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Meanwhile, this game isn't receiving any future updates and will cost money. Not only is that a better game, but it's also still being supported and it's free. To make matters worse, EA basically cut the legs out from under Neighborville by releasing Apex Legends on the Switch earlier this month. It's just an adequate shooter that doesn't stand out from the multitude of other competitive shooters. But after I stopped playing I didn't feel an overwhelming need to return to it.
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There's nothing wrong with Neighborville and I am both thankful and surprised that it wasn't full of loot boxes or other microtransactions. They now make frivolous multiplayer titles that don't have much of a hook outside of being kooky and based on one of their better past games. Zombies: Battle For Neighborville all I could think about was how it's a real bummer that this is what Popcap has become. Of course, that shouldn't be a surprise if you're buying a Switch port of a game like this.
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This game looks better in docked mode, but it's never going to look as good as it does on PC or any of the current-gen consoles. The only downside is that if you're playing this in handheld mode you'll probably see quite a bit of pixelation. The animations are fluid and imbue these characters with personality.
While I ragged on Battle For Neighborville's terrible humor, there's a lot of charm in the game's art design. The game looks and plays well with a stable framerate and some enjoyable cartoony levels. So at least the A.I.-controlled players are pulling their weight if you can't find anyone else to play with. Most of the matches ended with them being the kill leaders or MVPs of their respective teams. Although to be fair, these were pretty skilled bots. Instead, the rounds were filled with bots that made up the bulk of both teams. Most of the matches I played didn't have many players actively participating. It pales in comparison to games like Overwatch or Apex Legends, which coincidentally are both available on the Switch and a lot more fun. It doesn't help that I'm not sure if there's going to be a considerable player base for this. It's just an alright little shooter with extra abilities and not many modes to choose from. Technically there's nothing wrong with how this plays, but it doesn't do anything exciting or new. The combat is solid, although I wasn't blown away.
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RELATED: EA Provides An Update On The FIFA 21 Ultimate Team Scandal There are no microtransactions in this edition of Battle For Neighborville, which shocked the hell out of me. Speaking of those coins, they're all earned in-game. Additionally, there's a big hub world where you can run around with other players, look at your challenges, and spend coins to purchase cosmetics, skills, or new characters. There are also some classes that are designed for defending objectives and supporting other players.Īs for game modes, there's Turf Takeover, which is the big 16 player mode where you're tasked with capturing or defending points and objectives Garden & Graveyard Ops, which is essentially a Gears Of War-esque horde mode where you and your team fight waves of enemies and a Weekly Event mode, that for this week was an 8v8 team deathmatch affair. Some are for up-close confrontations, some fire off rounds like machine guns, etc.
Each one has its own specific set of skills and attacks. Meanwhile, zombies get all kinds of wacky classes like pirates, superheroes, mad scientists, and roller-disco dancers.
On the plant side of things, you have classics like the Pea-Shooter or the zombie-devouring Chomper. This particular franchise actually translates to a hero shooter pretty well since there's a variety of different plant and zombie character designs. It's a good way to get to know all of the various character classes so you're ready for the multiplayer, but it's not much more than that. It mostly involves walking up to various silly NPCs, accepting a quest, and then fighting waves of zombies ending with a boss battle. If I wanted that brand of comedy, I'd peruse a few dozen meme posts over on Reddit.įor the most part, this campaign feels more like an elongated tutorial for the multiplayer mode. It's all jokes about old 80s fashion and cringe-worthy internet humor like yetis who hoard bling. Well, comedic in the sense that it's supposed to be funny, but aside from a few smirk-inducing lines, it's mostly insufferable. Much to my surprise, there is a single-player campaign to play through that has some semblance of a plot and quite a bit of comedic dialogue. Battle For Neighborville is all about the large-scale war between the happy-go-lucky living plants and the goofy undead zombies.