Mavericks: Proving Grounds vs Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare
Mavericks: Proving Grounds
Mavericks: Proving Grounds is an ambitious, 400-player battle royale game that includes some form of virtual world game elements to make it more social. What do we mean by that? Well, basically, there's a central, social hub where you can meet, chat and interact with other players. Similar to a virtual world game or an MMORPG, there are shops manned by NPCs here along with a nice selection of mini-games for you to enjoy during your downtimes outside of the "Proving Grounds". There's even a shooting range for you to test your skills.In terms of gameplay, Mavericks: Proving Grounds provides a massive 16km x 16km-sized map, which is dubbed as the Isle of Dern, that's filled with immaculate details like buildings, forests and the like. You'll then search these locations for chests or boxes containing the weapons or tools you need Considering the vastness of the map, there are vehicles you can drive around too.
Admittedly, it's pretty much similar to PUBG in many ways, but what truly makes this game unique is its physically-sound destructible environments. For instance, let's say an enemy is taking pot-shots at you from a forest but you can't see where he is... all you need to do is light the entire place on fire and smoke him out. There are also special specialist hardware that are powerful to use but can be really hard to find. These items will give you more strategic opportunities to get at your opponents.
The game has a bit of RPG in it mainly due to its emphasis on narrative and how every battle you fight in may determine the fate of the world. Through a unique reputation system, you can fight for the faction of your choice, either The Capital or one of The Factions, by completing achievements or simply by performing well in-game. Naturally, each faction provides you with their own sets of benefits.
Mavericks will be free-to-play once it is officially released, but it will also offer a premium, citizenship program. Likely a subscription program, having a citizenship will grant you some perks, allowing you to say earn more in-game currency and prestige, access to premium cosmetics and more.
So, if you enjoy battle royale games, you'll want to try this game! You can do so right now if you purchase a Founder's pack, or you can try your luck getting into the game's beta testing by signing up as a tester on the website.
Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare
Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare is the perfect game for players who enjoys the craziness in the whimsical Plants vs Zombies but longed for third-person, multiplayer battles. Unlike its tower-defense origins, this incredible spin-off transcends its humble beginnings and puts you into the shoes, or roots, of a zombie or a plant of your choice and throws you right into a huge battlefield where either the defenders (the plants) or the invaders (the zombies) will win.There are plenty of fun game modes, such as stealing the other team's tacos, to play in addition to the usual MMO shooter modes which can house up to 24-players in total, as well as entertaining 4-player co-op matches. Aside from an amazing gameplay, the game even boasts of a wide range of customizations, allowing you to create the goofiest zombie or plant around!
Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare is a great spin-off that brought a primarily single-player game series into the multiplayer arena... and it did so quite successfully, so much so that the spin-off has a sequel of its own!