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Vanguard: Saga of Heroes PC

Publisher: Sony Online Entertainment
Release Date: Jan 30, 2007

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68 out of 100

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7.1 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 119 Ratings

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Summary: Vanguard: Saga of Heroes will be the premier third generation massively multiplayer RPG. A vast, seamless, immersive virtual world filled with elements of familiar High Fantasy, including traditional themes and more, all depicted using cutting-edge graphics technology. Sigil's expertise and experience in the field will bring groundbreaking static and dynamic content to the genre. Vanguard will build upon the successes and strengths of earlier MMOGs to improve popular game mechanics and features, but also address these pioneering games' mistakes and deficiencies. Vanguard will focus heavily on interdependence, challenge, and reward, while simultaneously addressing tedious and annoying issues, including camping, excessive downtime and more. [Sigil Games]… Expand

Developer: Sigil Games Online
Genre(s): Massively Multiplayer
# of players: Massively Multiplayer
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Score distribution:

Positive: 11 out of 32
Mixed: 19 out of 32
Negative: 2 out of 32

Play.tm

81

Even thought the game has its annoyances (like the steep death penalty you have to endure) it's a very accomplished title with a lot of rewards for a dedicated player.

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Cheat Code Central

74

With its faults, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes should be passed by on the shelf without even a second glance. With the immersive multiplayer gaming experience and its in-depth complexity, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes offers a challenge that any old-school player, or a newcomer to the genre, can't pass up.

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PC Zone UK

45

A hollow, mind-numbingly dull MMORPG grind that stretches the boundaries of good taste and sensible design decisions.

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Score distribution:

Positive: 49 out of 81
Mixed: 8 out of 81
Negative: 24 out of 81

benlu

10

Originally picked this title up on launch, great potential but sadly bugs and poor performance brought my ability to play to an end. However recently I've re-activated my old account and am extremely impressed with improvements. All in all it's certainly worth a look and has a lot to offer if your looking for a game with a bit more depth and variety.… Expand

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UnzarJones

6

Hoping for nex-gen, but this is not it. Can't shake the feeling I'm still playing Everquest, even the "preparing camp" logoff is the same. Could use more things to do. The first Everquest let you go fishing. Disappointingly choppy. Could designers please do some work on real world physics? A 40 foot treant can barely move my tiny little halfling. Will play out the 2 month subscription and see if they add anything. If you already play EQ there is no need to go here.… Expand

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TimR

4

This game is severely lacking on several levels. The decisions Sony has made since taking the game over have not all been good ones. Take for example, the changes a while back to rangers. Sony decided it would be cute to make it so that rangers use the Vanguard equivalent of mana whenever they shoot their bow, but tried to excuse it by saying that they upped the ranger dps. What did this achieve? Lower overall dps because the ranger has to constantly eat now to regain energy and power. This game is ludicrous and an exercise in futility. Pass on this one, the only saving grace about it are the graphics, which are on-par with current games. Other than that, the random lag spikes people have mentioned are actually the game freezing to load up a new region that you enter. That's right, the coding is so bad that when you go to a new section of the map, the game freezes for 1-10 seconds.… Expand

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