Honorable Mention #3: Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2
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Senior Editor Ishmael Romero: Back when the first Garden Warfare was released, nobody knew what to expect. Here was a third-person, multiplayer shooter based off of a mobile game about protecting a garden from zombies. It didn’t seem like it would work, but it was truly magical. Fans loved the zany characters mixed with the tactical, class-based gameplay. PopCap Games built upon that wonderfully with Garden Warfare 2.
On top of every single mode and character that made the first game great, fans are now treated to a single player campaign for each side of the war, an open playground in the form of the Backyard Battleground, six new characters with dozens more variations, and new ways to play. You can play solo, couch multiplayer, or online, and no content is ever blocked from you. The developers once again proved that mixing things up can work for the best, even if it looks a bit odd at first.
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 is pure fun at every turn. With plenty of content to get into, as well as freebies planned for the future, there is no shortage of excitement to be had in what is easily one of the best games of the year thus far.
