We’ve suffered through delays and a soft launch but the time has finally come for Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Free) to launch in the App Store. People have been clamoring for a sequel to PopCap’s legendary tower defense game for years, but we were thrown a curveball when we found out that Plants vs. Zombies 2 would be free-to-play. It’s just so easy to mess that pay model up, you know?

However, after taking an early version for a spin at E3 and then checking out the soft launch version in a TA Plays video, it seems like they might have pulled this one off in an okay fashion. I didn’t really see too much tweaking going on during the soft launch period, so it will be interesting to see how the IAP elements factor in to the final release version. Of course nothing ever “final" on the App Store, and all that stuff can still be changed following the game’s official launch.

At any rate, Plants vs. Zombies 2 being free-to-play at the very least means you can download it and check it out for yourself for free, and with a release this big I’d suggest giving it a look in some capacity. You can also tune in to what people on our forums are saying about the matter, and we’ll have some more coverage of Plants vs. Zombies 2 coming at you in the very near future.