VIDEO: Plants vs. Zombies in WoW: Cataclysm

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By Kevin Parrish
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Blizzard inserted a new quest in the Cataclysm beta, inspired by Plants Vs. Zombies.

What do you get after combining a popular casual game with a popular MMORPG? How about a World of Warcraft quest in the form of PopCap Games' Plants vs. Zombies!

Called Peacebloom Vs Ghouls, the new quest was inserted into the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm beta, and located in the Hillsbrad Foothills. As the screenshot depicts, the quest is a near-identical rendition of PopCap's game (although the quest only features six plants), and is believed to be officially sanctioned by the casual games publisher.

The new Peacebloom Vs Ghouls quest isn't the first collaboration between Blizzard and PopCap Games. Previous incarnations of Peggle and Bejeweled have also appeared in World of Warcraft, allowing gamers to play the casual titles without leaving the MMORPG.

To see the Plants Vs. Zombies-inspired quest, check out the video below!

Kevin Parrish
14 Comments Comment from the forums
  • rpmrush
    Mmm..my buddy liked plants v zombies. He has an Iphone tho. I haven't found it in the Android market.
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  • grillz9909
    Great. Now I'll HAVE to buy Cataclysm.

    /LOL
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  • hellwig
    and is believed to be officially sanctioned by the casual games publisher
    I certainly hope its sanctioned. I really can't believe a company that so rigorously defends its trademarks and copyrights would just so blatantly copy another companies property without getting some sort of official buy-in.

    Still, is this what we've come to, video game cross-overs?

    I didn't watch the whole thing, but I doubt they had the Michael Jackson zombie, so fail.
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  • -Fran-
    Superb. Nice one Blizz.

    Cheers!
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  • nforce4max
    OK fun mini but Bliz needs to do more to enrich the content. Got to bored and learned how to profession stack...
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  • elcentral
    np blizz will hit problems and and hoppefully go down next year when the real first nex gen mmorpg but sadly there are so meny thas stay back for the love for the game cant say why but i kno some will. i can newer like this game if THEY! make a problem you find it and exploit it BEKOSE OF THEY BEING RETARDED! its your problem bekose THEY DID IT. i hate them so much
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  • dEAne
    wow it is great.
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  • chase_tm
    Makes me want to take up WoW again.... DAMN YOU BLIZZARD!!!

    I wonder if they already have an achievement for this mini?
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  • theoutbound
    I love when Blizzard puts little gems like this into WoW. It helps break up the endless kill and gathering quests nicely.
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  • Toddosan
    Thank god i kicked the WoW habit, this crap is getting out of hand.
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