Versus Mode

Versus Mode in action

Versus Mode is a two-player game mode featured in the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo DS versions of Plants vs. Zombies. This mode is unlocked on the Nintendo DS version once the player has reached Level 2-1. The goal for the zombies lies in overwhelming the house and eating the player's brains, while the plants must shoot down three of the Target Zombies lined up on the back row of the zombies' starting line. The farther the player progresses in the Adventure Mode, the more plants and zombies become available for this game mode.

This mode introduces three new zombies, the Target Zombies, the Trash Can Zombies, and the Zombie Gravestones. Brains also feature as the zombie's equivalent to sun. It is the first mode where Bungee Zombies can steal Grave Busters and the second where Gargantuars, Zombonis, and Catapult Zombies can crush them.

Gameplay

File:Plants vs Zombies Xbox 360 Vs Mode

The gameplay is much like any other mode. On the plants' side, the player must gather sun to plant plants and kill the zombies, while the zombies must build up brains to raise zombies to invade the house. Both sides will have one producer (the plants will have a Sunflower, and zombies will have Zombie Gravestone) and five plants or zombies. The plants control six of the nine columns, while the zombies will only control three. Sun will fall on any of the plant's six columns like any other mode, and brains will fall on any of the zombies' three at the same rate. The menu lets you choose either the plants or the zombies. The picture of each side will then change to hold the Xbox 360/PS3 controller (or a DSi) in some way (The Sunflower will grab it with its leaves in a casual stance while the Zombie will try to eat it). Once both sides have chosen, three modes are available, Quick Play, Custom Battle, and Random Battle.

Quick Play

Quick Play's gimmick is that both sides use predetermined units. The plants will always have Sunflower, Peashooter, Potato Mine, Wall-nut, Jalapeno, and Squash. The zombies will always have Zombie Gravestone, Zombie, Trash Can Zombie, Conehead Zombie, Football Zombie, and Flag Zombie.

Custom Battle

Custom Battle lets each side choose what plants or zombies they want. Before the game begins, each player chooses one plant or zombie at a time, alternating between the plants and zombies. Both must choose five of the six slots (the first slot is always the sun/brain producer). Some plants and zombies will cost different from other levels and I, Zombie.

Random Battle

Random Battle, true to its name, gives both sides five randomly selected plants or zombies, with the first slot for both remaining as Sunflower and Zombie Gravestone.

Sudden Death

Sudden Death will appear in any game type above after five minutes have elapsed. When Sudden Death occurs, Sunflowers and Zombie Gravestones will become unavailable to build, with a red X crossing them out). Plants and zombies will recharge faster, and sun or brains will fall from the sky in pairs and at double the speed. This mechanic helps keep a game from lasting too long and allows it to end quickly.

Statistics

BSD is before Sudden Death. SD is Sudden Death or During Sudden Death.

Plants available and their cost

Snow Pea, Repeater, Threepeater, Torchwood, Cactus, and Coffee Bean have decreased prices; Squash, Starfruit, and Garlic have increased prices.

		Recharge Time (seconds)
Name	Cost	BSD	SD
Peashooter	100 sun	7.5	2.5
Sunflower (Mandatory)	50 sun	7.5
Cherry Bomb	150 sun	60	20
Wall-nut	50 sun	30	30
Potato Mine	25 sun	30	10
Snow Pea	150 sun	7.5	2.5
Chomper	150 sun	7.5	7.5
Repeater	150 sun	7.5	2.5
Puff-shroom	0 sun	7.5	2.5
Sun-shroom	25 sun	7.5
Fume-shroom	75 sun	7.5	2.5
Grave Buster	75 sun	30	50
Hypno-shroom	75 sun	30	10
Scaredy-shroom	25 sun	7.5	2.5
Ice-shroom	75 sun	60	20
Doom-shroom	125 sun	60	20
Lily Pad (not required)	25 sun
Squash	75 sun	30	10
Threepeater	200 sun	15	5
Tangle Kelp (not required)	25 sun
Jalapeno	125 sun	60	20
Spikeweed	100 sun	7.5	2.5
Torchwood	125 sun	7.5	2.5
Tall-nut	125 sun	30	30
Sea-shroom (not recommended)	0 sun
Plantern (not recommended)	25 sun
Cactus	100 sun	7.5	2.5
Blover (not allowed)	100 sun
Split Pea	125 sun	7.5	2.5
Starfruit	175 sun	15	5
Pumpkin	125 sun	30	30
Magnet-shroom	100 sun	7.5	2.5
Cabbage-pult	100 sun	7.5	2.5
Flower Pot (not recommended)	25 sun
Kernel-pult	100 sun	7.5	2.5
Coffee Bean	25 sun	7.5	2.5
Garlic	75 sun	7.5	2.5
Umbrella Leaf	100 sun	7.5	2.5
Marigold (not allowed)	50 sun
Melon-pult	300 sun	15	5

Zombies available and their cost

Compared to I, Zombie, Zombie, Football Zombie, Buckethead Zombie, Dancing Zombie, and Gargantuar have decreased prices; Digger Zombie and Pole Vaulting Zombie have increased prices. Some new zombies are available compared to I, Zombie: the Trash Can Zombie, the Newspaper Zombie, the Flag Zombie, the Zomboni, the Pogo Zombie, the Catapult Zombie, and the Jack-in-the-Box Zombie. The Zombie Gravestone serves as the brain producer. Total health is normal health plus armor health.

		Recharge Time (seconds)		Health
Name	Cost	BSD	SD	Total	No Armor
Zombie Gravestone	50	7.5		18
Zombie	25	7.5	2.5	10
Trash Can Zombie	50	30	30	50	10
Conehead Zombie	75	30	10	28
Pole Vaulting Zombie	100	30	10	17
Buckethead Zombie	100	30	10	65	10
Flag Zombie	300	30	10	88
Newspaper Zombie	50	15	5	17	9
Screen Door Zombie	100	15	15	85	10
Football Zombie	150	30	10	80	10
Dancing Zombie	150	30	10	17
Zomboni	175	60	20	59
Jack-in-the-Box Zombie	100	30	10	17
Digger Zombie	150	30	10	15
Pogo Zombie	225	60	20	17
Bungee Zombie	125	30	10	21
Ladder Zombie	150	30	10	42	17
Catapult Zombie	200	60	20	36
Gargantuar	250	60	20	150

In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Versus Mode
Simplified Chinese	对战模式 in Plants vs. Zombies Android TV
Spanish	Modo Duelo

Trivia

• Marigolds are not allowed in Versus Mode to prevent indefinite gold farming.
  • Likewise, Balloon Zombie doesn't even have a seed packet on the "Pik ur Zombeez" screen, and is thus unavailable. This is because he'd be pointless or overpowered, depending on whether the opponent selected Cactus.
    • This is the reason Blover isn't allowed either.
• Not counting Plants vs. Zombies 2, this is currently the only level where graves can spawn in the daytime.
• The zombie selector says "Pik ur Zombies" instead of "Pik ur Zombeez" in the DS version.
• Wall-nut, Tall-nut, Pumpkin, Trash Can Zombie, Screen Door Zombie, and Chomper always have a recharge time of 30, 15, and 7.5 seconds, respectively, both before and during Sudden Death.
• When played, most zombies will rise out of the ground on the square that the zombie player's cursor was when they went to summon that zombie, meaning said cursor must be to the right of the red line.
  • The exceptions are Flag Zombie and his huge wave, Dancing Zombie, Zomboni, Jack-in-the-Box Zombie, Digger Zombie, Bungee Zombie, Catapult Zombie, and Gargantuar. These zombies will appear how they would in any other level: on top of a plant for Bungee Zombie, and at the far right of the lane for the others. Therefore, it doesn't matter where the zombie player's cursor is in the lane.
• Threepeater, Starfruit, Melon-pult, and Grave Buster are the only plants with increased recharges from the rest of the game.
  • Of them, Grave Buster is the only one who's recharge increases after Sudden Death, while all the others' recharges are divided by three.