The majority of the game has been preserved in the port; the deadly flora, the campy zombies, even Crazy Dave (it wouldn't be PvZ without him). Obviously, this is an incredibly high-production game where everything is very well thought out and nothing seems too out of place. The bright and cheerful art looks great and individual animations of plants and zombies are expressed with great detail. The transition is a natural fit for the iPhone, and in some cases better suited to the smaller screen. Some actions feel very much at home on a touchscreen device; tapping sunlight to gather resources is a lot more natural than feverishly clicking around a monitor. Overall, the compacted UI requires a lot less work to get things done and the controls feel more satisfying.

The game performs well on the iPhone, only slowing down when things get hectic. It's still impressive, considering the amount of animations occurring at once. It's difficult to find else much wrong with the port. I mean, it has the same drawbacks as the original PC version and in that sense, nothing new is introduced into the iPhone version. It obviously won't be as challenging for those who did beat it the first time, but that doesn't detract on how fun and engaging the levels are. For newcomers, for which will be the eventual majority, the game will be an exciting introduction to the tower defense genre.

Despite its transition to the small screen, PvZ is absolutely brimming with personality. It offers an absorbing and fully featured adventure, as well as an unlockable quickplay mode, minigames, bonus items and achievements. With its unbeatable charm and ultimate accessibility, I consider the human race well prepared for the zombiepocalypse (zombocalypse?).