It only took a few notes from the Plants vs. Zombies menu music to transport me to a long-forgotten world of sunflowers, pea shooters, and not being able to put the dang game down for one second. First released in 2009, the colorful strategy game was an instant hit, adding to developer PopCap’s enviable lineup of time-wasters like Peggle and Bejeweled. And now it’s been newly remastered so you can relive those days on modern consoles. The updated Plants vs. Zombies, dubbed Replanted, is still a great game that stands the test of time – and it’s also a depressing reminder of just how badly EA fumbled this franchise.
If you haven’t had the pl …