Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville

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4.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 116 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 16 out of 116
  3. Negative: 58 out of 116
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  1. Wolfmoon2682
    Oct 23, 2019
    5
    Great PvE and co-op if you can get the game to run decently enough. They have been having issues with performance for a while now. I didn't expect them to fix it by launch, but i did warn them it would impact their review score, and it is.

    This nonsense of sell it now, patch it later needs to die! Games should not be releasing in this state. Furthermore, they changed the core    Great PvE and co-op if you can get the game to run decently enough. They have been having issues with performance for a while now. I didn't expect them to fix it by launch, but i did warn them it would impact their review score, and it is.

    This nonsense of sell it now, patch it later needs to die! Games should not be releasing in this state.

    Furthermore, they changed the core mechanics of the PvP from Team Fortress 2 style, to Overwatch... for seemingly no reason other than to cash in on that hype. Paladins is doing it, why not PvZ? Well here's why... you dun split your fan base Popcap! YA DUN F@$%#^ it up son! Not to mention they nuked Variants, most of the motivation people had to keep grinding coins lol. I get it, balance was too much, but the game is still horribly unbalanced.

    Maps are uninspired compared to the original 2 games, and are mostly rehashed areas from the free roam regions. Very disappointed with the maps for PvP.

    Superbrains still dominates and MOST classes still need balancing. The game had zero advertising $ pumped into it and now it's clear why. They didn't want to invest the money, they knew this was a risky move. As of right now, that risk IS NOT paying off.

    So yeah, split fanbase, terrible performance, balancing issues but a very fun PvE focus and co-op. Sadly those two things are not why most people flock to the series.    … Expand
  2. brejas
    Oct 22, 2019
    5
    This game is ok at best, the character changes had made it worse, the maps are nowhere near as good as they are in gw1 or gw2, and also the game is very poorly optimised on the pc, such as the game not launching sometimes and also it freezing after playing matches, in the state it is at the moment, there is no point getting it
  3. Jorchking
    Nov 15, 2019
    5
    Más de lo mismo. Compré el 1 y me gustó al tiempo. El 2 lo dejé pasar porque lo que pecaba en el 1 es que la gente al poco tiempo dejaba de jugarlo y pues, sacando el modo "felpudo", era casi imposible de encontrar gente que luego se haría imposible total. Y en el 2 pasó lo mismo, además de que no hubo mucho cambio significativo para volver a arriesgarse a comprar. Cuando tuve el originMás de lo mismo. Compré el 1 y me gustó al tiempo. El 2 lo dejé pasar porque lo que pecaba en el 1 es que la gente al poco tiempo dejaba de jugarlo y pues, sacando el modo "felpudo", era casi imposible de encontrar gente que luego se haría imposible total. Y en el 2 pasó lo mismo, además de que no hubo mucho cambio significativo para volver a arriesgarse a comprar. Cuando tuve el origin access lo probé y no fallé, lo mismo. Además de que los modos eran los mismos, salvando a uno que otro, se jugaba muy de vez en cuando y cuando era así pues era el mismo modo de siempre, sin variedad. Luego olvídate de diversión, ya que no encontrarás partida.
    Aquí lo mismo otra vez, pero la diferencia es que ya es extremadamente lo mismo. El parque está como "adorno" ahí y lo único que podía salvarlo era un buen modo historia que no tiene. Además algo que he notado es que hay mucho desbalance, algo que frustra y no da ganas de seguir jugando por más tiempo, o sea, peor que en los 2 anteriores. El netcode es muy muy malo, al igual que los otros 2, y otro pecado que tiene también es que sigue sin tener pantalla dividida en PC ni chat de texto.
    Lo demás es lo mismo, pegar tiros y al mes ya te aburres (y a los meses siguientes a cruzar dedos para encontrar partidas). Se podría decir decepción total pero yo ya he aprendido con el PvZ GW 1, así que ya esperaba resultados similares.    … Expand
  4. SuperkenGaming
    Mar 2, 2021
    7
    Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville
    Showing some promise
    Battle for neighborville isnot what I expected it to be at all.. both in good ways andbad woods.. the good.. theres a whole campaign here that I wasn’t expecting, you can play through as any of the plants or zombies youd like.. each side having 2 mini open worlds to complete tasks in, it starts out so charming, cute, and    Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville
    Showing some promise
    Battle for neighborville isnot what I expected it to be at all.. both in good ways andbad woods.. the good.. theres a whole campaign here that I wasn’t expecting, you can play through as any of the plants or zombies youd like.. each side having 2 mini open worlds to complete tasks in, it starts out so charming, cute, and fun.. I loved being a lttle pod shooter, hunting down a yeti, fighting a vampire… I loved this campaign.. untili didn’t anymore.. the campaign here feels more like a demo of what could be rather than a full fledged single player campaign, I mean each of the 4 sections main missions can be completed in an hr each.. its really a joke, as after you complete the 5 main quests its really just map cleaning and in game trophy list clearing… but I loved what could be and what should be done in the future.. theres potential with an actual open world dead island rpg like quest system with a dash of some Mario.. there is a great vaiety of character and polish here. So I would love to see the team go all in on something like this, it could be really special… but for what it is now, its repetive boring tower defense stuff once the game exhausts its charm… and then its onto online, capture the flag, team tower defense, hoard mode, and the family friendly version of a call of duty team death match..andfor me personally, the death match is where all of the fun is outside of the first hour of this games campaign,
    youre on team plants or zombies, each chratcer has unique abilities and trates to make no 2 matches the same if you don’t want them to be… and you have even gain experience and level these characters up… but again the charm just evaporates… theres so much character depth here in battle for neighborville, theres so much potential.. theres just no great game to go with the grear mechanics and variety… I say scrap this cod wanna be and become a Mario wanna be.. this 3d world of plants vs zombies has so much potential, and right now its being wasted in the bargain bin… battle for neighborville offers about 4 hours of fun, it has everything in it to be amazing.. but its potential just isn’t fully realized and that breaks my heart.
    I give Plants vs Zombies Battle for Neighborville
    a 7/10    … Expand
  5. Lizarino
    Aug 8, 2020
    5
    I bought the founders edition of the game and loved GW1 & 2, however this one has flaws and is very broken.

    I never experience lag in any game, but yet in this game even when in a private session it feels like I have 3000 ping rubberbanding all over the place! The game is completely unplayable in this state When the game decides to not lag, it has similar gameplay to the original,    I bought the founders edition of the game and loved GW1 & 2, however this one has flaws and is very broken.

    I never experience lag in any game, but yet in this game even when in a private session it feels like I have 3000 ping rubberbanding all over the place! The game is completely unplayable in this state

    When the game decides to not lag, it has similar gameplay to the original, only with a lot less customization, no variants, lackluster upgrades and every character feels weaker.

    Quality of life improvements include every character having a sprint and reviving is better.
    The game also includes a battlepass system and more microtransactions than previous games

    Most of the enjoyment from this is since I enjoyed the older ones so much and want this to be good so badly :(    … Expand
  6. mansponge123
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    Just missing something what the previous two had. Personally I liked the different ccharacter variants, it gave the game a bit more of an edge. You'd see someone playing well with a certain type of variant and want to try and unlock it to give it a go. It's a shame to be honest they got rid because for me that was one of the best thing about this series.
  7. falgus
    Mar 4, 2021
    6
    Plants Vs Zombies Battle For Neighbourvile takes out a lot of things which were loved in the last 2 garden warfare games, such as classes for each plant and zombies. They ruined Garden Ops making it horrible with only 5 stages without bosses. Multiplayer is extremely unbalanced and in my opinion adding sprinting to the game made it worse.
  8. MaddoxWhite
    Apr 24, 2021
    5
    Pop-Cap, you're going to make me cry myself to sleep at night.

    Why did you have to screw this up?
  9. bucklavaa
    Aug 27, 2021
    6
    Unlike singleplayer, multiplayer can be quite fun actually. Graphics and gameplay are not bad at all. The game has a troll nature. However, I got it from ps plus. If you wanna buy the game, wait for the discount.
  10. IdleSpace
    Nov 21, 2022
    5
    До данной части играл только в первый гарден варфейр, так что сравнивать данную игру буду именно с ним.
    Мне очень нравится серия шутеров плантаций против зомби своей концепцией и легкой атмосферой. Но помимо этого в первой части была увлекательная система классов, которые надо было сбирать по кускам и это и было стимулом к репитативному повтору действий.
    В битве за Нейборвилль упразднили    До данной части играл только в первый гарден варфейр, так что сравнивать данную игру буду именно с ним.
    Мне очень нравится серия шутеров плантаций против зомби своей концепцией и легкой атмосферой. Но помимо этого в первой части была увлекательная система классов, которые надо было сбирать по кускам и это и было стимулом к репитативному повтору действий.
    В битве за Нейборвилль упразднили эту систему и теперь из ящиков выбиваются только косметические шмотки. Может это и к лучшему (за исключением того, что подклассов больше нет - > меньше вариативности), но игра теперь совсем не стимулирует к продолжительной игре. Все дейлики выполняются за 15-30 минут, еженедельные квесты за час... И все. Больше игра не выдает никаких стимулов к продолжению игры.
    Если с вышесказанным можно смириться, то есть проблема, с которой уже никто не сможет поспорить - это мертвая игра. Сервера +/- наполняются только к вечеру, и то не во всех режимах. Эта проблема тянется с самой первой части, но разрабам/издателю просто плевать на неё.
    Написал уже и так много, краткий итог - не рекомендую никому.    … Expand
  11. jsommer7345
    Sep 10, 2022
    6
    This game is certainly made for a young audience. It is suffering from a lack of players, so playing during the nighttime hours has about 5 people playing. It was just okay for me.

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77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. GamingTrend
    Oct 25, 2019
    85
    Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is an amazing next chapter in the series. Its story campaign alone is enough to warrant a buy. It’s not just the graphics, the characters, or the amazing multiplayer that makes it a must buy, it’s the charm that the developers have dialed into this game. Every minute playing feels like you’re on track to discover something ridiculously funny and over the top. Though there are a few key tweaks needed to make the battles spot on, it’s the culmination of other things that make this a great game.
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  2. Vandal
    Oct 24, 2019
    80
    Battle for Neighborville is a really solid shooter, deeper and more complex than what you might think. It doesn’t do anything new or very exciting, but everything it does it does it well.
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  3. IGN
    Oct 23, 2019
    74
    PVZ: Battle for Neighborville’s messy maps and repetitive solo campaigns are rescued by an exciting and cute roster and varied multiplayer modes.
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