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Generally favorable reviews- based on 134 Ratings

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  • Summary: Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare has players blast zombies, plants, and new characters with inventive weapons across a mine-blowing PvZ world.
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  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. 90
    The real appeal of the game is in its presentation. The music is light and bouncy, the visuals are bright and colourful, and there's plenty of humour in the way units animate. I can't describe in enough detail just how happy it makes me to finally have a full-featured shooter game that is bright and pleasant; though I have no particular problem with serious and grim shooters, it's nice to have an option for when I'm in the mood for something happier.
  2. Pelit (Finland)
    May 11, 2014
    80
    Garden Warfare is a humorous FPS with funny characters and odd weapons. There's not much TD-stuff left, though. [Apr 2014]
  3. Mar 21, 2014
    70
    Garden Warfare is an entertaining online games with inviting playability and unique design for a game in the genre. The tempo in both combat and how fast to unlock new material is very addictive. After a while you start it unfortunately feels a bit tedious, much because there are too few game modes and maps. As a whole, it is a game I can recommend though, especially considering that it is not sold at full price.
  4. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Apr 7, 2014
    60
    Targets the casual crowd and targets it rather well - but don't expect anything beyond that. [Issue #240]
  5. Mar 17, 2014
    60
    The bigger problem is that the framerate is godawful, which seems like a networking issue, since it’s much more pronounced during games with more players. I suspect I’m being dropped into servers with terrible pings. I’ve even joined game where I literally can’t move because the warping is so bad. Here’s me, connected to EA servers.
  6. Mar 31, 2014
    50
    Popcap’s first attempt to transform Plants vs Zombies franchise into a shooter is quite mediocre, as it lacks many basic and fundamental aspects someone would seek in a multiplayer only shooter.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 42
  2. Negative: 5 out of 42
  1. Feb 25, 2014
    10
    First off all, i cannot belive this game only got 6.7 user score, as i am writing this review. I downloaded the full game, and well.. I playedFirst off all, i cannot belive this game only got 6.7 user score, as i am writing this review. I downloaded the full game, and well.. I played it for 8 hours straight, and thats rarely the case with me. Excellent amount of details in both the plants and zombies, great maps, fantastic graphics, and most importantly- Wow at the amount of stuff you unlock in the game! Its just crazy. Every plant and zombie you use have each own level plus a main progession level. To level a plant or zombie, you have to do specific challeges for that plant or zombie. There are also alot of accesories to unlock for the plants and zombies, like new glasses, weapons, new hats, and alot more. All in all, just get this game already- its Amazing, it really deserves a 10 of 10! Expand
  2. May 19, 2014
    10
    Fascinating game ever since I played the original plants vs. zombies on IOS platform. Incredibly fun with unique backgrounds. Although thereFascinating game ever since I played the original plants vs. zombies on IOS platform. Incredibly fun with unique backgrounds. Although there are a few minor lags, it doesn't bother. Expand
  3. Sep 9, 2014
    10
    A fantastic shooter that breaks the bloody and brown barriers set forth by modern gritty shooters. A metascore of only 69 is ridiculous. IA fantastic shooter that breaks the bloody and brown barriers set forth by modern gritty shooters. A metascore of only 69 is ridiculous. I never judge a game by the scores on here, too many people give a 1 rating for silly reasons like online play only or an xbox gold membership required... i don't know about the rest of you but in 2014 my consoles are online ready, it's not 2003 anymore. The game is not for casuals, i'm not saying casuals can't find it fun and entertaining but people judging the game based on it's colorful art style clearly haven't played for longer than 10 minutes, there is plenty of room to customize, level up and dominate just as much and ever more than any battlefield game on the market! Trust me. Expand
  4. Feb 11, 2021
    8
    This game is great in many ways, including the music, characters, and designs.
  5. Jun 3, 2014
    8
    a very fun multiplayer shooter with a nice community and a great variety of game modes.

    first is welcome mat. a standard team deathmatch
    a very fun multiplayer shooter with a nice community and a great variety of game modes.

    first is welcome mat. a standard team deathmatch but the more you suck the more health you will gain at spawn

    next is team vanquish. it is just standard team deathmatch

    next is gardens and graveyards. the developers claim it is a mix of conquest and rush from battlefield but i think of it being more like overrun from gears of war judgement.

    next is classic team vanquish. it is team vanquish but customized and unlocked characters are not allowed

    next is classic gardens and graveyards. it is classic team vanquish but with gardens and graveyards.

    next is mixed mode. it says it is a mix of team vanquish and gardens and graveyards but i haven't played it yet. no one is playing it.

    next there is gnome bomb. so your team spawns with 3 gardens (or graveyards if you are playing as a zombie) and a bomb will spawn in the middle of the map. you have to get the bomb and destroy the enemy CP. the first team to destroy the opposing team's 3 CPs wins.

    and finally there is garden ops mode. it is a classic horde mode but you can plant plants that would act as towers in a tower defense game to defend your garden if your garden gets destroyed you lose.

    there are also card packs which you can buy with the coins you earned in the game. these card packs include plants (or zombies) which you can grow to act as towers to defend your base in the tower defense mode and you can get new items to customize your characters and get new characters entirely.

    the classes fell balanced and the games are fun so overall i think this is a good game worth the $30 I paid for it. my only complaints are the game can slow down in the areas where tons of explosions are, and the game requires Xbox Live Gold to play it. and the graphics are fine as the game runs on the frostbite 3 engine. overall, it gets an 8/10.
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  6. Sep 26, 2014
    7
    Basically a Call of Duty primer for 7 year olds. Graphics, audio, presentation is all top notch. However it's online only. I don't understandBasically a Call of Duty primer for 7 year olds. Graphics, audio, presentation is all top notch. However it's online only. I don't understand why they didn't add in a mode where you can play against bots, or local split-screen co-op. Lots of unlockables to strive for but the life of this game will depend on how busy the servers are. If you can't find anyone to play against you can't play the game. Expand
  7. Jan 9, 2017
    0
    Pas vraiment de mode solo pour ce FPS qui mise avant tout sur la coopération multi-joueuse et son univers en 256 couleurs enfantin et stupidePas vraiment de mode solo pour ce FPS qui mise avant tout sur la coopération multi-joueuse et son univers en 256 couleurs enfantin et stupide à même de séduire aussi bien toute la cour de récré que quelques adulescents qui n'ont pas fini de grandir dans leur tête.

    Sur Xbox One, le jeu est d'une remarquable fluidité, encore heureux vu ce qu'il affiche et sa tronche de jeu indé mal dégrossi de pauvre ; les effets sonores crétins participent à leur façon à cette ambiance à la Casimir. Dommage qu'on ne puisse pas jouer Dorothée.

    Vite limitées et répétitives, on se lasse très rapidement de ces défenses de base comme on se lasse de jouer avec des gamins qui hurlent dans le micro entre autres abrutis. Encore une "perle" indé qu'on planquera en hâte sous le tapis dans le placard, vu son intérêt inférieur ou égal à zéro.
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