Call of Duty: Vanguard

 PlayStation 5
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3.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1479 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 945 out of 1479
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  1. FairyIcedTea
    Dec 4, 2021
    8
    Massive and I mean a MASSIVE improvement over Cold War, which is one of my most hated Call of Duty games ever. Plays like Modern Warfare which contrary to popular belief is a good thing. Campaign is mediocre but fun, not bad by any stretch of the word. Stunning visuals, and a fun Multiplayer, though the shotguns desperately need a nerf. Zombies on the other hand is horrendous, paired withMassive and I mean a MASSIVE improvement over Cold War, which is one of my most hated Call of Duty games ever. Plays like Modern Warfare which contrary to popular belief is a good thing. Campaign is mediocre but fun, not bad by any stretch of the word. Stunning visuals, and a fun Multiplayer, though the shotguns desperately need a nerf. Zombies on the other hand is horrendous, paired with the massive disappointment of CW last year, this game convinced me that I will never buy another Treyarch game until they get their act together. Sledgehammer really redeemed themselves this year and they deserve they praise. It's not as good as MW2019 but is a close competitor. In fact I think by the time the game is at the end of its life span it'll be BETTER than MW. Then we can move on to MWII.… Expand
  2. EDUARDObrsp
    Dec 4, 2021
    0
    jogo muito ruim jogo de segunda guerra totalmente fora do contesto da segunda guerra colocar pessoas diferentes da epoca da guerra parece mais jogo de fantasia so faltou dragoes mutantes etc jogo muito ruim
  3. greninjaX
    Dec 4, 2021
    0
    call of duty is a bad game made by an even worse company. stop giving these literal criminals your money
  4. Mister_Archy
    Dec 4, 2021
    8
    Was soll man zu Call of Duty sagen? Es ist eben Call of Duty. Die Kampagne ist grundsätzlich gut inszeniert und der Multiplayer lässt sich auch gut spielen. Es ist weder das beste noch das schlechteste Call of Duty.
  5. KOSI
    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
  6. ILooo
    Dec 3, 2021
    8
    First of all I’m not a fan of the franchise, I played almost any Cod and Battlefield.

    I don’ t understand why people review a MULTIPLAYER game based of the campaign…who gives a **** for campaign?! To give 1 or 2 based on that is childish.

    The game is fine…some bugs and that s it. It is not unplayeable…it s fun…just like any cod…a lot s of maps at launch, guns, etc…
  7. thenumber12
    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!!!!!!
  8. marelooke
    Dec 2, 2021
    1
    Revisionism simulator. Absolutely disrespectful to the veterans that were there.
  9. Bastrs95
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    кто насрал? игра хуже ww2 17 года, зайдите и сравните. а цены
  10. Baggy11
    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?
  11. Enkulator5000
    Dec 1, 2021
    0
    More woke trash from the gaming industry. Another Torjan Horse that makes you think this is a WWII shooter for like 30 minutes before the lecturing about racism and male toxicity begins. Pass. Save your money.
  12. Xeculiar
    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
  13. albertomno
    Dec 1, 2021
    10
    increible juegazo, recomendado para comprarlo y jugarlo si o si, aun queda mucho contenido pendiente asique habra que diafrutarlo mas todavia
  14. Unicron666
    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
  15. Robertexe
    Nov 30, 2021
    3
    Same game same hackers....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... for that 75 characters
  16. valisimo
    Nov 30, 2021
    3
    Unfinished, boring mess of a game with 0 feeling, forgettable characters, worst spawn places in the history of cod..and the list goes on and on.
  17. Thumbs_Up_Guy
    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
    ---
    - 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.    … Expand
  18. dotleo
    Nov 30, 2021
    7
    Personally, I didn't like Cold War. It was boring, and it lacked innovation. I see a lot of people saying the same thing about Vanguard, but I disagree. For starters, I love how you can choose your combat pacing. For those unaware, Vanguard has a setting where you can choose how many people you want in your games. This brings the life back to Vanguard. If you're playing tactical(thePersonally, I didn't like Cold War. It was boring, and it lacked innovation. I see a lot of people saying the same thing about Vanguard, but I disagree. For starters, I love how you can choose your combat pacing. For those unaware, Vanguard has a setting where you can choose how many people you want in your games. This brings the life back to Vanguard. If you're playing tactical(the slowest paced setting) and you're getting bored, you can always switch to assault(medium-paced) or blitz(fast-paced). This helps the game from becoming stale and boring like Cold War. Also, this is one of the first times in a COD where the amount of players in a certain map varies from map to map. This is definitely a step in the right direction because I never liked how huge maps like Euphrates Bridge would have the same amount of players as Shipment or Shoot House. It just didn't make sense, and I'm surprised it took Activision this long to fix this. Well, at least they did fix it, and the game is much better for it. Also, I'm really enjoying how guns can hold 10 attachments as opposed to the traditional 5. It allows for much more customization, and I'm here for that. As for the graphics, they are incredible. Especially people's faces. They look real. I find myself staring into these characters' faces for hours at a time, trying to find something that doesn't look real, but there's nothing. Don't ask me about Zombies. It sucks ass, but that's not what this review is about. Some dev at Activision took CW's Zombies and pasted it into Vanguard. If you want Zombies, PLEASE don't buy this game. The Campaign? Eh. Nothing much to say about it. More of the same. Too short. I buy COD for MP, so this review is mainly about Vanguard's MP.… Expand
  19. HandyManiac
    Nov 30, 2021
    0
    like 70% of the negative reviews are just negative reviews with no actual basis as to why it's negative.

    the game is fun, i enjoy it alot. The gunsmith is weird but fun, to see how you can change guns into monstrosities. I think most of the people that leave the negative reviews are just bad at the game smh.
  20. BananaMan___
    Nov 30, 2021
    1
    Can we ******* stop suporting activision since they ******* like to bring out broken games with to many glitches
  21. Radek1313CZSK
    Nov 30, 2021
    3
    Bad singlpayer Not bas mutliplayer Need fix bug and add more mods On PS 5 crash game all day 2-3
  22. MrCriticalPS4
    Nov 29, 2021
    0
    Call of Duty Vanguard is mostly just a rerelease of Sledgehammer Games' previous game Call of Duty: WW2, and it lacks lots of innovation. Firstly, it removes the shooting range from the previous game which makes no sense whatsoever. Secondly, it makes SBMM stronger than ever before, and the campaign is simply historically incorrect, but also for people who are "woke". Being "woke" isCall of Duty Vanguard is mostly just a rerelease of Sledgehammer Games' previous game Call of Duty: WW2, and it lacks lots of innovation. Firstly, it removes the shooting range from the previous game which makes no sense whatsoever. Secondly, it makes SBMM stronger than ever before, and the campaign is simply historically incorrect, but also for people who are "woke". Being "woke" is apparently more fashionable for Sledgehammer Games rather than telling gamers how WW2 really went down. Half of the operators are women which is absolutely ludicrous given WW2 was mostly fought by men. The zombies mode is the worst in history by simply using the multiplayer maps as the zombies part. Really lazy work in that area. Honestly, there isn't too much good stuff to say about this game. The multiplayer is, however, the game's strongest area out of the three, but the campaign is just historically wrong, and if they want females in the game as 50% of the campaign, then don't try to overwrite history. Let facts be facts...… Expand
  23. Sanz_22
    Nov 29, 2021
    10
    Finally a Real Call of Duty Multiplayer! Cold War was horrible, this is fresh air.
  24. xeqt3r
    Nov 29, 2021
    0
    The game is very bad. The weapon balance is worse and the mapdesign terrible. It's like the same game every year. But why? I think they want the game to be beginner friendly. But with sbmm, hm. i don't think that they can patch the game the way that is shoult be.
  25. mattarnold008
    Nov 29, 2021
    6
    I thought Vanguard was great in places and lacked in others. Multiplayer is just too small and spawn points can be so bad that you can easily die instantly. The new mode patrol I thought was a cool addition. Gun's are varied and killstreak's are cool. Time to kill is ridiculously fast and very twitch like. Zombies mode is so bare bones and not worth even trying. The campaign I thought wasI thought Vanguard was great in places and lacked in others. Multiplayer is just too small and spawn points can be so bad that you can easily die instantly. The new mode patrol I thought was a cool addition. Gun's are varied and killstreak's are cool. Time to kill is ridiculously fast and very twitch like. Zombies mode is so bare bones and not worth even trying. The campaign I thought was really cool but could have been padded out a little. Props to the female sniper missions which were my fav.… Expand
  26. Kyler
    Nov 28, 2021
    0
    It was the most boring and scripted fps game I ever played. The people who designed levels and scripts in the single campaign should be ashamed.
  27. sercancakir
    Nov 27, 2021
    10
    Great game! I cant understand why people give zero points to this. After Cold War s*it, this is awesome.
  28. Ek17
    Nov 27, 2021
    0
    Save your money. Buy literally anything besides this pile of **** and the battlefield crap-stain
  29. 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
  30. Patrickbremm
    Nov 27, 2021
    10
    A experiência do multiplayer e muito bacana hehe Zombies e fraco, mas eu sempre preferi Multiplayer
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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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