25.6.2014

I'm a 23 year-old female and I absolutely love this game. I've had it for about a month and I've played it almost every day. There are several game modes -Garden Ops - A single-player game in which you are one of the plants, and attempt to fight off the zombie horde while trying to defend your "garden" (base), also using potted plants who are essentially weaker, static allies with various skills who will also attack the zombies. This mode can also be played as a multiplayer over Xbox Live Gold with randomly-selected players, or as a Split Screen mode, giving 3 different experiences.Then there are the Multiplayer levels. My favourite is the Gardens & Graveyards mode.You either play one of the aforementioned plants or as the zombies. If you're the plants then your job is to defend the garden using potted plants and your teammates while the zombies try to "claim" your garden by having more of them stood at the base than plants. The zombies win if they attack all the bases, and can "raise" extra, weaker zombies to help. At the end of each map is a special, unique objective. It's a little like "Rush" in Battlefield. If the zombies win then the plants fall back to another base and the map expands, maybe 5 bases altogether. Another is in which both sides compete equally to have control of a bomb in the shape of a gnome, and have to place it in one of the other teams 3 bases - if all 3 bases explode then the other team wins.The gameplay and replay value are further enhanced by the sticker system. In each game you earn coins, on average is about 10,000 coins per completed game. These can be spent on consumables such as the potted plants to use as support for the playable characters if you're playing as a plant, and extra zombies you can "raise" as a zombie main character. You can also purchase additional upgrades for the plants and zombies, and things like hats, glasses, beards, tattoos to customize your plants and zombies. However, you can't just pick which ones you want! You purchase packets of "stickers" and can't know what's inside them until you purchase. Rarer character customizations and upgrades are of course less likely to appear.Two negatives which resulted in only 4 stars.- The microphone doesn't work. In one month's play I have only been able to both hear and speak to other players on maybe 5 or 6 occasions. Most of the time they can't hear me or I can't hear them, I can't tell. Never played with people I'm friends with on Xbox so I'm sure that speaking to members of a party over Xbox, rather than EA's servers on this game, would work better. EA have acknowledged this as their problem.- The first time I installed it I played the tutorial mini-game as it downloaded and the game wouldn't work. I had to delete and then re-install which overall took 4 hours. Google says it's a common problem so don't launch the game at all until its 100% downloaded!

1.3.2014

I read some of the negative reviews and found them to be completely ludicrous as they did not state legitimate criticism, therefore I have decided to write my own review to give potential buyers the information they need when considering a buy.Plants vs Zombies GW is a third person, online-only shooter based on the Plants vs Zombies universe. It features many of the plants and zombies found in the tower defense games and has the same aesthetic and sense of humor. There are three main gameplay modes: team vanquish which is much like team deathmatch from other games, gardens and graveyards which is where one team defends an objective and one attacks said objective,and garden ops which is a co-operative game mode where you defend a garden against waves of computer controlled zombies. While the game is family friendly and would be suitable for younger players, it is surprisingly deep. It is still however a casual shooter and does not have the barrier of entry that Call of Duty or Battlefield does. The levels are quite open and cheesy tactics like camping and other frustrating things are luckily absent for the most part. There is a simplified progression system where you level up and improve your different characters on both the plants and zombie sides. You can unlock customization and consumable items with in-game currency which you cannot buy with real money but only with points you earn from playing the game. The customization options are extensive and would be enjoyable for younger players to collect and is one of the major reason to play the game as there is a constant sense of collection and you always want another silly hat for your soldier zombie. YOU NEED XBOX LIVE GOLD MEMBERSHIP TO PLAY IT! There is no single-player offline mode. And that brings me to the weak point of the game and that is that it is a bit weak on content. Hopefully there is DLC on the way because with out more content I don't know how much longer I will be playing it. However I am an avid gamer with the attention span of a gold fish and I think that for many and especially for the demographic which this game targets, it will be sufficient. I am not a huge fan of EA and while this is obviously a cash-in on the PvZ brand, it is none the less good clean fun and I would recommend it for anyone looking for a breather of somber, drab military shooters and for parents who would like to play with their kids as this has split screen. There are no subliminal messages as one reviewer states. He is obviously deluded. That goes without saying. I have rated this 5 stars but in reality I would give it a four. I just wanted to counter act the silly negative reviews from the deluded, the un-informed and from the sony fanboy. I hope this helps.

7.9.2014

I bought Garden Warfare for the Xbox 360 when it first released for the last gen machine and promptly traded after 72 hours as the EA servers were so disgracefully poor that you couldn't complete a single game without being kicked off with a server-error message. Think Battlefield4 in the first 6 months of release and you have the picture, yet another EA catastrophe.That was such a shame as the game itself, when it worked, appeared to be a magical escape from the standard shooter offerings on offer across the Xbox360's library.After upgrading to a PS4 I was interested to see that Garden Warfare had been released for the new gen machine. I eventually decided to buy it in September 2014.

4.3.2014

I'm amazed at how much fun this games is. Plants Vs Zombies is a co-op based, 3rd person (over the shoulder perspective) shooter. Graphics look really good especially when you realise it was originally designed for the iPhone. The levels themselves are massive so the content on offer is awesome, added to that the fun customization you can do to the characters and you'll be laughing yourself silly. So guess what if you didn't already know, you can play as either plants or Zombies in this with each type having 4 characters. Each character has special abilities that you can unlock along the way. The chilli bean bomb is epic fun to use as are many of the weapons on offer and each looks cool when you use it.

8.1.2015

This is a hugely entertaining game that both us adults and our kids love playing. It's a fast paced shooter but without realistic violence or gore - a nice find amongst so many games on the xbox that I'm dubious about the kids playing because of the violent aspects.In order to play this game you have to have a Live Gold membership and you also have to sign up to EA, (which I was a bit sceptical about). There are a number of modes of play: you can play as part of an on-line multi-player team on either the plants or zombies side; you can play split-screen with a friend as plants defending your garden against never-ending waves of zombies or you can play on your own in garden ops...again as a plant trying to defend your garden.

28.2.2014

First of all let me say that all the one star reviews of this game are because people have bought it not realising its an ONLINE game only.For any people worried their little darlings playing strangers online there are parental controls you can set and unless you are wired to a microphone you CAN NOT talk to people.On a side note its normally the younger players who swear more than the adults. Irony eh !Now to the game,its nothing like the arcade game where you stop waves of zombies from reaching your house.This is a light hearted call of duty/battlefield based game without the violence,despite being a shooter.There are 4 "class`es" of plants and 4 of zombies with variants of each one to

28.2.2014

Played this game 5 hours straight yesterday because its so much fun, if like me your not great at multiplayer games then don't be too alarmed as I found the games to be more fun than over competitive and I never got more deaths than kills in most matches.There are 2 game types , garden ops and multiplayer ( there is NO singleplayer so you must have xbox live !!). The garden ops is a co-op based play style where you team up with 3 others and you have to defend your garden against crazy zombies and at randon you have to take down big bosses in the middle of the challenge, team work is essential in this mode aswell as choosing the right characters as all the characters have different abilities,

1.3.2014

Im a big Battlefield fan, and bought this game as more of a 'pick up and play' type game, for the £24 quid I paid for the game I really can complain.The game runs super smooth, is great fun to play, but perhaps wont have the longevity of some of the other titles on offer today.The game only has 2 main multiplayer game types Team deathmatch (Vanquish) and a combo of conquest/rush (Gardens and Graveyards) I have only played Vanquish so far, however I find it pretty good fun! each team have 4 character types that resemble the standard FPS 'Class' types such as assault, medic, suport and engineers. They work really well togetherThe other game mode which can be played locally or online is Garden Ops which is a normal 'Horde'

19.5.2014

We saw the in-game footage and thought not for us. There are very few co-op games on Xbox1 where the main adversary is the game's artificial intelligence - the computer. We are OAP's and love first /third person shooters BUT we cannot compete with younger players in the multi-player environment. Our reactions are simply too slow.Against our better judgement, or so we thought, we bought PvZ for the co-op 'horde' mode. It really is fun. It's Gears of War in fancy dress. We can't believe that we have serious discussions about whether to be a sunflower or a peashooter, which plants are best for which plant pots, and calling out "I need a daisy here"As the game progresses it becomes clear that this it has a very complex upgrading and scoring system to match any 1PS.

1.3.2014

First of all I would like to mention that this is not a traditional plants vs zombies game, instead of the 2d tower defense style, this is a 3rd person shooter. When I first saw this game many months ago I wasn't sure how it would convert, I'm pleased to say they have done a great job. I have been playing this for a couple of nights now and it's really addictive fun, it is online multiplayer only (so yes you will need xbox live) you can either team up to take on the zombie horde or 24 player team death match. The presentation of this game is fantastic and the graphics which while not mind blowing are more than adequate plus when hordes of zombies are running at you, you don't have time to stop and admire the scenery.

25.9.2014

Gother this after seeing it online time and time again. Glad I did.Gameplay is split into two main modes, garden ops and multiplayer. Garden Ops is a series of waves playing as the plants, one of four classes with different strengths, this can be played solo or upto teams of four. Difficultly can be changed too for those looking for a challenge.Multiplayer is where most of the fun is, those who have played Cod might recognise some modes such as team vanquish, gnome bomb and vanquish confirmed. Best one in my opinion is gardens and graveyards which is defence and attack gameplay. Each map very different with separate ways of approaching the objective or defending it.Which ever mode you play you have different skins and customization options open to you,

8.6.2014

I found that since buying this on a whim because of the price we've been playing this all the time in our house. Titanfall has barely had a look in.For the Whingers out there, It clearly says 'ONLINE ONLY' and 'XBOX LIVE GOLD REQUIRED' on the cover... This is nothing new! You've needed a gold account to play online since the 360 (and XONE) came out in 2005!!Also for those folks concerned about your kids safety etc why don't you set the parental controls on the Xbox that's why they're there..Also on that note I've found the only annoying thing with this game is actually the noises coming from screaming bambinos and mum/dad whizzing the hoover round on a Sunday morning and it coming blaring out the 5.1.

13.3.2014

I haven't had this kind of fun with a game in a long time.It's a simple kind of fun, everything is intuitive and well designed, you'll learn everything really quickly and won't ever feel like you're worse than anyone else in the game.PvZ transfers fantastically from a tower defence game to a shooter. The art style and music is also as goofy and colourful as you'd expect from the series.While you can still plant flowers in pots to defend your base (a garden, of course), the central difference is that now you control one of four plants (a pea-shooter, a chomper, a sunflower healer and a sniper cactus) each with a variety of special moves.You can even play as the zombies in an attack/defend game mode with huge teams.Expect hours of fun,

27.3.2014

This is a surprisingly good game! Yes, it's only online - but that's where the fun is generated - uncertainty!I can honestly say I've NEVER put so many hours into a game - and over the years I've certainly put many hours into playing video games!Great variety of characters mean that even the best players will get caught out by some of the characters abilities - makes it more of a level playing field than such as BF4, COD etc - and when you get 'vanquished' (the word kill or death is never used on this game), more often than not it is with a smile on your face rather than with annoyance!All DLC for this game will be free and there are (currently) no in game purchases - which makes a refreshing change!

9.10.2014

I've been waiting for this since it was announced as I loved PVZ1 on PC and console. Though the fps genre is getting old this is a great refreshing way to play it once again! The humour is still there, the creativity is definitely there and all round it's just a fun game to play and you just lose track of time.The gameplay is smooth, with all the characters being pretty balanced (some weapons here and there need tweaking), customisation adds a whole bucket of diversity among players, even including different type of dances!Matchmaking was a bit dodgy for Garden Ops in the beginning but I believe that is sorted out now and is pretty smooth as well,

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