The neatest inclusion, though, is the simple-but-fun fireteam mechanic. Each class gets its own unique set of tiered killstreak support actions, and there’s also the requisite hundreds of unlockables, mostly consisting of various gun parts, as well as a bevy of different nationalities for each class. The Assaulter can whip out the ever-popular underslung grenade launcher, for instance, while the Point Man actually utilizes a surprisingly well-balanced wall hack that will let you see enemies through obstacles.
While none of the game modes will wow anyone looking for innovation, Danger Close did double Warfighter’s class system, giving each a special ability to draw from in combat.
The multiplayer, thankfully, is quite a bit more fleshed out and enjoyable. The military-focused side of the story fares little better, as the bulk of those cutscenes involve watching the back of a man’s head as he uses his computer and exchanges copious amounts of unexplained military jargon to unseen characters over the phone. Further, the poorly-rendered CGI cutscenes somehow manage to wind up looking far worse than the in-game visuals. Unfortunately, the script is on the level of a Lifetime Original Movie, and the characters barely register as human beings, let alone people with complex emotional lives. The game seems to realize that you’ve seen all this before, and thus introduces a subplot involving the failing marriage of Preacher, one of its lead characters. You’ll wind up effecting hostage rescues and sniping Somali pirates without any clue as to how those objectives have anything to do with the global terror plot you’re supposedly focused on. The story takes a while to cohere, and features a number of early-game missions that appear to have only tenuous connections to Warfighter’s main plotline.
Using some of the same characters from its predecessor, Warfighter spins another tale of hard men doing hard tasks while speaking tersely and sporting only the grizzliest of beards.
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