Call of Duty: Vanguard

Press StartEwan Roxburgh

8/10

Iterating on what Call of Duty diehards know and love, Vanguard has the potential to stand up alongside some of the series' best. Whether it be a bombastic, action-flick inspired campaign, endlessly addictive multiplayer or now-staple zombies mode, the game feels like comfort food. However, I remain doubtful that the game's new and updated modes will do enough to win over anyone that wasn't convinced with earlier iterations.

WCCFtechKai Tatsumoto

7.5/10

In a cycle that feels much shorter than four years since the release of Sledgehammer Games’ Call of Duty WWII, this year’s iteration returns players once more to the trenches and ruined streets of World War II. Despite the decades of technology separating Call of Duty Vanguard from the Black Ops lineage, there’s still much to this year’s iteration that feels instantly familiar to longtime fans. Has the diminishing allure of The Third Reich and Nazi Zombies put the Vanguard on retreat?

VideogamerJosh Wise

7/10

Its narrative is fractious and slight, compared to Sledgehammer’s previous work, but the chance for a chaotic, target-rich experience with friends exerts a stronger pull than usual.

WellPlayedKieran Stockton

7/10

Call of Duty: Vanguard unabashedly apes the style of 2019's Modern Warfare, with a multiplayer that is fun though familiar, but featuring a campaign that largely misses the mark.

Checkpoint GamingOmi Koulas

7/10

Activision Blizzard is currently facing serious ongoing allegations of harassment and mistreatment of marginalised workers, along with a toxic work environment for its employees. To learn more, please click here.

Gaming NexusRob Larkin

6.5/10

It follows the formula of a Call of Duty game, but delivers each element just a bit worse than it's predecessors. Call of Duty: Vanguard is a game that will surely grow and improve over time, but what we have at launch is something that at least fails to cater to what I was hoping for in any aspect of the game. The single player campaign is ridiculous even if it does deliver some moments of high action; the multiplayer is a mess, at least for someone with my skillset; and zombies is simply unfinished. It'll get better, but what we've got right now just isn't all that good.

Impulse GamerSean Warhurst

The latest season of Call of Duty: Vanguard is upon us, with new free content such as two new maps, two additional modes and other new features including

GamerBravesBen

6/10

In this review of Call of Duty: Vanguard, we’ll look at how the World War II first-person shooter fares and what it means for the franchise.

Game RevolutionMack Ashworth

6/10

Call of Duty: Vanguard takes the franchise back in time to World War II. Developer Sledgehammer Games clearly isn’t done with this period after Call of Duty: WWII, creating a campaign that further explores the battle between Allies and Axis forces, though on a more intimate scale. There’s also a zombies experience that attempts to push beyond the traditional horde format, aided by zombies experts Treyarch Studio, and a multiplayer that ramps the chaos up to 11, for better or worse. On paper, it’s a triple threat with the potential to satisfy all types of first-person shooter fans. In practice,...

Digital TrendsOtto Kratky

“While it adds some interesting new features to the Call of Duty formula, Vanguard's mixed bag of changes makes it a forgettable entry.”

VGChartzLee Mehr

4/10

Thanks to a surfeit of undaring options, solo and multiplayer, Sledgehammer Games' latest sports the most ironic subtitle of the year.Reviewer's Note: Since I have some heavy storytelling criticisms for Vanguard, I can't avoid mentioning SPOILERS altogether.  Read on [...]

eXputerAbdul Haddi

On November 5, developer Sledgehammer Games dropped a new Call of Duty game called Vanguard. Each year, the developers like to take a different approach in a new installment. This time, the story returns to World War II. Although their approach might seem a bit exaggerated at times, you’ll still enjoy the game.