According to The Verge , it's been nearly five years since EA announced the third installment of the hit mobile game Plants vs. Zombies , and now it's time for fans to experience this popular 'plant-shoot-zombie' game.

Accordingly, publisher EA has revealed that Plants vs. Zombies 3: Welcome to Zomburbia (PvZ3) has officially launched its first limited release in a number of countries, including the UK, Netherlands, Australia, Philippines and Ireland.

Like its predecessors, PvZ3 follows the tower defense style, requiring players to 'arrange' plants to fight off the zombies approaching the house. EA said the new game will see the return of old plants and the appearance of new characters, along with gameplay that is full of the classic fighting style of the first part. PvZ3 will be free to play, but there will still be microtransactions in the game to buy items.

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The original Plants vs. Zombies game was released on PC and Mac in 2009 before being released on mobile devices. The game expanded to more platforms after EA acquired developer PopCap Games in 2011. That also led to the development of Plants vs. Zombies 2 , which came out in 2013. That's also when the game went from paid ($2.99) to free.

EA says PvZ3 will be available in more countries at some point in the future, once the company gathers enough feedback from the community from the initial limited launch period.