Plants vs Zombies Replanted (Nintendo Switch 2) – It’s Back and So, So Good!
There were a few reasons why I wanted to review Plants vs Zombies Replanted on Nintendo Switch 2, and it all came down to control options. I think everyone is aware that these games are best played on a mobile device or a tablet, so to bring them to console is a bit of a weird play from EA. That said, regardless of which control scheme I was using in Replanted, I was having a blast – the design team did a great job with this relaunch and I’m here for it.
Plants vs Zombies is one of my favourite games of all time – I spent hours tapping my iPhone screen playing this game, and even today I’ve dabbled in the other releases as well. To have this on Nintendo Switch 2 is pretty phenomenal. The game runs great, looks great, and brings back so many memories of when the game first launched. What sets the Nintendo Switch 2 version apart from others is the different ways you can play the game: docked with a controller, using mouse controls, or touch screen while in handheld mode.
Obviously, I have generally been playing this in handheld mode with the touchscreen as it is the most natural way to play. That said, when docked on my TV and using the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller, I thought the control system was still phenomenal. If you are picking this up on Xbox or PlayStation, rest assured you will have great controls to use. The bumper buttons quickly let you switch between different plants, the the quick and snappy cursor makes moving across the map much easier than I anticipated it would. I thought it would be a bit of a sluggish experience, but I was definitely wrong!
I wasn’t as enthused about mouse controls, though. Moving the cursor across the screen was easily done and really snappy, but I hated having to click the sun as it fell, as opposed to just hovering my mouse icon over it. Perhaps there was a setting I missed to change this – and I will revisit this if so – but it felt a bit cumbersome to me. Still, even despite this, I thought the mouse controls worked really well, and when setup at my kitchen table I actually preferred the mouse mode over the controller.
EA has promised new content, but I’m not sure I see it in the levels themselves (although there are new modes we will talk about later; this is what EA could have meant). I do think there were some levels only available on the original PC release of the game that are now available here within the game (and not via cheats or mods), but I’m not entirely sure. This all feels really familiar to what I experienced so many years ago. Still, there is a ton of content here for the 19.99 USD price tag, so I’m not really complaining.
Mini-games are back and better than ever before. There are a ton of different games available here, although I’m not sure all the mini-games from all the versions of this game are included. There is new multiplayer modes available and I’m really looking forward to exploring them further. What we’ve played so far has been a lot of fun – it’s crazy how good adding multiplayer to Plants vs. Zombies has been! Also added to this release is a new solo-mode called Cloudy Day, which creates cloud cover and puts your sunflowers to sleep. It is adorable to look at, but also a fun and slightly different way to play.
I am super thrilled to have this game back in my life on the Nintendo Switch 2, but no matter what version you purchase, you are sure to have a great time!
Article By Adam
