Plants vs. Zombies

I-Plants vs. Zombies, eyakhululwa ngoMeyi 5, 2009, ku-Windows ne-Mac OS X, ngumdlalo wevidiyo we-tower defense othathe abadlali ngokuhlanganisa okuyingqayizivele kwamasu nobumnandi. Owakhiwe futhi washicilelwa yi-PopCap Games, umdlalo uphonsela abadlali inselelo yokuvikela ikhaya labo ekuhlaseleni kwezimbangi ngokubeka ngokwesakhiwo izinhlobonhlobo zezitshalo ezinezikhali ezihlukene nezokuzivikela. Umqondo ulula kodwa ubandakanya: ibutho lezimbangi lihlasela ngemikhondo eminingana ehambisanayo, futhi umdlali kufanele asebenzise izikhali zezitshalo ezicisha izimbangi ukuze abamise ngaphambi kokuba bafinyelele endlini. Umdlalo oyinhloko uhlanganisa ukuqoqa imali ebizwa ngokuthi "ilanga" ukuze uthenge futhi utshale izitshalo ezahlukene. Ilanga likhiqizwa yizitshalo ezithile njengezinyosi zelanga futhi liwela ngokungahleliwe esibhakabhakeni emazingeni emini. Isitshalo ngasinye sinomsebenzi oyingqayizivele, kusuka ku-Peashooter esiphonsa izinhlamvu kuya ku-Cherry Bomb eqhumayo kanye ne-Wall-nut yokuzivikela. Izimbangi ziza ngezindlela ezahlukene, ngayinye inomkhawulo wayo namandla ayo, okudinga abadlali ukuthi balungise amasu abo ngokufanele. Indawo yokudlala iluhla olususelwa kugridi, futhi uma izimbangi zikwazi ukudlula emkhondweni ongavikelekile, umshini wokugunda otshani uzosula lowo mkhondo kuzo zonke izimbangi, kodwa ungasetshenziswa kanye kuphela ngezinga. Uma izimbangi yesibili ifinyelela ekugcineni kwalowo mkhondo ofanayo, umdlalo uyaphela. Imodi eyinhloko yomdlalo, i-"Adventure", iqukethe amazinga angu-50 asakazeke ezindaweni ezahlukene, okuhlanganisa usuku, ubusuku, nenkungu, ichibi lokubhukuda, kanye nophahla, ngalinye lethula izinselele ezintsha nezinhlobo zezitshalo. Ngaphezu kwendaba eyinhloko, i-Plants vs. Zombies inikeza izindlela ezahlukene zemidlalo, njenge-Mini-Games, i-Puzzle, ne-Survival modes, ezingezeza inani elibalulekile lokudlala kabusha. I-"Zen Garden" ivumela abadlali ukuthi balime izitshalo ukuze bathole imali engaphakathi kwegeyimu, engasetshenziswa ukuthenga izitshalo ezikhethekile namathuluzi kumakhelwane wabo ongajwayelekile, u-Crazy Dave. Ukwakhiwa kwe-Plants vs. Zombies kwaqhutshwa nguGeorge Fan, owacabanga isiqephu esigxile kakhulu ekuvikeleni kumdlalo wakhe wangaphambilini, i-*Insaniquarium*. Ephumelele emidlalweni efana ne-*Magic: The Gathering* ne-*Warcraft III*, kanye nefilimu i-*Swiss Family Robinson*, uFan nethimba elincane kwa-PopCap Games bachitha iminyaka emithathu nes pół ukuze bakhe umdlalo. Ithimba lalihlanganisa umculi uRich Werner, umhleli uTod Semple, nomqambi uLaura Shigihara, owayinqoba umculo wakhe wanikela kakhulu ebuhleni bomdlalo. Lapho ikhululwa, i-Plants vs. Zombies yathola udumo olukhulu, idunyiswa ngesitayela sayo sobuciko esihlekisayo, ukudlala okubandakanyayo, nomculo oheha. Yashesha yaba ngumdlalo wevidiyo we-PopCap Games owathengiswa kakhulu. Impumelelo yomdlalo yenze kwathunyelwa ezinkundleni eziningi, okuhlanganisa i-iOS, i-Xbox 360, i-PlayStation 3, i-Nintendo DS, namadivayisi we-Android. Ngo-2011, i-Electronic Arts (EA) yathola i-PopCap Games, okwaba isahluko esisha sochungechunge. Ngaphansi kobunikazi be-EA, umhlaba we-Plants vs. Zombies wanda kakhulu. Ngenkathi i-PopCap Games (ikakhulukazi i-PopCap Seattle kanye kamuva i-PopCap Vancouver) yahlala isikhungo ekuthuthukisweni kwesiqu somdlalo, ezinye izitudiyo zaba yingxenye yokunye ukudayiswa. Lokhu kufaka phakathi abashutha abathathu abanjengo-*Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare*, obuthuthukiswe ngokusekelwa yi-DICE, kanye nama-sequels ayo, okwabandakanya i-EA Vancouver kanye ne-Motive Studio. I-Tencent Games ibe yingxenye yezinguqulo zaseShayina zemidlalo. I-Sony Online Entertainment yaba ngumshicileli we-PlayStation Network port yomdlalo wokuqala. Ukhathalogi aphinde wayeluleka kweminye imidiya, nge-Dark Horse Comics ishicilela uchungechunge lwezindaba ezihlekisayo ezandisa ulwazi lomdlalo. Impumelelo yomdlalo wokuqala yandisa inqwaba yama-sequels nama-spin-offs, okuhlanganisa i-*Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time*, i-sequel yomdlalo weselula okhululekile ukudlala, kanye ne-*Plants vs. Zombies Heroes*, umdlalo wamakhadi okuqoqwa wedijithali. Ukhathalogi uphinde wabona ukukhululwa kwechungechunge lwe-*Garden Warfare*, olwalishintsha uhlobo lwaba ngumshutha we-multiplayer third-person. Ingqikithi yomdlalo wokuqala, ethwe isihloko esithi *Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted*, ihlelelwe ukukhululwa ngo-Okthoba 2025, ithembisa ihluzo ezibuyekezwe ze-HD nokuqukethwe okusha. Le ndawo emhlanganweni iyisikhombo sokuklama okusha komdlalo wokuqala nokuhamba kwayo okungalokothi kuphele, okuqhubeka nokudonsa abadlali abasha nabavuthiwe ngokufanayo.