Plant Food is a terrific addition, however, and can really spice things up if not abused. An alternative is to use keys to unlock additional areas, but keys also require grinding previous levels. In fact, getting to the second world (the Pirate themed one) was so exhausting a prospect, it took many hours to actually get there. To unlock new worlds and areas, you’ll need to get stars, but you can’t get anywhere near enough in a single playthrough of an area, meaning you’ll need to grind the previous levels for more stars. One allows you to pinch the oncoming Zombies, another to electrocute, and finally you can pick up and throw enemies off the screen. These involve you literally touching the screen as a kind of “hand of God”. One of the new mechanics is the simply-named “power-up”. The easiest way (of course) is to travel back in time to do so.

The story is simple: Dave has just eaten the most amazing Taco, and wants to eat it again.

Crazy Dave returns, and even has a new time-machine companion in the form of his talking RV. But the new ideas are part of the problem, because everything else is pretty much spot on. Starting with the basic plants you’re used to (Sunflower, Pea-Shooter, etc) it all seems innocent enough – you’re even introduced to new plants along with the new ideas. The trouble is that to do so will require repetition that will make question whether you’re actually having fun doing it.

If you’re of a suitably patient nature, you can (of course) finish PvZ 2 without ever needing to buy a single additional piece of content, so you may find that this being a free game is an absolute wonder. It’s about time indeed, Popcap.īut let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves here, because this is still the same tower defence gameplay that works incredibly well it still has an absolutely wonderful art style and suitably humorous audio design (I swear you can quite clearly hear that the Bloomerang sound is just some guy in front of a mic) – the trouble here, is that in an effort to try and make the in-app purchases less aggressive, less “pay to win” than in a lot of games, Popcap have introduced the idea of grinding, which stops the natural progression that made the original feel so damn good – and as such, that attempt fails. Zombies game, so it’s difficult to know whether the subtitle “It’s About Time” is a knowing nod to that fact, or a subtle dig at the player, as this new PvZ requires a fair amount of grinding, and feels slightly soulless when compared to the original. We’ve waited patiently for a new Plants Vs.

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