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. Max16744
    Nov 21, 2021
    1
    So So many major problems and final details need to be addressed to make this one day a good game.
    Balance of the Weapons all over the place, time to kill way too short, spawn points completely random, auto-aim assist is turning all over the place and cherry on the cake is the Map Dome is just the worst FPS Map in the history of video games and is symbolic for all the things who are just    So So many major problems and final details need to be addressed to make this one day a good game.
    Balance of the Weapons all over the place, time to kill way too short, spawn points completely random, auto-aim assist is turning all over the place and cherry on the cake is the Map Dome is just the worst FPS Map in the history of video games and is symbolic for all the things who are just bad, in this game.
    Also on the technical side of things, the sound is way worse than on Cold War, good luck hearing enemies and the graphics especially in the 120Hz are also way worse than on Cold War, how do they achieve that? Honestly no idea XD    … Expand
  2. merc4hire
    Dec 10, 2021
    0
    SJW garbage this game is beyond pathetic with pushing women to be heroes when in fact only men were fighting and dying (99.9%)
  3. robrcf
    Mar 23, 2022
    0
    You’d think after months the game would actually work. Worst purchase in gaming I’ve made in a long time.
  4. Venonomicon
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    Modern Warfare 2019 is the recent star of CoD, with both Cold War, & Vanguard both looking, feeling, & playing like complete crap compared.

    It's wiser to simply wait for Infinity Ward releases every 3 years, rather than waste money on the Treyarch, & Sledgehammer knock-offs.
  5. ferrit
    Dec 7, 2021
    0
    Do not under any circumstances buy this with any part of your decision being for Zombies, it's abysmal and the latest changes coming out just show it's not going to be good for it's life. Skip it.
  6. TheeLampshade
    Nov 17, 2021
    0
    Another COD another failure. Their combination of cutscenes is more appealing than the gameplay. It's the same thing. It's COD WW2 but worse. I've played the entire campaign (nothing notable aside from cutscenes but I didn't buy a VIDEOGAME to watch a movie.) I've played about 30 hours of multiplayer to give it a chance but nothing notable. The same thing, copy and paste. Terrible game.Another COD another failure. Their combination of cutscenes is more appealing than the gameplay. It's the same thing. It's COD WW2 but worse. I've played the entire campaign (nothing notable aside from cutscenes but I didn't buy a VIDEOGAME to watch a movie.) I've played about 30 hours of multiplayer to give it a chance but nothing notable. The same thing, copy and paste. Terrible game. Wait till it's on sale if you love cod. Not worth 70 but id say it's worth about 20.… Expand
  7. spidrmike
    Dec 5, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It seems to get worse and worse every update……………………………………………………………………..………..… Expand
  8. kman1014
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    This is one of the worst COD games I have ever played. A boring campaign with idiotic scripted events, an atrocious zombies that is a slap in the face to the community, and a buggy/boring multiplayer.
  9. angryhobbit0
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Font even bother, zombies crap, campaign crap, multiplayer = rehash of the same old crap.
    Hopefully getting the pictures.
    On top of that forces console to completely shutdown what a poor show. Clearly didn't learn from last year
  10. AgentoftheBat
    Nov 6, 2021
    0
    The "Call of Duty" franchise finally succumbs to wokeness. That's what happens when you hire SJW writers.
  11. baltazaar
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not much to enjoy about this game, it's just thе same as the rest and the campaign doesn't save it… Expand
  12. Goldcoastgeezer
    Nov 17, 2021
    0
    Full of hackers!!! They said day one it would launch with ricochet and that's about as much use as a chocolate fire guard!!! Games already destroyed just like warzone it's completely unplayable
  13. EpiK02
    Nov 6, 2021
    0
    Literal trash refunded and never playing again. First time since 2017 I'm not playing a CoD game, the campaign is too short, multiplayer is not for me, zombies was the only reason i bought the game, and it's a huge step back from Cold War and others.
  14. Krzytok
    Jan 23, 2022
    0
    What to say , i always love cod games some of them better some of them not the Best but I did love them and I would love this one too, because is cod and I love cod would rate it 10 out of 10 but it have very very wrong designed sbmm that suck all of the fun out from it same as it suck out all of the points from rating . Heart broken fan for over 20 years.......
  15. doebestfreind
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    another generic and boring cod ww2 game, i dont know what to say about this really. other than that zombies is a mess, the campaign is bad, and the multiplayer is just bland.
  16. Setiks
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    Boring p2w game! Really! You don't see anything! This game must be delete from store.
  17. Black-padrino
    Dec 21, 2021
    0
    Worst game ever is
  18. PotatoKiller
    Nov 7, 2021
    0
    The graphic is **** even lower than MW (2019)
    The hair works are a mess. So many Bugs on lobby.
    Again **** graphic for 9th gen game
    Gun showcase in smithing section is literally uselss. It asks me to turn on my controller though I chose mouse & keyboard
    Dedicated server for solo zombie? Really?
    Picking upd onlbjects in zombie is bad, just Bad
  19. StankCoot52
    Nov 8, 2021
    0
    This is more or less a rant about their support team. They do not give two damns if your account gets perma banned for reasons outside of your reach. I bought Vanguard and was told I was banned, cool let me go file an appeal. Told them I legit have played Warzone in a year, didn’t play Cold War for about 6 months and they really didn’t care. I PLAY ON CONSOLE MOST OF THE TIME, HOW AM IThis is more or less a rant about their support team. They do not give two damns if your account gets perma banned for reasons outside of your reach. I bought Vanguard and was told I was banned, cool let me go file an appeal. Told them I legit have played Warzone in a year, didn’t play Cold War for about 6 months and they really didn’t care. I PLAY ON CONSOLE MOST OF THE TIME, HOW AM I ABLE TO CHEAT ON A XBOX SERIES X!?!?!!? There is no other way to contact for help besides call them which who has the time for that and who wants to do that! I told them I wanted to give them a chance since this is their newest game and looked promising but I got put in a dumpster like a prom night dumpster baby. I would have OJ Simpson hunt me down and kill me than trying to go get my appeal reversed. Hell I would $300 for a foot fetish only fans page than go through their support. The game is probably decent but if the support team does not help you out, good luck because you would have to create a WHOLE new psn or Xbox live account.… Expand
  20. Randomfut
    Nov 10, 2021
    0
    It contains pages from the Islamic book in one of the Zombie maps and this is considered an insult to other beliefs
  21. 7ossam39
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tse Islam Company
    And they did this more than once, even in Code Mobile And this is an insult to us as Muslims    … Expand
  22. DrWookieHole
    Nov 30, 2021
    0
    id rather send my mother back to WW2 and let Hitler take advantage of her in his fetish castle instead of updating or playing this waste of space game.
  23. 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!!!!!!
  24. AnimeGamerWeeb
    Dec 5, 2021
    0
    Sledgehammer "devs" do it again!

    Why does Activision continue giving them money? Pros I deleted it to free ssd space Cons Sbmm Worst spawn system ever created Broken guns Awful maps Zero visibility in every map WW2 again... No party modes Sbmm ( again) You devs have literally 20+ years of information to draw upon yet continue to fail at literally everything.    Sledgehammer "devs" do it again!

    Why does Activision continue giving them money?

    Pros

    I deleted it to free ssd space

    Cons
    Sbmm
    Worst spawn system ever created
    Broken guns
    Awful maps
    Zero visibility in every map
    WW2 again...
    No party modes
    Sbmm ( again)

    You devs have literally 20+ years of information to draw upon yet continue to fail at literally everything.

    "Devs" should be embarrassed they released this abomination.

    Feel sad for your children if you bought this for Christmas, they will hate you.    … Expand
  25. Azzabro59
    Mar 21, 2022
    0
    Zombies. Great campaign and multiplayer but zombies... the second dlc gave me back my depression
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Metascore
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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