Plants vs. Zombies Heroes

There’s no getting around this simple fact: the game is just a lot of fun to play, even if you’re not a card-game fan. The cartoony graphics are a solid visual upgrade from previous PvZ games. It’s also quite easy to pick-up and start playing. There’s also an active community. The controls could be a whole lot better. AI seems to be unfairly balanced. Ranked PvP also needs work. There may be just too much content to go through before you get any good, which may turn off more casual players.

For something that was designed to be played in short sessions, I’ve found myself plugging away at Heroes for hours at a time, never getting bored of its range of heroes and numerous play styles. No matter your experience level, anyone looking for a good card game on their phone will be be drawn into the delightful world of Plants vs. Zombies.

Plants vs. Zombies Heroes has to walk a fine line balancing between the expectations of its franchise and its genre while also offering enough freshness to stand apart from them, and the fact that it does it with so much style deserves applause. If there’s room in the market for more than one big name CCG, this has a definite shot to be in that mix.