Call of Duty: Vanguard

 PC
Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. GamesHub
    Dec 13, 2021
    Despite a couple of the Russian levels breaking some new ground, for the most part Vanguard remains a series of narrow shooting galleries that you’ve seen and played countless times by now. Ultimately, like most Call of Duty games, you spend an awful lot of time crouched behind a waist-high wall, waiting to shoot a man in the head as he peers over his waist-high wall. That’s possibly a pointless criticism, but having just suffered through Call of Duty: Vanguard’s vacuous and derivative campaign, such a banal observation feels like the most fitting conclusion. [Campaign Score = 40]

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#11 Most Discussed PC Game of 2021

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User Score
3.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 692 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 167 out of 692
  2. Mixed: 54 out of 692
  3. Negative: 471 out of 692
  1. EldenPunk2077
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    Way better than last year's cod and obviously better shooter than battlefail2042. Would recommend to old and new cod fans!
  2. ICanBetheBest
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    And 2021's best shooter is finally here! Good job Sledgehammer Games! Better than last two cod's.
  3. CaptainToni
    Nov 11, 2021
    0
    As typical, another Call of Duty game been butchered and removed all suspension of disbelief when it comes to historical accuracy. FromAs typical, another Call of Duty game been butchered and removed all suspension of disbelief when it comes to historical accuracy. From Germans using Sturmgewehr-44 in 1942 Stalingrad to some girl running around like she's another Assassin's creed character. German juggernaught soldier's who guard high-ranked villains, inaccurate uniform and tank model representations for their times along with a whole list I could mention. It's not worth your money unless you desperately want to support historical inaccuracies and play some power-fantasy campaign. Multiplayer doesn't feel innovated compared to the previous games and the attachments with most guns are nowhere near WW2-esque to be believable. This game had alot of potential from the trailers, but was butchered and ruined by their simple and non-existant historical sources and writing. Zombies is not even worth mentioning as it becomes boring very fast, nothing innovated other than few missions you do and then jump into some portal from multiplayer maps that got changed over to Zombie-styled theme. Activision shouldn't get away with 60 bucks for this. Hope this helps someone save their money.… Full Review »
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