Call of Duty: Vanguard reviews roundup the verdicts are in

Date:
Fri, 05 Nov 2021 11:39:05 +0000

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Call of Duty: Vanguard is out now, but what have critics made of the latest entry in the series?

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The first reviews for Call of Duty: Vanguard are now live, and it appears
that Activision's annual first-person shooter is a solid yet unremarkable entry in the series.

Call of Duty: Vanguard is available now on PS4 , PS5 , Xbox One , Xbox Series X /S and PC. It's the next mainline entry in the Call of Duty series and is set during World War 2. The game is currently sitting on a Metacritic score
of 79 on PS5 after 10 critic reviews, which means the game has received "generally favorable" scores.

You'll have to wait a little longer for TechRadar's verdict, but here's what the rest of the gaming press wrote about the latest Call of Duty.

GameSpot's Phil Hornshaw awarded the game a 7 out of 10 and said: "Tweaks in multiplayer and Zombies advance the Call of Duty franchise overall, and an emphasis on distinct characters makes Vanguard's story fun, but it doesn't always mix well with the series' gameplay." Tweaks in multiplayer and Zombies advance the Call of Duty franchise overall, and an emphasis on distinct characters makes Vanguard's story fun, but it doesn't always mix well with
the series' gameplay.Our full review: https://t.co/LX3f0y44f1 pic.twitter.com/wdwFoadaka November 5, 2021 See more

Eurogamer's Wesley Yin-Poole thought that Call of Duty: Vanguard was "fun filler that won't live long in the memory" but conceded that the game will undoubtedly do well regardless. Call of Duty: Vanguard - the Eurogamer review https://t.co/w00suuMXlU November 5, 2021 See more

Ian Boudreau at PCGamesN awarded Call of Duty: Vanguard an 8 out of 10 in his review and said: "Opting for pulp fantasy over Spielbergian reverence for the era, Vanguard reinvigorates the World War II setting and charts a new path forward." #CallofDutyVanguard is the 6th game in the series to be set in
WWII, but its the first that feels like its doing its own thingOur review:https://t.co/B0U39bONnw pic.twitter.com/TlHNIG7bi2 November 5, 2021
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In PC Gamer's early review of Call of Duty: Vanguard, Shaun Prescott said
that the game "doesn't sound like a standout COD game", and that it appears
to have "good multiplayer but a lacklustre campaign." Sounds like this year's Call of Duty campaign is "just ok". https://t.co/XQ5fWNPuwR November 5, 2021 See more

IGN , whose review is in progress, describes the game's campaign as "fun"
and "truly cinematic" but notes that it "lacks variety". In regards to the game's multiplayer, IGN says Vanguard's competitive modes are multiplayer are "fast, fun, and more than anything, familiar." Call of Duty Vanguard's highly polished campaign provides a healthy amount of fun, even if its brief length and lack of variety lead it to fall short of the classic pieces of war cinema it's trying to emulate. pic.twitter.com/QuH4pubamX November 5, 2021 See more War never changes

The overall consensus on Call of Duty: Vanguard, then, seems to be that it's the same Call of Duty experience that many crave every year, but there's little to get excited about overall.

For some, that will be more than enough, but with Battlefield 2042 and Halo Infinite dropping on November 19 and December 9 respectively, competition for Call of Duty's crown has never been more fierce. PS5 vs Xbox Series X : which is right for you?



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