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Generally favorable reviews- based on 131 Ratings

  • Summary: Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks. Obstacles like a setting sun, creeping fog and a swimming pool add to the challenge, and with five game modes to dig into, the fun never dies! Expand
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  1. Positive: 27 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. If you've never played Plants vs. Zombies before, then this is - wait for it - a no-brainer. The game is an amazing gigglefest of unbridled fun, overflowing with game modes and replayability.
  2. All I can say is that PopCap will be hard pressed to top Plants vs Zombies with any of their future releases.
  3. The simple truth is that Plants vs. Zombies on Xbox Live Arcade is one of the best values on the entire service.
  4. The Xbox 360 version of this great tower defense game is the best yet and is the first to feature both cooperative and competitive multiplayer.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 30
  2. Negative: 1 out of 30
  1. 10
    I really liked this game!!!! It is a very unique game & very funny. When I first saw the game advertised I fought it looked pretty boring, but when I saw the good reviews I gave it a go & LOVED IT!
    Best Game I've played in the last 6 months
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  2. Plants vs. Zombies is one of those rare games that takes a concept- in this case, tower defense- combines it with a well used topic- zombies- and then crafts a gem unlike any other. In this addicting game, you place plants, which serve as towers, on your lawn using Sun that you pick up or generate with certain towers. Then, zombies come across your lawn and get killed by your towers. That is basically the game at its core, but it soon gets a bit more complicated. You'll be introduced to new and more powerful zombies, and you'll be forced to adapt to different lawns. For example, you must put Strangleweed so that the Scuba Zombies in the pool in your backyard don't swim all the way to your Peashooters, pop up, and kill them instantly. If you understood what I just said, kudos to you. Few defense games give off the same quirky charm that PvZ emanates, something that separates this game from the crowd. Also, there are puzzle and minigame modes outside of the adventure mode, to guarantee you'll be playing this game for many hours. Expand
  3. As a very big fan of this game i was very excited for this game and was not disappointed. i especially like the new co-op. it's a great addition to this already grat game. my only disappointment is it's basically the same as the PC version. i would haveliked to see new zombie types and new plants. Expand
  4. the games adventure mode is extremely bad. it feels like work. but in the multi player you can play as the zombies so you can see how the zombie get in the house without losing but over all the game isn't that good Expand

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