Arcade Mode

Arcade Mode is a game mode in Plants vs. Zombies: Dawn of the Elementals. It is unlocked after defeating any of the Undead Elementals in Story Mode.

Premise
The rules in Arcade Mode vary from level to level, but the basic goal is that a never-ending horde of zombies is attacking the player, and they must score points through various methods, which depend entirely on the rules of the Arcade Mode level, and use power-ups to assist them.

All Arcade Mode levels have a time limit of 60 seconds, which can be extended by the clock power-up (see next section). Depending on the player's score at the end of an Arcade Mode level, they will earn a bronze, a silver, or a gold medal.

In order to unlock more levels for Arcade Mode, the player must defeat the boss corresponding to the world they want to unlock in Story Mode (for example, defeating Magmus will unlock the Arcade Mode levels for Volcano Island). Note that Land of the Zombotanies does not have any Arcade Mode levels.

It is impossible to lose an Arcade Mode level. If a zombie makes it across the lawn, the player simply gets a time or score penalty, depending on the level.

Power-Ups
TBA

Levels
Each world has 4 Arcade Mode levels, for a total of 30 levels in Arcade Mode. In order to unlock the last level of each Arcade Mode set, the player must get a silver or gold medal in the 3 levels before it. Once a silver or gold medal has been achieved in the first 20 Arcade Mode levels, the Expert Zombie Zapper set becomes unlocked. After completing the Expert Zombie Zapper set with silver or gold medals in all 4 levels, the Mini-Games: Origns set becomes unlocked.

Doomsday Desert
Cactus Canyon

Crate Going, Kid!

Earthquake Zone

1001 Arabian Fights

Brainfreeze Lakes
Ice Station Zombies

H2 Oh No!

Arctic Thunder

Sub Zero Showdown

Mount Stormyside
Tornado Alley

Rock 'Em Like a Hurricane

Eye of the Storm

Fog of War

Volcano Island
Disco Inferno

Fight Fire with Fire

The Smell of Napalm

Ring of Fire

Zomboss Towers
High Rise Hi-Jinks

Mechanical Madness

Shocking Surprise

Zomboss's Challenge

Expert Zombie Zapper
Memory Lane

Crazy Dave's Choice

Zompocalypse Now

A Little Bit of Everything

Mini-Games: Origins
Portal Combat: Origins

Slot Machine: Origins

It's Raining Seeds: Origins

Bobsled Bonanza: Origins