![]() ![]() Thankfully, the game’s campaign modes are great. ![]() I wish I could tell you more about these modes, but alas, I haven’t connected to a single online match since the game launched. The co-operative player-versus-environment Garden Ops also returns, and there are is also Turf Takeover, a huge 24-person match with an expanding map and Battle Arena, a 4v4 elimination battle. There are a number of multiplayer modes available, including Team Vanquish, Suburbination, and Vanquish Confirmed. I was a little perturbed by the appearance of costume packs being advertised at the game’s menu not long after launch, but at least these are a firm, one-time purchase and not a gamble like loot boxes or driven by social pressure like microtransactions in other games.įrom Giddy Park, players are able to enter a multiplayer match of their selection from the Multiplayer Portal or travel to one of four areas to experience one of the game’s campaigns. Everything is unlocked with currency rewarded from completing challenges, playing online matches, as well as completing the game’s campaigns. Fret not, dear reader, for they aren’t in Battle for Neighborville at all! At least…not yet. Now I know what you’re probably thinking: “an experience booster and character part unlocker? Sounds like microtransactions are going to be pushed hard”. The theme park is very impressive, with a working Ferris wheel, riverboat ride, merry-go-round and shooting targets. It also has a shared battleground set in an actual theme park, allowing players to test out various characters before jumping into an online match. Giddy Park has a number of player amenities, such as a capsule machine that unlocks character parts and outfits, an experience boosting machine, multiplayer portal, character and outfit changing booths, shooting range, dance club, and more. Upon starting Battle for Neighborville, players are transported to the game’s shared-world lobby, Giddy Park. It is truly disheartening as the gameplay is fun and deserves more players, but a large chunk of the game is inaccessible. On the other hand, I have only been able to find enough players for some of the game’s online modes once (and that was during Early Access). ![]() On one hand, the game delivers light-hearted, charming and at times, hilarious campaigns for both the Plant and Zombie forces. Forgive the cliché, but reviewing the game has been a rollercoaster experience for me. Then the day comes: Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville’s full version launched. It seemed as though only the first Garden Warfare game had a major fan base, the second’s player based seemed to dwindle even on free weekends and so far, the third’s features weren’t even playable. I was ready to give up on my hope of enjoying another third-person Plants vs Zombies game. A handful of players would goof around, shooting at both friendly and enemy forces in an exercise that was more akin to twiddling one’s thumbs than partaking in an online shooter. There were never enough players to fill an online match, and there were hardly enough to fill the shared-world game lobby. In case you hadn’t guessed, I did not have a great time with the game in Early Access. The two experiences were markedly similar, get on your hands and knees, dig about in the earth, withstand being surrounded by manure and hope that you are rewarded for your patience and hard work at the end of it. Funnily enough, I was also in the process of building a real-life garden with my girlfriend. I took the bait and secured a copy of the game during the Early Access period. Launching in Early Access in September, Battle for Neighborville offered players a shared lobby as well as a couple of game modes that would appear in the final build of the game. Not only was a new game announced, but we also wouldn’t have to wait too long to get our hands on it! My cries for a sequel were quickly answered by Popcap and EA, who announced ‘Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville’ a short time after. I had always felt that the series deserved to have more success than it had received, though it certainly didn’t lack positive reviews with critics. It was only a few months ago that I expressed my desire for a new entry in the Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare series. Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville – Gardening is a Chore Xbox One, PC, PS4 ![]()
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