Unlockable Cacti

      Finally ending the plant's side is the cactus. The cactus is the sniper of the plants. The cactus is probably the most interesting plant character because of some of her features. The cactus has a farther zoom, a slower rate of fire, and a higher amount of damage. All of those traits represents a sniper. The cactus has many characters that have many different elemental effects. The cactus is probably the most difficult plant character to use because of those traits that it has. There are a few strategies with the cactus that you can use that may help you. Because the cactus has different abilities than the rest of the plants, you can use those abilities in different ways. In gardens and graveyards there is an objective that you must defend from the zombies. When there are many zombies in the area you will want to put down some potato mines. Potato mines are hard to see because they are so small so you will want to put plenty of them down. Anyway, getting back to the topic.
     For the cactus there is the Fire Cactus, the Power Cactus, the Ice Cactus, the Future Cactus, the Bandit Cactus, the Camo Cactus, the Citrus Cactus, and lastly, the Jade Cactus. All of these variants have a more unique touch to them then any of the other plants. The cactus variants also do not have very many differences than the original cactus itself. First up is the Fire Cactus. The Fire Cactus is just like any fire character. The Fire Cactus has the fire elemental effect which allows it to set the enemy on fire with each hit for a short amount of time. An ideal cactus for hunting enemies down and setting them ablaze. The Fire Cactus also does slightly more damage than the normal cactus. Next is the Power Cactus. The Power Cactus has the electric elemental effect which allows it to link any enemies near the target enemy, doing damage to all enemies in the vicinity. The Power Cactus is perfect for big groups of enemies because it will do massive damage to all of them at once. It is also ideal to use the Power Cactus in Garden Ops as well because you will be able to easily take down the huge hoards of zombies. Next up is the Ice Cactus. The Ice Cactus has the ice elemental effect. The ice elemental effect works a bit differently from the others. If you start to shoot enemies with the ice cactus, not only will you be doing a lot of damage, but you will also slow them down and they will also have snowflakes falling around them. If you shoot the enemy enough times they will get ice surrounding their feet, freezing them in place, and also allowing you an easy vanquish. The Future Cactus is one of the more unique cactus variants. The Future Cactus does not have any elemental effects, but instead has something different. The Future Cactus looks like she is part robot too. The Future Cactus can fire as fast as you can pull the trigger button along with having a charged shot. If you hold the trigger button you will start charging up a very powerful needle. The charge will do splash damage along with massive direct damage. Because the Future Cactus has a faster rate of fire though, it does slightly less damage. The Bandit Cactus has a more old western type of theme to it. The Bandit Cactus is a more run-and-gun type of cactus because she is fully automatic. The Bandit Cactus has a very fast rate of fire, and because of that, she has a lot of recoil.
      The Camo Cactus is the character that you unlock at level ten. The Camo Cactus is also one of the unique variants of the cactus. The Camo Cactus has a longer mouth to shoot spike out of, and is also covered in camouflaged leaves. The Camo Cactus has the most zoom of any of the cacti, and also does the most damage. Because of those features however, it has a slower rate of fire, and also has less ammo, but those traits represent an actual sniper rifle. The Citrus Cactus is the free cactus that you get after purchasing the game along with the Berry Shooter. The Citrus Cactus is a three-round-burst cactus, meaning that it shoots three rounds at a very fast pace. The Citrus Cactus does do quite a bit of damage because of this, but each shot does less damage. Another good thing about the Citrus Cactus is that it has a lot more ammo than any other cactus. Lastly, but most certainly not least, is the Jade Cactus. The Jade Cactus is probably the most interesting cactus variant. The Jade Cactus looks like an old Samurai Warrior. The Jade Cactus has the most health of the cactus group, but is also the slowest. Because the Jade Cactus is the slowest, it is ideal to stay in one place and find people to pick off. The Jade Cactus is also the only damage that does technical splash damage. I say technical because each shot has a little explosion after it hits. If the shot hits the enemy, it will explode right away, but if it hits the ground, it will explode after a couple of seconds, dealing minor splash damage. That is all for the cactus variants, next time I will be switching over to the zombie's side, starting with the Foot Soldier. Until next time!