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  • 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 aZombies 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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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Mar 14, 2011
    92
    Plants vs. Zombies is great fun, and is one of those games that will have you playing just one more level until you find that you've played for another hour or more.
  2. Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    Mar 17, 2011
    90
    There's a reason PopCap has ported this game to almost every platform under the sun, and its embrace of zombiemania only hints at it. As with brains this is delicious. [April 2011, p.78]
  3. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Mar 17, 2011
    90
    Charming and hard to stop playing. See for yourself what all the fuss is about. [April 2011, p.81]
  4. PSM3 Magazine UK
    Mar 13, 2011
    85
    Would be PSN's best strategy game - but not at this price. [Apr 2011, p.90]
  5. Feb 25, 2011
    83
    While I'd be hesitant to recommend it to hardcore FPS players, gamers looking for an easy going way to unwind should have quite a bit of fun with PvZ on PSN.
  6. Feb 14, 2011
    83
    The huge amount of plants and the various zombies are the right ingredients for a good tower defense game.
  7. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Mar 24, 2011
    70
    Only minus the satisfying touch-screen interaction. [Apr 2011, p.118]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Feb 23, 2011
    10
    when i bought this game i honestly expected to be wasting my money. its a defense strategy game, its cute and lacking graphical prowess, itswhen i bought this game i honestly expected to be wasting my money. its a defense strategy game, its cute and lacking graphical prowess, its charming and what the hell can a plant do against a zombie? you plant plants they throw seeds at incoming zombies ....pixeljunk monster fans this is all you Expand
  2. Apr 24, 2011
    9
    The game is awesome! Get it by any means now. Extremely addicting, several mini-games, a good soothing challenge for those tired of theThe game is awesome! Get it by any means now. Extremely addicting, several mini-games, a good soothing challenge for those tired of the mainstream FPS or any other media that's usually pushed down our throats to buy. This is a buy, because of its originality in an already infested zombie media. I give the game a solid 9, because of its co-op, multiplayer, and addicting single player campaign. Don't waste your buck, if you think you'd get bored, because its a strategy game, and often you find doing the same thing over and over; otherwise a great entry to PSN. Expand
  3. Apr 6, 2011
    9
    Simple, effective TD game that will keep entertaining for a long time without a load of stuff to learn before you can play. And familySimple, effective TD game that will keep entertaining for a long time without a load of stuff to learn before you can play. And family friendly too! Despite the zombies in the title. Expand
  4. Dec 18, 2013
    9
    Really funny and the defense strategy really works. It's cute, charming and looks good. If you liked pixeljunk monsters you'll probably likeReally funny and the defense strategy really works. It's cute, charming and looks good. If you liked pixeljunk monsters you'll probably like this. After a while it does get a bit too easy. Expand
  5. Apr 12, 2011
    9
    This version of Plants vs. Zombies is the best out yet. The game looks great in HD and the controller feels like a natural fit for this game.This version of Plants vs. Zombies is the best out yet. The game looks great in HD and the controller feels like a natural fit for this game. A great game that's another PSN must buy. Expand
  6. May 1, 2022
    9
    I consider Plants Vs Zombies the highest point of Popcap. His biggest success, and personally the best of all casual games to date. A strategyI consider Plants Vs Zombies the highest point of Popcap. His biggest success, and personally the best of all casual games to date. A strategy video game that combines good humor and a great soundtrack, with IMPECCABLE gameplay. Perhaps many people find it quite easy, but the way in which all the game mechanics are used is in the survival mode. This is where you have to put together and take advantage of strategies with your 49 plants!!! Besides that this version is better than the PC version in every way, including better graphics and more content to a game that already had it. The multiplayer mode is amazing, although it is a shame that it is only local and does not have an online mode. I have also noticed that the PS3 version is easier than the PC version, since you have the bushes to predict the movement of the Zombies (especially useful in the foggy levels), and they usually give you many more plants for the zen garden. , which will give you much more money. Although this may be because there are more items in the store, such as the ability to buy and upgrade your house. If you already played the PC version and you liked it, or you didn't directly play it on any platform, I recommend that you switch to this version. The improvements in gameplay and content make it worthwhile! And if it wasnt enough, if you are lucky to find a physical copy of this game (is so rare) you would also have Peggle and Heavy Weapon, two other excellent Popcap games and they are also upgraded both graphically and gameplay wise! As controversial as it sounds, along with Bejeweled this is possibly the only casual game that is a masterpiece and its physical copy is one of the best games in the PS3 library in my opinion. Expand
  7. Apr 19, 2011
    8
    It's pretty much the same game as any of the other releases. If you already own it then there is little point in getting this one, but if youIt's pretty much the same game as any of the other releases. If you already own it then there is little point in getting this one, but if you haven't played any then I highly recommend it. Expand

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