Once through the town, they make their way to a nearby coastal bunker which houses several large cannons that threaten any Allied ships that come near.

Garrett, move towards the rallying point, an old church near the edge of town, encountering large numbers of German troops along the way.

Waking up a short time later, Keegan and his squad then proceed to blow up several key bridges across the Normandy landscape, crosses one of the many flooded swamplands dotting Normandy, cut down several paratroopers stranded in trees, and finally locate bazooka components which Keegan assembles and uses to destroy a halftrack blocking their advance to the last bridge.

They fight their way across the bridge under heavy fire and through the chateau, only to discover it to be a trap and are quickly surrounded by four Tiger tanks that Keegan promptly eliminates.

During the operation, Keegan's squad fights their way through the countryside until they reach the strategically important Grave Bridge, which they eventually capture.

Keegan, now transferred to the 17th Airborne Division, lands on the bank of the Rhine River, where he and the paratroopers take heavy fire from Wehrmacht forces.

After neutralizing the trenches and the defences surrounding them, Keegan must make his way alone through a wrecked factory full of German snipers.

He manages to make his way through and regroups with the surviving members of his squad just outside of the complex just as hundreds of Fallschirmjager troops launch a major counter-attack with a large number of tanks in support.

They successfully repel the attack, with a final scene showing the remaining German troops retreating back into the outlying hills.

Players are able to customize their weapons, such as adding a telescopic sight to a M1 Garand rifle and a drum magazine for a Thompson submachine gun, although these upgrades are only available on certain levels.

Also criticized was the fact that many of the game elements were already featured in the series or by other World War II shooters (with the exception of the parachute drop).

"[5] United Kingdom-based website Mansized gave the Wii version two out of five, claiming, "Vanguard is a pretty shocking game.