Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2

Pure Xbox

Josephine Lawton·Mar 8, 2016

Critic90/100

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Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 builds on the original brilliantly. It takes everything its predecessor did right and does it again with more bells and whistles. There's new characters, levels and quests to explore and the sticker and levelling system have been tweaked to make acquiring the masses of new content feel achievable. The addition of single player quests and AI companions for Garden and Graveyard Ops make it a viable choice for when you just don't fancy playing with others or you want to power level a character you aren't too comfortable with playing in multiplayer. The current balance issues are an annoyance but the developers have already reassured users that this will be fixed soon; leaving little to criticise in this frantic, fun and family-friendly shooter.

Kotaku

Mike Fahey·Mar 2, 2016

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Remember the early days of online multiplayer shooters, when most players were too busy having fun to worry about things like stats or other players’

Push Square

Simon Fitzgerald·Feb 26, 2016

Critic80/100

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Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 improves upon its evergreen predecessor by expanding the scope of the title with single player content and new classes and modes. Popcap has responded to the criticisms pointed at the original release well, and while this isn't a revolution by any stretch, the format has been precisely pruned for shear joy.

Eurogamer

Jon Denton·Feb 24, 2016

Critic75/100

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Does everyone talk to themselves when they're playing games, or is it just me? I'm not just chatting rubbish about the …

Game Informer

Kyle Hilliard·Feb 23, 2016

Critic80/100

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Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 is a more active and engaging shooter than its predecessor.

IGN

Dave Rudden·Feb 23, 2016

Critic82/100

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PopCap's colorful shooter boasts an impressive amount of things to do, both online and off.

GamesRadar+

Matthew Castle·Feb 18, 2016

Critic80/100

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Previous failings are weeded out in this spry ghoul reunion as Plants vs Zombies' shooter spin-off returns for another outing on PS4, Xbox One and PC.

Polygon

Arthur Gies·Feb 18, 2016

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If Garden Warfare was an attempt to make a multiplayer only shooter that just about anyone could enjoy, Garden Warfare 2 takes that a step farther by removing the original's budget-priced compromises. Making the original Popcap concept into a shooter isn't novel anymore, and I hope that the developers pay attention to the game's potential balance challenges over time to make sure that "asymmetric" doesn't become "lopsided." But Garden Warfare 2 stands strong on its own, and with friends.

GameSpot

Scott Butterworth·Feb 18, 2016

Critic70/100

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A more complete, more refined version of the already stellar original, though arduous progression and empty solo missions spoil some of the fun.