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The '''''Plants vs. Zombies'' series''' are composed of many games with different game genres, all published by [[PopCap Games]]. On this series, there is two major factions which are constantly battling themselves, the plants and the zombies. On every game there is a person called [[Crazy Dave]], which helps the player to stop the zombies and their leader [[Dr. Zomboss|Dr. Edgar Zomboss]], the main antagonist of the series. Every game consists of many different game modes to increase the ways and fun to play. The series is also on a wide variety of platforms, from handheld consoles such as the DS, DSiWare to home consoles such as the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
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The '''''Plants vs. Zombies''''' '''series''' are composed of many games with different game genres, all developed by [[PopCap Games]] and published by [[Electronic Arts]]. On this series, there is two major factions which are constantly battling themselves, the plants and the zombies. On every game there is a person called [[Crazy Dave]], which helps the player to stop the zombies and their leader [[Dr. Zomboss|Dr. Edgar Zomboss]], the main antagonist of the series. Every game consists of many different game modes to increase the ways and fun to play. The series is also on a wide variety of platforms, from handheld consoles such as the DS, DSiWare to home consoles such as the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
   
On the main series composed of ''[[Plants vs. Zombies]]'' and ''[[Plants vs. Zombies 2]]'' which follows a [[tower defense]] genre, the players need to use different plants provided to defend against the zombies, which are trying to invade the [[Player's House|player's house]] to eat their [[brain]]s. The series comprises of a myriad of plants, such as [[:Category:Peashooting plants|peashooting plants]]; [[:Category:Lobbed-shot plants|lobbed-shot plants]]; [[:Category:Defensive plants|defensive plants]]; etc, and each plant is unique due to their different abilities. The zombies also have a variety of special abilities. For example, they use [[roadcone]]s and [[bucket]]s to protect themselves, some can use items to jump over the plants, and the stronger zombies include [[Gargantuar]]s and [[Giga-gargantuar]]s.
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On the main series composed of ''[[Plants vs. Zombies]]'', ''[[Plants vs. Zombies 2]]'', and ''[[Plants vs. Zombies 3]]'' which follow the [[tower defense]] genre, the players need to use different plants provided to defend against the zombies, which are trying to invade the [[Player's House|player's house]] to eat their [[brain]]s. The series comprises of a myriad of plants, such as [[:Category:Peashooting plants|peashooting plants]]; [[:Category:Lobbed-shot plants|lobbed-shot plants]]; [[:Category:Defensive plants|defensive plants]]; etc, and each plant is unique due to their different abilities. The zombies also have a variety of special abilities. For example, they use [[roadcone]]s and [[bucket]]s to protect themselves, some can use items to jump over the plants, and the stronger zombies include [[Gargantuar]]s and [[Giga-gargantuar]]s.
   
 
Starting from 2014, the ''Plants vs. Zombies'' series introduced its spin-off subseries. ''[[Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare|Garden Warfare]]'' revamped completely the game's formula, changing the tower defense style to a constantly online third person shooter where both plants and zombies can be controlled, with many similarities between them. This genre continues with the release of ''[[Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2|Garden Warfare 2]]'' in 2016, where an offline mode was introduced. Here, the zombies have taken Suburbia, the neighbourhood the player lives in and transformed it into [[Zomburbia]].
 
Starting from 2014, the ''Plants vs. Zombies'' series introduced its spin-off subseries. ''[[Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare|Garden Warfare]]'' revamped completely the game's formula, changing the tower defense style to a constantly online third person shooter where both plants and zombies can be controlled, with many similarities between them. This genre continues with the release of ''[[Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2|Garden Warfare 2]]'' in 2016, where an offline mode was introduced. Here, the zombies have taken Suburbia, the neighbourhood the player lives in and transformed it into [[Zomburbia]].
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Due to the prevalence of the ''Plants vs. Zombies'' series, a considerable amount of references/Easter eggs can be found in other media, visit [[References to Plants vs. Zombies|this page]] for details.
 
Due to the prevalence of the ''Plants vs. Zombies'' series, a considerable amount of references/Easter eggs can be found in other media, visit [[References to Plants vs. Zombies|this page]] for details.
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Plantsvs.ZombiesLogoAlternative.png|2009-2019 (Alternative)
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Plantsvs.Zombies_Logo2019.png|2019-present
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Plantsvs.Zombies_AlternativeLogo2019.png|2019-present (Alternative)
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==History==
 
==History==
 
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===2009===
 
===2009===
*May 5, 2009: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies]]'', it's [[Plants vs. Zombies Web Version|Web Version]], and it's [[Plants vs. Zombies Free Trial|Free Trial]] were released to Windows and OS X in North America.
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*May 5th: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies]]'', its [[Plants vs. Zombies Demo|Demo]], and its [[Plants vs. Zombies Free Trial|Free Trial]] were released to Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X in North America.
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*September 23rd: The [[Plants vs. Zombies Web Version|Web Version]] of ''Plants vs. Zombies'' was released to the PopCap website for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.
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*August 18th: A Physical version for ''Plants vs. Zombies'' was released to Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.
   
 
===2010===
 
===2010===
*February 15, 2010: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies iOS|Plants vs. Zombies]]'' is released to iPhone and iPod Touch.
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*February 15th ''[[Plants vs. Zombies iOS|Plants vs. Zombies]]'' is released to iPhone and iPod Touch.
*March 31, 2010: ''Plants vs. Zombies'' is released to the iPad.
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*March 31st: ''Plants vs. Zombies'' is released to the iPad.
*August 8, 2010: The [[Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year Edition|GOTY Edition]] of ''Plants vs. Zombies'' is released.
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*August 8th: The [[Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year Edition|GOTY Edition]] of ''Plants vs. Zombies'' is released.
*August 10, 2010: The non-Steam [[Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year Edition|GOTY Edition]] of ''Plants vs. Zombies'' is released on the PC itself.
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*August 10th: The Physical version for the [[Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year Edition|GOTY Edition]] of ''Plants vs. Zombies'' is released on the PC itself.
*September 8, 2010: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360|Plants vs. Zombies]]'' is released to Xbox Live Arcade.
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*September 8th: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360|Plants vs. Zombies]]'' is released to Xbox Live Arcade.
   
 
===2011===
 
===2011===
*January 18, 2011: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies (Nintendo DS)|Plants vs. Zombies]]'' is released to the Nintendo DS.
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*January 18th: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies (Nintendo DS)|Plants vs. Zombies]]'' is released to the Nintendo DS.
*February 8, 2011: ''Plants vs. Zombies'' is released to the PlayStation Network.
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*February 8th: ''Plants vs. Zombies'' is released to the PlayStation Network.
*March 14, 2011: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies Nintendo DSiWare|Plants vs. Zombies]]'' is released to the Nintendo DSiWare.
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*March 14th: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies Nintendo DSiWare|Plants vs. Zombies]]'' is released to the Nintendo DSiWare.
*May 31, 2011: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies (Android)|Plants vs. Zombies]]'' is released to the Android phone.
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*May 31st: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies (Android)|Plants vs. Zombies]]'' is released to the Android phone.
*June 22, 2011: ''Plants vs. Zombies'' is released to the Windows phone.
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*June 22nd: ''Plants vs. Zombies'' is released to the Windows phone.
   
 
===2012===
 
===2012===
*February 22, 2012: ''Plants vs. Zombies'' is released to the PlayStation Vita.
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*February 22nd: ''Plants vs. Zombies'' is released to the PlayStation Vita.
*May 28, 2012: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies: Great Wall Edition]]'' is released in China for iOS and Android.
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*May 28th: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies: Great Wall Edition]]'' is released in China for iOS and Android.
*Unknown date in 2012: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies Nook|Plants vs. Zombies]]'' is released to the Nook.
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*Unknown date in May: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies: Journey to the West]]'' was released in China for iOS and Android.
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*Unknown date: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies Nook|Plants vs. Zombies]]'' is released to the Nook.
   
 
===2013===
 
===2013===
*January 30, 2013: ''Plants vs. Zombies'' is released to the BlackBerry 10.
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*January 30th: ''Plants vs. Zombies'' is released to the BlackBerry 10.
*May 20, 2013: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies Adventures]]'' was launched worldwide for Facebook users.
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*May 20th: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies Adventures]]'' was launched worldwide for Facebook users.
*July 9, 2013: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies 2]]'' was released in Australia and New Zealand on iOS.
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*July 9th: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies 2]]'' was released in Australia and New Zealand on iOS.
*August 15, 2013: ''Plants vs. Zombies 2'' was released worldwide (except for China) on iOS.
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*August 15th: ''Plants vs. Zombies 2'' was released worldwide (except for China) on iOS.
*September 12, 2013: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version)|Plants vs. Zombies 2]]'' was released in China on Android.
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*September 12th: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version)|Plants vs. Zombies 2]]'' was released in China on Android.
*October 2, 2013: ''Plants vs. Zombies 2'' was released in Australia and New Zealand on Android.
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*October 2nd: ''Plants vs. Zombies 2'' was released in Australia and New Zealand on Android.
*October 23, 2013: ''Plants vs. Zombies 2'' was released worldwide on Android.
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*October 23rd: ''Plants vs. Zombies 2'' was released worldwide on Android.
*December 9, 2013: A beta test of ''[[Plants vs. Zombies Online]]'' was released to the PC in China.
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*December 9th: A beta test of ''[[Plants vs. Zombies Online]]'' was released to the PC in China.
   
 
===2014===
 
===2014===
*February 25, 2014: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare]]'' was released for Xbox One and Xbox 360 in America.
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*February 25th: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare]]'' was released for Xbox One and Xbox 360 in America.
*February 28, 2014: ''Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare'' was released for Xbox One and Xbox 360 in Europe.
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*February 28th: ''Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare'' was released for Xbox One and Xbox 360 in Europe.
*June 24, 2014: ''Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare'' was released for the PC worldwide except China.
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*June 24th: ''Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare'' was released for the PC worldwide except China.
*July 3, 2014: A beta test of ''[[Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars]]'' was released in China for the Android.
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*July 3rd: A beta test of ''[[Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars]]'' was released in China for the Android.
*July 18, 2014: ''Plants vs. Zombies Online'' was officially released in China for the PC.
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*July 18th: ''Plants vs. Zombies Online'' was officially released in China for the PC.
*August 14, 2014: Another beta test of ''Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars'' was released in China for the Android.
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*August 14th: Another beta test of ''Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars'' was released in China for the Android.
*August 19, 2014: ''Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare'' was released for the PlayStation Network in America.
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*August 19th: ''Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare'' was released for the PlayStation Network in America.
*September 4, 2014: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies: Magic Book]]'' was released in China for iOS.
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*September 4th: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies: Magic Book]]'' was released in China for iOS.
*September 11, 2014: The final beta test of ''Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars'' was released in China for the Android.
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*September 11th: The final beta test of ''Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars'' was released in China for the Android.
*September 17, 2014: ''Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars'' was officially released in China for iOS.
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*September 17th: ''Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars'' was officially released in China for iOS.
*September 25, 2014: ''Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars'' was officially released in China for the Android.
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*September 25th: ''Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars'' was officially released in China for the Android.
*October 12, 2014: ''Plants vs. Zombies Adventures'' shut down.
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*October 12th: ''Plants vs. Zombies Adventures'' shut down.
*November 13, 2014: A free version of ''[[Plants vs. Zombies FREE|Plants vs. Zombies]]'' was released for iOS and Android.
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*November 13th: A free version of ''[[Plants vs. Zombies FREE|Plants vs. Zombies]]'' was released for iOS and Android.
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*Unknown date: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies Social Edition]]'' was released in China
   
 
===2015===
 
===2015===
*March 4, 2015: [[Plants vs. Zombies Pinyin Adventure|''Plants vs. Zombies Pinyin Adventure'']] was released in China for iOS.
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*March 4th: [[Plants vs. Zombies Pinyin Adventure|''Plants vs. Zombies Pinyin Adventure'']] was released in China for iOS.
*June 17, 2015: [[Use Your Brainz EDU|''Use Your Brainz EDU'']] was released worldwide (except China) for the iPad.
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*June 17th: [[Use Your Brainz EDU|''Use Your Brainz EDU'']] was released worldwide (except China) for the iPad.
*Unknown date in September 2015: [[Plants vs. Zombies Social Edition|''Plants vs. Zombies Social Edition'']] was shut down.
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*Unknown date in September: [[Plants vs. Zombies Social Edition|''Plants vs. Zombies Social Edition'']] was shut down.
   
 
===2016===
 
===2016===
*February 18, 2016: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2]]'' was released for EA/Origin Access users worldwide except China.
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*February 18th: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2]]'' was released for EA/Origin Access users worldwide except China.
*February 23, 2016: ''Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2'' was released in America.
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*February 23th: ''Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2'' was released in America.
*February 25, 2016: ''Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2'' was released in Europe.
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*February 25th: ''Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2'' was released in Europe.
*March 10, 2016: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies Heroes]]'' was released in Australia and New Zealand on Android and iOS.
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*March 10th: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies Heroes]]'' was released in Australia and New Zealand on Android and iOS.
*October 18, 2016: ''Plants vs. Zombies Heroes'' was released worldwide (except China) for Android and iOS.
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*October 18th: ''Plants vs. Zombies Heroes'' was released worldwide (except China) for Android and iOS.
 
**''[[Plants vs. Zombies Stickers]]'' was released worldwide (except China) for the iPhone on that same day.
 
**''[[Plants vs. Zombies Stickers]]'' was released worldwide (except China) for the iPhone on that same day.
*Unknown date in October 2016: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies 2: Social Edition]]'' was shut down.
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*Unknown date in October: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies 2: Social Edition]]'' was shut down.
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===2017===
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*Unknown date in January: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars]]'' was removed from the Chinese App Store, along with every other China-exclusive PopCap game except ''[[Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version)]]''.
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===2018===
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*May 15th: QQ accounts that were registered after this date could no longer play ''[[Plants vs. Zombies Online]]''. The game is also announced to have all the game servers and website shut down and removed on August 11, 2018.
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*August 11th: ''Plants vs. Zombies Online'' was shut down.
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===2019===
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*July 16: ''[[Plants vs. Zombies 3]]'' was released for Android devices for pre-alpha testing.
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*September 4th: Founder's Edition of ''[[Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville]]'' is released.
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*September 30th: Worldwide release of ''Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville''.
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===2020===
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*February 25th: ''Plants vs. Zombies 3'' was soft launched on Android and iOS devices in select countries.
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*June 4th: ''Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville'' was released on Steam.
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*July 11th: ''Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars'' was shut down.
   
 
==List of games==
 
==List of games==
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|[[File:Plants vs. Zombies 2- It's About Time.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Plants vs. Zombies 2- It's About Time.png|200px]]
 
|''Plants vs. Zombies 2 ''is the second game of main ''Plants vs. Zombies'' series. In this game, the players take a time travel. They go to [[Ancient Egypt]], [[Wild West]] and more areas to defeat the zombies.
 
|''Plants vs. Zombies 2 ''is the second game of main ''Plants vs. Zombies'' series. In this game, the players take a time travel. They go to [[Ancient Egypt]], [[Wild West]] and more areas to defeat the zombies.
 
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|'''''[[Plants vs. Zombies 3]]'''''
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|''Plants vs. Zombies 3 ''is the third game of main ''Plants vs. Zombies'' series.
 
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===Third-person shooters===
===''Garden Warfare'' series===
 
 
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|''Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2'' is the sequel of the first third-person shooter game with new characters that are [[Imp (PvZ: GW2)|Imp]], [[Citron (PvZ: GW2)|Citron]], [[Super Brainz]], [[Rose]], [[Captain Deadbeard]] and [[Kernel Corn]].
 
|''Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2'' is the sequel of the first third-person shooter game with new characters that are [[Imp (PvZ: GW2)|Imp]], [[Citron (PvZ: GW2)|Citron]], [[Super Brainz]], [[Rose]], [[Captain Deadbeard]] and [[Kernel Corn]].
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|'''''[[Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville]]'''''
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|''Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville'' is a reboot of the third-person shooter games, featuring reworks of all the previous characters, separating the characters into three roles, and new characters that include [[Night Cap (PvZ: BfN)|Night Cap]], potted Plant turned playable [[Snapdragon (PvZ: BfN)|Snapdragon]], [[80s Action Hero]], [[Electric Slide]], and a passenger gimmick featuring [[Acorn]] and their [[Oak]] as well as [[Space Cadet (PvZ: BfN)|Space Cadet]] and her [[Space Station]].
 
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|'''''[[Plants vs. Zombies Pinball]]'''''
 
|'''''[[Plants vs. Zombies Pinball]]'''''
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|[[PopCap Games]] and Zen Studios created a game, ''Plants vs. Zombies Pinball''. Just like normal pinball games, but it has been modeled with a ''Plants vs. Zombies'' theme design. Use the [[pea]] (ball) to attack [[Dr. Zomboss]], which is launched by [[Cob Cannon]]. The pea will be upgraded after it touches any power-ups. It is only available for download on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation Network. In early 2013 the ''Plants vs. Zombies Pinball'' table became a part of a bigger package, ''Zen Pinball 2'', released among the previous ''Zen Pinball Tables'' on the Nintendo eShop for Wii U.
 
|[[PopCap Games]] and Zen Studios created a game, ''Plants vs. Zombies Pinball''. Just like normal pinball games, but it has been modeled with a ''Plants vs. Zombies'' theme design. Use the [[pea]] (ball) to attack [[Dr. Zomboss]], which is launched by [[Cob Cannon]]. The pea will be upgraded after it touches any power-ups. It is only available for download on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation Network. In early 2013 the ''Plants vs. Zombies Pinball'' table became a part of a bigger package, ''Zen Pinball 2'', released among the previous ''Zen Pinball Tables'' on the Nintendo eShop for Wii U.
 
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|'''''[[Plants vs. Zombies Online]]'''''
 
|'''''[[Plants vs. Zombies Online]]'''''
 
|[[File:Plants vs. Zombies Online.png|200px]]
 
|[[File:Plants vs. Zombies Online.png|200px]]
|Beta since December 9, 2013 and July 18, 2014. It is a PC version of ''Plants vs. Zombies 2 ''with more of less features. There are only four worlds so far, and more can appear in each update. The player can play this game at [http://pvz.qq.com].
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|Beta since December 9, 2013 and July 18, 2014, it was a PC version of ''Plants vs. Zombies 2 ''with more of less features. There were only four worlds so far, and more could have appeared in each update.
 
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|'''''[[Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars]]'''''
 
|'''''[[Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars]]'''''
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|''Talking Zombatar'' was a game with the concept being similar to ''Talking Tom''. You could interact with the zombie, as well as earning daily rewards, but it got scrapped for an unknown reason.
 
|''Talking Zombatar'' was a game with the concept being similar to ''Talking Tom''. You could interact with the zombie, as well as earning daily rewards, but it got scrapped for an unknown reason.
 
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The Plants vs. Zombies series are composed of many games with different game genres, all developed by PopCap Games and published by Electronic Arts. On this series, there is two major factions which are constantly battling themselves, the plants and the zombies. On every game there is a person called Crazy Dave, which helps the player to stop the zombies and their leader Dr. Edgar Zomboss, the main antagonist of the series. Every game consists of many different game modes to increase the ways and fun to play. The series is also on a wide variety of platforms, from handheld consoles such as the DS, DSiWare to home consoles such as the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

On the main series composed of Plants vs. Zombies, Plants vs. Zombies 2, and Plants vs. Zombies 3 which follow the tower defense genre, the players need to use different plants provided to defend against the zombies, which are trying to invade the player's house to eat their brains. The series comprises of a myriad of plants, such as peashooting plants; lobbed-shot plants; defensive plants; etc, and each plant is unique due to their different abilities. The zombies also have a variety of special abilities. For example, they use roadcones and buckets to protect themselves, some can use items to jump over the plants, and the stronger zombies include Gargantuars and Giga-gargantuars.

Starting from 2014, the Plants vs. Zombies series introduced its spin-off subseries. Garden Warfare revamped completely the game's formula, changing the tower defense style to a constantly online third person shooter where both plants and zombies can be controlled, with many similarities between them. This genre continues with the release of Garden Warfare 2 in 2016, where an offline mode was introduced. Here, the zombies have taken Suburbia, the neighbourhood the player lives in and transformed it into Zomburbia.

Also in 2016, a new spin-off has been released. Plants vs. Zombies Heroes takes control of both plants and zombies on a card-collecting game against single-player opponents or real-time opponents from other parts of the world.

Due to the prevalence of the Plants vs. Zombies series, a considerable amount of references/Easter eggs can be found in other media, visit this page for details.

History

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2009

  • May 5th: Plants vs. Zombies, its Demo, and its Free Trial were released to Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X in North America.
  • September 23rd: The Web Version of Plants vs. Zombies was released to the PopCap website for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.
  • August 18th: A Physical version for Plants vs. Zombies was released to Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.

2010

  • February 15th Plants vs. Zombies is released to iPhone and iPod Touch.
  • March 31st: Plants vs. Zombies is released to the iPad.
  • August 8th: The GOTY Edition of Plants vs. Zombies is released.
  • August 10th: The Physical version for the GOTY Edition of Plants vs. Zombies is released on the PC itself.
  • September 8th: Plants vs. Zombies is released to Xbox Live Arcade.

2011

  • January 18th: Plants vs. Zombies is released to the Nintendo DS.
  • February 8th: Plants vs. Zombies is released to the PlayStation Network.
  • March 14th: Plants vs. Zombies is released to the Nintendo DSiWare.
  • May 31st: Plants vs. Zombies is released to the Android phone.
  • June 22nd: Plants vs. Zombies is released to the Windows phone.

2012

2013

  • January 30th: Plants vs. Zombies is released to the BlackBerry 10.
  • May 20th: Plants vs. Zombies Adventures was launched worldwide for Facebook users.
  • July 9th: Plants vs. Zombies 2 was released in Australia and New Zealand on iOS.
  • August 15th: Plants vs. Zombies 2 was released worldwide (except for China) on iOS.
  • September 12th: Plants vs. Zombies 2 was released in China on Android.
  • October 2nd: Plants vs. Zombies 2 was released in Australia and New Zealand on Android.
  • October 23rd: Plants vs. Zombies 2 was released worldwide on Android.
  • December 9th: A beta test of Plants vs. Zombies Online was released to the PC in China.

2014

  • February 25th: Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare was released for Xbox One and Xbox 360 in America.
  • February 28th: Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare was released for Xbox One and Xbox 360 in Europe.
  • June 24th: Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare was released for the PC worldwide except China.
  • July 3rd: A beta test of Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars was released in China for the Android.
  • July 18th: Plants vs. Zombies Online was officially released in China for the PC.
  • August 14th: Another beta test of Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars was released in China for the Android.
  • August 19th: Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare was released for the PlayStation Network in America.
  • September 4th: Plants vs. Zombies: Magic Book was released in China for iOS.
  • September 11th: The final beta test of Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars was released in China for the Android.
  • September 17th: Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars was officially released in China for iOS.
  • September 25th: Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars was officially released in China for the Android.
  • October 12th: Plants vs. Zombies Adventures shut down.
  • November 13th: A free version of Plants vs. Zombies was released for iOS and Android.
  • Unknown date: Plants vs. Zombies Social Edition was released in China

2015

2016

  • February 18th: Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 was released for EA/Origin Access users worldwide except China.
  • February 23th: Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 was released in America.
  • February 25th: Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 was released in Europe.
  • March 10th: Plants vs. Zombies Heroes was released in Australia and New Zealand on Android and iOS.
  • October 18th: Plants vs. Zombies Heroes was released worldwide (except China) for Android and iOS.
  • Unknown date in October: Plants vs. Zombies 2: Social Edition was shut down.

2017

2018

  • May 15th: QQ accounts that were registered after this date could no longer play Plants vs. Zombies Online. The game is also announced to have all the game servers and website shut down and removed on August 11, 2018.
  • August 11th: Plants vs. Zombies Online was shut down.

2019

2020

  • February 25th: Plants vs. Zombies 3 was soft launched on Android and iOS devices in select countries.
  • June 4th: Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville was released on Steam.
  • July 11th: Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars was shut down.

List of games

Main series games

Game Image Summary
Plants vs. Zombies Plants vs. Zombies The first game of Plants vs. Zombies series. In this multi-platform game, the player can play Adventure ModeMini-gamesPuzzle Mode, and Survival Mode.
Plants vs. Zombies 2 Plants vs. Zombies 2- It's About Time Plants vs. Zombies 2 is the second game of main Plants vs. Zombies series. In this game, the players take a time travel. They go to Ancient Egypt, Wild West and more areas to defeat the zombies.
Plants vs. Zombies 3 PvZ3 Logo Plants vs. Zombies 3 is the third game of main Plants vs. Zombies series.

Third-person shooters

Game Image Summary
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare Plants-vs-zombies-garden-warfare-logo Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare is a third-person shooter game, with the main plant characters being Peashooter, Sunflower, Chomper, and Cactus, and main zombie characters being Foot Soldier, Engineer, All-Star, and Scientist.
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2
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Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 is the sequel of the first third-person shooter game with new characters that are Imp, Citron, Super Brainz, Rose, Captain Deadbeard and Kernel Corn.
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville
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Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is a reboot of the third-person shooter games, featuring reworks of all the previous characters, separating the characters into three roles, and new characters that include Night Cap, potted Plant turned playable Snapdragon, 80s Action Hero, Electric Slide, and a passenger gimmick featuring Acorn and their Oak as well as Space Cadet and her Space Station.

Spin-offs

Game Image Summary
Plants vs. Zombies Pinball
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PopCap Games and Zen Studios created a game, Plants vs. Zombies Pinball. Just like normal pinball games, but it has been modeled with a Plants vs. Zombies theme design. Use the pea (ball) to attack Dr. Zomboss, which is launched by Cob Cannon. The pea will be upgraded after it touches any power-ups. It is only available for download on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation Network. In early 2013 the Plants vs. Zombies Pinball table became a part of a bigger package, Zen Pinball 2, released among the previous Zen Pinball Tables on the Nintendo eShop for Wii U.
Plants vs. Zombies Adventures Plants vs. Zombies Adventures Plants vs. Zombies Adventures was a Plants vs. Zombies based-game which was available on Facebook. The player could play with other players. They could beat many zombies on Road Trip mode. Then reclaimed new plants on the town and used them on the Player's Town to prevent zombies to go into the player's house. The game was closed on October 12, 2014.
Plants vs. Zombies Heroes
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Plants vs. Zombies Heroes is a mobile collectible card game in a turn-based format where players use heroes to play as the plants or zombies and battle with cards.
Plants vs. Zombies Risk PvZRisk A board game which is a modified version of Risk, it has a double-sided board and three gameplay types: Total Domination, where the objective is to gain control over the entire board, Mission Objective, where each player must complete a certain objective to win, and Tower Defense, which appears to be based on normal Plants vs. Zombies gameplay, rather than Risk.
Use Your Brainz EDU
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An educational variant to Plants vs. Zombies 2 by GlassLab Games demonstrating multiple venues of problem solving, including breaking problems down into smaller pieces, measure progress towards a goal, all behind-the-scenes as the player takes in and plays the game. It only includes Ancient Egypt and Pirate Seas, and is missing many of the game mechanics that appear in Plants vs. Zombies 2.

Chinese games

Game Image Summary
Plants vs. Zombies: Journey to the West File:PVZJTTW.png A Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies.
Plants vs. Zombies: Great Wall Edition File:Pvz gwe logo1.jpg A Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies.
Plants vs. Zombies Online Plants vs. Zombies Online Beta since December 9, 2013 and July 18, 2014, it was a PC version of Plants vs. Zombies 2 with more of less features. There were only four worlds so far, and more could have appeared in each update.
Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars Plants vs. Zombies- All Stars A Chinese spin-off to Plants vs. Zombies 2 that includes returning worlds (such as Ancient Egypt and Wild West), along with new worlds (Prehistoric Ages and The Great Wall of China). It also contains tons of new plants, including the Ball Cactus, Droplet Shooter, and Popcorn-pult. It also includes PvZ2 versions of the original game's zombies: this is due to some of them being present in the first world, American Suburbs.
Plants vs. Zombies Pinyin Adventure PvZPAIcon A Chinese educational game.
Plants vs. Zombies: Magic Book PvZMBIcon A Chinese interactive storybook game.

Canceled games

Game Image Summary
Plants vs. Zombies: The Board Game PVZ Board Game Plants vs. Zombies: The Board Game was intended to be released on 2012, but was canceled. The players would have used game cards to play this game. Like the rest of the Plants vs. Zombies series, the main purpose would have been to prevent the zombies from going to the house.
Talking Zombatar Talking Zombatar logo Talking Zombatar was a game with the concept being similar to Talking Tom. You could interact with the zombie, as well as earning daily rewards, but it got scrapped for an unknown reason.