Plants vs Zombies 2: It's About Time gets a staggered Android launch

PopCap has announced that Plants vs Zombies 2: It’s About Time is finally headed for Android devices. While the game may not be visible on your Google Play Store just yet, it will be available eventually, since the company is slowly rolling the game out, starting with Australia and Asia. The full global release of Plants vs. Zombies 2 for Android will start shortly.

The game has been quite successful since it was released on iOS devices more than a month ago. Back in August, the game garnered 25 million downloads, which is much more than the total lifetime downloads for the first Plants vs Zombies game. PopCap revealed the information through an infographic.

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The infographic also shows some other interesting facts about the game. For example, the main resource for making plants in the game, Sun, had been generated 39 billion times. Plants in general have been created more than 10 billion times. The total play-time on Plants vs Zombies 2 was a massive 81 million hours at the time.

Plants vs Zombies 2: It’s About Time is available for free. The game uses microtransactions to sustain itself. There has been no word from PopCap on whether the game is making its way to PC yet, which is a bit strange considering the fact that the franchise was born on the PC.

The game has a simple premise: protect your house from zombies by placing plants that murder zombies in different ways. The game’s plot revolves around Crazy Dave who uses a time machine and travels back and forth in time to find a taco. Levels depict different eras and settings, such as ancient Egypt or a pirate-themed Caribbean.