The trailers and gameplay I've seen look great, but I was wondering that if I pre order for Xbox one would I still get the Z7 mech, or is that just for the PC

Under the cheery looks is a surprisingly gripping shooter; one that, second time round, offers a healthier spread of modes and an addictive breadcrumb trail of hero progression.

Visual design fizzes with wit and warmth; Addictive drip-feed of heroes and unlocks; New classes open up fun tactical options; Added modes give both armies more to do

Lacks the satisfying precision of most shooters; Story mode is more of a glorified tutorial

The battle for suburbia grows to crazy new heights in Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2!

The mission was clear enough. Return an agent who disappeared behind enemy lines. Playing as the sunflower, we headed out to tackle the challenge. The agent was found to be a bloody walking tree that needed to be escorted home.

When you hear the name, "Popcap," first-person shooters are one of the last things to come to mind. Jewels? Sure. Unicorns? Bjorn says, "Hi!" But shooters? Not so much… Back in 2014, Popcap teamed up with DICE to help adapt their tremendously popular Plants vs.

This is a shockingly proficient shooter that is drenched in personality and humor

The single-player campaign grows very repetitive; very quickly; hard to take the action seriously because of the over-the-top characters

Under its attractively bright and cartoony art style, has a great amount of modes and customization options to enjoy, whether alone against the AI or with online allies and enemies.

Maps & modes; Lots to do alone; Active quests

Weak old characters; Underwhelming campaign

With a sequel firmly cementing its status as a series and not just a strange one-off, Garden Warfare continues to be an unexpected experience. The humorous tower-defense series that birthed the world and characters of Plants vs.

If you loved the first PvZ:GW you will love this one. This one has everything you loved about the first one, but adds 3 (6 total) more characters for both sides. It also steps up solo play. So you always have something to do. My son loves the first one and has loved this one so far also.

So, it's just that thorny little issue of balance, then. While this isn't quite in the upper echelon of shooters, it's certainly better than most - a deeper, more satisfying and consistently entertaining game than Star Wars Battlefront even - and with a few fixes it will keep an audience happy for a...

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 introduces a lot more bang for your buck. If you have some younger family to play with, or friends to jump into multiplayer with, Ops will be able to entertain you for months as you keep unlocking characters and items.