PLANT HIGHER

Boss Mode is Garden Warfare’s SmartGlass component, but can be played using a pad or Kinect. It’s akin to Battlefield’s Commander mode, offering a top-down view of the action and allowing players to support their team with a small number of abilities, including the deployment of healing stations or airstrikes. Resources come in the form of brains or sundrops, and an inset camera displays the results of your actions. It’s all a bit thin, however, and unlikely to sustain interest beyond your first few exploratory forays.