Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2

 PlayStation 4
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 286 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 206 out of 286
  2. Mixed: 48 out of 286
  3. Negative: 32 out of 286
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  1. JoeBob14
    May 13, 2016
    0
    This is a quality game, however, it unfortunately takes advantage of the ignorance of casual gamers and implements always-online drm. Even the solo content requires an internet connection. Many short-sighted people mistakenly believe the complaints about this are due to a lack of internet access, so if you have internet you have nothing to worry about. The problem with this is actuallyThis is a quality game, however, it unfortunately takes advantage of the ignorance of casual gamers and implements always-online drm. Even the solo content requires an internet connection. Many short-sighted people mistakenly believe the complaints about this are due to a lack of internet access, so if you have internet you have nothing to worry about. The problem with this is actually that it transforms what could be a quality game to add to your collection to play forever, into a glorified rental that, given the reputation of the publisher, will only be playable for 2-3 years before it becomes nothing but fond memories. Publishers are counting on this, because in theory if you are unable to play the old game, you have more incentive to buy the new one. They also do this to ensure that no tampering can be done with the premium game's free-to-play currency system, which is an insult to gamers that remember the days when those "services" were obtainable not through real world money, but through cheat codes, which were free to everyone. So if you are willing to spend $60 on a disc that will eventually become nothing but a drink coaster and treats you like you didn't even buy the game in the first place, expecting you to pay more after the fact, go right ahead and buy it. But if you value the ability to go back and play your favorite games whenever YOU feel like doing so, and games that allow you to relax in an alternate world instead of requiring you to create a budget for ingame spending, avoid it at all costs.… Expand
  2. SBC222
    Aug 13, 2018
    3
    This game could be much better, but in my honest opinion, it fails to succeed Garden Warfare 1 effectively. The new character classes are extremely unbalanced. However, my biggest problem is the constant lag. Every match, the game stops and characters run in place for lengthy amounts of time. When the lag finishes, your character is most likely dead. You are likely to be disconnected fromThis game could be much better, but in my honest opinion, it fails to succeed Garden Warfare 1 effectively. The new character classes are extremely unbalanced. However, my biggest problem is the constant lag. Every match, the game stops and characters run in place for lengthy amounts of time. When the lag finishes, your character is most likely dead. You are likely to be disconnected from the server at random times throughout gameplay. How is one supposed to enjoy a game in which they cannot play? Also, the game Garden Warfare itself has been lootboxified (so to speak), with the addition of Legendary character pieces and hats, which are extremely hard to come by, especially for people who are free to play (myself included). With new Legendary characters especially, they are so unbalanced that the game becomes more of a game that depends on the characters that you have rather than the skill of the player. With the addition of “story mode” and the backyard battleground, one would be led to believe that there is an entirely new story mode, to which there is. However, this new “story mode” is just doing quests, and to me is more of a tutorial for new players rather than an effective story mode. This mode could have been expanded on, and was not. Also, with some of the new maps, some are fun to play, and others are terrible. The “Seeds of Time” map in Turf Takeover is nearly impossible for the zombies to win, and in “Great White North”, it is always nearly impossible for the plants to win. This is one of the numerous examples of how unbalanced the game is. Overall, with the bad servers and unbalanced and underdeveloped content, this game fails to meet my expectations.… Expand
  3. Peashooter90
    Mar 29, 2019
    1
    This game is rigged to favor players who pay the most money in microtransactions. You pay full price for the game, then if you want to stand a fair chance in multiplayer, you gotta pay even more. This coming from a fairly skilled player. The game intentionally screws you out of kills or it artificially bolsters your ability to get them; things like altering your movement speed, preventingThis game is rigged to favor players who pay the most money in microtransactions. You pay full price for the game, then if you want to stand a fair chance in multiplayer, you gotta pay even more. This coming from a fairly skilled player. The game intentionally screws you out of kills or it artificially bolsters your ability to get them; things like altering your movement speed, preventing your abilities from triggering or cranking up the aim sensitivity when making last moment adjustments before blasting off a zpg or shuck shot, making your imp punt overshoot an enemy right in front of you or itll just stall on the ground 2 inches from where you kicked it, deliberately teleporting you or other characters into or out of a projectile's trajectory. Sometimes projectiles go right through enemies or simply dont cause any damage, other times you vanquish people who just spawned with (obviously) full health in 2-3 low damage shots. Ive got so many the examples on video its undeniably obvious what the game is programmed to do. Also on video I have multiple instances of xp not being awarded, either in the correct amount or at all. The scripted interference goes both ways. There are times I've tested just to see the reticle chase an enemy across the screen while unloading on them hitting every shot without even touching the joysticks. There are so many times where you dont see an enemy until you're dead or it's obvious an enemy can't see you acting completely oblivious to your presence yet frantically trying to see where they're taking damage from, all while you stand there unloading on them for a free kill. The game is rigged, BAD, right now and not fun at all because of it. If it was actually FAIR without any interference from EA's "dynamic difficulty adjustment/monetization" scripts it would be a blast, 10/10. But the way it is now is infuriating to any player with an iota of perception; it sucks, 1/10. Plan on it being even worse in gw3. EA destroys every franchise it touches.… Expand
  4. SirWondra2001
    Aug 21, 2020
    2
    Waste of money. Do not go for it. All good content form first episode is gone. More bugs than in first episode. You should rather spend money in something else than this. (180 hours played)
  5. alwaysunlucky
    Jul 25, 2021
    4
    got focussed hard by a chomper..... because I played astronaut, my luck I suppose

Awards & Rankings

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#54 Best PS4 Game of 2016
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#58 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2016
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#74 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2016

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    May 8, 2016
    80
    Its childish veneer won't win over Call of Duty vets, but the open-minded will find a shooter that's sweet in all the right ways. [May 2016, p.94]
  2. Edge Magazine
    May 1, 2016
    70
    GW2 offers an alternative, lighthearted take on a genre that can often feel po-faced. [May 2016, p.118]
  3. Play UK
    Apr 22, 2016
    80
    While not without foibles, Garden Warfare 2 stands out in an overcrowded genre and delivers a polished, deep and substantial dose of shooter action. [Issue#268, p.72]
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