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It may not be your garden variety (see what I did there) shooter but don’t count it out as a game worth playing.","2025-01-15T13:25:23.70257-05:00",{"id":293,"logo":305,"name":306,"slug":307,"tags":130,"bluesky":31,"twitter":308,"youtube":309,"facebook":308,"mastodon":19,"muckrack":19,"claimed_at":19,"description":310,"website_url":311,"score_format":159,"average_score":312,"default_timezone":46,"last_review_date":19,"stats_updated_at":47,"headquarters_city":19,"news_editor_email":313,"platforms_covered":19,"claimed_by_user_id":19,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":314,"reviews_editor_email":313,"editor_in_chief_email":313,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcog-connected-logo.png","COGConnected","cogconnected","COGconnected","GameCanadian","COGconnected is your source for PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, Nintendo Switch video games with News, Reviews, Videos, Cosplays and Top Lists.","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com",77,"trevor@cogconnected.com","Canada",{"id":316,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":121,"author":317,"original_score":324,"normalized_score":325,"review_url":326,"review_date":327,"summary":328,"created_at":329,"updated_at":329,"author_id":318,"last_edited_at":329,"outlet":330},60180,{"id":318,"bio":19,"name":319,"avg_score":320,"outlet_id":19,"created_at":321,"profile_id":19,"updated_at":322,"claim_token":19,"article_count":323,"claimed_by_user_id":19},4868,"Rob Keyes",73.125,"2025-01-26T12:56:57.857496-05:00","2025-01-26T15:55:29.799464-05:00",16,"6",60,"https:\u002F\u002Fgamerant.com\u002F\u002Fplants-vs-zombies-garden-warfare-reviews\u002F","2014-02-25","Players looking for a co-op experience will find something worth playing with friends casually in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, and it offers polished, harmless and simple gameplay that works for all ages but at a stiff price. 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Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare might not manage to hold your attention for more than a few hours, but while it does, you can't fail to have a blast. Suitable for carnivores and vegetarians alike.","2025-05-08T10:48:58.03235-04:00","2025-05-08T11:04:20.304671-04:00",{"id":366,"logo":380,"name":381,"slug":382,"tags":19,"bluesky":19,"twitter":383,"youtube":384,"facebook":385,"mastodon":19,"muckrack":19,"claimed_at":19,"description":386,"website_url":387,"score_format":159,"average_score":160,"default_timezone":46,"last_review_date":19,"stats_updated_at":47,"headquarters_city":19,"news_editor_email":388,"platforms_covered":19,"claimed_by_user_id":19,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":76,"reviews_editor_email":388,"editor_in_chief_email":389,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fxbox-achievements-logo.jpg","Xbox Achievements","xbox-achievements","XboxAchs","reseronetwork","XboxAchievements","Your number #1 non-stop Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One & Xbox 360 resource site.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.xboxachievements.com\u002F","rich.walker@reseronetwork.com","dan.webb@reseronetwork.com",{"id":391,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":392,"author":393,"original_score":400,"normalized_score":121,"review_url":401,"review_date":327,"summary":402,"created_at":403,"updated_at":403,"author_id":394,"last_edited_at":403,"outlet":404},68144,10,{"id":394,"bio":19,"name":395,"avg_score":396,"outlet_id":19,"created_at":397,"profile_id":19,"updated_at":398,"claim_token":19,"article_count":399,"claimed_by_user_id":19},1377,"Chris Carter",75.40546218487395,"2024-11-28T10:24:44.075527-05:00","2026-07-01T11:28:14.011776-04:00",479,"\n\t\t\t8\t\t","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.destructoid.com\u002Freviews\u002Freview-plants-vs-zombies-garden-warfare\u002F","With a few more tweaks, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare would be a must-buy for pretty much any shooter fan out there. But even with its blemishes, I was incredibly surprised by the amount of depth the game has to offer on top of all of its charm. Hopefully EA will ease off the microtransactions in the future and even more content will pile in, because with the right moves and support, Garden Warfare will be something special for quite some time.","2025-01-29T08:23:35.566701-05:00",{"id":392,"logo":405,"name":406,"slug":407,"tags":408,"bluesky":409,"twitter":407,"youtube":410,"facebook":406,"mastodon":19,"muckrack":19,"claimed_at":19,"description":411,"website_url":412,"score_format":44,"average_score":52,"default_timezone":46,"last_review_date":19,"stats_updated_at":47,"headquarters_city":19,"news_editor_email":19,"platforms_covered":19,"claimed_by_user_id":19,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":19,"reviews_editor_email":413,"editor_in_chief_email":19,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FDestructoid-Logo.png","Destructoid","destructoid","[  \n  'corporate_owned',\n  'inactive',\n  'online_media'\n  ]","destructoid.bsky.social","@DTOID","Destructoid is a Webby Award-winning video game-focused blog that was founded in March 2006 by Yanier Gonzales.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.destructoid.com","chriscarter@destructoid.com",{"id":415,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":416,"author":417,"original_score":424,"normalized_score":61,"review_url":425,"review_date":327,"summary":426,"created_at":427,"updated_at":427,"author_id":418,"last_edited_at":148,"outlet":428},27825,28,{"id":418,"bio":19,"name":419,"avg_score":420,"outlet_id":19,"created_at":421,"profile_id":19,"updated_at":422,"claim_token":19,"article_count":423,"claimed_by_user_id":19},2868,"Carolyn Petit",64.5,"2024-12-04T12:18:32.207321-05:00","2025-01-24T04:34:51.476352-05:00",21,"7.0","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespot.com\u002Freviews\u002Fplants-vs-zombies-garden-warfare-review\u002F1900-6415676\u002F","Green day.","2024-12-04T14:01:31.634388-05:00",{"id":416,"logo":429,"name":430,"slug":431,"tags":97,"bluesky":432,"twitter":430,"youtube":431,"facebook":430,"mastodon":19,"muckrack":19,"claimed_at":19,"description":433,"website_url":434,"score_format":44,"average_score":105,"default_timezone":46,"last_review_date":19,"stats_updated_at":47,"headquarters_city":19,"news_editor_email":19,"platforms_covered":19,"claimed_by_user_id":19,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":19,"reviews_editor_email":19,"editor_in_chief_email":435,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSpot-Logo.jpg","GameSpot","gamespot","gamespot.com","GameSpot is the world's leading source for PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PS Vita, Wii, PC, 3DS, and DS video game news, reviews, previews, trailers, walkthroughs, and more.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespot.com","thussain@fandom.com",{"id":437,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":438,"author":439,"original_score":445,"normalized_score":235,"review_url":446,"review_date":327,"summary":447,"created_at":448,"updated_at":448,"author_id":440,"last_edited_at":448,"outlet":449},74051,69,{"id":440,"bio":19,"name":441,"avg_score":442,"outlet_id":438,"created_at":443,"profile_id":19,"updated_at":444,"claim_token":19,"article_count":191,"claimed_by_user_id":19},5695,"Brian Albert",71.42307692307692,"2025-02-06T11:53:17.417023-05:00","2025-07-08T18:37:33.870542-04:00","7.8","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002Farticles\u002F2014\u002F02\u002F25\u002Fplants-vs-zombies-garden-warfare-review","Garden Warfare respects its roots by preserving its characters and their humor and skillfully adapting their charm to a third-person shooter. A few clever twists on the standard modes give the action some fresh personality, and the co-op survival mode is a fun homage to the original games. Plus the solid controls, fun modes, and varied map design make it a good shooter to boot.","2025-02-07T00:45:35.587255-05:00",{"id":438,"logo":450,"name":451,"slug":452,"tags":97,"bluesky":453,"twitter":451,"youtube":454,"facebook":451,"mastodon":19,"muckrack":19,"claimed_at":19,"description":455,"website_url":456,"score_format":44,"average_score":160,"default_timezone":46,"last_review_date":19,"stats_updated_at":47,"headquarters_city":457,"news_editor_email":19,"platforms_covered":19,"claimed_by_user_id":19,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":108,"reviews_editor_email":19,"editor_in_chief_email":19,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FIGN-logo.jpg","IGN","ign","ign.com","@IGN","We're all about video games, movies, TV, and comics!","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002F","Los Angeles"]