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  1. Nov 25, 2021
    3
    Yeah its just another copy paste sort of deal, where the guns are trash, killstreaks unbearable and poor map design and spawn placement.

    Killstreaks are a joke with dogs just constantly chasing you as soon as the enemy has 10 kills...…really? 10 kills? on COD? that's nothing, you need to up that to make it playable at least. and for the guns....just put the shotgun on and pray,
    Yeah its just another copy paste sort of deal, where the guns are trash, killstreaks unbearable and poor map design and spawn placement.

    Killstreaks are a joke with dogs just constantly chasing you as soon as the enemy has 10 kills...…really? 10 kills? on COD? that's nothing, you need to up that to make it playable at least.

    and for the guns....just put the shotgun on and pray, because God forbid you use any other weapon, also shields......really.....in WW2.... get a grip.

    Overall don't buy this overpriced copy paste....Bye
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  2. Nov 30, 2021
    3
    I would rate MP in the following order:
    - MW 2019
    - CW --- - VG (this) In general - this is the worst MP experience i have had in call of duty. Bad sounds, awful graphics, no weapon balance, terrible map design, a lot of broken stuff like spawn points etc. They somehow managed to fail shipment map(sic!) Game in general - bad, Sledgehammer games just cannot make Call of Duty Game.
    I would rate MP in the following order:
    - MW 2019
    - CW
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    - VG (this)
    In general - this is the worst MP experience i have had in call of duty. Bad sounds, awful graphics, no weapon balance, terrible map design, a lot of broken stuff like spawn points etc.
    They somehow managed to fail shipment map(sic!)
    Game in general - bad, Sledgehammer games just cannot make Call of Duty Game.
    Better spend those $ on Cod points and buy something in warzone store or even better - don't buy it, perhaps next time they won't allow sledges to even approach any future call of duty.
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  3. Nov 30, 2021
    3
    Same game same hackers....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... for that 75 characters
  4. Dec 12, 2021
    3
    PC forcibly messed with one more masterpiece series and ruined it. Female warrior has become a wall-flying Wonder Woman, and the childish black lines are now exhausting. Frame narrative using reminiscence made the story unfocused and failed to explain the points of contact of the main characters.
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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.
  10. Nov 9, 2021
    2
    Not a bad game overall. But the story mode is short and really not worth playing through more than once. Zombies is at its worst here, literally no fun to be had with this mode. And while multiplayer has gotten better gameplay and machanic wise, overpowered guns, lag, bad hit detection and poor map design makes it ulmost unplayable. Wait for a steep sale on this one.
  11. Jan 20, 2022
    2
    Very disappointing COD, just a load of bad decisions. I'm here for multiplayer & it's not fun at all. Endless fire & kill streaks that you can't see the enemy, you have to rely on the name tag (including the fact that the enemy may look exactly like your teammates.
    Maybe it'll improve 6 months from release date, but at this time I regret the purchase.
  12. Dec 18, 2021
    2
    Bugs and lags!
    Disapheared xp for guns, disapheared cp point!
    many cheathers!
    and this is just a few surprises from activision and Sledgehammer Games for us
    I'm sure after playing you will find new and specially created for you!)))
  13. Nov 7, 2021
    2
    It’s a 60 or 70 dollars game with F2P meta rules. Weapons grind are too long. Clearly it made only for slowdown your progression so you spend your free time only in one game and ofc to sell you weapon modules with skins in store
  14. Nov 6, 2021
    2
    No outbreak?
    No round based Zombies?
    New Zombies hybrid mode is trash, people like Outbreak or round for their DIFFERENT mood and play styles, idk wth they are thinking.
    Bring back REAL outbreak at least if you insist in leaving out round based….
    This aint it.
    Points given are for the engines performance, everything else is a joke….
  15. Dec 19, 2021
    2
    IMHO: People PLEASE stop buying COD games, you are just letting Activision be on their comfort zones making money without much innovation and better titles, you deserve more! , better games!. Buying cod games is as stupid as buying the newer fifa of nhl game year after year. I mean , do we really need a newer cod game every 6 months NOO! Stop buying cod and soon we will see someIMHO: People PLEASE stop buying COD games, you are just letting Activision be on their comfort zones making money without much innovation and better titles, you deserve more! , better games!. Buying cod games is as stupid as buying the newer fifa of nhl game year after year. I mean , do we really need a newer cod game every 6 months NOO! Stop buying cod and soon we will see some innovation from this great developers. Expand
  16. Nov 21, 2021
    2
    Avoid. Save your money and disk space. Campaign is fine. Other than that it's Terrible. Battlefield 2042 is even worse. Avoid both. Buy this for the campaign only
  17. Nov 9, 2021
    2
    The campaign is an awful mish mash of generic characters with stories so unlikely that it becomes laughable. The missions are extremely linnear and repetitive.

    The multiplayer somehow feels even more generic and streamlined than the campaign. The cringe in this one is over the charts. You are playing as either "my team" or "enemy team" on large maps that are designed in a way to add a
    The campaign is an awful mish mash of generic characters with stories so unlikely that it becomes laughable. The missions are extremely linnear and repetitive.

    The multiplayer somehow feels even more generic and streamlined than the campaign. The cringe in this one is over the charts. You are playing as either "my team" or "enemy team" on large maps that are designed in a way to add a lot randomness to the gameplay. You can say goodbye to controlling angles, and relying on your map sense and go straight to spawn killing if you're after streaks. The mp has no historical theme to it. You're not playing on any battles and you are not playing as thematic characters nor using thematic guns. It's not about the realism, it's about getting the theme right. For a ww2 game this is an insanely awful take on it. Nothing is accurate.

    The zombies is such a large bruh moment that you'll pass out from dissapointment trying to play even 10 minutes of it.

    Overall there is absolutely nothing about this game that drives me to boot this up instead of any other game. I feel like I'm an adult playing a game made for kids when I boot this up, I feel embarressed just playing it. I got a refund and for some reason I can still play it, but I don't because it's just that generic, boring and just straight up bad. I could dive way deeper into the flaws in gameplay design etc but for real. If you're thinking about buying this, for the love of pp don't do it alone.
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  18. Nov 14, 2021
    2
    First of all I do kinda like the campaign I say kinda but most of this is cliche af, bugs glitches everywhere and zombies ooooh man worst zombies I have ever played, like it’s so bad and boring, and I thought cod ww2 was bad Jesus don’t get this game plz don’t
  19. Nov 15, 2021
    2
    Это не Call of duty! Все прикрываются пандемией, а по моему на игроков просто наплевать. Чем мы и платим ответом здесь, может нас услышат... Но я в этом сомневаюсь.
  20. Nov 15, 2021
    2
    So many bugs,poor story written, poor development, lack of creativity, campaign is awful
  21. Nov 13, 2021
    2
    Na siłę zmienione fakty historyczne w fabule. W multi gram tylko dwoma operatorami, którzy pasują do historii, która miała miejsce.
  22. Nov 7, 2021
    2
    A new game of the saga but is almost the same that cold war only better graphics, also its duration of campaign is so short about 7 hours or 8 only
  23. Nov 7, 2021
    2
    Another lacklustre campaign which is getting shorter and shorter which each new version. Zombies is in an absolutely laughable state. The publisher’s should be ashamed of themselves putting out garbage like this.
  24. Nov 8, 2021
    2
    Apparently WW2 was won by a bunch of superheros with powers such as x-ray vision. The campaign is beyond a joke, clearly some writers pushing their "whiteman bad" agenda with no knowledge whatsoever of the conflict that killed so many millions. The campaign is not only boring and predictable it is shamefull in its agenda pushing... I was glad it was short so it could be over. (took me 5Apparently WW2 was won by a bunch of superheros with powers such as x-ray vision. The campaign is beyond a joke, clearly some writers pushing their "whiteman bad" agenda with no knowledge whatsoever of the conflict that killed so many millions. The campaign is not only boring and predictable it is shamefull in its agenda pushing... I was glad it was short so it could be over. (took me 5 and a half hours on normal)
    The Multiplayer... same old same old... some good modes to be had sure, but its just more of the same, more grinding, more leveling etc. I dont appreciate that the weapons now have up to 10 attachment slots - this seems far too many. The post game "vote on the mvp" section is extremely irritating and needs to be removed, the multiplayer characters are totally lame.
    Zombies - seems rushed and simplified.

    As a student of history, particularly the World Wars, im pretty saddened and sickened by this game's
    handling, never seen so much agenda driven nonsense in a video game. Clearly the demographic isnt someone whos been playing COD for 15+ years with a passion for historical conflicts.
    Avoid.
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  25. Nov 9, 2021
    2
    This game is supposed to be set in WW2, but is just as unhistorical as it can get. Single-player is even worse than in CoD:WW2. Multi-player is ok. Game has a lot of bugs and feels unfinished.
  26. AnonymousMC
    Nov 9, 2021
    2
    The multiplayer is a bad version of MW2019. 2/10

    The zombies takes all the worst aspects of BOCW zombies and outbreak and somehow makes them even worse. 1/10

    The campaign is actually pretty decent, but because it’s single player and played the least out of all the modes it has very little effect on the final rating. 7/10
  27. Jan 29, 2022
    2
    Played pretty much every cod and this is the only one I requested a refund on and got, which demonstrates how bad it is. I found the maps to be rather boring and ill thought out and the game just didn’t feel or play like a COD game should. I am still Playing MW and Black Ops and although these game like many these days have some short commings they are still playable and many of the mapsPlayed pretty much every cod and this is the only one I requested a refund on and got, which demonstrates how bad it is. I found the maps to be rather boring and ill thought out and the game just didn’t feel or play like a COD game should. I am still Playing MW and Black Ops and although these game like many these days have some short commings they are still playable and many of the maps are decent unlike those in Vangaurd which felt boring and almost as if they were developed by someone who didn’t understand the COD franchise and were rushing through to get the game out. I was looking forward to a world war setting to switch things up, like the days of call of duty tilted on PS1/2 and Xbox etc but this has completely put me off it’s just lazy and a clear money grab I’m just really please I was able to get a refund. So honestly save your money and continue to play MW and black ops and give this junk a miss. I just hope they don’t mess up on the up comming MW2. I would rather a cod released every 3 years and it play great with quality maps then rushing for a yearly game which is just insulting and irritating to play and clearly a cash grab I only have given it 2 out of 10 as graphically it looks nice on the Series X but that’s as far as it goes on positive points Expand
  28. Nov 14, 2021
    2
    What the hell is this money grab? This game can only be good for CoD fanatics. Nothing new, just basic poor CoD. Won't continue to play this garbage even if I got it for free.
  29. Nov 14, 2021
    2
    Tired of these unfinished, buggy, soulless games every year. Don’t buy unless your a content creator who has to level up guns for warzone. Besides that your not missing out on anything I promise
  30. Nov 19, 2021
    2
    The multiplayer is horrible, maps are small and chaotic, spawning is garbage, there is no spawn protection so you will experience lots spawn campers, lots of time you will spawn just to die the ssame second, because the whole enemy team just spawned behind you. There is no map border, you can leave the map and die WTF ????? There are holes and **** which you can fall and die, and sometimesThe multiplayer is horrible, maps are small and chaotic, spawning is garbage, there is no spawn protection so you will experience lots spawn campers, lots of time you will spawn just to die the ssame second, because the whole enemy team just spawned behind you. There is no map border, you can leave the map and die WTF ????? There are holes and **** which you can fall and die, and sometimes you get spawned right in front of that hole and if you are a new player not familiar with map, you will fall and die lol. guns are garbage, everything that has low rpm is useless, its basically copy paste of cod ww2 just way way worse. If you are a kid you might have fun, but if you are any serious about gaming STAY AWAY. Expand
  31. Nov 20, 2021
    2
    12 VS 12 in an extremely small map = extremely chaotic
    COD trying to show players what WWII really looks like, but the game looks dirty in many ways that you could think of.
  32. Feb 22, 2022
    2
    Vangaurd was twos steps back from MW 2019. Spawns broken. Graphics worse and muddier. Weapon balancing all time low. Disappointing maps and unplayable servers, with crashing connectivity issues. Played on XSX and PS5. Buyer beware. I recommend not buying this game. If you have to, buy used and return it within the week, to see for yourself.
  33. Nov 27, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not good enough not good story but can be better in the future if they fix everything Expand
  34. Nov 26, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay is regular CoD nothing to complain about there so 2. The actual narrative and cosmetic content of the game is a disgrace to any event that may have occurred in real life. The characters have no British representation to slap the face of three million soldiers, four hundred thousand dead, and seventy thousand civilian casualties. The campaign basically says all sorts of war crimes are fine because Nazi's are less than human which is a little ironic in my opinion. Finally gun customization says **** it to actual firearms mechanics and devices that customization only need to look cool and not be theoretically functional. Expand
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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.
  38. Jan 25, 2022
    2
    COD Vanguard is the worst game in the franchise. First of all, the campaign sucks. It disrespects the veterans of WW2, stereotypes characters and others for no reason, gets weapons and dates wrong, and plays like ANY OTHER COD! The multiplayer is also bad because the lack of factions, unbalanced weapons, scopes and other attachments that don't fit the setting of the game, the lack ofCOD Vanguard is the worst game in the franchise. First of all, the campaign sucks. It disrespects the veterans of WW2, stereotypes characters and others for no reason, gets weapons and dates wrong, and plays like ANY OTHER COD! The multiplayer is also bad because the lack of factions, unbalanced weapons, scopes and other attachments that don't fit the setting of the game, the lack of modes, and an operator system that makes zero sense. Zombies is the worst part as Treyarch abandoned everything that made Zombies so popular. No round based maps, only one launch map, boring characters, and no incentive to grind.

    Overall, a **** game made by an equally **** company.
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  39. 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
  40. Feb 7, 2022
    2
    This game is horrendous….and hopefully when MS takes over they fire everyone associated with the game and start over. COD has been hot garbage for several releases, and they show no interest in fixing glitches and flaws….but they’ll put out endless downloadable outfits and tracers you can buy!!!! I mean you can shoot through three feet of rock that should be cover, while leaves and tinThis game is horrendous….and hopefully when MS takes over they fire everyone associated with the game and start over. COD has been hot garbage for several releases, and they show no interest in fixing glitches and flaws….but they’ll put out endless downloadable outfits and tracers you can buy!!!! I mean you can shoot through three feet of rock that should be cover, while leaves and tin siding stop the heaviest rounds and grenades. Hell, you shoot a German shepherd attack dog and it suddenly dies and becomes a Doberman Expand
  41. Feb 26, 2022
    2
    I just don't understand. Hypothetically, CoD should be having the best year they've ever had. I mean, their biggest competitor BF76 just practically shat the bed and laid in it. Yet somehow, I have about the same perception of both devs. There is one word to describe, well, really this whole franchise at this point. 'Uninspired'.

    It feels like a long time ago the whole team
    I just don't understand. Hypothetically, CoD should be having the best year they've ever had. I mean, their biggest competitor BF76 just practically shat the bed and laid in it. Yet somehow, I have about the same perception of both devs. There is one word to describe, well, really this whole franchise at this point. 'Uninspired'.

    It feels like a long time ago the whole team simultaneously got over making CoD games and just decided to recycle, pretty much everything. Down to the weapons, of which a majority exist in CoD WWII already, which would make sense, I mean they're from the same timeline, but that really just characterizes how stale the formula has become. CoD hasn't been truly innovative since Advanced Warfare, which is sad to see. The gameplay feels fine, the guns shoot well, everything is smooth and characteristic of millions of dollars being poured into it. Yet CoD isn't daring, they've become complacent with weak stories and low fleshed-out motivation, the same generic gamemodes in multiplayer, and a pretty bad stretch for Warzone. This might as well have just been a dlc for Modern Warfare, because there is hardly anything setting this game apart as its own title. The menus are practically the same, the guns are literally the same, the motivations are the same (in that they're non-existent), and at this point I'm struggling to find a reason to buy any new CoDs anymore. Clearly, I'm not the only one either as this game's sales are mediocre at best.

    CoD Vanguard is an uninspired example of why games like this continue to fall off, and a solemn departure from ingenuity, history, reality, emotional reality, quality, and ultimately the legacy that has been forged by the strong relics of its past. 2/10.

    (Also, what is the deal with these weird bot-like accts who all post a 10 rating the same day and have quick one-sentence summaries. They'll legit say 'it's not the best CoD' and drop a 10.)
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  42. Mar 16, 2022
    2
    After hope of it getting better, knowing it would suck. I tried to stay. SBMM and the direction it is going kills CoD for me. Trying to fit in the Socialism/Equality perspective.
  43. 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
  44. Nov 16, 2021
    1
    Not much to enjoy about this game, it's just thr same as the rest and the campaign doesn't save it
  45. Nov 16, 2021
    1
    Not a lot of content. doesn't satisfy me like modern warfare did. Everyone is just jumping around corners and my friends are constantly kicked out of the party. Zombies is hugely lacking. Campaign short and generic
  46. Nov 17, 2021
    1
    Modern Warfare series is always a surprise. WW2 was really good. But this game is a rorced cod part. There is 1 or 2 good moments in the campaign. The Zombie mode is the most boring part from the cod zombies series. Multiplayer is a beginner level multiplayer. And the graphics is as good as Black Ops on PS3. I swear it!
  47. Jan 15, 2022
    1
    I've been playing COD since cod1 and Vanguard is not Call of Duty... 1/10. Waste of money...
  48. Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Activision trash strikes again. Spawns are broken, constant game crashes, characters are very cartoony, and the graphics are not PS5 quality. Basically, as usual, Craptivision smashed this ball of hot garbage together and then had the stones to raise the price! Horrible game, lazily developed, and full of provlems. Don't wastwr youtr time.Even causes my 4k TV to reboot in the middle of aActivision trash strikes again. Spawns are broken, constant game crashes, characters are very cartoony, and the graphics are not PS5 quality. Basically, as usual, Craptivision smashed this ball of hot garbage together and then had the stones to raise the price! Horrible game, lazily developed, and full of provlems. Don't wastwr youtr time.Even causes my 4k TV to reboot in the middle of a match (I have tested this out multiple times). Expand
  49. Nov 7, 2021
    1
    Vanguard campaign is the worst amongst COD campaigns. It lacks any variety and does not get player invented in any way. Storyline sucks. Characters are trash. There is so many problems with this game that I had to push myself to complete even 1 or 2 campaign levels.

    Multiplayer feels alright, kinda... Spawns are broken. Guns are imbalanced as always. Players are camping everywhere. Most
    Vanguard campaign is the worst amongst COD campaigns. It lacks any variety and does not get player invented in any way. Storyline sucks. Characters are trash. There is so many problems with this game that I had to push myself to complete even 1 or 2 campaign levels.

    Multiplayer feels alright, kinda... Spawns are broken. Guns are imbalanced as always. Players are camping everywhere. Most of the maps were taken directly from campaign and they make no sense at all. The only maps that will make your game interesting are the one's that does not make you feel like a smallest ant amongst 17 other ants on a colossal sized map taken directly from battlefield.

    Zombies are gone. Cold War at least tried to make something new and unique, but Vanguard ruined everything. It stops being fun around 6-7 rounds. Oh, I must correct myself: 6-7 repeated tasks that absolutely suck. No more round-based gameplay. It seems as developers tried really hard to make players not hooked up to the game at all! Not worth even 20$.
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  50. Dec 2, 2021
    1
    Revisionism simulator. Absolutely disrespectful to the veterans that were there.
  51. Dec 2, 2021
    1
    Another boring unimaginary Call of Duty from Acivision.

    Zombies mode is terrible and multiplayer is the same rubbish.

    Why buy and play this when you could play Battlefield 5 or keep playing Black Ops?
  52. Nov 7, 2021
    1
    Same garbage, "different" cod.... except its a reskin of the first cod but with updated speed from infinite/advanced warfare. save your money, dont buy and if you "really" need it, waitr for the half off sale in a month so you atleast save money for the 1 time you play it before uninstalling.
  53. Nov 10, 2021
    1
    Do NOT waste your money on this piece of **** cash grab. Nothing new, with less then sledgehammer's previous WW2 title.
  54. Dec 13, 2021
    1
    Worst call of duty in history. Guns don't make sense and customization is lazy. If you like call of duty and realistic gun play get Modern warfare. AVOID!!!
  55. Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Un juego incompleto lleno de clichés típicos de la saga , ya ni los maletines lo salvaron está vez.
  56. Nov 19, 2021
    1
    An old..old...old..old.old..old...old..old.old..old...old..old.old..old...old..old.
  57. Mar 3, 2022
    1
    Terrible campaign with stupid scripted events, atrocious zombies that is a slap in the face to gamers, and buggy/boring multiplayer. Worst COD game ever
  58. Nov 25, 2021
    1
    The game brings barely no innovation, has a stardard multiplayer mode with tons of reused features and is not fresh at all
  59. Nov 6, 2021
    1
    Let me start by listing the good, which is the graphics, some guns, and part of the campaign. The graphics are in my opinion a step up overall, and the cinematics blend very well into actual gameplay, and missions such as Operation Tonga and Midway stand out graphically. The guns are also good, partially. The recoil, sounds, muzzle smoke, and bullet impact feel realistic and well executed,Let me start by listing the good, which is the graphics, some guns, and part of the campaign. The graphics are in my opinion a step up overall, and the cinematics blend very well into actual gameplay, and missions such as Operation Tonga and Midway stand out graphically. The guns are also good, partially. The recoil, sounds, muzzle smoke, and bullet impact feel realistic and well executed, but you'd think in a WWII game there'd be some variety, and often times there isn't. The only good parts of the campaign imo were Tonga and Midway. Jumping into Normandy on D-Day and sinking Japanese carriers at Midway is hard to screw up, which is why I thought they were the only good parts of the campaign.

    Now for the bad, which is 95% of this game. Zombies is horrible, boring to play, and doesn't feel like the zombies true cod fans want. Yet again, another pointless Nazi zombie story people don't care about or play for, zombie health bars, too much UI, truly awful map with 3 portals to 3 terrible locations (not even full blown maps, just small areas) are just some of the problems with zombies. Activision has lost all passion and care for zombies it's not even funny. At this point I'd take remastered maps that are actually fun such as Transit or buried. Overall terrible, half-assed mode that I'm shocked was cleared to be released.

    Multiplayer is nothing new, still bad with more problems than I'll list. Skill based matchmaking is back, we all hate that, as well as the same generic game modes. No war mode or headquarters like in COD WWII, which say what you will about that game, people loved war mode and headquarters, something Activision would've done themselves a favor by adding in (wasn't added due to laziness and lack of passion or care for fanbase). Also why are there no official teams?? The team names are "My Team" and "Enemy Team", like are you serious?? The lack of care, passion, and if you believe it to be true wokeness in this game is unreal. You can't say Nazis vs British or Imperial Japanese vs Americans anymore? This also makes for boring play as you can literally run around and shoot your own operator, and barely tell who's who. COD multiplayer is at its lowest point no question, and it's clear as day. Maybe if they spent more time listening to fans instead of making as many female operators as they can, even including a gay one (Constanze) we'd get a somewhat enjoyable WWII arcadey game.

    Finally the campaign, which is only 9 missions is stupidly short with a horrible story. The Nazis yet again are planning something big and have secret files we must find. In this bland storyline we never get any real information about project Phoenix other than it will lead to the fourth reich, and there's only two missions where we actually are on the hunt for the nazis in charge of the project. Arthur Kingsley's missions are enjoyable at first but quickly turn into repetitive, uninteresting gunplay we've seen before, but better executed in previous WWII games. Wade Jackson's missions are the best with Midway and that's it. Flying, dogfighting, and divebombing is fun but the mission is over in 10 minutes. Polina's missions are also things we've seen before but way better in previous games, most notably World at War. Her final mission is also abysmal, with a boss fight against a regular human yet we manage to stab him 5 times and he's still kicking. The characters themselves I feel nothing for, I don't care when a side character dies, it's just awful and disappointing especially when COD, despite how bad some campaigns are, usually succeed at creating lovable characters. Lucas Riggs missions are the same deal. Also I never knew the Japanese used MG42s and that Stg44s were issued before 1944. The guns are all over the place, and there's a lack of guns as well. The developers really didn't care about this campaign at all. During the pacific mission I never once came across an M1 Garand, Thompson, M1 Carbine, nothing. The only weapons I used the entire time were stg44s, mp40s, the basic sniper, and a kar98. The campaign is just bad and what happens when all passion is lost and when you focus on diversity/inclusion over a good story. Very disappointing even when my expectations were low.

    I don't recommend anyone buying this game and supporting a company that has lost its heart and soul. For all the people who enjoy the game I respect that, but good reviews giving out 10s left and right because its "better" than last years cod, which was awful, and has good graphics doesn't warrant a 10 rating. Also every positive review I've seen revolves around the game being better than battlefield (which I don't care about) with no details whatsoever about why they believe this call of duty deserves a 10. Many recent cods have been horrible, and vanguard is no doubt in the lower tier of this COD depression. As Kratos from God of war said though "Keep your expectations low, and will never be disappointed.
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  60. Dec 1, 2021
    1
    This and battlefield were absolute rubbish, I can't believe that both Activision and ea both failed so spectacularly. I thought the campaign in this was the worst sort of pandering nonsense that had nothing to do with reality. I don't think I'll be buying anymore of these
  61. Nov 21, 2021
    1
    Полная хрень. Сюжет - отстойное говно. Покупать не советую.

    Complete crap. The plot is crap. I do not recommend buying.
  62. Dec 1, 2021
    1
    Honestly I don't think vanguard is bad its just boring. it just does nothing new the campaign has the most boring characters I've seen in a cod campaign the zombies is actual garbage id rather play cold war then play this hot mess I even think battlefield 2042 is a better game. It feels to similar to mw2019 its even made in the same engine and some of the mw2019 camos could be found inHonestly I don't think vanguard is bad its just boring. it just does nothing new the campaign has the most boring characters I've seen in a cod campaign the zombies is actual garbage id rather play cold war then play this hot mess I even think battlefield 2042 is a better game. It feels to similar to mw2019 its even made in the same engine and some of the mw2019 camos could be found in this game it shows how lazy cod devs are now they don't care for the cod vets only trying to appeal to the newer 6 year old's to the series who haven't played the old games and seen what made this series so good. cod is dying and activision doesn't care the whole company is just a massive train wreck these games just manage to get worse and worse Expand
  63. Nov 10, 2021
    1
    One of the worst call of duty multiplayers to date. Maps have no flow. Connection is horrid as I'm getting packet loss on my wired 350Mbps broadband every game. Spawns are absolutely broken- you'll spawn in front of enemies who are already shooting. And their 'fair' skill based match making results in 90 percent of games being a total 1 sided blowout.
    Zombies mode is at the worst state it
    One of the worst call of duty multiplayers to date. Maps have no flow. Connection is horrid as I'm getting packet loss on my wired 350Mbps broadband every game. Spawns are absolutely broken- you'll spawn in front of enemies who are already shooting. And their 'fair' skill based match making results in 90 percent of games being a total 1 sided blowout.
    Zombies mode is at the worst state it has ever been, don't believe me look it up, almost everybody in zombies community hates it. They took a multiplayer map, threw a pack-a-punch, crafting table, upgrade station and couple of portals in the middle of it and called it a day.They even went away from the round based formula.
    So far the only thing I have enjoyed is the games campaign.which I'd give a solid 7/10, but no way this game is worth 80 Euros.
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  64. Dec 24, 2021
    1
    Я ставлю только 1 балл за графику, у меня есть претензии которые я распишу в 2х словах, 1. Немцы были жестокие. 2. Русская девушка - феминистка. 3. Возрождение в мультиплеере ужасны. 4. баланс оружия ужасен.
  65. Nov 21, 2021
    1
    убогая халтура:
    компания короткая, сюжета толком и нет, мало геймплейного разнообразия
    мультиплеер- звук как из ведра, гамма серая, карты не продуманны(основные позиции простреливаются с 5 сторон) респавн рандом, бывает прям перед противником. лучше продолжу играть в мв19
    убогая халтура:
    компания короткая, сюжета толком и нет, мало геймплейного разнообразия
    мультиплеер- звук как из ведра, гамма серая, карты не продуманны(основные позиции простреливаются с 5 сторон) респавн рандом, бывает прям перед противником. лучше продолжу играть в мв19
  66. Nov 9, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Zombies are a straight disappointment. First night playing , and at 10:30pm EST we all get booted because they decided to update the servers mid game. On top of it this game looks and feels un-finished and should have been delayed !! Operator's are all junk compared to previous game. On top of it they added operator level up.. should have just left it with challenges !!! Where's OUTBREAK and BASE ROUND Map ???!!! 7500$ for first pack a punch ??!! No wall weapon's, can't update weapon rarety , no wonder weapon's, yet but I see no potential for the zombie mode. Get rid of the covenant junk. Only 3 missions in zombie's ?! Only 3 different kind of zombies.. ohh man I've never wanted a refund soo bad after purchasing a COD game. Biggest disappointment in history for me. I'll just keep playing Cold War zombies. Expand
  67. Nov 6, 2021
    1
    Buggy as hell. Also, COD after many games released, they are still getting a lot of hackers and cheaters. This game needs to be remake from top to bottom.
  68. Mar 4, 2022
    1
    Only one point! It was really, really bad, and whatever Cal Of Doughty offers, Every game releases so bad
  69. Nov 9, 2021
    1
    Disgusted by how many cheaters for a new game. Servers are soo bad. Spawn points are a joke. Worst game I've played in a long time. Don't waste your money.
  70. Dec 26, 2021
    1
    I like mechanic of the game and this is all good points i could mention . Respawn is worst you could imagine, enemies spawn in front of you even in big maps. Feels like Activision didn't bother to make good game . So many glitches , enemies hide inside texture and shoot you . I personaly like small maps but in this game they make then unplayble .Screen shakes so hard that makes me feelI like mechanic of the game and this is all good points i could mention . Respawn is worst you could imagine, enemies spawn in front of you even in big maps. Feels like Activision didn't bother to make good game . So many glitches , enemies hide inside texture and shoot you . I personaly like small maps but in this game they make then unplayble .Screen shakes so hard that makes me feel sick . and you can not turn it off only reduces on 50% . I Could write more and more but it will not change anything Expand
  71. Nov 7, 2021
    1
    What absolute cabbage. Such regrets buying this, Im attempting a refund now. I recommend Warzone, free to play and actually fun.
  72. Nov 6, 2021
    1
    This game is not good, sbmm is strong as **** and campaigns short do not buy this game
  73. Nov 7, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One shot kill with a sniper rifle in the ankle is a kill.
    Can't hear anyone running about, sound is terrible.
    What a waste of £80, will not buy another COD game ever.
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  74. Nov 7, 2021
    1
    The game is good if you woke up from a coma after 3 years. Its more like a MW WW2 DLC with a generic story and a soul less mulitplayer
  75. Nov 21, 2021
    1
    for being "critics" their reviews are wrong AF. MP spawns are beyond terrible. spawning in front of someone who is shooting. the grind needed for the guns and the operators is absolutely insane.
    the barrel flash is overwhelming to the point it makes ADS useless.
    Zombies....good lord, the map is meh, the round system is garbage, the perks are lame and lack imagination. ammo mods in mp but
    for being "critics" their reviews are wrong AF. MP spawns are beyond terrible. spawning in front of someone who is shooting. the grind needed for the guns and the operators is absolutely insane.
    the barrel flash is overwhelming to the point it makes ADS useless.
    Zombies....good lord, the map is meh, the round system is garbage, the perks are lame and lack imagination. ammo mods in mp but not in Zombies, seriously. How is that even possible? are the devs afraid of making zombies to crazy and ridiculous? it's zombies, it should be.
    The only viable guns in zombies passed round 15 are shotguns, so I hope you love shotguns. I wish I never purchased this pos.
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  76. Nov 21, 2021
    1
    What made COD good and reach its peak were the campaigns. Vanguard fails here with a lackluster and short campaign.
  77. Dec 11, 2021
    1
    Woke fest trash. Wish they concentrated on the actual game instead of loadout word filters. Servers are garbage.
  78. Nov 17, 2021
    1
    Well, call of duty just makes very bad moves.. last 2 games from COD were horrible, hopefully, next MW 2022 saves this...
  79. Nov 19, 2021
    1
    multiplayer : gun balancing is **** gameplay feels bad and maps and graphics looks dog**** (0 score)
    zombies : the worst zombies ever (0 score)
    campaign : not bad (+1 score)
  80. Nov 21, 2021
    1
    juego para unas horillas y ya... zombies y campaña f y multijugador lo juegan ahora pero cuando venga warzone se va el juego
  81. Nov 22, 2021
    1
    Honestly a terrible rendition of WW2, sloppy game mechanics, lackluster maps and story, all tied up neatly with a bow. It looks and sounds great on paper but the idea was horribly executed and was honestly rushed. I feel like this franchise is dead as much as it pains me. What more could they do?? Besides recycling old material and trying to cater to a younger and younger audience. I’mHonestly a terrible rendition of WW2, sloppy game mechanics, lackluster maps and story, all tied up neatly with a bow. It looks and sounds great on paper but the idea was horribly executed and was honestly rushed. I feel like this franchise is dead as much as it pains me. What more could they do?? Besides recycling old material and trying to cater to a younger and younger audience. I’m tired of getting absolutely demolished by 10 year olds or sweaty 27 year olds on their crypto PCs. I’m going to let this franchise rest in the deepest parts of my heart with a huge tombstone saying “you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain” Expand
  82. Nov 22, 2021
    1
    Activision is worst than before, nice keep up the great work and never listen to your fan’s
  83. Nov 27, 2021
    1
    Screw this one sided website for not allowing negative ratings. This game does not live up to what it should be. Nor will any call of duty in the future unless they focus on immersing you in the battlefield as an solder instead of forcing present day political agendas. They are scared of offending people, and that resulted in them making an inaccurate historical war game. Me personallyScrew this one sided website for not allowing negative ratings. This game does not live up to what it should be. Nor will any call of duty in the future unless they focus on immersing you in the battlefield as an solder instead of forcing present day political agendas. They are scared of offending people, and that resulted in them making an inaccurate historical war game. Me personally when I play a call of duty game, I use to expect to be immersed into the situation of a solder doing what they are told and fighting for their country and their allies. A realistic simulation of the horrors of war. Expand
  84. Nov 30, 2021
    1
    Can we ******* stop suporting activision since they ******* like to bring out broken games with to many glitches
  85. 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
  86. Dec 4, 2021
    1
    Prorussian fascist propaganda, Activision tries to whitewash bloody russian(soviet) history
  87. Dec 7, 2021
    1
    Garbage, just utter garbage. Zombie's is boring also a pain in the ass to level your weapons. Don't get why they didn't stuck with waves it just takes too long to progress. xp gain in zombie's is horrible so you're forced to play multiplayer which is the biggest flaw of the whole game. I do get why console players need an aim assist to keep up with PC gamers, only giving 3 different aimGarbage, just utter garbage. Zombie's is boring also a pain in the ass to level your weapons. Don't get why they didn't stuck with waves it just takes too long to progress. xp gain in zombie's is horrible so you're forced to play multiplayer which is the biggest flaw of the whole game. I do get why console players need an aim assist to keep up with PC gamers, only giving 3 different aim assist options of which one is called focusing (basically a soft aimbot). it aim's through walls and obstacles makes console players overpowered in almost any combat situation, the use of smoke and stun grenades are cancelled by this aim assist because it just snaps on target and almost follows every movement your opponent makes. The guns are not balanced at all, shotguns and LMG's dominate all of multiplayer. the damage range of shotguns is nearly the same as AR's. LMG's need 2-3 bodyshots to kill let alone the fire rate. it has no point using SMG's or snipers because they just get obliterated by those. the collision they came up with it annoying for example: you have a camping teammate in a container on shipment you just can't pass them because the block your way with probably a riot shield. you think you can get a kill oh no the guy with hes shield blocks all your shots then moves aside and you get killed, you throw a lethal/tactical it bounces of hes shield right in your face. Killstreaks are also insanely imbalanced. just use artillery and a bombing run and you dominate a game. K9's need the same amount of bullets to kill as you need for killing an opponent. throwing the flare for an artillery strike bugs out a lot, care packages just turn invisible or bounce out of the map. camo's and skins are damn ugly (imo).
    You play with a party and you're not the leader don't bother cycling menu's or changing your loadout bacause whenever the partyleader switches from ingame menu you automatically switch with him and lose the changes you've made (this was also the case in MW (2019) an MW CW)
    The story is utterly boring, graphic wise Modern Warfare is still the best they ever did.

    Not speaking of all the bugs the game has, it might change in time ofcourse

    Shortly said, don't bother buying the game. It ain't worth your money, nor your time. this one fits perfectly in the row of worst CoD's ever made.
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  88. Jan 8, 2022
    1
    It's nothing special. More of the same, but worse. With slightly more content!
  89. 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
  90. Jan 20, 2022
    1
    Unplayable, buggy, laggs. It’s a piece of **** I don’t know why activision think the game is playable?!? It’s definitely not. And it’s the worst cod ever… the worst buy since cod ghosts…
  91. Feb 19, 2022
    1
    Not only historically unaccurate, and painfully lies about history, but it is also unfair as well. When you are grinding skins and stuff. It does not count fair your kills. Shows way less than it happened.
  92. Ygs
    Jul 14, 2022
    1
    You bigoted Call of Duty fans continue to buy the same game again and again. You are so ridiculous. Gaming is dead. Because of this, I say buy one every year again and again and again, fake gamer.
  93. Feb 27, 2022
    1
    Never again sledgehammer, end the cycle of rushing new version every year and move onto subscription service with updates. Game in theory is amazing but nothing works as intended.
  94. Mar 2, 2022
    1
    This game was overhyped. The story is short with not too much action. Zombie is identical to cold war and the for the multiplayer I prefer warzone. Buy it only if you want to spend money, hoping that the next cod will be better
  95. Mar 21, 2022
    1
    Premium price. Performance is worse than a free to play. Not able to unlock characters without microtransactions.
  96. Jun 14, 2022
    1
    I have played this game from launch and at first I gave it a pass even though there were so many many bugs, glitches and some of the worst spawn issues I have ever seen. But I like that it felt like MW2019 which is something that I hated COD Cold War did not. However, nearly end of Season 3 and taking a step back I can see there is a lack of content, poor maps, poor battle pass, continuingI have played this game from launch and at first I gave it a pass even though there were so many many bugs, glitches and some of the worst spawn issues I have ever seen. But I like that it felt like MW2019 which is something that I hated COD Cold War did not. However, nearly end of Season 3 and taking a step back I can see there is a lack of content, poor maps, poor battle pass, continuing bugs and glitches and the slowest response from one of the worst so called developers Sledgehammer, I am left disappointed. I would not recommend this game even if it's free. Expand
  97. Oct 31, 2022
    1
    Its the biggest piece of **** that i ever seen. This game is the worst cod game ever
  98. Feb 7, 2023
    1
    So Booooring ‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌
  99. 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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  100. Mar 15, 2022
    0
    Solid wokeness simulator with WW2 shooter theme. Would not play again.
    This is what happens when you prioritize political agenda in entertainment product.
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.