call of duty cold war multiplayer review

With many swift two-floored maps that benefit the boots on the floor combat that Call of Duty fans love, the small-based designs are perfect for skirmishing through tight-knit houses and finding outside angles with an Assault Rifle, all without any question of “where did I just get killed from?” In Vanguard, the map is your own, and you can quickly learn the choke points where the action is at – poetic chaos. The more typical 6v6 maps are glorious though and will likely become nostalgic memories in years to come. Maps like Numa Numa, Sub Pens, and Demyansk disregard the fundamental design and toy with a new vertical style where snipers have access to the whole arena. On the larger-scale maps, Vanguard is absurdly vertical though, which is one of its major downfalls if you’re looking to get practice in on a new setting. Complimenting Sledgehammer’s bravery for revisiting the theme, most maps orientate around the three-laned design that has become a devoted method of success. However, implementing the “four fronts” of WWII has breathed a new light into the genre that was previously littered with a dull sepia glace, with maps set in landscapes such as Castle (a Japanese Dojo), Oasis (an Egyptian canyon), and Decoy (a picturesque farmland) seeing a different side to the second World War that has yet to be depicted on a multiplayer scale.

Returning to a World War 2 setting was a gamble, having seen Call of Duty WW2 get heavily criticised as “clunky” and “standard”, especially being compared to the pre-jetpack era titles of the same conflict. Most weapons come with a strong kick before unlocking the masterful attachments, rather than the robotic futuristic blasters that feel abnormal, which makes the gunplay in Vanguard realistic, entertaining, and rewardingly difficult. Whether it be a sniper or a rifle, the engine mimics the real life aiming of a weapon and the recoil patterns of a variety of “old school” guns. With an emphasis on extremely smooth dynamic movement mechanics and seamless transitions in the gunplay, the IW 8.0 engine has taken the highly-praised Modern Warfare gameplay and embedded it into a fully reactive landscape. The engine rids any unnatural movements from the gameplay, allowing you to feel like the weapon you’re wielding is in your hands, rather than the controller – as close to a VR response as you could imagine. The return to the infamous IW engine is a blessing for Call of Duty Vanguard.

Call of duty cold war multiplayer review