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  1. Dec 2, 2021
    0
    I'm stuck!! I can't move!!! I can't move anywhere!!!!!!!! Why are people defending this??? It's so BOARING!!!!!!
  2. Jan 11, 2022
    0
    Dev: “Call of Duty doesn’t really have iconic characters.”

    Captain Price: “How’d a muppet like you pass selection?”
  3. Dec 3, 2021
    1
    Very Unbalance Gaming Experiece

    Put So Much Support to Aim Assist

    Mouse and Keyboard Can't Play With

    No Turn Off Option for Cross Input
  4. Dec 5, 2021
    0
    Purchased Vanguard at launch and got a refund 72 hours later. Call Of Duty Vanguard is FAR AND AWAY the worst FPS I have ever played before in my entire life. I played the Multiplayer and the game design is AWFUL. The low TTK eliminates the impact of strategy and weapon builds as every gun is one-three shot, and you spawn right in front of enemies half the time. Spawn..Die..Spawn..DiePurchased Vanguard at launch and got a refund 72 hours later. Call Of Duty Vanguard is FAR AND AWAY the worst FPS I have ever played before in my entire life. I played the Multiplayer and the game design is AWFUL. The low TTK eliminates the impact of strategy and weapon builds as every gun is one-three shot, and you spawn right in front of enemies half the time. Spawn..Die..Spawn..Die every 7 seconds for 10 minutes ::fun and engaging:: Cold War was a work of art compared to this garbage. The graphics are trash, you end up shooting at floating name tags half the time because of the crappy rendering and monotone coloring on the levels. I won’t even go into all the bugs, even if they fixed everyone this would still be THE WORST COD EVER RELEASED. Once Caldera drops on the 8th no one will play this anymore, you can’t even find games now and THIS GAME WAS JUST RELEASED! This game will be officially dead on 12/8. Save your money, trust me, it’s not worth it. I don’t know what game all these 8+ Star rating people are playing but they need to either disclose how much Activision is compensating them to say that or put that crack pipe down. Expand
  5. Dec 8, 2021
    0
    Horrible. You'd expect more from a billion-dollar company. Halo Infinite is probably the only good fps game this year.
  6. N0m
    Dec 12, 2021
    0
    Lacks innovative ideas same boring cod old mw mechanics underwhelming graphics Multiplayer is just stupid
  7. Jan 8, 2022
    1
    It's nothing special. More of the same, but worse. With slightly more content!
  8. Dec 10, 2021
    0
    One of the worst games of the year and one of the worst cod games but ti be frank it doesn’t say much since all cods which are not made by infinity ward smell worse than a sack of balls halo infinite is so much better
  9. Dec 10, 2021
    0
    I played the beta of this game and the free weekend access and let me tell you this game suxcks,it is like a copy and paste from the last cods ,do not buy this trash ,stay with warzone for free
  10. Dec 10, 2021
    0
    To many bags. Trash game. DO NOT BUY WITH MONEY! To many bags. Trash game. DO NOT BUY WITH MONEY!
  11. Dec 10, 2021
    0
    The new map looks great. That was the pro side.
    Enemies can hardly be noticed on the map.
    The 100 years old weapons are a piece of crap.
    After playing hundreds of hours on Verdansk, it's time to say good bye.
    Maybe I will play the black ops sometimes.
  12. Dec 15, 2021
    0
    Jogo mal feito ,Mal otimizado pra Nova e Velha Geração personagens sem Carisma map designer Horroroso armas desbalanceada e zumbis incompleto se vocês dão valor ao seu Dinheiro não compre Call of Duty Vanguard pior COD que já joguei pior FPS que já tive o desprazer de jogar e um dos maiores prejuízos que tive só arrependimento com essa bosta .
  13. Dec 11, 2021
    0
    The game company is too, TOO short. Where did the blacks come from in World War II? And yes, where is it without strong and independent, I'm not afraid of this word, although it would be worth - women. Attention to detail? Forget it! Not the logical behavior of the Germans when Hitler died - why are you happy ?!
  14. Dec 12, 2021
    2
    in one word **** don't waste you time/money its unbalanced so shot guns are busted and using them is just boring but then not using them is unfun by getting **** on and others gun just handle terribly. I played the hole campaign it was ok ish worth like $10 max but like you new what was going to happen from the start. and how it worked is that you where getting interrogated and going toin one word **** don't waste you time/money its unbalanced so shot guns are busted and using them is just boring but then not using them is unfun by getting **** on and others gun just handle terribly. I played the hole campaign it was ok ish worth like $10 max but like you new what was going to happen from the start. and how it worked is that you where getting interrogated and going to to every ones back stories and out of like 6 people like 2 where fun and just due to game play and that it the rest where boring af not worth my time only reason why you should play it is if you have played through all of the campaigns and want to keep that record. or you are board af tbh id watch pain dry same entertainment and cheaper and the zombies is SO boring just like 2 things to do each game and if you want to go far just have to repeat them. and the multi player no just no maps trash guns trash everything trash. Expand
  15. Dec 13, 2021
    0
    Honestly dont waste your time. Story is very bland and the same goes for online. Save your money
  16. Dec 13, 2021
    0
    bad game, no balance in multiplayer ... that weapons, that cards, poor respawns of the enemy, then in the face, then behind, and sometimes right in me ... there is no zombie mode ... there is no content from the word at all, another checkpoint part, it's a pity the money cannot be returned, I would have bought better Battlefield 2042
  17. Dec 13, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The list of things to fix is way to long for only 75 characters !!!!!!!!!!! Expand
  18. Dec 14, 2021
    2
    I mostly play cod for the multiplayer mode, so i will focus in the multiplayer. Basically, this is the perfect definition of wasted potential, this cod could fix every problem modern warfare had when it released back in 2019, but after about 50 hours of gameplay i just realized that the problems in this cod are waaay worst than the problems modern warfare had, I’m talking about spawnI mostly play cod for the multiplayer mode, so i will focus in the multiplayer. Basically, this is the perfect definition of wasted potential, this cod could fix every problem modern warfare had when it released back in 2019, but after about 50 hours of gameplay i just realized that the problems in this cod are waaay worst than the problems modern warfare had, I’m talking about spawn problems, balance problems, matchmaking is a piece of crap, maps don’t make sense, there are few new mechanics in the game and none of them makes any difference, time to kill is a joke, the new system of match “rhythms” is a mess. I really hope they fix this game, because the engine it uses is pretty awesome, but if they don’t use it the right way, it’s useless, sledgehammer gotta improve this cod, for it become nearly playable. Expand
  19. Dec 15, 2021
    0
    Multiplayer is completely unplayable for me on PS5. The lag and latency issues ruin what would otherwise be a fun shooter. My connection is completely fine— black ops and modern warfare run like a dream as does warzone. Until this is sorted then I’ve just flushed 70 pounds down the drain.
  20. Dec 20, 2021
    0
    Constantly throws on Chinese servers. I live in Russia in the Far East, the Trans-Baikal Territory region. For good reason, I usually play on European servers, with a ping of 100-150, less often on Russian (80-100). But why the hell throws me to the Chinese, where my ping is 250-300, it's impossible to play, 9 out of 10 games I play with the Chinese. The game is good, but this fact spoilsConstantly throws on Chinese servers. I live in Russia in the Far East, the Trans-Baikal Territory region. For good reason, I usually play on European servers, with a ping of 100-150, less often on Russian (80-100). But why the hell throws me to the Chinese, where my ping is 250-300, it's impossible to play, 9 out of 10 games I play with the Chinese. The game is good, but this fact spoils everything. Expand
  21. Dec 20, 2021
    1
    Its just thé worst zombie mod i haver played its no sens its just **** ans thé dev do nothing about that
  22. Dec 20, 2021
    2
    Buggy and very messy, no info from Devs about fixes it's now over a month and day1 bugs are worse than before. Dogs have immune to damage bug and this game is just every time a shield, combat shotgun and dogs. Nothing else.
  23. 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.
  24. Dec 25, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. CoD Zombies ist ja wohl ein schlechter Witz 1 Map und dann noch nicht mal runden basiert Expand
  25. Dec 30, 2021
    0
    This is the worst Call of Duty game to date because it completely breaks older Call of Duty Games(Modern Warfare(2019)). Activision fix your damn ****
  26. Dec 30, 2021
    4
    I think the graphics and gameplay are ok, but the dialogue and zombie mode are pretty bad and horrible
  27. Jan 4, 2022
    0
    Wont buy any CoD until they either remove or significantly tone down SBMM + they need to add a fcking rank mode.
    Furthermore im not supporting a company that remains silent about the biggest problems ever --> SBMM, game balancing etc.
    Plus: THEY GIVE AS AN UNFINISHED GAME! **** YOU ACTIVISION! You*re ruining the Call of Duty Legacy
  28. Jan 4, 2022
    3
    All of the five star reviews here are ignoring everything that is bad about this game and NO, we aren’t women don’t make this game bad, the gameplay does. Zombies is easily the worst in the franchise since it’s is essentially Cold War zombies with almost every special feature that makes a zombies game zombies, such as Easter eggs, wall buys, and perk machine crouch points removed. There isAll of the five star reviews here are ignoring everything that is bad about this game and NO, we aren’t women don’t make this game bad, the gameplay does. Zombies is easily the worst in the franchise since it’s is essentially Cold War zombies with almost every special feature that makes a zombies game zombies, such as Easter eggs, wall buys, and perk machine crouch points removed. There is literally nothing special about this zombies mode except for it being another zombies game. It’s not fun nor is it worth anytime. The final camos are underwhelming, while also needing days on overal play time doing the same boring game mode to earn the camos. Now for the multiplayer, it’s decent. There is nothing truly special about it and it lacks complete creativity, but it isn’t completely bad. While it’s slightly more fun than the zombies mode, it still doesn’t stand out. There are an average amount of weapons so far with gameplay that still retains things about previous cod games while also fixing up main gameplay mechanics so it doesn’t cater to campy play styles while still offering room for other playstyles. The ammo system if complete garbage and only makes things more complicated and unneeded. Maps are good and fit the cod formula and small details such as team names could be fixed but isn’t too necessary. The gunsmith system is well made, combining elements of the MW system and the CW system leading to a pretty good customization system. Lastly, the campaign. I’m not going into detail since this is a spoiler-free review, but it’s very good. It’s retains its moments and isn’t too over saturated. Overall, cod vanguard is an ok game with nothing too special about it while ultimately being held down by its horrendous zombies mode. Expand
  29. 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.
  30. Jan 21, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Every CoD part made by Treyarch is very bad. The best parts made by Infinity Ward. This one is not exclusion of badly made game by Treyarch and SH. The game looks like it's from 2001 with poor models, textures and awful animation. But the "agenda" is in place, definitely.
    Better thinking of the quality of the game next time.
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  31. Jan 26, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In a failed attempt to add diversity to a horribly written, anti- history campaign, the creators still made the white american guy the savior of the whole group. How ironic. The campaign is subpar- reminds me of the old medal of honor games- which were actually cool back in 2001.The only level in the campaign that added anything new was the midway flying mission. This is the worst call of duty since call of duty 3. Expand
  32. Feb 4, 2022
    0
    Dramat, tragiczny MP. Nie polecam z całego serca. Gra to jakiś żart. Gra niezałatana od kilku miesięcy, największe rozczarowanie z wszystkich codow.
  33. Feb 19, 2022
    0
    Katastrophe Leistung ! Das soll ein Game 2022 sein? Ich kann durch Zielscheibe nicht mal Gegner sehen so verbuggt ist das Game!
  34. Apr 22, 2022
    3
    Ce jeu n’a tout simplement aucun intérêt tant il est déséquilibré et bourré de bugs. Je pense que nous sommes arrivés COMPLÈTEMENT au point mort avec cette saga. Y jouer devient épuisant. Toujours les mêmes maps qui tournent en boucle dans le multi. Des respawns qui te font mourir en boucle alors que la map fait 23 hectars. Tu te fais tuer en une demi-seconde lors d’un duel alors que tuCe jeu n’a tout simplement aucun intérêt tant il est déséquilibré et bourré de bugs. Je pense que nous sommes arrivés COMPLÈTEMENT au point mort avec cette saga. Y jouer devient épuisant. Toujours les mêmes maps qui tournent en boucle dans le multi. Des respawns qui te font mourir en boucle alors que la map fait 23 hectars. Tu te fais tuer en une demi-seconde lors d’un duel alors que tu n’as même pas commencé à distinguer le mec, vu que la visibilité est infâme. Oui je l’ai bien dis…épuisant. Expand
  35. May 19, 2022
    0
    Horrible design decisions. Good maps. Decent gameplay. Still have no clue why their money shop is set up to not sell anything. They track a lot of stats. Here's some I wish they'd track:

    - How many times you did because a dog brushed up against you. - How many times the game spawns enemies right behind you. - How many times it spawns you in the middle of a machine gun bullet stream. - How
    Horrible design decisions. Good maps. Decent gameplay. Still have no clue why their money shop is set up to not sell anything. They track a lot of stats. Here's some I wish they'd track:

    - How many times you did because a dog brushed up against you.
    - How many times the game spawns enemies right behind you. - How many times it spawns you in the middle of a machine gun bullet stream.
    - How many times it spawns you in the path of the grenade you just threw.
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  36. Jun 19, 2022
    2
    Très bon graphisme du mode histoire . Mais obligation d achat playstation plus pour accéder au mode multijoueur... donc pour cela je note 2
  37. Jul 6, 2022
    0
    Horrible. Pathetic. Ridiculous. That's the three words that describe perfectly this game. This is not only the worst Call of Duty game, but probably the worst World War II FPS ever made (even worse than Battlefield V) and I am not kidding you that there is more than 100 historical inaccuracies. I can't just say everything that is wrong with this game because 5000 characters max feelsHorrible. Pathetic. Ridiculous. That's the three words that describe perfectly this game. This is not only the worst Call of Duty game, but probably the worst World War II FPS ever made (even worse than Battlefield V) and I am not kidding you that there is more than 100 historical inaccuracies. I can't just say everything that is wrong with this game because 5000 characters max feels little words to explain how garbage this game is. Vanguard is the ultimate proof that Call of Duty is turning into a worthless saga. Expand
  38. 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.
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  39. Sep 2, 2022
    0
    This is the single worst call of duty game ever created, yes, even worse than Ghosts and Black Ops 4. The campaign is mediocre at best, the multiplayer is completely uninspired, and the single worst zombies mode yet to top it all off.
  40. Sep 7, 2022
    0
    It is the worst call of duty i ever seen
    Futuristic weaponskins
    Anime tracer packs Attachments that don’t even exist The campaign is not great with lacklustre characters Zombies is so bad i rather watch grass grow And the multiplayer is absolute garbage with heavy sbmm sweaty lobbies and garbage maps Weapon balancing is non existent And then they have the balls to say its
    It is the worst call of duty i ever seen
    Futuristic weaponskins
    Anime tracer packs
    Attachments that don’t even exist
    The campaign is not great with lacklustre characters
    Zombies is so bad i rather watch grass grow
    And the multiplayer is absolute garbage with heavy sbmm sweaty lobbies and garbage maps
    Weapon balancing is non existent
    And then they have the balls to say its historically accurate
    I feel bad for veterans of ww2 that know of this game existence
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  41. Sep 11, 2022
    0
    This is the definition of a generic shooter game, literally nothing special about this game theres no soul into the maps or characters, the main story for the game isnt just boring its a liberal peice of **** disrespect towards history and the franchise itsself, the sotry was lead by a social justice activist so whos suprised,
    No need to talk about zombies everything that made zombies
    This is the definition of a generic shooter game, literally nothing special about this game theres no soul into the maps or characters, the main story for the game isnt just boring its a liberal peice of **** disrespect towards history and the franchise itsself, the sotry was lead by a social justice activist so whos suprised,
    No need to talk about zombies everything that made zombies good is gone most of the maps are reskins aswell.
    The multiplayer is sadly the best part about this game mainly because the movement was perfected to the max other then that the multiplayer has a ****ty spawn system, ****ty 3-lane maps, insane amount of latency issues and a **** ton of unbalanced guns.
    In conclusion this is a game to avoid even if its a free weekend dont even bother with it.
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  42. Sep 16, 2022
    0
    Honestly Would have been a better experience shoving the 60 dollars up my ass
  43. Oct 5, 2022
    3
    Vanguard is a game with a severe identity crisis, i still don't understand why sledgehammer took 4 years of development and still manage to disappoint us yet again only worse, WWII was better in my opinion, I've spent more hours on infinite warfare's multiplayer than the time spent on vanguard alone. even to season five, black ops 2 that was released a decade ago, hell even add world atVanguard is a game with a severe identity crisis, i still don't understand why sledgehammer took 4 years of development and still manage to disappoint us yet again only worse, WWII was better in my opinion, I've spent more hours on infinite warfare's multiplayer than the time spent on vanguard alone. even to season five, black ops 2 that was released a decade ago, hell even add world at war for extra credit. they both have more going for it and has more content when they released. sure, the graphics are amazing, but that's really all the positive stuff I can think of. I give it a 3. it's a soulless cash grab. Expand
  44. Oct 18, 2022
    0
    Demonstrates everything wrong with the video game industry and society as a whole just spineless and pathetic.
  45. Oct 31, 2022
    1
    Its the biggest piece of **** that i ever seen. This game is the worst cod game ever
  46. Nov 1, 2022
    3
    This game had potential. Based off the trailers, it actually looked like a WW2 shooter! Turns out we can use anime skins for our smg's in a world war shooter?? The game was and still is broken with game-breaking bugs. It seems the only people who enjoy this game are at the max, ten years old.
  47. Nov 14, 2022
    0
    This the worst cod I will ever and have ever played and It was the saddest excuse for a zombies game mode and the story was also just a bunch of flashbacks and just awful.
  48. Dec 15, 2022
    0
    This game made me want to get shot in the head. There was nothing hood about it, even the zombies was boring.
  49. Feb 7, 2023
    1
    So Booooring ‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌
  50. Mar 14, 2023
    0
    vanguard sucks ass, the multiplayer sucks to many sweats and wayyy to much customization 10 slots? yeah way to much, the zombies is to **** terrible, you receive the perks FREE and you can just grind points before even starting the mission, and theres only one "og map" witch you can only play a quarter of, and i can pack a punch within 10 minutes of gameplay, remember in black ops onevanguard sucks ass, the multiplayer sucks to many sweats and wayyy to much customization 10 slots? yeah way to much, the zombies is to **** terrible, you receive the perks FREE and you can just grind points before even starting the mission, and theres only one "og map" witch you can only play a quarter of, and i can pack a punch within 10 minutes of gameplay, remember in black ops one where you had to actually work for it, you had to open doors turn on the power save of for perks save for pack a punch, oh yeah doors in this game? its literally just you moving in a 20x20 circle for 5 minutes while playing with your dick. The campaign is **** you spend 2 hours learning the backstory of characters you play as for 30 minutes, it basically said "here's the backstory of ALLLL these characters however your going to play with them for 30 minutes and not learn the backstory of your own, bad campaign **** multiplayer **** zombies -10/10 dont play if you want REAL fun play MW2 (2009) Expand
  51. Jun 1, 2023
    0
    4/100 it does not get worse than this .
  52. Aug 11, 2023
    0
    Haber... Vamos por partes.

    1. La saga Call Of Duty claramente no esta en su mejor momento. 2. este juego es una 5 comillas """""""obra maestra"""""" por favor, entiendan mi sarcasmo este juego es una basura. 3. ahora si lo bueno, el multijugador esta muy mal echo, tanto es asi que en la mitad, si LA MITAD! de los mapas no tienen colisiones, te puedes meter por las paredes y
    Haber... Vamos por partes.

    1. La saga Call Of Duty claramente no esta en su mejor momento.

    2. este juego es una 5 comillas """""""obra maestra"""""" por favor, entiendan mi sarcasmo este juego es una basura.

    3. ahora si lo bueno, el multijugador esta muy mal echo, tanto es asi que en la mitad, si LA MITAD! de los mapas no tienen colisiones, te puedes meter por las paredes y campear, lo peor esque Activison no te puede banear porque estas utilizando una herramiente del juego, no cheats, por lo cual es casi imposible de que te baneen y ya saben que significa eso... ¡ASI ES! hackers a mas no poder, en resumen este juego esta echo para vender y nada mas, ya la saga CALL OF DUTY no saca tan buenos juegos yo siempre digo que por encima de todo es innovar eso no falta, pero parece que este juego se quedo a 0/100000

    En fin siendo sincero podria quedarme 1 dia hablando de los defectos de vanguard, pero no puedo simplemente es un mal juego.

    si me preguntas a mi es 1.000 mejor Black Ops 4 ¡SI! un juego que ni siquiera tiene campaña!

    ¿Vanguard que paso?

    0/10

    -Jero29
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  53. Sep 10, 2023
    1
    If Cancer got a new name, it would be Vanguard.
    This game is the definition of what not to do in a cod game. The Campaign is hot trash, the "historically accurate" multiplayer is just another level of dog **** and don't even get me started on zombies, I **** LOVE Zombies, (I spend probably 90% of my life playing through every zombies mode that came out since before I was 7, I'm 19 now) but
    If Cancer got a new name, it would be Vanguard.
    This game is the definition of what not to do in a cod game. The Campaign is hot trash, the "historically accurate" multiplayer is just another level of dog **** and don't even get me started on zombies, I **** LOVE Zombies, (I spend probably 90% of my life playing through every zombies mode that came out since before I was 7, I'm 19 now) but I just can't say the same thing about Vanguard Zombies I would rather donate both of my kidneys before I play another game of Vanguard Zombies.
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Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 68 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 68
  2. Negative: 0 out of 68
  1. 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.
  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. 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.