Protecting characters as they make their way through the Battleground, or shooting targets in a certain amount of time are also standard but not overly used.Ĭontrols for each character are laid out similarly, right trigger is shoot, and LB, RB, and Y are special abilities. Some of these quests, such as finding a remote control, are standard fare for many generic-type games. Soon thereafter, talking with the characters that ask you for favor after favor, it becomes apparent that this is simply a fetch quest single player game, with a few unique twists and turns thrown in for good measure. With almost no real story to speak of, and a lot of places to explore, you’ll quickly find the waypoint to the “first” objective - that is if you decide you want to do that first. This problem could also be found on the newest Need for Speed game which is also an EA franchise.
This is because the game is connected to the EA servers and thusly always in an online mode. You can be in the middle of battle, press pause and an options menu of screen adjustment and sound pop up, but dose not freeze the game within the background. "With PopCap’s amazing humor and witty takes on a world controlled by both zombies and plants, there are infinite possibilities on where the zany jokes can go next."Īnother downside is the fact that there is no pausing in this game. The reasoning behind all of these attractive outposts that are begging to be explored all at once was PopCap’s idea of eliminating a menu list. Essentially, it levels the story mode down to practically nothing.
That may sound good for some gamers, but not so good for others. Plants and zombies are at war with one another and then you’re off to do whatever you see fit. It is one massive map with three defined areas: The zombie base, plant base, and a middle ground where it’s all out warfare.Īs the game drops you in, it explains practically nothing with an overwhelming amount of places to see, things to do, with a lot of stuff glowing and flashing and moving around you.
The Backyard Battleground is where almost everything takes place: story mode, character selection, treasure hunting, vending machines, etc. You’re dropped into the Backyard Battleground just after about a minute’s worth of training. With PopCap’s amazing humor and witty takes on a world controlled by both zombies and plants, there are infinite possibilities on where the zany jokes can go next. PopCap Games are back at the helm of this sequel to 2014’s Plants Vs.