Plants vs. Zombies
"Plants vs. Zombies" was designed by George Fan, who conceptualized it as a more defense-oriented sequel to his fish simulator game "Insaniquarium" (2001), then developed it into a tower defense game featuring plants fighting against zombies. The game took inspiration from the games "" and "Warcraft III"; along with the movie "Swiss Family Robinson". It took three and a half years to make "Plants vs. Zombies". Rich Werner was the main artist, Tod Semple programmed the game, and Laura Shigihara composed the game's music. In order to appeal to both casual and hardcore gamers, the tutorial was designed to be simple and spread throughout "Plants vs. Zombies".