Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 Reviews

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 is ranked in the 86th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
GameCrate
Top Critic
7.5 / 10.0
Feb 23, 2016

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 offers good combination of multiplayer third-person shooter gameplay and platformer collect-a-thons of days past.

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PCMag
Top Critic
Mar 22, 2016

Garden Warfare 2 fleshes out the team-based shooting antics of the original with new characters, fresh game modes, and a richer single-player experience.

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Feb 24, 2016

All the frenetic excitement of Garden Warfare, but with more characters, more maps, more modes and a ton more fun. Slow movement and some minor balance issues cramp the style, but if you're looking for an online shooter with more belly laughs than headshots give the zombie meatheads and violent veg a spin.

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6 / 10.0
Feb 18, 2016

How does Garden Warfare 2 improve on the original's mechanics and gameplay? In short, it doesn't.

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Mar 1, 2016

A massive improvement over its predecessor but is held back by a grind-heavy progression system.

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8.4 / 10.0
Feb 22, 2016

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 brings a lot of variety and fun to the gaming table. Multiplayer options and single player experiences aren't in short supply with this sequel. It isn't a perfect game, but there is enough stupid fun packed into it to make it worth your time.

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9 / 10
Feb 22, 2016

The first game was a real surprise to me at its time of release, but the second game has managed to recreate this sense of awe, providing a game much more diverse and bigger in scale. Garden Warfare 2 is a colorful and fun experience that will appeal to many, providing a much needed breather in a genre that sometimes forgets it doesn’t always have to take itself seriously.

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80%
Feb 18, 2016

A triumphant follow-up to one of 2014's most unexpected treats, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 fleshes things out with loads of modes, new characters and the Backyard Battleground, making for an exciting shooter that never fails to raise a smile. Tuck in.

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9 / 10.0
Feb 18, 2016

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 is a chaotic good time that takes everything that was great about the first game, gives it a fresh coat of paint, and adds in more nonsense on top.

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4.5 / 5.0
Mar 5, 2016

If you're a fan of the previous games in the series than you probably should check out Garden Warfare 2 that has enough bang for its buck to keep things fresh. This freshness includes new maps, classes, perks and modes for players to master. Add in a great local multiplayer split-screen mode and this is one versatile title with some really fun gameplay.

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9.5 / 10.0
Feb 18, 2016

The ridiculousness of plants facing off against zombies but the serious controls and competitiveness of any triple AAA shooter,

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4.5 / 5.0
Feb 18, 2016

The love and care that was poured into this title is obvious, and translates into a terrifically entertaining experience that I encourage everybody to try out. Play with your friends, your parents, your kids; anybody who has ever enjoyed a video game should have a blast with PvZ Garden Warfare 2. In fact, I think I'm going to go load up Rose and turn some more zombies into goats right now.

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NZGamer
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Feb 23, 2016

Perfectly bridges the gap between casual games and hardcore shooters.

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4 / 5.0
Feb 18, 2016

PopCap Games paid close attention to the criticisms of the original game and ultimately crafted a worthy sequel.

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8 / 10.0
Feb 18, 2016

There is just way too much to do in this game and it can get confusing without some sort of organized menu system. But if you can stick past that, be okay with having to walk to each event rather than click a button on a menu, you should be fine. Multiplayer will keep this game alive with so many options to choose from and it's suitable for all ages.

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Unscored
Feb 18, 2016

As you could see from the previous page, there isn't a whole lot to dislike about Popcap's latest foray into flora versus the undead. It takes the core foundations from the previous game, such as the tight controls, and great gunplay, and adds a plethora of layers on top of that, with the inclusion of more modes, a solo option for us loners, and even more classes to play as.

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7.8 / 10.0
Feb 25, 2016

Garden Warfare 2 looks great, boasts a huge roster of inventive characters and contributes much to the social shooter genre. Single-player and PvE content is lacking, however, and this exacerbates the already glacial pace of progression.

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8 / 10.0
Mar 21, 2016

A silly alternative to the modern shooter, Garden Warfare 2 doesn't take itself too seriously and is all the better for it.

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games(TM)
games™ Team
Top Critic
5 / 10
Apr 12, 2016

Funny but focused on 'content' rather than ideas

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9 / 10.0
Feb 22, 2016

It's literally everything you could want in a party game – and for the first time in quite a while, you can bring the kids, too.

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