But Garden Warfare's makers have done away with all the best parts of the license, instead leaving fans with a wholly obtuse battle that lacks the grace and humor of its namesake. A giant, online-only battle between zombies and plants isn't entirely illogical for the series, and Popcap and EA have teamed up to make a highly polished, kinda-budget-priced shooting game. Zombies: Garden Warfare, the potted plant has been dropped.
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And, it seems that the longer a series exists, the more likely it is that the game will reach a moment where its most visible elements land in a completely different gaming scenario that completely misses the greater point of the original game's success.To PvZ's credit, the series lasted a long time without seeing a complete licensing-driven misstep à la Pac-Man or Street Fighter.
Such subtleties can sometimes get lost after a company has an opportunity to crowd store shelves with plushies, T-shirts, and cone hats-not to mention experiments to open fans' wallets a little bit wider. Simple opening stages, logical point-and-tap controls, and a slow unfurling of its most complicated parts made it a perfect, humorous way to dip toes into the world of tower-defense gaming without compromising anything in the way of balance or depth.
Zombies became a phenomenon, in part, because it blossomed so neatly, even for people who don't play video games. Platform: Xbox One (reviewed), Xbox 360, Windows (coming in Spring)