Plants vs. Zombies

Plants vs. Zombies is a tower defense game published by PopCap and released for the PC, Xbox 360 and iPhone. As the title suggests, it's a comedic title that pits the player and his army of plants against waves of zombies. While other PopCap games such as Peggle and Bejeweled primarily appeal to casual gamers, Plants VS. Zombies has proven to be a hit with casual and hardcore audiences alike; it was also almost universally praised by critics, with the Xbox 360 version being one of the most acclaimed downloadable titles on the system.

In 2010, Plants VS. Zombies appeared in the Game of the Decade contest; it was one of only three downloadable titles that made the cut (the other two being Braid and Mega Man 9). After an okay performance in the final vote-in poll, it received a 15-seed and found itself going head-to-head with Mass Effect in Round One, where it received a meager 30.43% of the vote. There was some good news for PVZ fans, though: it managed to easily win the match in Asia, where - surprisingly - it's actually a solid midcarder!