在上周播出的任天堂第三方直面會上,EA意外公布了人氣塔防遊戲《植物大戰殭屍》的高清重製版《植物大戰殭屍:重植版》,引發粉絲熱烈反響。然而,據悉該項目並未邀請2009年原版遊戲的EA團隊參與製作,引發了部分原開發者的不滿。

《植物大戰殭屍:重植版》是對2009年原作的高清重製,原作為玩家扮演的植物抵禦一波波喪屍入侵的經典塔防遊戲。本作是自2019年《植物大戰殭屍:和睦小鎮保衛戰》以來該系列的首次回歸,對系列粉絲及新玩家來說均是一個驚喜。但原作美術之一的Rich Werner卻在社交平台X發文表示,他並未被EA或開發團隊邀請參與此次重製項目。
Rich Werner在推文中寫道:「剛看到《植物大戰殭屍》重啟的消息,很酷,但希望至少有人能聯繫我一下。挺失望的,其實我本來也願意參與的……算了吧。」他的言語中流露出對EA缺乏溝通的不滿。隨後,另一位原作背景美術Enrique Corts也在評論中證實了Rich Werner的說法,並表示自己同樣未被聯繫。「我就是原作的背景美術,看著我以前的作品被高清重製卻完全沒參與其中,感覺非常奇怪。我本來也願意親自來做這些重繪的。」
Just saw the post about PVZ reboot. It's cool, but wish someone would at least contact me. Kinda sux. I'd be down to help with it.. whatever, I guess. Par for the course.
— rich werner (commissions NOW OPEN) (@rich_werner) August 1, 2025
Yeah, I was the background artist for the original PvZ too and it felt super weird seeing all my work like redone in HD and of course I had nothing to do with it. Would've been happy to do those reworks myself 🤷🏽
— Enrique Corts (@Kikekun) August 1, 2025
Dude!! We have never met but the backgrou ds were the starting point and they are super fun!
— rich werner (commissions NOW OPEN) (@rich_werner) August 1, 2025
Wouldn't it have been cool for them to try getting everyone together for additional content?@Kikekun
兩人隨後在評論中繼續表達了他們對2009年原作的熱愛,以及對未能參與重製的遺憾。有玩家貼出《植物大戰殭屍:重植版》的Steam頁面截圖,指出遊戲將包含「全新藝術與概念圖書館,收錄從未公開的前期草圖與開發資料」。對此,Rich Werner表示驚訝,並稱他本人並不知情,也不清楚EA是如何取得這些原始資料的。「這太離譜了,」他說。
Man, it's a total shame we did not meet at the time and worked more closely because I was freelance talking with George but totally off site you guys. Now that I get the chance, just want to say you rock and your art mixed super well with my backgrounds. Peanut butter and jelly!
— Enrique Corts (@Kikekun) August 1, 2025
I have no idea. That is wild
— rich werner (commissions NOW OPEN) (@rich_werner) August 1, 2025
Rich Werner也承認,自己當年是以PopCap員工身份參與原作開發,並不擁有作品的版權。儘管如此,EA方面目前尚未就此次爭議發表任何公開回應。