When it comes to creativity and uniqueness, Vanguard slightly edges out Modern Warfare 2. MW2 is extremely👏 similar in gunplay and setting to its predecessor, Modern Warfare. The setting is the same and the characters that appeared👏 in that game also appear in this one.

In May 2024, Activision announced that Vanguard had failed to meet👏 their sales expectations, attributing this to the World War II setting and a "lack of innovation".