The Chateau

Lore & Background

The mission takes place during Operation Neptune, the invasion of Normandy. The player character is Cpl. Frank Keegan, a member of the 82nd Airborne Division. After fighting across a large road bridge leading to a chateau where the Germans are headquartered, Keegan and his squad 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 three Tiger tanks that Keegan promptly eliminates.

Reader's Guide

Players parachute onto the battlefield at the start of the operation (with the exception of a glider insertion at the start of the Invasion of Normandy) and can roughly designate where they land. Landing at points marked by green smoke allows players to pick up weapon upgrades and ammunition. Missions can be played out in different ways depending on where players land and which weapons they obtain. Players can customize weapons, such as adding a telescopic sight to an M1 Garand rifle and a drum magazine for a Thompson submachine gun, though these upgrades are only available on certain levels.

Did You Know?

• The game shares many gameplay elements with Medal of Honor: Airborne.
• Multiplayer is included as a 2-4 player split-screen mode on both Wii and PS2 versions; the PS2 version requires a multitap for more than two players.
• Medal of Honor: Vanguard received 'mixed' reviews on both platforms according to Metacritic.
• In the mission, Keegan destroys three Tiger tanks, not four as sometimes claimed.