Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Reviews

Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is ranked in the 63rd percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Shacknews
Top Critic
9 / 10
Oct 22, 2019

Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville takes the foundation of the Garden Warfare series and expands upon it.

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9 / 10.0
Oct 22, 2019

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is a great third-person shooter that aims to be family-friendly. It takes what previous games did well and adds more content to it at a lower price. PopCap Games knows how to develop a cast of silly and uniquely designed characters.

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9 / 10.0
Oct 18, 2019

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is Garden Warfare 3 in all but name. But that doesn’t really matter when the product looks and plays so good, and has plenty of fresh new content.

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9 / 10.0
Oct 23, 2020

Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is a solid sequel. It has everything one would expect a sequel to have, such as better visuals, engine upgrades, additional characters to play, new areas to explore, and an evolution to the campaign gameplay. Honestly, it was surprising how much this game packed in when it comes to brand new content, especially for a generous $40 price point, as opposed to most other titles with a cost of $60.

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8.9 / 10.0
Mar 19, 2021

While one has to wonder at the overlong reluctance EA had to bringing this seemingly perfectly-matched family-friendly shooting franchise to the Switch, Plants Vs...

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87 / 100
Oct 18, 2019

Battle for Neighborville is thanks to a lot of fine tuning and successful innovations of the best Plants ever. Zombies shooter.

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8.6 / 10.0
Oct 20, 2019

Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is a great addition to this friendly shooter franchise that expands the scope of the series further than ever before.

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85 / 100
Oct 24, 2019

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is an amazing next chapter in the series. Its story campaign alone is enough to warrant a buy. It's not just the graphics, the characters, or the amazing multiplayer that makes it a must buy, it's the charm that the developers have dialed into this game. Every minute playing feels like you're on track to discover something ridiculously funny and over the top. Though there are a few key tweaks needed to make the battles spot on, it's the culmination of other things that make this a great game.

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Chris Wray
Top Critic
8.5 / 10.0
Oct 20, 2019

Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighbourville is a fun, engaging and content-filled game that, in addition to offering a strong online player-vs-player component, is packed full of content that will keep even the most ardent of solo-players engaged. Proving that Electronic Arts can get live service games right, because this will be a live service game thanks to the pending premium currency store, this is still one game that has taken me by surprise and I can do nothing but recommend to anybody and everybody.

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4.3 / 5.0
Nov 14, 2019

It's almost impossible to hate Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville. From the goofy way characters move to the delightfully random attacks, it's sure to put a smile on your face. Story mode makes it easier for newcomers to get used to combat or give kids a way to have mindless fun. Costumes and other rewards add a fair amount of replay value, especially if you want to stand out.  So, if you're looking for a nice change of pace, consider giving it a try and see if you can resist the charm.

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8.5 / 10.0
May 1, 2021

Battle for Neighborville: Complete Edition is a fun, colorful, silly game with a good amount of content to keep the player busy. While the game is older, this updated version is the obvious choice for fans of the series and newcomers alike.

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8.5 / 10.0
Mar 23, 2021

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle For Neighborville Complete Edition is really a great game, but the lack of local split-screen multiplayer definitely makes it feel less than complete especially when the other consoles do have it. The story is a lot of fun and If you were just looking to play online then this game is definitely worth checking out.

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8.5 / 10.0
Oct 18, 2019

To my surprise, Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is one of my favorite multiplayer shooters of 2019. I never thought I’d say that, but here we are.

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8.5 / 10.0
Nov 25, 2019

Minor issues aside, Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville takes the safe approach in doing things right. It adds in a few minor classes, tweaks a few gameplay variants to add in a change of pace, and continues on with a comical storyline that fans of all ages can enjoy despite the comic book mischief.

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8.5 / 10.0
Apr 13, 2021

With intuitive gameplay, charismatic characters and many features, it's hard not to be charmed by Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville. The problems are practically insignificant when compared to the length and refinement of the title, which has a high replay factor, even more if we consider that it is in its Complete Edition. It is with high spirits and very good humor, this is one of the best shooters available on Switch.

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83 / 100
Mar 19, 2021

Plants vs. Zombies Battle for Neighborville for Nintendo Switch is a really good port, in a technical level, of a fun shooter. It has a good diversity of game modes for single and multiplayer, and a charming art style. We do regret, however, that the game launches on Switch after EA abandoned the game on other platforms.

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83 / 100
Oct 19, 2019

With the many unique classes, the art style, humor and polish put forth by PopCap, Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville all culminates into a great time.

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8.3 / 10.0
Oct 18, 2019

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is the natural evolution of the Garden Warfare saga, now with new animations, a new set of maps, and modes that ensure the usual jokes.

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82 / 100
Mar 23, 2021

I had a lot of fun with a surprisingly well-made Switch version of Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville.

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Oct 18, 2019

While it might not be every shooter fan's bag, Battle for Neighborville has certainly got the ability to entertain just about anyone... young or old, experience shooter player or first-timer.

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