<s>
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
is	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
collectible	I-Application
card	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
series	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
PopCap	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
underwent	O
a	O
soft	O
launch	O
in	O
some	O
countries	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
before	O
being	O
internationally	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
mobile	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
Plants	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
series	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
on	O
either	O
the	O
Plant	O
team	O
or	O
the	O
Zombie	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
each	O
player	O
begins	O
with	O
a	O
deck	O
of	O
40	O
cards	O
which	O
they	O
have	O
selected	O
beforehand	O
,	O
using	O
cards	O
from	O
their	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
plants	O
and	O
the	O
zombies	O
have	O
11	O
(	O
previously	O
10	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Gardens	O
update	O
)	O
playable	O
heroes	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
characteristics	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
were	O
originally	O
seen	O
in	O
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
:	I-Application
Garden	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	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
or	O
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
Adventures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
may	O
appear	O
similar	O
to	O
Hearthstone	B-Application
,	O
it	O
has	O
features	O
that	O
make	O
it	O
distinct	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
of	O
these	O
is	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
style	O
art	O
design	O
which	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
game	O
creates	O
a	O
very	O
different	O
atmosphere	O
than	O
the	O
one	O
found	O
in	O
Hearthstone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
in-game	O
currencies	O
can	O
be	O
earned	O
more	O
easily	O
and	O
faster	O
than	O
in	O
Hearthstone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
watching	O
advertisements	O
or	O
completing	O
quests	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
unlock	O
packs	O
at	O
a	O
higher	O
rate	O
than	O
they	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
in	O
Hearthstone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
garnering	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
