<s>
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
originally	O
known	O
as	O
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
It	I-Application
's	I-Application
About	I-Application
Time	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
2013	O
free	B-Application
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
PopCap	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
Apple	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
battle	O
the	O
zombies	O
in	O
different	O
time	O
periods	O
,	O
including	O
Ancient	O
Egypt	O
,	O
the	O
Golden	O
Age	O
of	O
Piracy	O
,	O
the	O
Wild	O
West	O
,	O
the	O
Last	O
Ice	O
Age	O
,	O
Mesoamerica	B-Application
,	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
the	O
Early	O
Middle	O
Ages	O
,	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
the	O
Jurassic	O
Period	O
,	O
1960s	O
and	O
the	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
is	O
engaged	O
in	O
a	O
race	O
through	O
time	O
with	O
Dr.	O
Zomboss	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
prevent	O
a	O
paradox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
free	B-Application
game	O
,	O
unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
supporting	O
in-app	O
free	B-Application
coins	O
to	O
use	O
certain	O
power-up	O
abilities	O
:	O
Plant	O
Food	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
power-up	O
,	O
allows	O
plants	O
to	O
power	O
up	O
for	O
varying	O
amounts	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chinese	O
version	O
has	O
five	O
additional	O
worlds	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
Kongfu	O
World	O
,	O
Sky	O
City	O
,	O
Steam	O
Age	O
,	O
Heian	O
Age	O
,	O
and	O
Renaissance	B-Application
Age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
PopCap	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
their	O
previous	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
include	O
"	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
settings	O
,	O
and	O
situations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
came	O
out	O
worldwide	O
on	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
expected	O
to	O
launch	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
soft-launched	O
in	O
Australian	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
App	B-Application
Stores	I-Application
on	O
July	O
9	O
to	O
test	O
server	O
capacity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
launched	O
worldwide	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
August	O
15	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
five	O
days	O
,	O
topped	O
the	O
free	B-Application
app	O
charts	O
in	O
137	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
PopCap	O
Games	O
soft-launched	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
China	O
in	O
Baidu	O
AppSearch	O
and	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
worldwide	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
soft-launched	O
on	O
the	O
Australian	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
stores	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
chose	O
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
2013	O
iPhone	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
