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Medal of Honor: Vanguard for PlayStation 2
Medal of Honor: Vanguard for PlayStation 2 follows Corporal Frank Keegan of the 82nd Airborne Division through four Allied operations in the Second World War. You parachute into Sicily and Europe, then fight through villages, trenches, bridges and ruins. The landing affects your first route before the campaign leads through fixed objectives and major firefights.
First-person controls combine rifles, submachine guns, grenades and fixed weapons. Some guns accept a found scope or other part. The single-player campaign covers Husky, Neptune, Market Garden and Varsity. Progress saves to a PlayStation 2 memory card and standard controls use a DualShock 2.
Two to four players can also compete locally in split screen. Three or four require a PS2 Multitap and one controller each. Modes include Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, King of the Hill and Scavenger Hunt. The PS2 version has no online multiplayer; campaign and local matches need no network adapter.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Medal of Honor: Vanguard for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Medal of Honor: Vanguard
EA Los Angeles developed Vanguard with support from Budcat Creations, and Electronic Arts released it in March 2007 for PS2 and Wii. Arriving late in the PS2 life cycle, it returned to the European campaigns of earlier Medal of Honor games, now through an American paratrooper.
Four operations connect moments in Keegan's service. A combat-opening jump gives some choice of first position, after which directed front lines, teammates and consecutive goals return. Weapon parts add limited customisation without turning the campaign into inventory management.
Vanguard appeared between European Assault and Airborne. Airborne later expanded parachute landings on newer systems but never came to PS2, making Vanguard the last standalone main Medal of Honor there. Local four-player matches are separate from the solo campaign and need no internet.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Frontline follows Jimmy Patterson through famous operations from D-Day in a fully linear campaign. Vanguard parachutes Frank Keegan into some battles with more opening choice. Both offer cinematic World War II missions, but Vanguard adds local matches for up to four players.
European Assault uses broader battlefields, a small allied squad and adrenaline. Vanguard is a more direct first-person campaign around airborne operations and weapon parts. Both visit Europe, but European Assault more often has optional goals while Vanguard follows four operations tightly.
Call of Duty 3 tells the liberation of France through several Allied nationalities and large continuous battles. Vanguard follows one American paratrooper across four operations. Both have local multiplayer, but Call of Duty changes protagonist more and Vanguard builds missions around airborne landings.
Road to Hill 30 lets a squad leader order suppression and flanking in Normandy. Vanguard chiefly controls Keegan while teammates advance automatically. Brothers in Arms demands more tactical positioning; Vanguard favours quicker shooting, fixed goals and local competitive matches.
Sniper Elite takes place in 1945 Berlin and slows combat with ballistics, distraction and concealed positions. Vanguard puts the player in frontal assaults and parachute drops. Sniper Elite has a local cooperative campaign; Vanguard uses split screen for competitive modes with up to four.
