Micro-transactions hell – Plants vs. Zombies™ 2 Review

Actually, most popular and useful transactions would be about $5 - not much of a “micro” in those transaction. It has been a while already, but the latest battlez update literally turned PVZ2 into a farming pay-as-you-go game. I understand that developers need to make money, and I don’t mind paying for having a good fun... but this gamed turned into an absurd money-grab: coins, gems, gauntlets, piñatas, power ups, premium plants... it keeps going and going - layers upon layers of paid stuff that became utterly impossible to get without spending money. That said, the game is rather enjoyable first couple of days while it is still mostly strategy and fun. Then, it gets boring and frustrating by trying to corner you into spending money again and again. There are some frustrating gameplay issues too - the new battlez mode is absurdly unbalanced. I tried it and did okay until I competed against “opponents” that had absolutely ridiculous plants - all premium and upgraded to level 20... something that you cannot get even after playing for years without spending a lot of money. How is that fun - no matter what strategy I use and how skilled I am, they would beat me by like 1000% ?!?! That didn’t even feel like bringing a knife to a gunfight - I felt like I brought a feather and tried to tickle everyone holding machine guns to death... needless to say, that was the last game I played. What a shame!
Review by No Name 3399 on Plants vs. Zombies™ 2.