Call of Duty: Vanguard

 PlayStation 5
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3.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1479 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 362 out of 1479
  2. Mixed: 172 out of 1479
  3. Negative: 945 out of 1479
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  1. MAJOR_SCRATCHIT
    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
  2. Bazlighter
    Nov 9, 2021
    3
    Konveer. Morazm krephyal. Grafika na urovne, ostalnoe mi uje videli.........
  3. larduino
    Nov 11, 2021
    4
    I had high hopes as I really liked Cold War. Man was I disappointed. The MP experience is a total mess. You spawn right in front of enemies. Sometimes the same enemy two times in a row. Matchmaking is a joke. Matches are often lopsided and players quit mid game. Lot of mods for weapons but the system is actually a step down from Cold War. The shooting feel was my favorite part of Cold War.I had high hopes as I really liked Cold War. Man was I disappointed. The MP experience is a total mess. You spawn right in front of enemies. Sometimes the same enemy two times in a row. Matchmaking is a joke. Matches are often lopsided and players quit mid game. Lot of mods for weapons but the system is actually a step down from Cold War. The shooting feel was my favorite part of Cold War. Now it's just childish. The maps look nice with all the explosions and stuff but it's just too messy. One positive though.. I got a nice laugh from reading the bios of the mp characters. Devs have really felt the need to be woke. The women characters are like socialites and the guys are grunts.… Expand
  4. Meatsweats
    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.    … Expand
  5. COTOR
    Nov 12, 2021
    0
    Worst Call of duty game of all time, boring filler part of Call of duty series. Dont buy
  6. DAVIDROBERTSON1
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    Yet another reskin call of duty game, instead of releasing one every year take a year or two off and change up the formula, just a horrible flop.
  7. ganjastone
    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
  8. Matin_ghost10
    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
  9. Kymaik
    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
  10. gdmatt
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    Game won't launch and I can't get a refund. Don't waste your time and money.
  11. Mojavegreen
    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
  12. Bzone
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    I'm not sure how, but it feels even worse than last year's call of duty cold war. To be honest I feel disgusted by the fact that I bought this, and I regret it 100%, and since this is Sony, I already know I'm not getting my money back regardless of how little I played. Last year's installment atleast had really fun zombies, this COD has nothing.
  13. Sleeper321
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    I don't know how they did it, but they took the old & already stale formula and made it even worse. It looks good, but it will not keep you coming back for more. You will regret your purchase.
  14. rocnes
    Nov 11, 2021
    0
    Trash game! Multiplayer Hardcore is ridiculous
    Very ridiculous
    Trash trash trash
  15. Navastro
    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.
  16. Champs855
    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
  17. erfanmova
    Nov 7, 2021
    10
    Everything is good!
    A stunning campaign A competitive multiplayer And a fun zombies
  18. kman1014
    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
  19. Dangerousdave74
    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.    … Expand
  20. Michaeljaeger
    Nov 7, 2021
    3
    I actually fell asleep in 1 of the missions, every mission feels similar and nothing feels new.. shouldve expected that by now.
  21. Babayaga0o0o0
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Don't interfere games with religion this is a disgrace your apologies is not acceptable for me personally this ia the end for call of duty i will not play any game for Activation
  22. Steyraus
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    It's exactly what you think it would be, super wahmen, woke agendas, blah blah, we all know what to expect from the sjw marketing ..Sigh, it's a modern western game,,,
  23. Itsmista504
    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
  24. veelckoo
    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.
  25. Killaakev
    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.
  26. Mr-----Gold
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    save your money
    campaign is ill conceived and boring to play what happened to the type of gameplay that kept bring you back to play it again and again.
    Zombies is only there because it was listed as playable with campaign and multiplayer at its launch forget it it its not even worth reviewing Multiplayer ah so many things are wrong with the game packet loss and latency make it    save your money
    campaign is ill conceived and boring to play what happened to the type of gameplay that kept bring you back to play it again and again.

    Zombies is only there because it was listed as playable with campaign and multiplayer at its launch forget it it its not even worth reviewing

    Multiplayer ah so many things are wrong with the game
    packet loss and latency make it unplayable more you play the worse it gets
    if you do get a game the spawn points make it not worth playing.
    its nothing new in games but when its over 8 times in a row in every game it is un playable
    an the after awards we are made to vote on is tedious to say the least    … Expand
  27. jumperever
    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
  28. Unknown-Sin
    Mar 2, 2022
    4
    The game has a bunch of bugs and it’s basically unplayable, the progression has issues suck as weapon camos. There are issues everywhere in this game but knowing Activision always rushing it’s games it was already expected.
  29. alisadr
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    this is the worst call of duty ever made! geme play bad,story bad, graphic normal, enemys bad,characters bad!
  30. Ice_Human
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    the multiplayer is bad and stupid people spawn random in you or behind you
    the maps are stupid and bad balance of the weapons the PC version have some graphics issue only in Multiplayer
    Tip from me:
    dont buy call of duty from Sledgehammer for the full price
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#74 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2021
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73

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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