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You will have to be focused.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 15, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game which likely will be the last MOH for PS2 tests your endurance. Unlike the predecessors there are very long missions with much fighting to get to a checkpoint. As with most games although it auto-saves, if you can not complete a mission(turn of the console), you will start from the beginning of the mission. The action is as good as the others. No need for hand to hand combat as you have plenty of room. Limited weapons option however. Worthy of the MOH legacy.

Tons o' fun while it lasts!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Having owned MOH: European Assault, and deciding it was a mixed bag, I was a bit reluctant to buy this game. Having read the reviews on this site as well as other internet reviews, I finally decided it would be worth it for a casual gameplayer like me.

It was definitely worth the buy. This game gives you a much bigger adrenaline rush than European Assault, with much more close-combat infantry fighting along with one very fun sniper level near the end which is probably the most challenging level of the game. While I thought that Euro Assault was too a bit too free-roaming and didn't have enough checkpoints, this new game not only has a perfectly-linear objective setup (just like Frontline), but also has user-friendly save points at the end of every major skirmish. On Euro Assault I became incredibly frustrated with that blasted "Medkit" and "Revive" system (as well as the boneheaded squadron members that you had to control); but on this game, EA made the wise decision to cut the crap and make a simpler game with bursts of energy that will give you a massive adrenaline rush.

There are a few shortcomings--for example, the game can be beaten in only about three-and-a-half hours on the easiest level, and there only about a dozen short missions in the entire game. The guns are all the same as in the previous game (except they look better, which is always a plus), so don't expect any innovations in fighting techniques.

Don't get me wrong, though. This is a much better game than the horribly-flawed European Assault, and the speed and joyful simplicity of the gameplay makes this one of the most entertaining games I've played in a while. I just wish it was longer.

Underrated MOH Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I own and have recently played all four Medal of Honor games for the PS2, including this one. Unlike most reviewers here, or online reviews in general, I believe Vanguard is tied for first place in the series. I would give it an equal rating to European Assault and rank it ahead of Frontline and Rising Sun, in that order.

With Vanguard, as with European Assault, you can raise your weapon and aim through your sights, which makes a big difference for accuracy. You also have the ability to sprint for short periods of time, which helps quite a bit in the later levels. The game isn't terribly long, with only four separate levels, but each level is fairly lengthy. The graphics aren't very polished on the first level, but after that they improve quite a bit. There are a couple of opening scenes in the last two levels that feature some of the best graphics in the whole series. You jump out of a plane and can look all around you and see parachutes and planes everywhere. These graphics are definitely a step up from the first two games in the series.

I wonder if some of the negative reviewers bothered to play past the first level, which is admittedly pretty poor. If you base your impression of Vanguard on the first level, it would probably only be worth one or two stars, but if you persevere, I believe you'll have a satisfying MOH experience. While much less polished looking than Call of Duty: Big Red One or Call of Duty 3 for the PS2, Vanguard is still one of the better WWII shooters for the PS2. If this exact game had been introduced in 2001 in place of MOH: Frontline it would also have gotten rave reviews.

GOOD GAME IN THE MEDAL OF HONOR SERIES.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I REALLY ENJOYED THIS GAME. IT'S ONE OF THE BETTER IN THE SERIES. DID NOT CARE THAT MUCH FOR EUROPEAN ASSAULT. GOOD GRAPHICS, GOOD REPLAY VALUE. I JUST FOUND THE GAME WAS TOO SHORT. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE LEVELS. GOOD GAME OVERALL WITHOUT SEEING BLOOD AND GORE IN OTHER GAMES OF THIS KIND. WWII GAMES I HAVE THE MOST FUN PLAYING.

not worth the time

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: June 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is not worth the cost of buying nor the time to play. Disappointment is not a strong enough term to describe this game.

How many levels? Eddie Crumb, Lancaster,KY

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: April 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

How many levels are they on the game. I was only wanting to know because I heard it was a short game. Thanks.

Good Game. Not as good as its predecessors

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: May 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Overall, very good game. Not disappointing but it has several opportunities for enhancements. The level of difficulty is very VERY low when compared to previous medals of honors. Nice interaction with the environment (you can shoot a light bulb and it will break) but is not the same when attacking the enemy (you can not destroy visibly fragile wood boxes behind which Germans are hiding, etc). You definitely have to play this game if you are a medal of honor fanatic but i don't believe it will be your favorite. at least it was not my favorite medal of honor game.

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