Better Off Dead is an achievement for PC, iOS, and Android versions of Plants vs. Zombies. To unlock this achievement, the player must reach a streak of 10 in I, Zombie Endless either by winning to play the 11th streak by having at least 50 sun upon completing the 10th or losing when the amount of sun is less than 50 when entering the 11th.
Origins[]
Its name is a reference to the movie Better Off Dead.
Strategies[]
- See I, Zombie Endless for more strategies.
When attempting to earn this achievement, make sure to take out the Umbrella Leaves and Magnet-shrooms as many zombies rely on metal objects. In rows without Kernel-pults or Fume-shrooms, Ladder Zombies are suggested, as their ladder shield effectively protects them from the chilling effect from Snow Peas. Removing Snow Peas should be your next priority after the Umbrella Leaves and Magnet-shrooms. If you would like to use Digger Zombies, make sure all the Split Peas and Starfruits are eliminated, especially to protect your Imps. Torchwoods and Threepeaters should also be wiped out as soon as possible. Spikeweed is a lesser threat, but treat it with caution when using Imps, as they will only survive one more hit after crossing a Spikeweed. Use Dancing Zombies against rows with forward fire, as the Backup Dancers will be the ones killed. Do not use Dancing Zombies in lanes with Spikeweeds or Imps in lanes with two or more Spikeweeds. Note that your total amount of sun will be carried on to the next level, thus save up as much sun as possible. On certain versions, you can perform a glitch where placing several Bungee Zombies rapidly on one Sunflower will grant you a large amount of sun. However, this can be hard, but you can easily perform it by clicking the Bungee, quickly pausing, moving your mouse to a Sunflower, unpausing and clicking, quickly pausing again, moving your cursor to the Bungee packet, then repeating the process.
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In other languages[]
Please note that only official translations are used.
| Language | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
 English
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Better Off Dead | |
 Simplified Chinese
|
头脑风暴 | |
 French
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Je les veux tous morts | |
 German
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Totastisch | |
 Italian
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Meglio morto | |
 Japanese
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死んでるほうがマシ | |
 Spanish
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Mejor muerto |
Trivia[]
- The picture for the PC version looks like a close up of a zombie's eye with the number ten in the middle, followed by an exclamation point.
- In the iOS and Android versions of Plants vs. Zombies, the icon looks like the I, Win icon but with the number 10 instead of a 9. It is also golden instead of white.
- This is the least earned achievement in the Steam version, with less than 7% of players having it.
- If the player obtains this achievement and enters the 11th streak by having at least 50 sun, the text "Better Off Dead Achievement!" is shown at the bottom of the screen.
- When losing by having less than 50 sun upon entering the 11th and at the same time obtaining the achievement, however, will show the losing dialog box "You made it to a streak of 10" instead where the game over music and sound when loading the streak will play together, with the former is last to be played before everything becomes silent.
See also[]
| View · Edit | Achievements in Plants vs. Zombies |
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| Mini-games | Attention Deficit** · Beyond the Grave · Chilli Free** · Diamond Beghouler · Lucky Spin · Roll Some Heads · Shooting Star · Sproing! Sproing! · Wall-Not Attack · ZFF's 4 Evr |
| Puzzle Mode | Better Off Dead · China Shop · Gotcha!** · Hammer Time!** · I, Win** · Smashing! · Still Standing · The Stuff of Legends · Think Hard · Where the Sun Don't Shine · Sol Invictus** |
| Survival Mode | Alive and Planting · Immortal* · Tough Beans |
| Zen Garden | Enlightened** · Greenfingers** · Greenhouser** · Towering Wisdom |
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