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All game modes in Call of Duty: Vanguard, explained

A guide to get you started with CoD Vanguard.

Being yet another Call of Duty title, Vanguard features an array of modes for players to experience. In this case, Vanguard comes with a complete package of every classic game mode that players can expect from a CoD game.

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Here's a guide illustrating all game modes in Call of Duty: Vanguard.

Campaign

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Call of Duty: Vanguard's Campaign mode features an immersive, single-player experience. The game is set in the World War II time-period and unfolds the formation of the first international Special Forces unit—Task Force One. The story, developed by Sledgehammer Games, features battles from all fronts of the WW2 era.

CoD campaigns are known for their quality storylines and iconic characters. With Vanguard's Campaign, you experience the lives of the very first Task Force One Operators. The climax of the story leads you to stop Project Phoenix, led by the Nazi Officer Hermann Wenzel Freisinger.

Multiplayer

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As the name suggests, Vanguard Multiplayer is a mode in which you compete against actual players in real time. Multiplayer is what defines the Call of Duty franchise as a casual, first-person-shooter game. It also features several game mode within, including—Team Deathmatch, Search & Destroy, Domination, Champion Hill, and more.

CoD Vanguard Multiplayer supports cross-gen and cross-platform matchmaking, which means players from every platform—PC,PS4,PS5,Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S—can play together.

Related: Call of Duty: Vanguard all Editions explained

Zombies

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Call of Duty Zombies has been a massive success for the franchise. CoD Vanguard Zombies is developed by Treyarch and expands on the Dark Aether storyline. You fight against Nazi Officer Von List, undead Zombies, and one of the five Dark Aether entities—Kortifex the Deathless.

Zombies can be played solo or with other players in a squad. Unlike Multiplayer, here you play against NPC zombies. Your main objective is to slaughter hordes of Zombies using supernatural powers, then either either exfil or proceed to the next round with increased difficulty.

Warzone Pacific

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Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific is a standalone title per se. It is the revamped and upgraded version of the immensely popular Warzone Battle Royale. Warzone features several game modes within and is played on the massive map—Caldera.

Caldera is the third map in Warzone after Verdansk and Rebirth Island. Game modes featured in Warzone Pacific include Battle Royale, Resurgence, Vanguard Royale, Plunder, and more.

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Praharsh Kashyap
Praharsh Kashyap is a video gaming enthusiast from India currently working as a Contributing Writer at Pro Game Guides. He has been playing and covering first-person shooters such as Call of Duty, Battlefield, and Apex Legends for years now. Besides FPS games, he also likes to indulge in RPGs every now and then.