Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare
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Developers | |
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PopCap Games | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Engines | |
Frostbite 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 24, 2014 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 78 |
OpenCritic | 78 |
IGDB | 80 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service |
Microtransactions | Currency |
Modes | Multiplayer |
Series | Plants vs. Zombies |
Plants vs. Zombies | |
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Plants vs. Zombies | 2009 |
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare | 2014 |
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 | 2016 |
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville | 2019 |
Warnings
- This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.
- Mantle graphics API option requires an AMD video card with a driver version earlier than Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1.[1]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Microsoft Store | Included exclusively with Xbox Game Pass for PC as part of its version of EA Play. | |||
Origin | Included with EA Play. Standard or Digital Deluxe |
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(unavailable) |
- All versions require Origin DRM and a constant internet connection for all game modes.
Key points
- it does not have the skins for "PlayStation exclusive Extraordinarily Exclusive Pack."
[1] - It includes the "BOSS MODE" from the Xbox One/Playstation 4 version.
[2] - It includes exclusive skins for the PC version in "PC exclusive Super Deluxe Hat Pack".
[3]
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Sponsored | It includes characters themed Cheetos and Aquafina FlavorSplash. |
Subscription | Available via EA Play. And EA Play Pro |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Digital Deluxe Edition | The "Digital Deluxe Edition" includes the following three things:
1: The base game 2: 150,000 in-game coins which you can spend on customization accessories and booster packs 3: A cosmetic pack of custom accessories exclusive to Origin (one per character, eight characters in total) It is possible to purchase it separately, but there is no discount if you already have the base game but not the content of the "Digital Deluxe Edition". Included with EA Play Pro. |
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
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Boost | Within the game, you can rank up the character to obtain accessories of a certain specific character with Skip Challenge Star. The skip challenge stars can be obtained from the ‘Sticker Shop’. It is also possible to level up without paying in the sticker shop. |
Cosmetic | It is possible to obtain customization items from the sticker shop. These can be obtained by playing game modes and receiving PvZ Coins or by paying with real money to get PvZ Coins. |
Currency | You can buy PvZ Coins/in-game coins with real money to get packs from the sticker shop. The price ranges from 0.89 dollars for up to 13,500 coins, to 8.99 dollars for up to 200,000 coins. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\PVZ Garden Warfare\settings\ |
Microsoft Store |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\PVZ Garden Warfare\settings\ |
Microsoft Store |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Origin | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | [2] | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Hor+ gameplay. Pillarboxed menu and cutscenes. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA. For MSAA see Anti-aliasing (AA). | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 200 FPS. To disable cap see High frame rate. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Field of view (FOV)
- 70 by default and no in-game way of changing it.
Edit config[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Anti-aliasing (AA)
Edit config[citation needed] |
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High frame rate
Edit config[citation needed] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Push-to-talk unrebindable.[2] | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | Minor issues when controller is present, including cursor disappearing and being unable to click buttons. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | Push-to-talk unrebindable. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | If an Xbox One controller is used, the prompts will be from the Xbox 360 controller | |
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master and music. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Most speech is mumbling. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | ||||
LAN play | ||||
Online play | 24 | Versus, Co-op Up to 4 players PvE as plants in Garden Ops. Up to 24 players PvP as plants or zombies in Multiplayer. |
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Asynchronous multiplayer |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Game crashes
Disable the Origin in-game overlay[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 | |
Mantle support | Requires an AMD video card with a driver version earlier than 19.5.1 (2019).[1] |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7, 8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0 GHz | Intel Quad Core AMD Six Core |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 15 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATI Radeon HD 5750 DirectX 10.0 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7870 3 GB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
Other | Internet connection to install and play |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 AMD - Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1 Highlights - last accessed on 2019-05-15
- "Support for AMD Mantle API Technology has been discontinued starting with Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1. Users who wish to continue to use AMD Mantle API Technology may do so with prior supported Radeon Software releases."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 PcZGW PC Update - Facebook
- ↑ PC minimum specs for Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare - Facebook - last accessed on May 2023