Call of Duty: Vanguard

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3.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1479 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 172 out of 1479
  3. Negative: 945 out of 1479
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  1. Kado03
    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!
  2. Piligrim380
    Feb 19, 2022
    8
    Great multiplayer. The picture and sound are gorgeous. Zombie mode is weak, I hope they will finish it.
  3. Telluthetruth
    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.
  4. Krock47
    Feb 18, 2022
    0
    Absolutely the most embarassing game they have ever brought out would get a refund if possible, Its like buying a half finished game won't be buying it again . list of bugs way to long to list . they seem to just scam there customers no updates for months, but guess what the store cosmetics are updated rapidly 24/7 .. i bought it on release worse decision ever .. they just rob theAbsolutely the most embarassing game they have ever brought out would get a refund if possible, Its like buying a half finished game won't be buying it again . list of bugs way to long to list . they seem to just scam there customers no updates for months, but guess what the store cosmetics are updated rapidly 24/7 .. i bought it on release worse decision ever .. they just rob the community fo9r cosmetics .. why cant they make a solid game with decent maps more time on making maps and a good game instead of trash cosmetics .. GONE back to Fortnite or Apex .. Frisbeed the disc down my street… Expand
  5. Gamerguy80
    Feb 13, 2022
    0
    I want my F'ing money back. The game is utter trash. Nearly 4 months and so many bugs it's just a joke. Only thing left to play is rebirth. I can't even load mw2019 cause you broke it
  6. v0dyryvs
    Feb 12, 2022
    10
    The Best multiplayer cod game for consoles.120 Fov. Whit about company I don’t like it at all the worst thin is Fov 80
  7. dasse666
    Feb 9, 2022
    10
    I personally didn't like cod cold war, it was buggy and boring, but Vanguard actually feels nice. Fun and long single player campaign, beautiful graphics, lots of stuff to do. I'm surprised.
  8. MT_Cinnabear
    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
  9. WizardPL
    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.
  10. Premier991
    Feb 3, 2022
    0
    This doesn't deserve a rating with how poorly the game functions and how poor the gameplay is.
  11. Yellow_Pant
    Jan 30, 2022
    6
    Honestly, I expected worse this game is not as good as CoD MW:2 or any of those games but in recent years it's been a bit better than other games. CoD MW: 2019 is still the best CoD since CoD Black Ops 2. so I'm comparing it mainly to CoD MW: 2019.
  12. Christofferevo
    Jan 30, 2022
    0
    Since they removed every bit of authenticity to WWII, they could Just as well added the famous space battle between russian and germans in 1941, on the nazi space station.
  13. JB2021
    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
  14. jray1213
    Jan 28, 2022
    0
    Can’t sledgehammer just make a decent COD story without checking every diversity box and forced political agenda box? I mean if that’s the game you wanted to create, so be it. I applaud a dev for making the game they want to make. However, free market sent a message that Vanguard did not measure up to other COD games in terms of sales and overall gameplay. Shame, because I do like WWllCan’t sledgehammer just make a decent COD story without checking every diversity box and forced political agenda box? I mean if that’s the game you wanted to create, so be it. I applaud a dev for making the game they want to make. However, free market sent a message that Vanguard did not measure up to other COD games in terms of sales and overall gameplay. Shame, because I do like WWll settings.… Expand
  15. LankyLuke13
    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
  16. P51MUSTANG03
    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.    … Expand
  17. hayati_yalan
    Jan 23, 2022
    0
    Full of bug... Buggiest game ever .You can t log-in game everyday ,sometimes u can ,sometimes u cant....Every patch causing new bugs.
  18. Lokk1
    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.    … Expand
  19. blizzardblue
    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.
  20. Flo23032
    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…
  21. MJ1988
    Jan 18, 2022
    7
    SP is good, but story could be better and more history accurate. It feels a bit to shallow. Also the poltical influence is not helping at all...
    MP is not as fun as in other COD games. Maps are too small and there are way to many power positions. It just not fun to play unless you´re going to camp or use power positions..
  22. Evil_
    Jan 18, 2022
    0
    Это ужасное дерьмо которое не стоит своих денег. Разработчикам было мало этого дерьма, так они еще добавили эту конченную игру в Варзоне, спасибо что испортили лучшую королевскую битву этой игрой, надеюсь все кто причастен к созданию этой игры умрут в одиночестве
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    This is terrible crap and not worth the money. The devs couldn't get enough of this crap so they added this broken Warzone    Это ужасное дерьмо которое не стоит своих денег. Разработчикам было мало этого дерьма, так они еще добавили эту конченную игру в Варзоне, спасибо что испортили лучшую королевскую битву этой игрой, надеюсь все кто причастен к созданию этой игры умрут в одиночестве
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    This is terrible crap and not worth the money. The devs couldn't get enough of this crap so they added this broken Warzone game thanks for spoiling the best battle royale with this game I hope everyone involved in making this game dies alone    … Expand
  23. JrWyze
    Jan 16, 2022
    0
    A soulless, uninspired and basic shooter. The most simmered down form of the COD formula with the only upside being it's on next gen with better graphics. Historical accuracy has been thrown out the window. If you want a real WW2 experience I suggest the several other WW2 games in this franchise (World at War or WW2 2017) or even BF5.
  24. LAVRENZO
    Jan 15, 2022
    0
    Played Vanguard for some hours (just to level up guns for Warzone and all I can say is that I thought Black ops Cold War was the worst Call of Duty of all the time, but Vanguard is a huge rival for him.
    Simply a game that is not fun.
    Also, I don't know why any WWII game (especially in CoD saga) must be characterized from: chaos everywhere everytime, continuous bombing with infinite    Played Vanguard for some hours (just to level up guns for Warzone and all I can say is that I thought Black ops Cold War was the worst Call of Duty of all the time, but Vanguard is a huge rival for him.
    Simply a game that is not fun.
    Also, I don't know why any WWII game (especially in CoD saga) must be characterized from:
    chaos everywhere everytime, continuous bombing with infinite camera shaking, flames everywhere, smoke everywhere, gas everywhere, thermite everywhere, overpowered shotguns and dogs, making any multiplayer match just annoying and not fun.
    There isn't a single match where you can actually see your enemies due to all flames and smoke. But of course they do, don't know why.
    Guns are so damn bad to use, especially on first levels: you always need to fully level it up to unlock attachments that make them viable. Until last level they are garbage or almost.
    Shipment is now on a crippled version on TWO DIFFERENT LAYERS, never seen anything so dumb in my life before (in last years any old map ported to new CoD games has been ruined).
    I could go on, but I'm so sick of this game that I stop here.

    This game has sense only if played to unlock/level up guns for Warzone.
    Most of the time, not even that way.

    Save your money, buy anything else.

    REJECTED.    … Expand
  25. Jackob19
    Jan 15, 2022
    1
    I've been playing COD since cod1 and Vanguard is not Call of Duty... 1/10. Waste of money...
  26. SteveWen
    Jan 11, 2022
    0
    Dev: “Call of Duty doesn’t really have iconic characters.”

    Captain Price: “How’d a muppet like you pass selection?”
  27. Max_r_x
    Jan 9, 2022
    0
    The same game every year with new skins, boring story and the new controversy didn't do this game any favours.
  28. ChadFromHS
    Jan 8, 2022
    1
    It's nothing special. More of the same, but worse. With slightly more content!
  29. Phoenix123
    Jan 7, 2022
    0
    WW2 again. Totally not seen before in 5+ other games in this franchise! The passion for Call of Duty is dead, it’s basically turned into the FIFA/Madden of FPS games. The game's extremely buggy, has one of the worst zombies modes in the entire series, poor characters, and a bad story in general that seemed to be very political with character choices. They don’t care about the product, justWW2 again. Totally not seen before in 5+ other games in this franchise! The passion for Call of Duty is dead, it’s basically turned into the FIFA/Madden of FPS games. The game's extremely buggy, has one of the worst zombies modes in the entire series, poor characters, and a bad story in general that seemed to be very political with character choices. They don’t care about the product, just the fact it gets them profit. Just a common Activision L.… Expand
  30. 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.
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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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