Call of Duty: Vanguard

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3.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1479 Ratings

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  1. Rems
    Oct 30, 2022
    4
    Its typical COD gameplay, nothing rly new, historical accuracy is below 0, amount of propaganda and political correctness is overwhelming and really hurts so I don't know what was the point in making this game the way it is. Got it on sale and im glad i didn't paid full price, not worth it. Even on sale i think i overpaid.
  2. Nobilis1984
    Nov 8, 2021
    4
    Campaign is ok. It's dull shooting with occasional tactical phases.
    We come to the multi-player. Absolute garbage and with a downward trend. If this is not revised and the game continues to be offered overpriced, the rip-off principle flies around the ears.
  3. pnot4u
    Nov 7, 2021
    4
    Ну как же задолбала повестка в играх Вы делаете игру для всего мира и вновь запихиваете туда ценности БЛМ. Сюжет максимально бредовый, абсолютный художественный бред, подвязанный к реальным событиям. В принципе большего от колды и не ждал, лучше бы выпустили игру без сюжета, чем так позориться. Ну и 7 часов на максимальной сложности - это оч коротко как по мнеНу как же задолбала повестка в играх Вы делаете игру для всего мира и вновь запихиваете туда ценности БЛМ. Сюжет максимально бредовый, абсолютный художественный бред, подвязанный к реальным событиям. В принципе большего от колды и не ждал, лучше бы выпустили игру без сюжета, чем так позориться. Ну и 7 часов на максимальной сложности - это оч коротко как по мне
  4. Anar-9999
    Nov 18, 2021
    4
    Clunky game!No audio for footsteps running like a deaf man and and get shoot in de back, respawn is just chaos!
  5. AyMaN_AlSaPtY
    Nov 14, 2021
    4
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  6. GreyViruz
    Nov 6, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I dont know what has been happening with games recently but they all seem to have the same theme of shoehorning modernday politics into them.
    A game set in the 1940s and the main character is calling the nazis racist... in a time when the WHOLE WORLD WAS RACIST!!! Yeh it was bad but it was considered normal back in those days. Anyways one of the missions you play as Arthur Kingsley ( the black guy on the front cover) and you land behind enemy lines with a bunch of other British paratroopers ...who then instantly all decide to make Arthur squad leader...WHICH WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED!!! so straight away the immersion of it being a ww2 game has already been broken. Yes it was bad how black people were treat back then but it happened and people need to stop trying to cover it up.
    This stage is just one of many which all follow similar patterns

    Next you have the dirty muddy graphics which also shows up blurry most of the time. Yeah I can see they were trying to give the game atmosphere of WW2 but making your graphics ugly doesn't make it gritty like how World at war was . The first mission is the worst as you cant even see much because of how blended and mushed together the graphics are combined with the weather effects .

    Next is the online, theres alot wrong with it but I will call out the obvious
    Theres only 1 team and it's the allies, you cant play as the bad guys like you could in every other call of duty because they were too scared to add the Nazi faction into it so yet again the immersion has been broken, especially when the people you are killing are playing as the same character as you. Owh and they added in a lesbian operator ...in the 1940s, she would of been lynched by her own team....also it's the only character where it mentions her sexuality which is weird. This entire game seems to be someone's fan fiction

    Other than those issues the gunplay is fun and the gun sound effects are amazing, map level design is ok but there's the obvious problem of spawning on the enemy team. I have nothing else good to say about it    … Expand
  7. Eluxi
    Nov 19, 2021
    4
    The online multyplayer is shocking has been for year's
    Zombies is atually decant for once
    The campaign is always good to be fair
    Cod games are never worth full price
  8. Viperaz
    Nov 8, 2021
    4
    TLDR : Flashback simulator

    Story : 3/10 , so short and the problem is 90 % of the game were flash back . my friend got killed nah let me told you the past of this guys. we cant trust him , nahh let me tell you the story why we can trust him and so on by the time all flash back finished we reach the ending of the game LMAO Graphic 7/10 , lookgood on outside but if you look closely    TLDR : Flashback simulator

    Story : 3/10 , so short and the problem is 90 % of the game were flash back . my friend got killed nah let me told you the past of this guys. we cant trust him , nahh let me tell you the story why we can trust him and so on by the time all flash back finished we reach the ending of the game LMAO

    Graphic 7/10 , lookgood on outside but if you look closely there are too many blury object even the facemodel look undetail unlike the previous cod

    Gameplay 5/10 : Gunplay look very solid from miho but the AI are so stupid sometimes and very minor bug occurs many times.

    if you are like me who buy this game for campagin , Skip this one it;s so bad and have no meaningful story    … Expand
  9. larduino
    Nov 11, 2021
    4
    I had high hopes as I really liked Cold War. Man was I disappointed. The MP experience is a total mess. You spawn right in front of enemies. Sometimes the same enemy two times in a row. Matchmaking is a joke. Matches are often lopsided and players quit mid game. Lot of mods for weapons but the system is actually a step down from Cold War. The shooting feel was my favorite part of Cold War.I had high hopes as I really liked Cold War. Man was I disappointed. The MP experience is a total mess. You spawn right in front of enemies. Sometimes the same enemy two times in a row. Matchmaking is a joke. Matches are often lopsided and players quit mid game. Lot of mods for weapons but the system is actually a step down from Cold War. The shooting feel was my favorite part of Cold War. Now it's just childish. The maps look nice with all the explosions and stuff but it's just too messy. One positive though.. I got a nice laugh from reading the bios of the mp characters. Devs have really felt the need to be woke. The women characters are like socialites and the guys are grunts.… Expand
  10. Diyaz
    Nov 11, 2021
    4
    This game by no means is great. It's ok at best and definitely the worst of the three. The story mode, so far, isn't half bad. The characters are compelling enough to keep playing through even though it seems PC at times. It's nothing fantastic and pleases through narrative but who plays COD for the story mode. Next you have zombie mode. This mode is pretty basic and lacks theThis game by no means is great. It's ok at best and definitely the worst of the three. The story mode, so far, isn't half bad. The characters are compelling enough to keep playing through even though it seems PC at times. It's nothing fantastic and pleases through narrative but who plays COD for the story mode. Next you have zombie mode. This mode is pretty basic and lacks the essentials that made Black Ops zombies entertaining. It may be fun at first playing with some friends but overall is very repetitive and becomes tiresome quickly. Last you have multiplayer. There's nothing that really stands out on multiplayer. Most of the levels are ok at best. The weapons are nothing to be excited about. Some are way overpowered and need to be nerfed. The killstreaks can be a pain. The worst part of all is dealing with constant hackers and cheaters. Almost every other match you're bombarded against a team who can easily shoot through walls and kill everyone while you're cornered at your spawn point. There needs to be better presence in banning these individuals. Hopefully when they launch their new cheating system, it will help out. Another annoyance is the long after game summary and voting system. It takes up too much time and seems unnecessary plus you can not back out during it. Overall the game is ok. Nothing spectacular. There is still plenty to be fixed and hopefully improved on if they want to keep people playing.… Expand
  11. oriface137
    Nov 13, 2021
    4
    Keep in mind, most games released now a days are far from complete. When it comes to Vanguard, the game definitely need a good 8-10 months more to stew. Campaign is probably the only bright spot of the entire game which isn’t saying much. Multiplayer and Zombies are absolutely atrocious! “Packet Burst” is a phrase you’ll be seeing a lot when playing Vanguard. The enemies seem to kill youKeep in mind, most games released now a days are far from complete. When it comes to Vanguard, the game definitely need a good 8-10 months more to stew. Campaign is probably the only bright spot of the entire game which isn’t saying much. Multiplayer and Zombies are absolutely atrocious! “Packet Burst” is a phrase you’ll be seeing a lot when playing Vanguard. The enemies seem to kill you before they even pop up on your screen. The worst part about Multiplayer however, is the god awful spawn locations! I can’t tell you how many times I would spawn DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE ENEMY! Needless to say, it’s insanely frustrating to deal with. Even when the game first starts, it doesn’t take more then 1-2 seconds before you are already killed due to the awful spawns. In my opinion, it’s gamebreaking. Previous COD’s gave you a good 15-30 seconds to get into position before running into an enemy but Vanguard decided that the player needed to jump into the action right away, whether they are ready or not. It’s just awful.

    Many of the weapons are currently broken. Meanwhile, the “sweats” all use the same load out and attachments and why not? You won’t have much luck getting kills in this game unless you use the STG44, MP40, Or the Type 100. Hopefully we won’t have to wait long before we get some weapon buff/nerf patches to even things out. The new “blitz” game mode is exactly as advertised… sheer chaos. With the game already suffering when it comes to fair spawn locations, adding smaller maps and larger teams just make the game even more frustrating. A lot of players have resorted to camping and head glitching to get ahead in this game. Of course, nothing new in the COD universe but as I said before, coupled with the many bugs, glitches and poor game mechanics, it’s a recipe for disaster. There are some good aspects of the game however… the weapon customization is decent. The graphics are gorgeous as always and the game is nicely optimized for PC players. When it comes to Vanguard however, the cons heavily outweigh the pros. I’m optimistic about what the future can hold for Vanguard but the devs really need to buckle down and fix a lot of the flaws this game has.    … Expand
  12. AquaberrySkerry
    Jun 1, 2022
    4
    I think this is honestly the worst cod game I’ve ever played. I can’t remember disliking any other cod this much. Ghosts was bad at the time but this is a new low. Let’s start off with the campaign, which can be described in just three words: boring, lackluster, and extremely generic. They try to create these memorable “operators” and they’re all just so boring and generic. “I kill nazis,I think this is honestly the worst cod game I’ve ever played. I can’t remember disliking any other cod this much. Ghosts was bad at the time but this is a new low. Let’s start off with the campaign, which can be described in just three words: boring, lackluster, and extremely generic. They try to create these memorable “operators” and they’re all just so boring and generic. “I kill nazis, that is my plan.” My god is the writing awful. Stack that on top of the most stereotypical nazi antagonist and boom you have this **** This years zombies is probably the worst rendition we’ve seen so far; they completely ditched the rounds and tried out an objective based gameplay loop, which might have worked out if there were more than 5 activities. That’s right, you do the same 5 activities over and over and over again until you get bored and let the zombies have their way with you. The multiplayer is full of an egregious amount of paid for content, 90% of their effort in multiplayer went towards getting you to buy ridiculous skins. (To those who have wasted money on these skins, literally everyone in the lobby is laughing at how ridiculous you look). Mid maps, super unrealistic and stupid attachments, “woke” operators, and garbage monetization completely overshadow the actually pretty decent gunplay, but the credit goes to infinity ward for that since it’s their engine. The series is at absolute rock bottom here, and I pray this **** doesn’t make it into MW2… Expand
  13. Treivers
    Nov 15, 2021
    4
    Сюжетная линия совсем огорчила, не думал, что игра станет настолько фальшивой, очень много багов, как будто делали на скорую руку, лишь бы люди схавали это. Но есть и положительные стороны, оптимизация хорошая, графика впечатляет, голливудские сцены присутствуют, но их мало. Не думаю, что стоит покупать эту игру.Сюжетная линия совсем огорчила, не думал, что игра станет настолько фальшивой, очень много багов, как будто делали на скорую руку, лишь бы люди схавали это. Но есть и положительные стороны, оптимизация хорошая, графика впечатляет, голливудские сцены присутствуют, но их мало. Не думаю, что стоит покупать эту игру.
  14. jnferns18
    Nov 17, 2021
    4
    Basically a warzone gun levelling simulator. If u like warzone and have money to effectively level up guns with this game (*dlc*) get this sweaty SBMM game
  15. txponto
    Nov 19, 2021
    4
    MW2019 but worse and WWII themed. I really don't know how anyone would give this above a 4 at best
  16. MichaelBrin
    Nov 22, 2021
    4
    Good game (probably because of MW19 engine), but:
    1. A lot of bugs and mistakes. You can't even get the gold camo for a few guns, because there's not needed attachments.
    2. Sound design. You CAN'T hear your enemies in Multiplayer even if they without Ninja perk. 3. Ninja perk. 4. No factions. Especially in hardcore modes, you can't recognize who's who, because everyone have the same    Good game (probably because of MW19 engine), but:
    1. A lot of bugs and mistakes. You can't even get the gold camo for a few guns, because there's not needed attachments.
    2. Sound design. You CAN'T hear your enemies in Multiplayer even if they without Ninja perk.
    3. Ninja perk.
    4. No factions. Especially in hardcore modes, you can't recognize who's who, because everyone have the same skins. You kill teammates and sometimes don't shoot when you see enemies.
    5. You have to waste your time while all "play of the gave" and "mvp" animations are going. You can't leave the match.
    6. Spawn system. Terrible.
    7. Last, but not least — operators. My first MVP animations, three operators: Arthur, Solange, Taliba.
    Seriously? WWII chronic? Ridiculous.
    At least 26 000 000 Russian people died during this war and all we have is Polina, who's not even looks like Lyudmila Pavlichenko and speaks with Middle East accent as if she's Farah from MW19.

    For me, it's alive and playable only because it is MW19's parasite-clone.    … Expand
  17. Srben
    Dec 24, 2021
    4
    Terrible and completely ruined warzone. Ever since the new modern warfare the series is in a serious downfall. Basically it gets worse every year. Such a disappointment.
  18. Earld
    Dec 30, 2021
    4
    I think the graphics and gameplay are ok, but the dialogue and zombie mode are pretty bad and horrible
  19. Officialalexj
    Jan 4, 2022
    4
    Bought at launch and it was full of bugs and connection issues with servers. Not worth 93 dollars and the graphics on some of the maps are absolutely atrocious.
  20. chernandez31
    Feb 23, 2022
    4
    The best thing about this game is that it’s playable. Trash story, garbage zombies and a bad MP. Oh and also infinite micro transactions. I don’t care that this is an alternate reality of WWII, this is insulting and embarrassing. Activision please die already and give everything up to Microsoft.
  21. Unknown-Sin
    Mar 2, 2022
    4
    The game has a bunch of bugs and it’s basically unplayable, the progression has issues suck as weapon camos. There are issues everywhere in this game but knowing Activision always rushing it’s games it was already expected.
  22. Quineko
    Jul 20, 2022
    4
    Honestly, I was loving Vanguard until season 2.
    I'm present in 4, where they only add horrible maps, suitable for camping, weapons with attachments that make no sense, it's simply impossible to play.
    Bugs since launch that haven't been fixed and optimization issues that have gotten worse every season. Other than these crucial issues, the campaign is amazing as always and the zombies are    Honestly, I was loving Vanguard until season 2.
    I'm present in 4, where they only add horrible maps, suitable for camping, weapons with attachments that make no sense, it's simply impossible to play.
    Bugs since launch that haven't been fixed and optimization issues that have gotten worse every season.
    Other than these crucial issues, the campaign is amazing as always and the zombies are 50/50 according to the community and I don't even dislike it.

    -1 PLAYER because of multiplayer issues.    … Expand
  23. valisimo
    Nov 30, 2021
    3
    Unfinished, boring mess of a game with 0 feeling, forgettable characters, worst spawn places in the history of cod..and the list goes on and on.
  24. Michaeljaeger
    Nov 7, 2021
    3
    I actually fell asleep in 1 of the missions, every mission feels similar and nothing feels new.. shouldve expected that by now.
  25. PizzaW0lf
    Mar 18, 2022
    3
    Activision is really running this series into the ground. It needs a break and some serious introspection.
  26. Kunray
    Nov 15, 2021
    3
    All in all, I bought to game with low expectations hoping only for a mediocre shooting gallery with nice graphics, but the result was well below what I expected.
  27. Inny74
    Nov 7, 2021
    3
    This is the most dry the CoD formula has ever got, and is now a new low for the franchise. The campaign is the most tropey cookie cutter campaign I have ever seen, zombies was the most bland it ever was too; and on top of that, the multiplayer is the exact same formula from the Modern Warfare 1 and 2 days. If anyone from Activision is reading this: Quit milking CoD and get more concernedThis is the most dry the CoD formula has ever got, and is now a new low for the franchise. The campaign is the most tropey cookie cutter campaign I have ever seen, zombies was the most bland it ever was too; and on top of that, the multiplayer is the exact same formula from the Modern Warfare 1 and 2 days. If anyone from Activision is reading this: Quit milking CoD and get more concerned about the onslaught of lawsuit heading your way. After that, revive IPs like Blur or Spyro for a change, assuming you ever gain the trust of your consumers again. I would rather see a Blur 2 or a new Spyro game and not see a CoD for a few years.… Expand
  28. SGWells
    Nov 21, 2021
    3
    Grafics are cool, the main reason for a 3.
    Story is bad, really bad. The first scene is ridicoulous, so stupid it's hard to believe.
    It's an up and down between good moment and bad ones. Ultimatly the bad ones wins after all.
  29. ExquisiteDust6
    Nov 26, 2021
    3
    Idiotic level design, the levels are literally filled with holes from which the enemy can come out at any time. Absurd unbalanced perks for specialists (Perks for returning the radar or increasing the enemy's head say hello), miserable modules for weapons.
    The main advantages of this game are sounds and animations of weapons, registration of hits, however, this is the merit of the    Idiotic level design, the levels are literally filled with holes from which the enemy can come out at any time. Absurd unbalanced perks for specialists (Perks for returning the radar or increasing the enemy's head say hello), miserable modules for weapons.
    The main advantages of this game are sounds and animations of weapons, registration of hits, however, this is the merit of the Infinity Ward's engine.    … Expand
  30. TinoV92
    Nov 19, 2021
    3
    It's a DLC of MW with WW2 design, even in the menu the only thing they had is the horrible vote after each game, 60€ DLC aie aie aie...
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 68 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 68
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 68
  3. Negative: 0 out of 68
  1. Cubed3
    Jun 8, 2022
    70
    Call of Duty: Vanguard is a great Call of Duty entry with absolutely stellar ser pieces, fantastic visuals, and plenty of modes surrounding an excellently fun campaign. The only downsides are the muddied stories… not to mention what is happening in the company that published it. Highly recommended for CoD fans and people looking for a bit of mindless fun set in WW2.
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  2. PLAY
    Feb 23, 2022
    80
    While not quite hitting the series high of Modern Warfare, Vanguard is Call Of Duty as it should be: fast, satisfying, and always calling you back for more. [Issue#10, p.92]
  3. PLAY! Zine
    Feb 21, 2022
    60
    Even though the campaign is extremely predictable and the multiplayer is plagued with tones of issues, Call Of Duty: Vanguard is, after all, still a Call of Duty title, and will appeal to all hardcore Call of Duty fans.
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