Grape Launcher

The Grape Launcher is the second plant obtained in the Roman Empire. Grape Launchers fire a grape at the first four zombies on the lawn. Each grape does normal damage.

Suburban Almanac Entry
Grape Launcher doesn’t get it. Whenever some rumour is spread or someone’s personal business gets out, the other plants always blame her. EVERY TIME! “Oh, where did you hear that?” says one. “Just from the grapevine,” says the other. “No you didn’t! I’m more respectful than that. Now no one will ever trust me. Thanks a bunch!”

Plant Food
Fires a big number of large grapes (~100) at random zombies on the lawn. Each grape deals 20 NDS.

Strategies
Grape Launcher is useful to combat zombies early in a level, as it spreads across all lanes like the Homing Thistle. However, it is quite expensive for an initial plant at 250 sun and one Grape Launcher is insufficient to kill anything stronger than a regular zombie. This means that two would be necessary to take out early coneheads, which would cost a large 500 sun. Also, as the Grape Launcher would fire at the zombies as they enter the screen, it will accelerate the progression of the level, making it more difficult to get sun.

Grape Launchers are particularly useful in the Roman Empire. One or more Grape Launchers can deal damage to multiple zombies at a time as they come out of elevators farther to the left of the lawn. This provides excellent attack for otherwise awkward spawns.