The LEGO Group has announced that the company may release a LEGO Plants vs. Zombies building set depicting the iconic Peashooter.
A LEGO Plants vs. Zombies set is being considered for release as an official construction toy. A fan-designed Peashooter has enjoyed success on the Ideas platform and is now undergoing further review.
The Ideas user who calls themselves DistinguishedCrow created the Peashooter from Plants vs. Zombies using digital LEGO bricks ans shared it on the platform. It received 10,000 votes from other users and is now under consideration by the LEGO Group. A decision was expected today, but the company needs more evaluation time, so have put it into the Parking Lot.
That holding zone provides the company additional time to explore licensing agreements, how to approach the product, its commercial viability and other considerations.
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Parking Lot models have a decent success rate – 21273 Downton Abbey, Daft Punk, The Old Man and the Sea, were all approved for official release after being in the limbo state.
The Peashooter is the first plant, and one of the most iconic botanical protagonists, that players meet in the Plants vs. Zombies game. While the Peashooter is one of the most basic plants, only providing a low-level of defence, they are hardy and can persevere through multiple hordes of zombie attacks. Peashooters also have several evolutions that are more powerful, which are unlocked as players progress through each level.
This version recreates the Peashooter through a selection of green and dark green bricks, utilising SNOT technique to achieve the curved shape of the plant. “The Peashooter features posable leaves through a ball-joint at the base and a hinge in the middle,” said fan designer, DistinguishedCrow. “A pea is also included if you want to have it displayed mid-attack!”
Plants vs. Zombies is a tower defence video game from PopCap Games, in which players have to defend their home from waves of zombies using a variety of different plants. You unlock new plants as you progress through each level, including sunflowers to help grow different varieties, Wall-nuts to defend your garden from zombies, Chompers to devour a zombie whole, Cherry Bombs to create massive explosions and Peashooters to shoot peas at attacking zombies. You can play Plants vs. Zombies, including the remastered version, on PC, consoles and mobile right now.
The popular gaming franchise has also just successfully completed a Kickstarter campaign to bring Plants vs. Zombies to life as a board game. In the cooperative board game, one to four players must work together to build the ultimate garden defence. You’ll be able to deploy iconic plants like Sunflowers, Peashooters, and Wall-nuts to stop waves of zombies from reaching your home. Each level then features a unique lawn setup and every victory unlocks new levels, plants and strategies. While Kickstarter backers will get the game first, it will hit shelves once it has completed production in autumn next year.
This is one of the two sets that has been added to the Parking Lot during this review round, alongside The 5th Element – Korben Dallas Taxi. Then Tulip Field Windmill, Interstellar and Chinese Cork Art Carving have been officially announced as upcoming LEGO Ideas sets.
The LEGO Group recently announced 21375 Godzilla, the largest ever LEGO Ideas set.
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