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Call of Duty®: Vanguard

Activision-Blizzard
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Platforms
Windows PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series
Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Drugs
  • Users Interact
  • In-Game Purchases
Rating Summary
This is a first-person shooter in which players assume the roles of several members of an elite Allied fighting unit battling Nazi and Axis powers during World War II. Players recount events of the war, complete various missions, and use pistols, machine guns, sniper rifles, and explosives to kill enemy soldiers in frenetic, realistic combat. Battles are highlighted by frequent gunfire, explosions, cries of pain, and blood-splatter effects. Some sequences/cutscenes depict more intense instances of violence: a dramatic airstrike killing several soldiers, resulting in depictions of severed limbs and mutilated corpses; restrained prisoners beaten or burned alive; a soldier stabbed in the throat, close-up. A zombie mode depicts several instances of decapitation and dismemberment, as players use guns and bladed weapons to kill hordes of undead soldiers. The game includes customizable player cards that can be equipped as part of players' identity. Some of these cards depict female figures designed with deep cleavage and/or revealing outfits (e.g., lingerie) as well as marijuana-related items (e.g., cannabis, skeletons smoking). One customizable character is depicted smoking marijuana and offering it to an opponent during a victory animation. In addition to weapons with drug-related names, one costume depicts a character wearing camouflage covered with marijuana leaves and a smoke-filled gas mask; puffs of smoke emit from the mask during gameplay, exhaled onto defeated opponents' faces. The words “f**k” and “sh*t” appear in the dialogue.

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