February 15, 2010
PopCap
Launches Plants vs. Zombies for the iPhone
iPhone/iPod Touch Adaptation of
2009 Casual Game of The Year Offers Exclusive Content, Fun and Functionality
PopCap Games today announced the
launch of Plants vs. Zombies for the iPhone and iPod touch. Faithful to the game
design of the PC and Mac blockbuster, but adapted specifically for the iPhone
and iPod touch – including exclusive features and content – Plants vs. Zombies
is available immediately for $2.99 from Apple’s App Store on iPhone and iPod
touch, or at www.itunes.com/appstore.
“Plants vs. Zombies for iPhone and
iPod touch marks the first adaptation of our wildly popular ‘flower defense’
game to a new platform, and we’re excited at how well it has translated to the
iPhone and iPod touch,” stated Andrew Stein, director of mobile platforms at
PopCap Games. “We’ve stayed true to the original computer version with the
full-featured gameplay of Adventure mode, and have optimized this adaptation
around a seamless touch interface. Plus, we’ve added great content, including
the new Quick Play Arena which allows easy replay of any level after completing
the Adventure mode, and more than a dozen achievements to reward successful
completion of in-game challenges.”
Featuring non-stop comedic action
throughout 50 infinitely replayable levels, Plants vs. Zombies challenges you to
defend your house from encroaching zombies striving to reach your front door to
eat your brains. Choose from an ever-increasing assortment of specialized,
zombie-battling plants to slow down, confuse, weaken and ultimately destroy the
vegetation-munching undead before they can traverse your yard and reach your
front door. Thoughtful selection of plants, frantic use of resources, and clever
planting/placement decisions are key to overcoming more than two dozen different
kinds of zombies, each with its own combination of "skills" and behaviors.
Additional obstacles and challenges in later levels include the setting of the
sun (complete with a set of defensive mushrooms which are only usable at night),
a creeping fog, and even a swimming pool where the aquatic zombies make their
approach!
Since its release last year, Plants
vs. Zombies for the PC and Mac has become one of the most successful franchises
in casual game history, selling faster than any previous PopCap title and
garnering dozens of PC and casual "game of the year" accolades.
