Vanguard: Saga of Heroes

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 14 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

5
Average:

3
Bad:

5

Pros:

Immense world brings a great sense of exploration; fun combat system.

Cons:

Uninspired graphics that dont merit the high system requirements; buggy premature release.

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Last revision on February 7, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Immense world brings a great sense of exploration; fun combat system

Reviewers Didn't Like

Uninspired graphics that dont merit the high system requirements; buggy premature release

Expert reviews and ratings

Playing a new massively multiplayer online game isn’t as exciting a proposition as it used to be. Once labours of love, publishers have realised that MMOs are veritable cash cows just waiting to be milked until their dollar-disgorging udders are...

By Atomic MPC on April 18, 2007

Vanguard: Saga of Heroes is the newest Sony MMO to hit the net, recently released last month, and unlike the recent (and upcoming) slew of MMO titles, Vanguard doesnï¿½t go for the automatic World of Warcraft copy engine, but instead has...

By Gaming Age on April 04, 2007

The term MMORPG can strike fear into even the most hardcore of gamers. A reason many people can sometimes shy away from games of this genre is because of the literally never-ending man hours it can take to progress to a good level, gain l33t gear...

By Play TM on February 28, 2007

As it was created by the same minds behind EverQuest, I approached Vanguard expecting it to be the EverQuest 2 that EverQuest 2 should have been. One thing this game shares with EQ is its aim to please the hardcore players. What do I mean by this? I...

By DarkZero on February 28, 2007

We?re confident there?s MMORG to come but it?s not quite right...

By V3.co.uk on February 27, 2007

Vanguard: Saga of Heroes is an ambitious project spearheaded by a duo that is no strangers to ambitious projects. Jeff Butler and Brad McQuaid are the tandem that founded Sigil Games and began work on what they hoped would be the definitive massively...

By GameZone on February 20, 2007

Spec: Role-Playing, Massively Multiplayer, Teen By cnet on February 17, 2007

Welcome, if you will, to the third-age of MMORPGs. Let’s say the first began with Ultima Online, EverQuest, Asheron’s Call and Dark Age of Camelot – games that had a deep appeal for a particular audience, but could never quite manage...

By Trusted Reviews on February 15, 2007

The interface will remind you quite a bit of a certain Blizzard MMORPG, and in this case I think its a good thing. Theres a main chat window and a combat log, a minimap in the top right, player and target windows in the top left, and a button bar...

By AtomicGamer on February 13, 2007

In the age of World of Warcraft, MMORPGs have become newsworthy for even the most mainstream of publications. Vanguard: Saga of Heroes was recently profiled in the New York Times with some interesting quotes from Sigil co-founder and executive...

By GameSpy on February 12, 2007

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