PopCap Games and Electronic Arts have announced that the first ever social adaptation of Plants vs. Zombies has hit Facebook. We've included the full press release below.
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PopCap Games, a worldwide leader in mobile and social games and a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA), today announced the global launch of Plants vs. Zombies™ Adventures on Facebook®. The first social adaptation of PopCap’s famed fun-dead franchise, the game offers an ever-expanding world of new plants and zombies and takes players on a series of zombie-infested road trips with their friends.
During its closed beta period of the past two months, Plants vs. Zombies Adventures has been available to only a small number of consumers in select test markets around the world. Beginning today, all Facebook users can join the fun and experience this exciting new social twist on one of the most successful game franchises in history.
“We’re thrilled to bring new ‘Adventures’ to Plants vs. Zombies fans around the world, challenging them to use new strategies to defeat zombies as they come from all directions in a range of cool new settings,” said Curt Bererton, Executive Producer at PopCap. “We know gamers have been clamoring for new ways to play and compare their PvZ prowess with friends — and now they can do that for the first time!"
Plants vs. Zombies Adventures is a unique installment in the game franchise, not to be confused with Plants vs. Zombies 2, the official sequel to the original Plants vs. Zombies, coming this summer.
Unique Features of Plants vs. Zombies Adventures:
New Combat Mechanics — path-based ‘flower’ defense action:
The zombies are coming… from all directions
Multiple ways to battle in town and on the road
Boost your plants and freeze zombies
New power-ups: Zombie Zapper, Gardening Glove and Mega-Perk, Dynamite
New Content — plus ongoing updates in a constantly expanding world:
Unearth 10 new zombies, 11 new plants and new human characters as you expand your town and explore 12 road trip maps
More features, plants, zombies and levels every month
Socially Oriented Design — fun social features with more interaction to come:
Send hordes of invasive zombies to your friends
Climb the leaderboard and see how your pile of zombies stacks up against your friends’
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