Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville

 Xbox One
User Score
5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 112 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 112
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 112
  3. Negative: 42 out of 112
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  1. Fairbadger
    Mar 4, 2020
    3
    Just don’t buy this. It is not a sequel to the first two garden warfares, but just another EA cash grab.
  2. MoldBold
    Oct 19, 2019
    0
    This is UNHOLY! I got together with a group of 5 of my friends and tried to play a private giddy park..Only to find out that they kept the atrocious limit of 4 people per private party. The characters also look terrible here.
  3. Teddymouse
    Oct 18, 2019
    1
    They took all the different class variations away and put the classes back to what they were in the first game. They then took being able to play multiplayer against AI or only your friends/private matches away...which was a huge positive of the 2nd game. I really hope that they see how bad this game ends up and makes a Garden Warfare 3 similar to the 2nd one which was the best of the franchise.
  4. SlimyDragon
    Oct 19, 2019
    0
    I wouldn't wish for my worst enemy to play this game. The loading screens are so ####ing long along with a laggy game that no one can even play without using a modded controller to actually aim.
  5. BetaNonAlpha
    Oct 18, 2019
    0
    The characters look awful, they play terribly, the map design is bad, but the water physics are okay. Too bad you can't step in it.
  6. Microcosm
    Oct 18, 2019
    1
    EA has totally ruined a game that was amazing and one of a kind. Taking away awesome classes that veterans of the game loved. We veterans of PVZ Garden Warfare franchise are the reason you have a game you wanted to purchase from Pop Cap.
    The game is total trash now save your money, it's garbage.
  7. iDartix
    Oct 19, 2019
    0
    This game sucks, compared to what my inferior clone Lucas Roisak would say about it.
  8. LarryTheHealer
    Oct 19, 2019
    0
    This game just ain't great at all. Crashed, lagged, bugs every 20 seconds, softlocks. Gave up.
  9. Lii
    Oct 19, 2019
    1
    Free roam areas are great, multiplayer not so much. Its all clunky and unbalanced af
  10. L3oAd4m
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    O jogo está uma merda, EA conseguiu destruir o jogo, é um absurdo o que conseguiram fazer de tão ruim que ficou. Quem defende uma porcaria dessa tem que levar no rabo mesmo, é ser muito baba ovo de uma porcaria. Infelizmente é assim, a EA consegue acabar com tudo de bom.
  11. Stukapooka
    Feb 28, 2020
    3
    Honestly very dissapointed in this game it took the fun and life out of the previous two and crushed it for an overwatch clone. The launch was utter garbage, downgrading modes and removing custom matches with bots, removal of over a hundred sub class variants for a broken upgrade system (it's a clear downgrade). Tired of the yes men who say they will fix it with updates-really is that whatHonestly very dissapointed in this game it took the fun and life out of the previous two and crushed it for an overwatch clone. The launch was utter garbage, downgrading modes and removing custom matches with bots, removal of over a hundred sub class variants for a broken upgrade system (it's a clear downgrade). Tired of the yes men who say they will fix it with updates-really is that what we've come to-releasing games unfinished and fixing them later, I mean the last games launch wasnt perfect but it came out with new modes and alongside a new pve hub(bfn main strength is its new pve areas which are an improvement but get boring once you beat them). No microtransactions besides cosmetics(the fact that this is a positive is kinda sad). Alot of the maps are boring to look and play at and are a downgrade in sense of scale from the previous and feel so empty and are smaller than their previous incarnations. The spawnable ai allies you have in gamemodes have been reduced to SEVEN per side on offense and only about 8 on defense and the defense is underpowered. I dont understand how Popcap could look at their previoss format that worked amazingly well and decide toabsolutely shred and rebuild it . Honestly if you want a good and respectable plants vs zombies game worth your time and money just go play garden warfare2, heck just go play garden warfare one atleast it was fun.… Expand
  12. Dartix
    Apr 1, 2020
    4
    Alright game, aiming and controls aren’t perfect, there are no variants like previous PVZ shooters, the characters aren’t balanced well, the sprinting mechanic is an awful edition, the PvE mode is decent, but PvP is a mess and not fun at all, gets very boring quickly, character costumes are great but there aren’t enough characters without the variants. Game itself was fun at the startAlright game, aiming and controls aren’t perfect, there are no variants like previous PVZ shooters, the characters aren’t balanced well, the sprinting mechanic is an awful edition, the PvE mode is decent, but PvP is a mess and not fun at all, gets very boring quickly, character costumes are great but there aren’t enough characters without the variants. Game itself was fun at the start when it released but after a month it got quite boring and not as fun as it was before. The game is no where near as good as Garden Warfare and Garden Warfare 2.… Expand
  13. matheusltp
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    They ruined a game that was impossible to ruined it taking off variants. That's it.
  14. CringeNugget
    Aug 7, 2020
    2
    this game is just bad. there are a few good things about it but its mostly just a crash grab. there are no more sticker packs (from the first 2 games) and you have this god awful system where you spend 30k just for one stupid bad looks item. its super unfair and unbalanced too. some of the good things are that instead of only having 2 gestures/taunts you can click right on the depad andthis game is just bad. there are a few good things about it but its mostly just a crash grab. there are no more sticker packs (from the first 2 games) and you have this god awful system where you spend 30k just for one stupid bad looks item. its super unfair and unbalanced too. some of the good things are that instead of only having 2 gestures/taunts you can click right on the depad and pick what emote you can do, or ask question and just say stuff. the single player is also really great in this game. you have actual bosses now and cool missions that are actually different. but thats only the really good stuff about it. you should just buy garden warfare 2 instead, has alot more replayebillity, and alot more fun in general.… Expand

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#72 Best Xbox One Game of 2019
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#34 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2019

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Gamers' Temple
    Dec 31, 2019
    80
    Battle for Neighborville's goofy, cartoonish world makes it a shooter appropriate for younger gamers, but don't dismiss it as a kids' game. The gameplay will please most shooter fans, and it's good to have an option that doesn't take itself too seriously and in which the players are focused on having a fun time. It's a great change of pace for when you want a more laid-back but still fun shooter experience.
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  2. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Nov 18, 2019
    80
    An endearing shooter that builds on strong roots to excellent and often hilarious effect. [Issue#184, p.70]
  3. Game Informer
    Nov 6, 2019
    78
    Battle for Neighborville delivers exciting competitive and cooperative multiplayer, but an overly complicated economy and inconsistent PvE elements take away from the experience.
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