History VideoGame / PlantsVsZombiesBattleForNeighborville

* WhenTreesAttack: Acorn & Oak. Also in the zombie campaign, Dreadwood is an invasive tree species that ended up overgrowing and destroying the Z-Tech factory.

* BalefulPolymorph: Rose retains her Goatify ability from ''Garden Warfare 2'', allowing her to transform zombies into (nearly) harmless goats.

'''''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies: Battle for Neighborville''''' is a third-person HeroShooter video game developed by [[Creator/PopCapGames PopCap Games]]. Released on October 18, 2019, the game is a [[SpiritualSuccessor follow-up]] to the ''[[VideoGame/PlantsVsZombiesGardenWarfare Garden Warfare]]'' spin-offs, retaining much of its gameplay and expanding on it. The game definitely engages in SequelEscalation, with [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters 20 fully customizable character classes]], one social region that functions like an online version of ''Garden Warfare 2's'' Backyard Battleground, three free-roam regions that contains numerous quests and story missions, and numerous game modes.

* EthnicityObscuringMutation: Electric Slide is modeled in the image of a Disco-age black woman. This isn't apparent at first, since her decaying skin is now green.

** One of Nightcap's emotes “Shadow Dance” is an adorably bad attempt at the Turk Dance in Series/{{Scrubs}}. However you're more likely to associate it with the “Default Dance” featured in VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}, which also references the Turk Dance, popularized it, then made it infamous.

** In the final area of Peachy District, hidden below one of the cliffs is a [[VideoGame/DarkSouls plastic sword embedded in an unlit campfire]]. Next to the campfire is an onion, which is a reference to the Knights of Catarina, whose armor is known for its onion-like shape.

* HubLevel: Giddy Park

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[[caption-width-right:350:Our town’s the best town, let’s go '''[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar kick some GRASS!]]]]'''

** In the final area of the Turf Takeover map Peachy District, hidden below the one of the cliffs is a [[VideoGame/DarkSouls plastic sword embedded in an unlit campfire]].

* DamnYouMuscleMemory: A large amount of classes were revamped in this game, and the original keys have been switched for most old characters. But in general, previous abilities that used to be for mobility (Sprint Tackle, Heroic Kick, Husk Hop) no longer provide that same mobility, which is now substituted for with the sprint button. Old players may instinctually use these abilities in place of sprinting when trying to flee. Also after dying, respawn has also been moved from the [=B/Circle=] button to the [=A/X=] button. Change character from [=X/Square=] to [=B/Circle=].

* DeflectorShield: Both Citron and Super Brainz possess one. In ''Garden Warfare'', Citron's shield was one of his ability, but in ''Battle for Neighborville'', it is activated using the Zoom-In button (thus eliminating Citron's ability to aim precisely). As for Super Brainz, his shield is new to this game and, like Citron, replaces his Zoom-In button (meaning that his Heroic Laser is gone).

* TheEngineer: The Engineer zombie class, obviously. He now functions a bit more like a typical engineer class, having the ability to buff his teammates and construct AI-controlled turrets wherever he pleases (as opposed to the Zombot Turrets that can only be built in certain spots near the teleporter in Turf Takeover modes).

* EthnicityObscuringMutation: One of the zombie classes -- Electric Slide -- is modeled after a black woman. This isn't too apparent at first, though, since her decaying skin is now green.

* PutOnABus: The bonus Torchwood and Hover-Goat 3000 classes from ''Garden Warfare 2'' are nowhere to be seen, although the former is reimagined as Acorn's partner Oak and the latter's status as a buffer class is given to the Engineer.

* {{Cult}}: The zombies have one, worshipping a sentient dummy shield of all things.

** One of the statements you can use in the game: [[Main/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse “I have the POWER”]]

* BossSubtitles: Bosses in the campaign an Ops.

* AttackoftheFiftyFootWhatever: [[spoiler: Blight Cap, the FinalBoss of the zombies side]] and Dreadwood to a lesser extent.

'''''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies: Battle for Neighborville''''' is an upcoming third-person HeroShooter video game developed by [[Creator/PopCapGames PopCap Games]]. Intended to release on October 18, 2019, the game is a [[SpiritualSuccessor follow-up]] to the ''[[VideoGame/PlantsVsZombiesGardenWarfare Garden Warfare]]'' spin-offs, retaining much of its gameplay and expanding on it. The game definitely engages in SequelEscalation, with [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters 20 fully customizable character classes]], one social region that functions like an online version of ''Garden Warfare 2's'' Backyard Battleground, three free-roam regions that contains numerous quests and story missions, and numerous game modes.

* ShoutOut: One of Nightcap's emotes “Shadow Dance” is an adorably bad attempt at the Turk Dance in Series/{{Scrubs}}. However you're more likely to associate it with the “Default Dance” featured in VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}, which also references the Turk Dance, popularized it, then made it infamous.

* ShoutOut: One of Nightcap's emotes “Shadow Dance” is an adorably bad attempt at the Turk Dance in Series/{{Scrubs}}. However you're more likely to associate it with the “Default Dance” featured in VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}, which also references the Turk Dance, popularized it, then made it infamous.

* PutOnABus: The bonus Torchwood and Hover-Goat 3000 classes from ''Garden Warfare 2'' are nowhere to be seen, although the former is reimagined as Acorn's partner Oak and the latter's status as a buffer class is given to the Engineer.

[[caption-width-right:350:Our town’s the best town, let’s go '''[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Kick some GRASS]]]]'''

[[caption-width-right:350:Our town’s the best town, let’s go '''[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Kick some GRASS}}'''

[[caption-width-right:350:Welcome to Neighborville]]

'''''Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville''''' is an upcoming third-person HeroShooter video game developed by [[Creator/PopCapGames PopCap Games]]. Intended to release on October 18, 2019, the game is a [[SpiritualSuccessor follow-up]] to the ''[[VideoGame/PlantsVsZombiesGardenWarfare Garden Warfare]]'' spin-offs, retaining much of its gameplay and expanding on it. The game definitely engages in SequelEscalation, with [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters 20 fully customizable character classes]], one social region that functions like an online version of ''Garden Warfare 2's'' Backyard Battleground, three free-roam regions that contains numerous quests and story missions, and numerous game modes.

* ChainLightning: Electric Slide's primary weapon functions like this, making her the only character to be able to arc damage between multiple enemies.
* CosmeticallyDifferentSides: While the ''Garden Warfare'' games averted this for the most part, ''Battle for Neighborville'' attempts to make the two sides more balanced in terms of playstyles. The Engineer, for example, has had all of his abilities altered drastically to make him more of a straight support class like Rose.