Plants vs. Zombies:
Battle for Neighborville

Content Rating

Rated PEGI 7 for violence that lacks any apparent harm or injury to fantasy or mythical beings and creatures and non-realistic violence in a child-friendly setting or context. The violence is unrealistic. You must shoot zombies with peas, needles, lasers, rockets etc. Depending on the unit and weapons used, the number of hits needed to kill an enemy differs greatly. When a zombie is killed, it falls over and ‘plops’ away. There is no blood or gore. It’s all cartoony (plants die in the same way as the zombies). The sound effects strengthen this cartoony vibe, as do the graphics and models used in the game. There are loads of oversized objects, a bright colour scheme, loads of goofy sound effects and there’s never a real sense of danger.
 
Users Interact: The game enables players to interact and communicate with each other, so may expose players to language usually associated with older rated games.

Skill Level

8+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it’s important for parents and guardians to ensure they understand in-game purchases and have spending limits set-up.

Account Rating

• You need be 18-years-old to to subscribe to Xbox Live Gold for online play, but can then configure family accounts for younger players to play online with Xbox One.
• You need be 18-years-old to subscribe to Nintendo Online, but can then create accounts for children of any age to play online with Nintendo Switch.
• You need be 18-years-old to subscribe to PlayStation Plus for online play, but can create sub-accounts for younger players of 7-years or older to play online with PlayStation 4.

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville

	Xbox One	£24.99	–	Free Xbox Game Pass
	PS4	£24.99	–	–
	PC	£34.99	–	–
	Switch	£34.99	–	–

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Deluxe Edition

PC

Free

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Free Xbox Game Pass

• In-Game Loot Boxes: Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience. These include in-game purchases of random items (known as 'loot boxes') that offer a chance of getting rare/higher-value items although common/lower-value items are more frequent.
• You need a subscription to play online:
  • You need to purchase a Nintendo Online subscription to play online with Nintendo Switch.
  • You need to purchase a PlayStation Plus subscription to play online with PlayStation 4.
  • You need to purchase a Xbox Live Gold subscription to play online with Xbox One.

• Plants vs Zombies (2009) available on PC, Mac, iOS, Android and consoles. It was a static screen battle where you placed plants to fend off zombies.
• Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare (2014) is available on PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. This took the game into a 3D world battle. A little like Call of Duty or Battlefield but without the blood and with a lot more humour (and plants).
• Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare 2 (2016) is available on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. This adds split-screen multiplayer, new maps and characters.
• Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville (2019) is available on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Switch. Taking a cue from games like Overwatch, this adds more refined classes of characters: attackers, defenders, or supporters. It also adds objective-based Turf Takeover mode and the team deathmatch variant Team Vanquish.