Plants vs. Zombies: Battle of Both Sides

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle of Both Sides (abbreviated as PVZ: BOBS) is a tower defense game released by EA and PopCap. It is released for Windows, Mac and Android during its first release on January 20th 2021, but included more platforms like iOS, PC and Nintendo Switch on its revamped release on June 22nd 2021. This game is a sequel to Plants vs. Zombies 2, and is set before Plants vs. Zombies 3. In this game, the player must travel with Crazy Dave and Penny towards Dr. Zomboss' headquarters to stop him from taking over the entire world and keep the secret energy of Suburbia safe.
The game takes its visual appearance from Plants vs. Zombies 2.
==Plot==
After the events of Plants vs. Zombies 2, the zombies had enough. They loathed the plants and Crazy Dave for not letting them have any brains, and so they started training to fight them. At the same time, Dr. Zomboss has a new plan: using Suburbia's 20 powerful energy sparks to make his army of already angry zombies grow impenetrable and unleashing it at the whole world. Unfortunately, he is succeeding, but his army is not ready to be unleashed yet. Therefore, you, Crazy Dave and Penny, upon knowing this, decide to make a journey towards Dr. Zomboss' headquarters and beat his relentless army of the undead before it's too late. However, the zombies ambush and corner you at Breezy Park, where your mission of taking back the hidden energy sparks begins.
==Game icons ==
File:PvZ BOBS Game Icon.png|The 1.0 update
File:PvZ BOBS Game Icon 2.png|The 1.1 update
File:PvZ BOBS Game Icon 3.png|The 1.2 update
File:PvZ BOBS Game Icon 4.png|The 1.3 update
File:PvZ BOBS Game Icon 5.png|The 1.4 update
==Gameplay==
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle of Both Sides is a free-to-play game, with no micro-transactions. Plant Food returns from PvZ2, having the ability to give plants a boost. Each plant has its own ability when given Plant Food. Players can start an optional tutorial which takes place in front of the player's house. Afterward, the player travels to Breezy Park and can travel to other areas by completing the current area only. As players go through levels, they unlock new plants each with advantages and unique boosts.
The game also takes a much more tougher approach to gameplay than PvZ2 with tougher enemies and longer levels, but with fairer challenges. The turbo-button returns, if the player wishes to speed up the slower parts of gameplay.
==Game information==
===Game modes===
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle of Both Sides has multiple different game modes and ways to play.
*Adventure Mode - Stop Dr. Zomboss' plans to take over the planet with your evolved floras!
*I, Zombie - Get the sweet taste of being a zombie by attacking cardboard plants to get juicy brains and rewards!
*Vasebreaker - Defend yourself from the hidden zombies by smashing vases and gradually building your defense!
*Malicious Minigames - Beat levels with a new twist that makes them more fun!
*Brawl Mode - Fight other online players by defending with plants or attacking with zombies!
*Piñata Party - Take part in a daily battle to earn rewards and costumes!
*Endless Zones - Fend off endless hordes of the undead in the areas you encountered before!
*Ultimate Survival - Go back to your backyard and defend yourself from all the zombies you encountered as it turns from day to night and vise versa!
*Zen Garden - Take a break and watch the plants grow while giving you sweet coins!
===Achievements===
Main article: Plants vs. Zombies: Battle of Both Sides/Achievements
Achievements are available once again as optional tasks and quests. Unlike previous games, completing an achievement rewards the player with coins or gems. Achievements are built into the game like in Plants vs. Zombies.
===Brain Busters===
Brain Busters are type of levels which add different mechanics, conditions, or objectives to gameplay. They play out likewise to the mini-games and puzzles of the first game. Most Brain Busters from the second game also return.
Here is a list of all the Brain Busters.
===Currencies===
There are two main currencies, coins and gems. Coins can be used to purchase costumes and premium plants. Gems can be used to buy upgrade plants or purchase coins.
===Upcoming content===
Main article: Plants vs. Zombies: Battle of Both Sides/Upcoming Content
===Mechanics===
====General Mechanics====
=====Suburban Almanac=====
The Suburban Almanac contains data on all the plants the player owns and all the zombies that the player has encountered. Before starting a level, you can click on a zombie to read its ability, although zombies that are not encountered yet will only have a picture of them with a huge shaking question mark replacing the description.
======Plants' entries======
Main article: Plants vs. Zombies: Battle of Both Sides/Plant Almanac
======Zombies' entries======
Main article: Plants vs. Zombies: Battle of Both Sides/Zombie Almanac
=====Crazy Dave's Twiddydinkies=====
Main article: Plants vs. Zombies: Battle of Both Sides/Crazy Dave's Twiddydinkies
=====Costumes=====
Costumes are skins in the game, changing a plant's or zombie's appearance, such as gaining hats, clothing, etc. They have different rarities, but they don't change their' stats. There are also festival costumes that are available during certain times of the year. Except for leader plants, each plant and zombie has at least one costume.
=====Turbo Button=====
The Turbo Button speeds up the gameplay of a level. However, unlike the one in Plants vs. Zombies 2, the player gets to choose how much the level should be sped up, having choices of 2x, 3x, or 4x.
====Plant Mechanics====
=====Sun=====
Every plant in the game costs a certain amount of sun which players need to either have the direct amount or higher in order to be used. Starting off with only 50 sun, players will need to gather more sun through any that falls through the sky during day levels or through plants that produce sun, like Sunflowers or Sun-shrooms.
The maximum number of sun you can have at one time is 99975, and the amount of sun are as follows:
*Small sun: 15 sun
*Normal sun: 25 sun
*Large sun: 50 sun
=====Shovel=====
The shovel is a tool that can be used to shovel up any plant on the lawn which they do not want there anymore. By clicking on the shovel and then by clicking the plant they wish to eradicate, or by dragging the shovel to the unwanted plant, players will be able to remove that plant.
=====Plant Food=====
Plant Food is a boost that can be collected via the Nutrient Bar. Dragging a Plant Food onto a plant can give it a small but permanent boost, unlike the one in Plants vs. Zombies 2. The boost a plant receives is usually based on its original ability. The boost ends when the plant is destroyed, or when the level ends.
=====Upgrade Plants=====
Upgrade Plants can only be planted on another specific plant to be used. They usually have lengthy recharges, and while in endless zones, costs 50 sun more each time a copy of itself is on the field.
=====Leader Plants=====
Leader Plants cannot be directly in battle, but they can be used to boost any plants that are in their family. Any boosted plants by leader plants will have a significant and permanent boost to them, but their sun cost will be increased correspondingly. The boost plants receive is varied, and the player gets to choose the boost. It will be triggered in three levels before disappearing.
Coming soon...
====Zombie Mechanics====
=====Classifications of Zombies=====
All zombies has at least one zombie classification, which will tell players of what threats the zombies may possess. At the start of a level, all zombies that are not encountered yet will have their classifications on the top of their heads.
#Rover - They walk and eat, and that's it.
#Protector - They have protective headgears, shields and armors.
#Metallic - They have metallic items on them that can be attracted by Magnet-shroom.
#Demolisher - They have abilities that destroys plants immediately.
#Mole - They have abilities that destroys zombies immediately.
#Avoider - They steer clear of projectiles or plants by leaping over them, ducking down, ignoring them, or switching lanes.
#Warrior - They attack plants at a close range.
#Scoper - They attack plants at a far range.
#Swarmer - They attack plants in groups.
#Robber - They steal plants, sun or money.
#Annoyer - They change speed at a certain point.
#Summoner - They raise zombies from somewhere.
#Assister - They heal, buff, or block shots for other zombies.
#Brawny - They resist knockback, push objects, or throw zombies into your defenses.
#Muddler - They slow down, stall, steal, or move plant formations.
#Airborne - They fly in the sky, ignoring plants or projectiles.
#Amphibious - They retain their speed in the water, and maybe have special abilities while in it.
#Ambusher - They appear out of nowhere to bushwhack plants.
#Machine - They are sturdy and can be stunned by E.M. Peach.
#Henchmen - They are the final boss of each area. They may or may not be Machines.
==Areas==
These are the Suburbia hotspots with hidden energy sparks in them. Every area will have their difficulty being rated out of five Jalapeños, with one being the least hard while five being the most difficult.
Each area is unlocked upon beating the last, so players will play the game in a linear pattern with no way to skip to later worlds. The hidden energy spark map itself takes the form of a road with each area being shown on the side of it.
===Main Areas===
Icon	Name 	Difficulty	Plants Obtained	Zombies Encountered	No. of levels
 	Player's House 	 	 	 	9
 	Breezy Park 	 	 	 	27
 	Treacherous Canyon	 	 	 	27
 	Ghoulish Graveyard	 	 	 	27
 	Murky Lake 	 	 	 	27
 	Mt. Brainer 	 	 	 	27
===Side Areas===
Icon	Name 	Difficulty	Zombies Encountered	No. of levels
 	Pitchblack Playground	 	 	15
 	Gloaming Gorge 	 	 	15
 	Noontime Necropolis 	 	 	15
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Main article: Plants vs. Zombies: Battle of Both Sides/Plants
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Main article: Plants vs. Zombies: Battle of Both Sides/Zombies
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* Stonified Imp
* Zombot Boulder Breaker
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* Zombot Parish Perisher
* Enchantress Zombie
* Turtle Gargantuar
* Froggy Imp
* Zombeaver
* Zombot Trout Terror-tron
* Canoe Zombie
* Cyborg Football Zombie
* Cauldron Zombie
* Cursed Zcorpion
==Gallery==
File:PVZBOBSCurrentBrandName.png|The current icon (second)
File:PVZBOBS1stLogo.png|First icon
==Credits==
Main article: Plants vs. Zombies: Battle of Both Sides/Credits
==Trivia==
*During moving between areas or during the dialogue, instead of how it works in PvZ1 and PvZ2, there will be an animated cutscene with subtitles.
*This is Rugby Zombie's first verified article!
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