS version of Plants vs. Zombies, Air Raid is a mini-game, where the player flies with a Gatling Pea and fights against Dr. Zomboss.