Vanquish

1. BEBBELBXL

   Feb 25, 2020

   10

   Best Third Person shooter on Xbox. The story may suck but the combat and camp are too **** perfect to miss out on. I recommend playing this,Best Third Person shooter on Xbox. The story may suck but the combat and camp are too **** perfect to miss out on. I recommend playing this, and it has a remaster.… Expand

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2. Tubie

   Oct 23, 2010

   10

   I don't understand why the reviews for this game are so low. Yes, the game is on the short side but so are many more games. To me the onlyI don't understand why the reviews for this game are so low. Yes, the game is on the short side but so are many more games. To me the only problem with the game is that it was so good it left me wanting more. This is seen as the only major issue the game has, but still during the 6-7 hours the game takes to complete you will be in pure shooter nirvana. The great graphics, the welcomed difficulty and the overall sense of mayhem makes this game one of the years best games on the PS3.… Expand

   • 12 of 14 users found this helpful
4. iBash

   Jan 19, 2012

   9

   This is a pretty good and interesting action game. The artistic design is kind of nice, graphics are good technically. What is important aboutThis is a pretty good and interesting action game. The artistic design is kind of nice, graphics are good technically. What is important about this game, what makes it stand out from the rest of the shooters are several mechanics kidn of unique to it, at least in this combination and usage. Three of them are these: (1) Slow-Motion â… Expand

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5. SixDelt822

   Oct 20, 2010

   9

   Vanquish is a stylish game with endless fun potential. Its a great change of pace from the everyday shooter clones on the market. It has noneVanquish is a stylish game with endless fun potential. Its a great change of pace from the everyday shooter clones on the market. It has none stop action and amazing graphics that never make the frame rate drop even with everything exploding all around you. I highly recommend this to anyone that just wants a fun none stop action shooter.… Expand

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6. AJCk19

   Jun 25, 2022

   8

   To me, everything about this game is perfect, except for 2 things. No multiplayer and it can be beaten in like 2 days, at max a week.To me, everything about this game is perfect, except for 2 things. No multiplayer and it can be beaten in like 2 days, at max a week.
   
   However it is a great example of how a fast, arcade style shooter should be like. Even the ending credits were the bomb.… Expand

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7. Jellybean15

   Jan 30, 2015

   7

   Vanquish is a game that doesn't focus on trying to tell a story. It doesn't focus on trying to create an immersive world. It doesn't evenVanquish is a game that doesn't focus on trying to tell a story. It doesn't focus on trying to create an immersive world. It doesn't even concentrate on making good characters. What Vanquish strives to accomplish is to create an absolutely high octane adrenaline fueled shooting fest using fast paced gameplay, awesome bosses, and constant gameplay change ups to keep the game fresh and fun. Ultimately, it accomplishes this goal, but when you look at Vanquish outside of the core game mechanics, it's revealed to be a very hollow experience.
   
   Vanquish, despite it's flaws, gets one thing right for the most part, and that's the gameplay, which centers around your character, Sam, who has been fitted with an Augmented Reaction suit, which enhances his abilities and gives him new ones. With the AR suit, Sam is more durable, can boost and slide at fast speeds, has more strength, and increased agility. He even has an ability called AR mode, which allows Sam to slow time around him, allowing you to line up shots while boosting, dodging, or save yourself when you're in danger. The controls for this game are perfect. Despite all the room for error with the control scheme, you're always in perfect control of Sam, what he's doing, and how he's doing it. It's really impressive that Vanquish lets you have so much control over such a fast character.
   
   More impressive is the amount of effort put in to make sure the game doesn't become stale. Throughout the game, there are multiple change-ups, including things like Anti-gravity segments, sniping sections, turret gameplay, and many more variations that keep the gameplay fresh. The bosses and mini bosses are epic and are designed to center around the AR mode gameplay, where you have to slow down time to line up the perfect shot on specific weak points. Even the quick time event finishers used on recycled bosses are different in an attempt to make every battle with one feel unique in it's own way.
   
   The gameplay is the one thing Vanquish got right, which is why it's all the more surprising to see just how much less effort is invested into the rest of the game. For starters, the story is a complete joke. Set in a futuristic Earth setting centering around Russia trying to dominate the world through technical warfare, Sam is sent in along with the military as a mercenary to help the American marines, which is a simple premise that works but falls apart when the story tries to be more complicated than it needs to. The whole conspiracy revealed near the end of the game feels shoe horned in, trying to create a more complicated narrative in a title that just has no real place for one. The subplot centering on Sam and his relationship with a high ranking Marine named Burns is somewhat interesting and tries to touch on some morality issues, but it ultimately doesn't amount to anything. Even the final interaction between Sam and Burns feels strange and out of place and feels like an attempt to make your care about a character that you really have no reason to.
   
   The story is just the start for a few problems. There are plenty of cheap attacks from enemies that one shot you or send you into a near death state, which become way more frequent as the game progresses. This also highlights a flaw in the AR mode, where every action centering around the suit - melee, boosting, and AR mode - uses fuel cells. They recharge fast but need to cool down if completely used. The main problem with this method is that there's no manual button to turn AR mode on or off, so when you take cover after going into a near death state, AR mode continues to deplete your fuel cells all the way to the end, causing a cool-down, and as the game becomes more cheap and difficult, it makes all the abilities provided by fuel cells less ideal in areas where you need them the most. You'll just end up shooting a few bullets at a time from cover instead of boosting everywhere like the game is meant to on the later levels.
   
   The last thing this game gets wrong is the sheer lack of any replay value. There are upgrades to be picked up in the field, but they only increase the max capacity of your currently selected weapon. There's no upgrade to increase your health, fuel cells, or the max amount of melee attacks you can do. The abilities you start the game with are the ones you'll end the game with, meaning there's no real new game plus. There are challenges and extras, but there's no real reason to play the game a second time after your first playthrough.
   
   Despite the solid gameplay mechanics, Vanquish's lack of anything else substantial is what sets it back. In all honesty, I recommend that you borrow this game from a friend, rent it, or buy it for cheap, and that's because you'll have an awesome playthrough on the first go, and have no reason to return to it afterword.… Expand

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8. AndyInfin

   Feb 10, 2022

   1

   Some games are get older not so good. What about this game: we have generic TPS with generic level design (ALL levels are made from absolutelySome games are get older not so good. What about this game: we have generic TPS with generic level design (ALL levels are made from absolutely same boxes, walls, elevators, etc.), very strange weapon upgrade system (you need to DON'T use weapon if you want to upgrade it, wtf?), very dumb story. The game is short, but all this 5 hours is so long because of very boring and repetative situations. Some bosses you need to kill several times. Some enemies can one-shot kill you even on normal difficulty. This game tries to kill you for literally ANYTHING. You need to cover from strong enemies, but game gets you into narrow corridors. Meh. And it have an achievement where you need to walk through the game without dying. Are you f*cking serious? This dumb sh*t not worth it.… Expand

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