Awarded gamesGames of the Year

Award for excellenceCall of Duty®: Vanguard
General Description


| Title | Call of Duty®: Vanguard |
|---|---|
| Release | 2021/11/5 |
| Price | 8,690yen(tax included) |
| Platform | PlayStation®5 / PlayStation®4 / Xbox Series X|S / Xbox One / PC |
| Distributor | ACTIVISION |
| Publisher | ACTIVISION |
| Developer | Sledgehammer Games, Treyarch |
| URL | https://www.callofduty.com/ja/vanguard |
| Copyright | © 2022 Activision Publishing, Inc. ACTIVISION, CALL OF DUTY, CALL OF DUTY LEAGUE, CALL OF DUTY MODERN WARFARE, MODERN WARFARE, CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS, CALL OF DUTY WARZONE, WARZONE and CALL OF DUTY VANGUARD are trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. |
Reason
The latest video game of “Call of Duty” series, which has been continuing an outstanding success.
Aerial battles on the Pacific, descending from the sky in France, Stalingrad sniper mission in the Stalingrad defensive battle, and breaking through advancing enemy forces in North Africa.
Heated battles were fought on an unprecedented scale in many battlefields in the World War II.
Battles in the quite realistic single-player campaign mode and the multiplayer game mode where players can compete with others all over the world
And the game features a new zombies mode, where a player can fight a crowd of zombies with his/her friends. Thanks to the support from enthusiastic fans all over the world, the game won the award.
Work Introdution
“Call of Duty®: Vanguard” was released in November 2021, as the latest game of “Call of Duty” series, the world popular FPS game.
“Vanguard” takes place in four major battlefields in the World War II. Aerial battles on the Pacific, descending from the sky in France, Stalingrad sniper mission in the Stalingrad defensive battle, and breaking through advancing enemy forces in North Africa. Players jump into heated battles on an unprecedented scale in many battlefields in the World War II.
In the campaign mode, mere soldiers from various backgrounds struggle to change war situation in all aspects and confront the biggest threat in history as the original Special Operation Task Forces (SOTF).
In the multiplay, from the first day, new weapons appear: 20 maps, 12 operators, and 3 or more dozen gunsmiths. The story of “Dark Aether” developing in “Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War” keep on developing in the new game. A franchise-first Zombies crossover appears. A players can compete with others all over the world and fight a crowd of Zombies in the new Zombie mode with friends.
After the release, various free contents such as anew multiplayer maps, modes, season events, and community gatherings.


Comment of the game producer
I would like to express our gratitude to give us such a wonderful award on behalf of Activision, Sledgehammer Games, and Treyarch.
The Call of Duty series has developed and offered many series to players throughout the world since the release in 2003. Season 5 “Last Stand” of “Call of Duty: Vanguard” has released. Last Stand gathers Call of Duty’s most notorious villains for an epic finale, crammed with masses of free content for both Vanguard and Warzone.
And before long, “Modern Warfare 2,” the latest game, will be released this October. All Development and Supplier staff members will keep on new challenges so that players can enjoy the series more.
Once again, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to Call of Duty fans all over Japan.
Thank you so much.
Tomoe Makino
Managing Director,
Activision Blizzard Japan Co., Ltd.
