{"id":26268,"date":"2025-12-01T00:01:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T00:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=26268"},"modified":"2025-11-10T14:20:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T14:20:35","slug":"plants-vs-zombies-replanted-switch-1-2-ps4-ps5-xbox-one-x-s-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/01\/plants-vs-zombies-replanted-switch-1-2-ps4-ps5-xbox-one-x-s-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Plants vs. Zombies Replanted (Switch 1 & 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, X\/S, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>One of the most popular \u2018casual\u2019 tower defense style games has to be Plants vs. Zombies.\u00a0 The original game was even reviewed on this site<\/strong><\/a> (not by me) way back in the day (2009).\u00a0 There\u2019s been a few spinoffs as well.\u00a0 I reviewed a pinball game based on the franchise in 2012<\/strong><\/a>, and there\u2019s also the 3D Garden Warfare games (I hated I missed out on those, they look like fun).\u00a0 I also remember seeing the game a lot at PAX and E3 in years past, like costumed zombies from the game and they would give out paper cone hats to showgoers.\u00a0 And now, more than 15 years later, you can play a HD version of it on modern consoles with new levels and features.\u00a0 Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted is available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on Switch 2 here.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve played the original game, nothing has changed here gameplay-wise.\u00a0 You have a grid based yard and zombies will approach from the right side.\u00a0 If they reach the left side they\u2019ll get run over by a lawn mower, but after that the next one will reach your house and if that happens, it\u2019s Game Over.\u00a0 So you must plant various seeds to fight off the zombies.\u00a0 For instance, pea plants will shoot at them, but snow pea plants will freeze them as well and slow them down.\u00a0 In order to plant you\u2019ll need sun energy, so plant some sunflowers so you can get more faster.\u00a0 You\u2019ll unlock more plants as you play, too.\u00a0 You finish a level by defeating all the waves of zombies.\u00a0 As you play, you\u2019ll earn money to unlock goodies and new levels which feature things like night (less sun), fog, water, and more!<\/p>\n

The remake adds things like HD graphics and new gameplay modes.\u00a0 You can play two player either co-op or vs., and unlock mini-games, puzzles, and a survival mode.\u00a0 The Switch 2 version even includes mouse controls!\u00a0 My only problem with this game is a personal one.\u00a0 Since this was published by EA, they make you try and sign in with their account system every time.\u00a0 I could skip past this, but it was still annoying.\u00a0 Other than that, this is a great new way to enjoy a classic, whether you\u2019ve played it before or not.\u00a0 I hope they do this with another PopCap game: Bookworm!<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Plants vs. Zombies Replanted is rated E-10 with ESRB descriptors of Simulated Gambling, Mild Blood, and Fantasy Violence.\u00a0 I don\u2019t remember seeing any gambling, maybe it\u2019s in a mini game I haven\u2019t unlocked yet.\u00a0 I also don\u2019t remember seeing any blood, and the violence is just silly cartoony stuff.\u00a0 Defeated zombies lose their heads and fall over.\u00a0 If they reach your plants, they\u2019ll just eat them and if they get in your house, a B-Movie horror screen says \u201cThe Zombies Ate Your Brains!\u201d and you hear a scream.\u00a0 I think only very young kids would be frightened by this, and otherwise I\u2019d say it\u2019s a great game for all ages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the most popular \u2018casual\u2019 tower defense style games has to be Plants vs. Zombies.\u00a0 The original game was even reviewed on this site (not by me) way back in the day (2009).\u00a0 There\u2019s been a few spinoffs as well.\u00a0 I reviewed a pinball game based on the franchise in 2012, and there\u2019s also […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26261,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26268"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26270,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26268\/revisions\/26270"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}