Vanquish

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Vanquish
System(s): PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Steam
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code
Xbox 360
JP
¥7,600 (7,980)7,600 (7,980)[3] JES1-00080
Xbox 360
JP
Xbox 360
JP
(Official Demo)
FREEfree
Xbox 360
US
$39.9939.99 68045
Xbox 360
US
$39.9939.99[4]
Xbox 360
US
(Official Demo)
FREEfree
Xbox 360
EU
€24.9924.99[7]
Xbox 360
EU
(Official Demo)
FREEfree
Xbox 360
DE
INL-XT211301-GE
Xbox 360
ES
Xbox 360
FR
INL-XT211301-FR
Xbox 360
UK
£49.9949.99 INL-XT211301-UK
Xbox 360
UK
£29.9929.99[5]
Xbox 360
UK
(Official Demo)
FREEfree
Xbox 360
IT
Xbox 360
RU
Xbox 360
AU
Xbox 360
AU
$49.9549.95[6]
Xbox 360
AU
(Official Demo)
FREEfree
Xbox 360
CA
Xbox 360
KR
Xbox 360
AS
Sony PlayStation 3
JP
¥7,600 (7,980)7,600 (7,980)[10] BLJM-60227
CERO: D
Sony PlayStation 3
JP
¥3,429 (3,600)3,429 (3,600)[11] NPJB-00245
CERO: D
Sony PlayStation 3
US
$39.9939.99 BLUS-30543
ESRB: Mature 17+
Sony PlayStation 3
EU
(Promo)
BLES-00927
ELSPA: 18+ OK
Sony PlayStation 3
DE
BLES-00927
INL-B00927-GE
USK: 18
Sony PlayStation 3
DE
(Lenticular)
BLES-00927
USK: 18
Sony PlayStation 3
ES
BLES-00927
INL-B00927-SP
PEGI: 18+
Sony PlayStation 3
ES
(Essentials)
PEGI: 18+
Sony PlayStation 3
ES
(Steelbook)
PEGI: 18+
Sony PlayStation 3
FR
BLES-00927
INL-B00927-FR
PEGI: 18+
Sony PlayStation 3
FR
(Lenticular)
BLES-00927
MIS-VORINGPS-FR
PEGI: 18+
Sony PlayStation 3
UK
£49.9949.99 BLES-00927
INL-B00927-UK
BBFC: Suitable for 15 years and over (15)
Sony PlayStation 3
UK
(Limited Edition)
£69.9969.99[9] BLES-00927
MIS-VORINGPS-UK
BBFC: Suitable for 15 years and over (15)
Sony PlayStation 3
UK
(Lenticular)
BLES-00927
MIS-VORINGPS-UK
BBFC: Suitable for 15 years and over (15)
Sony PlayStation 3
UK
(Steelbook)
BBFC: Suitable for 15 years and over (15)
Sony PlayStation 3
IT
BLES-00927
INL-B00927-IT
PEGI: 18+
Sony PlayStation 3
RU
BLES-00927
INL-B00927-RU
ELSPA: 18+ OK
Sony PlayStation 3
AU
BLES-00927
INL-B00927-AU
OFLC: Mature Accompanied (MA 15+)
Sony PlayStation 3
AU
(Lenticular)
BLES-00927
MIS-VORINGPS-AU
OFLC: Mature Accompanied (MA 15+)
Sony PlayStation 3
NZ
OFLCNZ: Restricted 13
Sony PlayStation 3
CA
ESRB: Mature 17+
Sony PlayStation 3
MX
(Favoritos)
ESRB: Mature 17+
Sony PlayStation 3
BR
(Favoritos)
DJCTQ: 16+
Sony PlayStation 3
KR
₩59,80059,800[13]
GRB: 18
Sony PlayStation 3
TW
GSRR: 18+
Sony PlayStation 3
AS
BLAS-50233
Sony PlayStation 3
EX
BLES-00927
INL-B00927-EX
PEGI: 18+
CERO
Missing Parameter!

Vanquish (ヴァンキッシュ) is an action game developed by PlatinumGames for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Story

The story is set in the near future. Russia and the United States are vying for ownership of the world’s fast-depleting energy resources and the US has constructed a space station in order to harness energy from the sun. Russian forces capture this space station and divert its harvested solar energy into a blast wave that destroys San Francisco, aiming to force the US into a total and unconditional surrender. In response, the US tasks its armed forces with recapturing the space station before the Russians can annihilate their next target – New York.

The player takes control of Sam, a government agent kitted out with a futuristic battle suit.

Gameplay

Achievements

Main article: Vanquish/Achievements.

History

Development

The game was created by the team previously responsible for Resident Evil 4, including lead director Shinji Mikami[21]; his first game under the Platinum Games brand. The game was in development since 2007; in January 2010, a full motion video trailer was released.

Mikami has stated that the game was developed with the PlayStation 3 as its lead platform, commenting that it was a "great success".

In the course of developing Vanquish, Shinji Mikami said that the game's graphics were inspired by the Casshern anime series.

Vanquish builds on the codebase seen in Bayonetta.

Legacy

The game was ported to PC and sold on Steam in 2017.

Versions

On consoles, Vanqish runs with an internal screen resolution of 1024x720. It aims for 30FPS, but in busy sections tends to fluctuate between 20-30FPS, rarely hitting its performance target.

On PC, the frame rate is unlocked and support for higher resolutions was added. While textures and polygons are broadly the same throughout, improved texture filtering means more of the detail is visible at any one time. A basic ambient occlusion rendering technique was added, and motion blur uses more samples to create a smoother effect. Shadows are also improved, and the game no longer makes level of detail adjustments to the polygons depending on the distance away from the camera.

As cutscenes are pre-rendered, they are capped at 30FPS and will likely display at a lower resolution than in-game graphics. On PC, these videos play at a slightly higher resolution than on console. Videos make up 16GB of the required 18GB install.

Downloadable content

Title and description Links Releases
Tri-Weapon Pack
Sony PlayStation 3
US
2010-11-16[22]
$1.991.99[22]
ESRB: Mature 17+
Sony PlayStation 3
UK
2010-11-17[23]
£1.691.69[23]
BBFC: Suitable for 15 years and over (15)
Sony PlayStation 3
EU
2010-11-17[23]
€1.991.99[24]
PEGI: 18+
Sony PlayStation 3
DE
2010-11-17[23]
€1.991.99[25]
USK: 18
Sony PlayStation 3
AU
2010-11-17[23]
$2.952.95[26]
OFLC: Mature Accompanied (MA 15+)
Sony PlayStation 3
JP
2010-11-18[27]
CERO: D
Sony PlayStation 3
KR
2010-11-18[28]
₩2,3002,300[28]
GRB: 18
Sony PlayStation 3
TW
2010-11-18[29]
NT$6060[29]
GSRR: 18+
Xbox 360
US
2010-11-16[30]
160MSP160[30]
Xbox 360
UK
2010-11-16[30]
160MSP160[31]
Xbox 360
EU
2010-11-16[30]
160MSP160[32]
Xbox 360
AU
2010-11-16[30]
160MSP160[33]
Xbox 360
JP
2010-11-18[34]
160MSP160[34]
Xbox 360
KR
2010-11-16[35]
Weapons trailer
Xbox 360
US
2010-12-14[30]
FREEfree
Xbox 360
UK
2010-12-14[30]
FREEfree
Xbox 360
EU
2010-12-14[30]
FREEfree
Xbox 360
AU
2010-12-14[30]
FREEfree
Battle Suit trailer
Xbox 360
US
2010-11-17[30]
FREEfree
Xbox 360
UK
2010-11-17[30]
FREEfree
Xbox 360
EU
2010-11-17[30]
FREEfree
Xbox 360
AU
2010-11-17[30]
FREEfree
Story Trailer
  • Xbox 360: US
Xbox 360
US
2010-09-17[30]
FREEfree
Game Play Trailer 2
Xbox 360
US
2010-08-06[30]
FREEfree
Xbox 360
UK
2010-08-06[30]
FREEfree
Xbox 360
EU
2010-08-06[30]
FREEfree
Xbox 360
AU
2010-08-06[30]
FREEfree
Xbox 360
JP
2010-08-26[34]
FREEfree
Xbox 360
KR
2010-08-06[35]
FREEfree
E3 Trailer (HD)
Xbox 360
US
2010-06-16[30]
FREEfree
Xbox 360
JP
2010-06-16[34]
FREEfree
TGS 2010 Trailer
  • Xbox 360: JP
Xbox 360
JP
2010-09-30[34]
FREEfree
E3 Trailer
Xbox 360
UK
2010-07-06[30]
FREEfree
Xbox 360
EU
2010-07-06[30]
FREEfree
Xbox 360
AU
2010-07-06[30]
FREEfree
Xbox 360
JP
2010-07-06[34]
FREEfree
Xbox 360
KR
2010-07-06[35]
FREEfree

Digital manuals

Magazine articles

Main article: Vanquish/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Vanquish release date DLC Annc SOE FINALAPPROVED.pdf

PDF
Announcement press release
Vanquish release date DLC Annc SOE FINALAPPROVED.pdf

Vanquish press release FINAL.pdf

PDF
Press release
Vanquish press release FINAL.pdf

Vanquish Factsheet.pdf

PDF
Fact sheet press release
Vanquish Factsheet.pdf
Vanquish steam endslate.jpg
Steam press release
Vanquish steam endslate.jpg
VANQ STEAM DISCOUNT OFFER 616 v3 (2).jpg
Steam Discount Press release
VANQ STEAM DISCOUNT OFFER 616 v3 (2).jpg
VanquishPCHorizontalBannerAD.jpg
Horizontal banner
VanquishPCHorizontalBannerAD.jpg

Artwork

Stock images

Physical scans

PlayStation 3 version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
86 Dengeki PS
80 №221
93 №1141, p47
91 №232, p80
90 GamesTM
93 №197
90 №18
90 №133
90 №133
90 The Telegraph
80 Video Gamer
Sony PlayStation 3
88
Based on
11 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
93
[36]
Virtual'nyye radosti (BY)
75
[37]
Sony PlayStation 3
84
Based on
2 reviews

Vanquish

PlayStation 3, US
Vanquish PS3 US cover front.jpg
Cover
Vanquish PS3 US Disc.jpg
Disc
PlayStation 3, EU
Vanquish PS3 EU cover front.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 3, EU (Promo)
Vanquish PS3 EU promo cover.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 3, JP
Vanquish PS3 JP cover front.jpg
Cover
Vanquish PS3 JP disc.jpg
Disc
PlayStation 3, UK
Vanquish PS3 UK cover.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 3, UK (lenticular)
Vanquish PS3 UK lent cover.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 3, UK (Limited Edition)
Vanquish PS3 UK lent cover.jpg
Cover
Vanquish UK figure front.jpg
7" figure front
Vanquish UK figure back.jpg
7" figure back
PlayStation 3, UK (Steelbook)
Vanquish PS3 UK sb back.jpgNospine.pngVanquish PS3 UK sb cover.jpg
Cover
Vanquish PS3 sb case.jpg
Case without sleeve
PlayStation 3, UK (Essentials)

PlayStation 3, FR
Vanquish PS3 FR Box.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 3, FR (steelbook)

Vanquish PS3 sb case.jpg
Case without sleeve
PlayStation 3, FR (lenticular)
Vanquish PS3 FR lent back.jpgNospine.pngVanquish PS3 FR lent cover.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 3, DE
Vanquish PS3 DE cover.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 3, DE (lenticular)
Vanquish PS3 DE lent cover.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 3, ES
Vanquish PS3 ES Box.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 3, ES (Essentials)
Vanquish PS3 ES e cover.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 3, ES (Steelbook)
Vanquish PS3 ES sb cover.jpg
Cover
Vanquish PS3 sb case.jpg
Case without sleeve
PlayStation 3, IT
Vanquish PS3 IT Box.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 3, AU
Vanquish PS3 AU cover.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 3, AU (lenticular)
Vanquish PS3 AU lent cover.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 3, KR
Vanquish PS3 KR Box.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 3, AS
Vanquish PS3 AS cover.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 3, RU
Vanquish PS3 RU Box.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 3, CA
Vanquish PS3 CA cover.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 3, MX (Favoritos)
Vanquish PS3 MX Box Favoritos.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 3, BR (Favoritos)
Vanquish PS3 BR Box Favoritos.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 3, EX
Vanquish PS3 EX Box Back.jpg
Cover

Xbox 360 version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
100 №74
90 №86
93 №1141, p47
90 GamesTM
78 Game Informer
90 №115, p84
90 The Telegraph
80 №98, p95
80 Video Gamer
Xbox 360
88
Based on
9 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
93
[38]
Xbox 360
93
Based on
1 review

Vanquish

Xbox 360, US
Vanquish 360 US cover front.jpg
Cover
Xbox 360, EU
Vanquish 360 EU cover front.jpg
Cover
Xbox 360, JP
Vanquish 360 JP cover front.jpg
Cover
Vanquish X360 JP disc.jpg
Disc
Xbox 360, UK
Vanquish 360 UK cover.jpg
Cover
Xbox 360, UK (steelbook)

Xbox 360, FR
Vanquish 360 FR Box.jpg
Cover
Xbox 360, DE
Vanquish 360 DE cover.jpg
Cover
Xbox 360, ES

Xbox 360, ES (steelbook)

Xbox 360, IT

Xbox 360, AU
Vanquish 360 AU cover.jpg
Cover
Xbox 360, KR
Vanquish 360 KR Box.jpg
Cover
Xbox 360, AS
Vanquish 360 AS cover.jpg
Cover
Xbox 360, RU
Vanquish 360 RU Box.jpg
Cover
Xbox 360, CA
Vanquish 360 CA Box.jpg
Cover

External links

References

  1. Xbox.com (en-US; v/vanquish) (Wayback Machine: 2010-07-25 02:27)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 http://blogs.sega.com/2010/10/19/vanquish-launch-trailer/
  3. 3.0 3.1 http://sega.jp/x/vanquish/ (Wayback Machine: 2014-10-25 09:31)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (en-US; VANQUISH/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80253450841) (Wayback Machine: 2011-06-02 13:53)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (en-GB; VANQUISH/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80253450841) (Wayback Machine: 2011-05-15 16:38)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (en-AU; VANQUISH/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80253450841) (Wayback Machine: 2011-07-16 19:17)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (es-ES; VANQUISH/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80253450841) (Wayback Machine: 2011-05-31 01:22)
  8. Xbox LIVE Marketplace (ja-JP; VANQUISH/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80253450841) (Wayback Machine: 2011-01-01 16:21)
  9. 9.0 9.1 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-09-14-vanquish-limited-edition-has-7-figurine (Wayback Machine: 2012-02-17 13:26)
  10. 10.0 10.1 http://www.jp.playstation.com:80/software/title/bljm60227.html (Wayback Machine: 2010-10-10 15:07)
  11. 11.0 11.1 http://www.jp.playstation.com:80/software/title/jp0177npjb00245_00000vanquishhddjp.html (Wayback Machine: 2012-10-14 14:28)
  12. https://archive.is/UZ7Bw
  13. http://www.playstation.co.kr/news/17912 (Wayback Machine: 2017-04-22 22:32)
  14. PlayStation Store (en-tw; UP0177-BLUS30543_00-ASIAPARENT000000) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-06 19:23)
  15. 15.0 15.1 PlayStation Store (en-us; UP0177-NPUB30725_00-VANQUISHBDTOPSN1) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-06 19:20)
  16. 16.0 16.1 PlayStation Store (fr-fr; EP0177-NPEB01133_00-000VANQUISHHDDEU) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-06 19:21)
  17. 17.0 17.1 PlayStation Store (de-de; EP0177-NPEB01133_00-000VANQUISHHDDEU) (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-17 23:12)
  18. 18.0 18.1 PlayStation Store (en-gb; EP0177-NPEB01133_00-000VANQUISHHDDEU) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-06 19:21)
  19. 19.0 19.1 PlayStation Store (en-au; EP0177-NPEB01133_00-000VANQUISHHDDEU) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-06 19:21)
  20. 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 https://steamdb.info/app/460810/ (Wayback Machine: 2017-05-22 01:32)
  21. http://www.computerandvideogames.com/250981/news/vanquish-has-essence-of-resi-4-mikami/?attr=cvg-news-rss&skip=yes
  22. 22.0 22.1 PlayStation Store (en-us; UP0177-BLUS30543_00-WEAPONPACK0000US) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-06 19:26)
  23. 23.0 23.1 PlayStation Store (en-gb; EP0177-BLES00927_00-WEAPONPACK0000EU) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-06 19:28)
  24. PlayStation Store (fr-fr; EP0177-BLES00927_00-WEAPONPACK0000EU) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-06 19:28)
  25. PlayStation Store (de-de; EP0177-BLES00927_00-WEAPONPACK0000EU) (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-18 01:47)
  26. PlayStation Store (en-au; EP0177-BLES00927_00-WEAPONPACK0000EU) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-06 19:28)
  27. PlayStation Store (ja-jp; JP0177-BLJM60227_00-WEAPONPACK0000JP) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-06 19:29)
  28. 28.0 28.1 PlayStation Store (ko-kr; UP0177-BLUS30543_00-ASIATRIWEAPONPAC) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-06 19:29)
  29. 29.0 29.1 PlayStation Store (en-tw; UP0177-BLUS30543_00-ASIATRIWEAPONPAC) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-06 19:30)
  30. 30.00 30.01 30.02 30.03 30.04 30.05 30.06 30.07 30.08 30.09 30.10 30.11 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (en-US; VANQUISH/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80253450841) (Wayback Machine: 2011-06-02 13:53)
  31. Xbox LIVE Marketplace (en-GB; VANQUISH/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80253450841) (Wayback Machine: 2011-05-15 16:38)
  32. Xbox LIVE Marketplace (es-ES; VANQUISH/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80253450841) (Wayback Machine: 2011-05-31 01:22)
  33. Xbox LIVE Marketplace (en-AU; VANQUISH/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80253450841) (Wayback Machine: 2011-07-16 19:17)
  34. 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (ja-JP; VANQUISH/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80253450841) (Wayback Machine: 2011-01-01 16:21)
  35. 35.0 35.1 35.2 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (ko-KR; VANQUISH/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80253450841) (Wayback Machine: 2017-09-10 09:15)
  36. Famitsu, "2010-10-28" (JP; 2010-10-14), page 47
  37. Virtual'nyye radosti, "" (BY; 2011-01-30), page 1
  38. Famitsu, "2010-10-28" (JP; 2010-10-14), page 47


Vanquish

Vanquish title screen.png

Main page | Comparisons | Achievements | Changelog | Credits | Magazine articles | Reception


Books: Vanquish: The Official Guide (2010) | Vanquish Perfect Guide (2010)
Music: Vanquish Original Soundtrack (2010)

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