It’s about time: Plants vs. Zombies 2 is here, and it’s damn good (review)

It’s about time! That’s the subtitle to Plants vs. Zombies 2, the sequel to the wildly popular 2009 tower-defense strategy title from PopCap Games. That’s also the way I feel about the timing of this long-awaited game, which is due out for the public very soon.

Now part of Electronic Arts, PopCap has been toiling on this title (on and off, for almost four years) to deliver something both familiar and fresh to millions of fans of the first game. Now the second game’s release is imminent, and we’ve played through many hours of the iOS game (for iPhone and iPad). The game bears a lot of resemblance to the first title that came out in 2009. So I wonder why it took so long. But it is also very well-tested and balanced, and that makes me understand the craftsmanship at PopCap and why it took so long to get this title right. [Update: The game launched today, Thursday Aug. 15, on iOS].