"Plants vs Zombies"

2013 · Tower Defense

Plants vs. Zombies 2 is a bigger, more ambitious sequel that delivers creative level design and an impressive variety of plants and zombies, but wraps it all in a free-to-play structure that frequently undermines the fun. The time-travel concept keeps each world feeling distinct, the plant food system adds genuine strategic options, and there's more content here than most mobile games dream of. The monetization model is the elephant in the room, though. If you can tolerate the friction and avoid the spending prompts, there's a great tower defense game buried under the business model. If aggressive in-app purchases ruin your enjoyment, the original game remains the cleaner experience.