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Vanquish

Vanquish

Vanquish is a PlayStation 3 shooter game released in 2010 developed by PlatinumGames. It centers on aiming, shooting, and weapon use, combat encounters, and puzzle, maze, or device solving, with controls and information arranged around the DualShock 3 or Sixaxis twin sticks, triggers, and face buttons, with PlayStation Move only where explicitly supported.

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8.2 / 10
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About this game

Vanquish is a PlayStation 3 shooter game centered on aiming, shooting, and weapon use, combat encounters, and puzzle, maze, or device solving. Missions pace progress through enemy waves, routes, objectives, and weapon opportunities, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Aiming feedback, projectiles, hits, and danger zones need to remain readable, while HD 3D scenes, Blu-ray data streaming, surround audio, and cinematic presentation need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that camera turning, aiming methods, dense encounters, and peripheral support can increase control pressure. Platform conditions also include Blu-ray loading, HDD installs, system software, DualShock 3 battery life, Move accessories, resolution and frame rate, and retired online services affect present-day use. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.

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8.2 / 10PlayStation 3

Kinetic shooting with a short, thinly plotted campaign.

Vanquish on PlayStation 3 refuses to let cover shooting become a static exchange of fire. A direct PS3 review describes boost sliding, brief slow-motion aiming and rapid changes of position that keep the player attacking through mechanical enemies and dense set pieces. Its short campaign is tightly packed rather than padded, and challenge stages offer a reason to practise the movement system further. The tradeoff is a thin science-fiction plot and corny dialogue; the credits arrive while the action still feels capable of more. Metallic orbital spaces, explosions and high-impact animation express its personality better than its script. The platform-specific review praises responsive controller play but gives no measured frame-rate result, so none is claimed here. This score concerns the original 2010 PS3 release, not a later remaster or the PC edition. It is best for shooter players who enjoy mastering speed and replaying challenges, not those primarily seeking a long narrative campaign.

Strengths

  • Boost movement and concentrated set pieces.

Weaknesses

  • Thin story and brief duration.

Who it is for: Players who like fast, mastery-driven shooters.

Play notes: Original PS3 release, not a remaster.

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Brief campaign stays intense.

Reviewed7.0 / 10Not provided
Dimension

Movement transforms cover shooting.

Reviewed8.9 / 10Not provided
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Spectacle outruns story.

Reviewed8.5 / 10Not provided
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Controls support speed.

Reviewed8.0 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Developer
PlatinumGames
Release date
2010
Platforms
PlayStation 3
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
Official website
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Offline minimum players
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Offline maximum players
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Online minimum players
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Online maximum players
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Tags
Linear LevelsScience FictionDodgeReplayableThird PersonReal-time CombatSolo-friendlyShootingPuzzle Solving3D GraphicsPlayer versus EnvironmentFast-paced
Supported game languages
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Requires base game
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Standalone
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Age ratings
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Play modes
Single player
Perspectives
Third person

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