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Call of Duty: Vanguard

Sledgehammer Games

2021•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 5 hours

Taste attributes: actionwarhistoricalmonster/alien/supernaturalvehiclesfasttried & testedunsavouryheavysimplelineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeUncomplicated and morally murky: a sweeping shooter, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: very simple · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

IGDB rating

69 / 100

121 ratings

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About This Game

This is WWII combat like never before. Witness the origins of Special Forces as you play a pivotal role and change the face of history, forming Task Force One in a gripping Campaign across four major theaters of war. Become an original Special Forces Operator in an online Multiplayer rich in innovation with 20 maps available at launch. Prepare for a franchise-first, universe-expanding Zombies crossover. Immerse yourself in a fully integrated Call of Duty: Warzone experience featuring a new and massive map. This is the most connected Call of Duty ever, all powered by the next generation Call of Duty engine introduced in Modern Warfare. This is Call of Duty: Vanguard.

Summary: IGDB

Story

In August 1941, Private Lucas Riggs is stationed at Tobruk, Libya as part of the Australian-led Rats of Tobruk garrison. After a failed ambush attempt on the Royal Italian Army and Africa Korps, Riggs is assigned to recover supplies for the British Army, alongside fellow Rat Private Desmond "Des" Wilmot and British lieutenant Robert Jacobs. Riggs, Des and Jacobs manage to find intelligence relating to General Erwin Rommel, and destroy a German depot in the process, but they were detained by Major Henry Hamms for insubordination. In 1942, during the Battle of El Alamein, Riggs and the Rats are...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionWarHistoricalMonster/alien/supernaturalVehiclesAll consuming questComplex relationshipFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Where to play

Details

Developer: Sledgehammer Games
Publisher: Activision
Released: 5 November 2021
Series: Call of Duty
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 5h normally, 100h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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