Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2

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  • Summary: In Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2, the zombies have conquered, and the plants are on the attack for the first time in this shooter. In your Backyard Battleground you can edit your character’s abilities and customizations, choose quests, jump into co-op or multiplayer action modes, orIn Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2, the zombies have conquered, and the plants are on the attack for the first time in this shooter. In your Backyard Battleground you can edit your character’s abilities and customizations, choose quests, jump into co-op or multiplayer action modes, or invite up to three friends in to your backyard to start a party and take on AI – defeat a wave, and a more powerful wave will show up. You can also switch teams to challenge your friends. Backyard Battleground is your own frontline base to plan your attack before you enter the battle for Zomburbia. [EA]… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 64
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 64
  3. Negative: 0 out of 64
  1. Twinfinite
    Feb 18, 2016
    100
    PopCap Games didn’t just recapture their old thunder, they magnified it to Zeus-like proportions. The quirky series from three years ago has managed to become a masterclass example in value.
  2. Worth Playing
    Feb 18, 2016
    90
    The fun of the original title is still here but has been amplified with the addition of new maps and classes.
  3. CD-Action
    Apr 29, 2016
    85
    I feel sorry for Garden Warfare 2. It’s a great game (right now the best utilizing Frostbite 3 engine) that probably will be dismissed contemptuously by those too “adult” to shoot corn kernels at zombies. [04/2016, p.38]
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  4. Examiner
    Feb 18, 2016
    80
    Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 has a massive amount of rich, entertaining and wacky content for players to enjoy. I know I’ll be spending another 30 hours on Garden Ops alone, but EA has managed to bring some interesting, new ingredients that help make this series as fun and addicting, as it was the first time around.
  5. High-Def Digest
    Apr 10, 2016
    80
    Less of a sequel and more of a big expansion, but that’s not a bad thing.
  6. Atomix
    Feb 24, 2016
    80
    Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 offers tons of content that don't necessarily drive people intro micro-transactions. Lighthearted and colourful, it never punishes the player and it's only held back by its limited narrative and unfair progression system.
  7. games(TM)
    Apr 12, 2016
    50
    Despite its pretty environments and swollen production value, Garden Warfare 2 feels a lot like its smartphone cousins, less a videogame, in the noble sense, and more a tar pit, swallowing down your time and providing little in return but useless virtual tat.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 38
  3. Negative: 4 out of 38
  1. Chassel
    Feb 23, 2016
    10
    An absolute blast to play. Love the ability to play splitscreen on the couch with friends, and being able to play any mode with or against anyAn absolute blast to play. Love the ability to play splitscreen on the couch with friends, and being able to play any mode with or against any set up of AI was a huge plus for me. Characters are wacky, maps are gorgeous whats not to love!… Expand
  2. JACOBJORDANBA
    Jun 24, 2021
    10
  4. GTVascoPvP
    Aug 18, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just perfect. The gnomish tests are amazing to do, get the keys, puzzles... Taken in the game seems to be thought out in detail, 10/10… Expand
  5. Filmcritic1
    Apr 15, 2016
    9
    This game is a major improvement over the 2014 predecessor. With an interesting HUB world (limited too) new characters and creative new maps,This game is a major improvement over the 2014 predecessor. With an interesting HUB world (limited too) new characters and creative new maps, this is a great game that you should at least check out.… Expand
  6. Local-Gamer
    Aug 31, 2020
    9
    Plants Vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 is a very enjoyable experience, with enough content and characters to satisfy anyone who plays it. ThePlants Vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 is a very enjoyable experience, with enough content and characters to satisfy anyone who plays it. The graphics are gorgeous, the music is fun and sounds good, the variety of gameplay styles is nice with each character feeling fun to play in their own ways, and the amount of content you have in the game makes it well worth the price. This game expands on the ideas and concepts of the first game to the point where it's basically the objectively superior entry. Of course, I still like the first game more, but I cannot deny how excellent this game is. The only problem I have with this game is that the Sticker Packs, which are the main way of getting everything in the game, are quite expensive (especially compared to the first GW). Fortunately, they are still achievable without buying the coins needed to purchase them, which is a welcome surprise considering EA published this game. Sometimes the people online can be toxic players (targetting you for no reason), but if you don't enjoy that then you can host private games with AI that you can customize to your liking. The offline content is excellent, the online is nice, the game performs well with no frame rate drops or severe glitches, what more could you want?

    Overall, PVZ GW2 is an excellent game that's just flat out fun to play, especially with a few friends. The amount of content doesn't feel bloated or boring in anyway, making the price well worth it. If you're into fun games where you can just sit down and have a good time, get this game. I swear that it will be worth it.    … Expand
  7. Biscuit126
    Mar 14, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fun game,great graphics,fun characters to unlock,long campaign,infinity time is good as your play as cat or dinosaurs and you rip and tear all the gnomes,characters are balanced except hovergoat/torchwood many different characters to play as and unlock and you unlock them at a decent pace and coins were the same and the fact that the game was able to jam that in without any performance issues is astonishing. 8/10… Expand
  8. lostsol
    Feb 23, 2018
    0
    I personally completely regret buying this game. Although the game looks good, it is actually very boring, and just felt like endless waste ofI personally completely regret buying this game. Although the game looks good, it is actually very boring, and just felt like endless waste of time. I had to stop after 3 hours wasted on it. I wont even gift it to my little cousins, they deserve better!… Expand

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#40 Best Xbox One Game of 2016
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#30 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2016
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#35 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2016