Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville

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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 116 Ratings

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  1. Motherball
    Jun 15, 2020
    10
    This is a very good hero shooter with great heroes and unique abilities. Ive spent a lot if time in the first two Garden Warfare games, and this one stacks up remarkably well, imo. I do wish more people were playing it, as some modes are empty at certain times, but Team Vanquish population is pretty stable on PC at peak times, so I cant complain too much. The devs have done a decent jobThis is a very good hero shooter with great heroes and unique abilities. Ive spent a lot if time in the first two Garden Warfare games, and this one stacks up remarkably well, imo. I do wish more people were playing it, as some modes are empty at certain times, but Team Vanquish population is pretty stable on PC at peak times, so I cant complain too much. The devs have done a decent job with bugs and loading screen issues. I wish them all the best with this game.… Expand
  2. hacks
    May 18, 2020
    10
    to be honest i actually like the game
    i somehow enjoy the game
    now go dislike my review
  3. Adailson
    Apr 9, 2020
    10
    an incredible game, i have immensely fun with the game, great graphics, good mechanics, charismatic characters, basically one of the best games i have ever played
  4. VillagerX3
    Oct 22, 2019
    10
    This game is very fun. I have no issues when playing it other than Super Brainz being a bit too overpowered, but he definitely will be balanced in a near update like Nightcap. The game is obviously going to get updates like the first two games, so that’s good.
  5. CherryMan
    Feb 24, 2020
    10
    The gameplay feels way better than pvzgw2 characters don’t feel as broken like the peashooter’s chili bean bomb won’t clear everything.
  6. ZoniX
    Apr 12, 2020
    10
    I know some people didn't like this game, but come on, there's so much possibility by eliminating the subclasses, now we can have more characters than before and it will be more fun!
    And on my own opinion, this game it's very nice and fun! And this is different than the previous games, that makes it better! Because it's not the same thing over and over

    10/10 Nice game
  7. TeleKrite
    Jan 28, 2021
    10
    it's a very fun game if u have friends but if you don't have it's still fun and I didn't found another game that was like PvZ so it is the best game in that genre.
  8. Robloxcraft_YM
    May 11, 2021
    10
    Muy Bueno esta completo, es divertido, los gráficos son increíbles, es muy colorido y no hay micro transacciones.
  9. Iron_Salamander
    Oct 18, 2019
    9
    I'm a huge fan of GW1 and 2, having over 2500 hours between them and BfN is different but in many good ways. I love it but I feel there's more work to be done here (balance, TTK is a bit too high, some PC users are having issues even if I'm not on my rig).

    The lack of variants isn't as bad as some are saying. Both GW games were dominated by certain variants, rendering the others    I'm a huge fan of GW1 and 2, having over 2500 hours between them and BfN is different but in many good ways. I love it but I feel there's more work to be done here (balance, TTK is a bit too high, some PC users are having issues even if I'm not on my rig).

    The lack of variants isn't as bad as some are saying. Both GW games were dominated by certain variants, rendering the others obsolete anyway. Having completely new characters added to the game is even better than variants and if they can get things fixed and add in new maps, characters, and customizations, it'll be even better.

    The PvE free roam zones alone are worth the price of admission. The PvZ humor is here and is great as always. Highly recommended.    … Expand
  10. AlphaString
    Oct 26, 2019
    9
    Okay, let's get to the point. I like the bad reviews from users that states "ummm, i hev a gud PC why can't i git gud fps". Define your specs first to say that you have a good PC. I tested the laptop on literally minimum specs, happened to have an old laptop with I3-4005U and GT920M (1Gb Vram card) and it still manages to get 30-40fps on low settings. And no, i don't have an SSD to loadOkay, let's get to the point. I like the bad reviews from users that states "ummm, i hev a gud PC why can't i git gud fps". Define your specs first to say that you have a good PC. I tested the laptop on literally minimum specs, happened to have an old laptop with I3-4005U and GT920M (1Gb Vram card) and it still manages to get 30-40fps on low settings. And no, i don't have an SSD to load the game faster, I have a 1Tb HDD Western Divital Blue, so fuess how it can read the game files. Also, I have seen a review stating that he wanted to play this game on PC with only one ode on two PCs. Welcome to the modern era genius, where you need to pay for services. It's the same thinking as giving you a small desk for one person and you use it for two, and still get mad because you cand fit two people there. The gamr is nice, it's fun. Yeah it has it's flaws but not that bad like people say. And no, i don't leave this review for promoting EA because I still have bad thoughts about it since Battlefield 5.… Expand
  11. ScandyVEVO
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    I love PvZ game series and i love Garden Warfare 2 and it was really fun playing GW2
    But now the BATTLE FOR NEIGHBORVILLE came out and I get more fun playing it
    I like the gameplay, graphics, character design and not optional purchase of characters in this game, because in the Garden Warfare 2 you seemed to be forced to buy legendary characters. In this game, we got rid of this problem    I love PvZ game series and i love Garden Warfare 2 and it was really fun playing GW2
    But now the BATTLE FOR NEIGHBORVILLE came out and I get more fun playing it
    I like the gameplay, graphics, character design and not optional purchase of characters in this game, because in the Garden Warfare 2 you seemed to be forced to buy legendary characters. In this game, we got rid of this problem because the developers decided to remove the subclasses of the characters and replaced them with upgrades that you can get absolutely free just by playing it.
    Also, sprint was added to the game for all characters, which allows you to quickly move around a huge map.
    4 pve zones were added to the game along which you can run and as for me this is the biggest plus of this game because in the GW2 you just ran around the lobby and completed some strange tasks from plants and zombies    … Expand
  12. MrPato
    Oct 18, 2019
    8
    The Garden Warfare series has always been about the crazy combat and the unique characters and ability's, and this doesn't miss out here, variants can be gone, but it's understandable since GW2 is a unbalanced game with its overpowered variants. The Garden Warfare series now go on a new direction, Battle For Neighborville, i'm gonna say my experiences as level 260. The New Upgrade systemsThe Garden Warfare series has always been about the crazy combat and the unique characters and ability's, and this doesn't miss out here, variants can be gone, but it's understandable since GW2 is a unbalanced game with its overpowered variants. The Garden Warfare series now go on a new direction, Battle For Neighborville, i'm gonna say my experiences as level 260. The New Upgrade systems are great witch you can create your own character throw unique upgrades and ability's. 4 Maps, 2 for zombies,2 for plants, the story's behind these maps are basically the same with some minor things changed, you get three items trow fighting three bosses, and then you fight the " final boss " , witch to be honest aren't hard if you are quick enough, the map exploration is great, with a not-so-dumb-AI, there are hidden easter eggs, and also battles that can start in the streets if you find a zombie/plant champion and kill him. The Multiplayer matches are decent, i didn't experience any crashes or lag.The game also adds 6 new heroes, 3 Plants and 3 Zombies, all of them look great, the patches in October has buffed and nerfed some characters since the game in the Founder's Edition has really unbalanced, at least they fixed that. And dont worry that all characters from GW2 return as well. The New Progression systems is meh, you dont have cards to buy like in GW1 or GW2 anymore, now its a machine that you waste 30,000 in game coins to get a random item, these items can be a Appearance Customization, Emoji, Dances, or legendary items, the problem is, it's that you can take up 40-50 minutos to get around 30,000 coins and you randomly get a dance or emoji witch basically no one uses on multiplayer matches. In Conclusion, Battle For Neighborville might not be what some PVZ GW fans wanted, but it still provides a good experience for $39,99.… Expand
  13. RoyPetizo
    Oct 22, 2019
    8
    It’s actually good, but it really needs polishing and character balancing
  14. Coolneo68
    Nov 30, 2019
    8
    I genuinely like the game, its fun with friends and has a lot of replayability in the story worlds, but I won't say that it is perfect, I like the fact that they removed the chance aspect of Possibly getting a character that you really want, but it is missing that garden warfare charm, it plays like a 3rd person shooter with linear PvP maps that you would normally see in a game, Like TF2I genuinely like the game, its fun with friends and has a lot of replayability in the story worlds, but I won't say that it is perfect, I like the fact that they removed the chance aspect of Possibly getting a character that you really want, but it is missing that garden warfare charm, it plays like a 3rd person shooter with linear PvP maps that you would normally see in a game, Like TF2 or CS:GO, and the upgrade system rewards players that stick with 1 character, wanna try Imp? sorry but you have already invested a lot of time in Dead beard and it will give you a disadvantage, also, some of the passive abilities that were in GW1/2 are not here or don't show it, sunflower revives people fast but anyone with the perk that allows revives faster is going to have the same revive speed as a weaker sunflower. Also, remember those other perks? you know, fast burrow, super chilli bean bomb and extra sticky goop? they aren't in here either.

    overall, it is a good introduction to a 3rd person shooter but Not a good introduction to the GW series But I will give some hope, due to the fact that it is early in its lifespan    … Expand
  15. Moxilla_VK
    Sep 1, 2020
    8
    Este juego es divertido, no es perfecto pero vaya que vale la pena comprarlo, aunque quitaron algunas cosas que me gustaban del PVZ GARDEN WARFARE (por ejemplo las variantes), sigue siendo un buen juego, no te dejes llevar por los comentarios malos, mejor ve como es el juego y tu decides si lo quieres comprar o no, en lo personal te lo recomiendo.
  16. ArToon
    Dec 1, 2020
    8
    It is a great game in all aspects, my personal opinion is that it is better than the other 2 games in the Garden Warfare franchise, but I need to highlight some points of extreme importance,
    I am Brazilian and unfortunately many players are missing in multiplayer, all games are missing players, it is necessary to enter a North American server to be able to play, and this forces me to play    It is a great game in all aspects, my personal opinion is that it is better than the other 2 games in the Garden Warfare franchise, but I need to highlight some points of extreme importance,
    I am Brazilian and unfortunately many players are missing in multiplayer, all games are missing players, it is necessary to enter a North American server to be able to play, and this forces me to play with a worse connection, this is the only negative point, the lack of players in multiplayer, but the game's story mode is infinitely better than in gw2 and luckily the game is not pay to win and there is nothing you can not play.    … Expand
  17. 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
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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.
  26. 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?
  27. 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
  28. TheRealJT
    Oct 19, 2019
    4
    It could be worse, but Battle for Neighborville has many flaws, including stuttering issues even for the best PCs, aiming problems, lack of variants, and the fact that almost every returning character has been nerfed to the ground.
  29. Naiade
    Oct 25, 2019
    4
    So I bought this game during the founders phase of it, having absuletly loved the first Garden Warfare and let me tell you I've never experienced motion sickness in any game I've ever played,
    and I played a few. Ffs I even mained Tracer on Overwatch, played every competitive FPS/battle royale game there is, I LOVE immersive sims like Prey and Dishonored but this game made me dizzy in a    So I bought this game during the founders phase of it, having absuletly loved the first Garden Warfare and let me tell you I've never experienced motion sickness in any game I've ever played,
    and I played a few. Ffs I even mained Tracer on Overwatch, played every competitive FPS/battle royale game there is, I LOVE immersive sims like Prey and Dishonored but this game made me dizzy in a couple of matches.

    Camera did stupid things when dead, FOV... well non existant, the only time i see somthing other than my character on the screen is when I sprinted, absolutely awful to aim, and this is not something like "git good" or some other BS. Like I could not aim properly at anything because of FPS drops and terrible no good movement. At lest the EA refund system is good, which was a surprise because I've never used it before.    … Expand
  30. AnfisKatechkin
    Nov 28, 2019
    4
    I regret I've bought this game. I'm fully disappointed. I wouldn't be advised it to anyone. The only thing I liked is Night Cap. It's really a great addition to PvZ, it could be even played in GW2 (the game that I still play and will), that's how Night Cap is good.
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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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