Call of Duty: Vanguard

 Xbox Series X
User Score
4.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 267 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 109 out of 267
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 267
  3. Negative: 130 out of 267
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  1. Letsbereal99
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    It's an absolute joke to read these pathetic "reviews" by losers who don't understand anything. They wanna act like female characters should be literally banned from war-themed video games. Polina is not some random "feminist" character. By the way, not once, not once say they word "feminist". Not once. She is based on real life Russian solider. It's not some fantasy like some people claimIt's an absolute joke to read these pathetic "reviews" by losers who don't understand anything. They wanna act like female characters should be literally banned from war-themed video games. Polina is not some random "feminist" character. By the way, not once, not once say they word "feminist". Not once. She is based on real life Russian solider. It's not some fantasy like some people claim here. No. She is based on real female solider who actually killed 100s of people. Single player campaign has multiple main characters, not just one or two. One of them is white man. But just cause they happen to include a woman, now it's apparently an issue. Pathetic.… Expand
  2. AgentoftheBat
    Nov 6, 2021
    0
    The "Call of Duty" franchise finally succumbs to wokeness. That's what happens when you hire SJW writers.
  3. Timothyx
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    Well made Call of Duty over many, many years. Zombies are disappointing, maybe they can make them better with some updates, but everything else is amazing.
  4. gold_mine
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    I have a feeling lots of people will miss out on this game, but it's their loss i guess. Good stuff. But who knows maybe it will gain more popularity when people actually care to try this game.
  5. mrGamer1985
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    Way better than expected, i'm not sure if they need to get new marketing team or something, but this game is actually good.
  6. HorizonGlow
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    What a nice and fun game. I'm almost speechless. I would have never expected this from Call of Duty. I haven't liked any of them since 2013 or so, but i was bored, so i bought Vanguard and i'm honestly surprised. Gunplay feels great, multiplayer is fast and chaotic (in a good way), nice graphics and sound. Played first couple missions of single player as well, seems fun.
  7. Edwardo2021
    Nov 6, 2021
    9
    Gotta say I am in love with the game. Campaign was a fantastic new entry into the Call of duty universe. Multiplayer is one of the best experiences since Black ops 2 for me. Zombies needs fixing but overall 9/10
  8. B_r_e_a_k_e
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    It's not revolutionary, but what is anyway these days? At least it's not another cyberbug2077, but instead here's actually playable fun game. There ya go.
  9. iscoregames
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    Just ignore the haters, they write same bs every year, even if it's not justified. This one is actually good shooter, idk what else to say.
  10. gunsgunsguns
    Nov 6, 2021
    7
    Could be way more and way better, but it is what it is i guess. Better than many previous cods if that says anything...
  11. gimmmemoney
    Nov 6, 2021
    9
    Is it awful? nope, is it absolutely amazing? nope. It's somewhere in between, but rather good, than bad. It has way more positive things, like smooth fun multiplayer, solid single player, solid graphics, sound is good.
  12. Heyoh
    Nov 6, 2021
    8
    Очень увлекательный многопользовательский и сюжетный режим. Хорошая графика, работает плавно.
  13. futureisnow_
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    Beautiful graphics, game runs smooth, fun story missions, what else could i ask honestly.
  14. Itsoktolikecod
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    It's hilarious to look at some cod fanboys right now, they don't know how to react even. They are like "is it even okay to like cod even if it's good?". They clearly know that it's good, but i guess it takes time. I'm having fun with the game rn. Anyone who wants to miss out, good for you.
  15. ps5hasnogames
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    Only people who complain about this game, seem to be either salty bf fans or people with same argument "there's new cod every year". I mean, so what? If it's fun and well made, then what's the issue? This one is very solid, both single player and multiplayer. BF doesn't even have single player and multiplayer seems to be absolute fail.
  16. Jacxk
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    Good single player - Check!
    Fun Chaotic Multiplayer - Check!
    Zombies (not best, but still) - Check!
    Good Graphics - Check!
    Runs well? - Check!
    Feels like 2021 game? - Check!
    Battlefield fanboys trying to hate good cod game? - Check!
  17. eternalcod
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    One of the best cod's in years, i'm not even joking. Single Player has lots of fun missions, multiplayer is very fun, would recommend.
  18. isayhowitisok
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    Easily one of the best Cod's of all time. Some woke battlefield fans trying to hate it, but real cod fans wont care about that. Good game.
  19. soyousay
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    Solid cod game over a long time, finally something different. Trailers made it look like trash, but i can already tell this one is going to be popular.
  20. Cod_is_God
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    So typical. Woke Battlefield fans trying to hate cod, but this time they have no ammo left. All they got is buggy multiplayer, while cod delivers solid campaign. It's over for bf.
  21. Horizon00
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    Most of these haters don't even know what they want. In fact i'm pretty sure, most of them don't even like cod games in general. They would hate even, if it was most perfect cod ever. Is Vanguard most perfect cod ever? Hell no. Is it awful tho? Far from it. Better than last two.
  22. RealityCheck_
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    One of the best Call of Duty's in very long time. Just ignore negative reviews, these are just BF fanboys who can't deal with the fact, that all BF has is buggy multiplayer and COD is actually delivering solid single player experience.
  23. honestreviews22
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    It's not perfect, but it's million times better than whatever battleflop2042 is trying to do, they don't even have campaign and multiplayer feels empty and boring. CoD is actually trying to do things right this time. Gun sounds are great, nice graphics, solid campaign.
  24. Battlefieldlost
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    Everyone already knows that battlefield 2042 will be just empty and soulless game. Cod 2021 actually has solid campaign and way better graphics. Easily one of the best cod games in years.
  25. ICanBetheBest
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    And 2021's best shooter is finally here! Good job Sledgehammer Games! Better than last two cod's.
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74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Malditos Nerds
    Dec 16, 2021
    80
    Vanguard not only brings a whole lot more launch content and improvements than previous Call of Duty titles, by dint of a superior multiplayer experience, a solid and spectacular campaign and a more accessible but just as fun zombie mode.
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  2. Generación Xbox
    Nov 22, 2021
    73
    Vanguard has one of the best campaigns of the series and a very fun multiplayer. However, a boring Zombies mode and other technical problems make it below the level of the previous ones.
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  3. ZTGD
    Nov 22, 2021
    70
    The biggest problem is CoD: Vanguard feels like the least innovative Call of Duty in years. I think a lot of that has to do with Warzone, and the fact that developers HAVE to ensure that their game can be compatible with that battle royale. The fact that so much has to go into making sure it all works together; I just feel like it has to be hampering the developer’s creativity. In my opinion Call of Duty as a whole need to take a year off and regroup, come back with something as memorable as the original Modern Warfare was when it launched. If it’s a matter of money (and I doubt that it is) developers could lean into Warzone, they already are making a killing on all the microtransactions but just update Warzone like Epic does for Fortnite. Then after a year surprise people with something fantastic… I know this will never happen, but a man can dream.
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