Plants vs Zombies 2 modded Chinese version guide

A couple of days ago I wrote about how I’d started playing Plants vs Zombies 2 in Chinese, due to the lack of an English version on Android as yet.

I said that it’s all really simple and self explanatory. And it pretty much is, but I have to admit that after playing a few more levels, I did misunderstand and get a couple of things wrong. So here’s a quick PvZ 2 guide to some things you might not pick up on immediately if you, like me, don’t understand Chinese.

First of all - how to quit:

To exit the game from the level map, click on the arrow in the top left hand corner that looks like this:
Plants vs Zombies 2 exit arrow
You will then be taken to the title screen, and can close the game however you like. Your progress should be saved automatically.

To exit the current level and return to the map, click the pause button in the top right hand corner:
Plants vs Zombies 2 pause button
You will then see the following screen:
Plants vs Zombies 2 pause screen
Click on the brown left hand bottom button, and you will then see 2 buttons. Select the purple right hand button. You should now be on the level map.

To restart the current level, click on the pause button and then select the brown middle button. You will then see 2 buttons; select the purple right hand button. You should now be at the start of the level again.

The abominable snowman:

Plants vs Zombies 2 abominable snowman
When this guy appears, you have to kick his butt before he leaves! You’ll still get credit for finishing the level if you don’t kill him, but you won’t get the stars.

Objectives:

If you see something like this at the top of the level screen:
Plants vs Zombies 2 sun objective
(Note the green + sign), you have to collect that much sun from your sunflowers before the end of the level.

If you see something similar, but with a red - sign, that’s all the sun you’re allowed to use throughout the level:
Plants vs Zombies 2 sun counter

If you see green stuff like this on the ground:
Plants vs Zombies 2 green stuff
Don’t plant anything on it! You are allowed to, but will fail the level.

If you see a line of pinkish fungus stuff on the ground (no screenshot sorry), don’t let any zombies cross it, or you will Fail. With a capital F.

If you see this at the top of the screen:
Plants vs Zombies 2 zombie kill bar
I don’t really know what you’re supposed to do, to be honest. It’s some kind of zombie kill’o’meter - the bar fills up when you kill lots of zombies, and goes down when you stop. I don’t think I managed to fill it completely but still passed the level, so I’m not really sure what this is all about.

If you see a plant with a red x next to it at the top of the screen:
Plants vs Zombies 2 plant death count
This is the maximum number of plants allowed to die throughout the level.

If you see a timer (with a plant next to it) at the top of the screen, you have that much time to plant something, or you will fail.

You will know you’ve failed a level if any red text is displayed either during, or at the end of the level.

If you have any further tips, or any questions about Plants vs Zombies 2 (the Chinese modded version in particular, as it’s the only one I’ve played), please leave a comment below. Thanks!

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