New Medal Of Honor Warfighter Trailer Shows Off Mindanao Mission

Electronic Arts just released a new trailer for their new sequel to the 2009 reboot of their Medal Of Honor franchise featuring a mission taking place in the Philippines. It seems the exact location is in Isabela City in the province of Basilan, which is a place that many Filipnos associate with conflict due to all the Islamic extremist rebel groups presence in that part of the country.

The trailer features a raid on a old-timey fancy hotel to rescue hostages led by a Tier 1 special forces group which are most likely to be Navy SEALs. The city of Isabela also looks like its flooded from a hurricane with part of the level featuring knee-high floodwater. We also get the typical military shooter breaching sequences and a high speed watercraft escape sequence.

Personally, I don't really mind that the Philippines is portrayed in a somewhat negative light (but realistic) though I gotta hand it to Danger Close for at least adding in a layer of realism with the city engulfed in floodwater (crazy floods are a norm in certain parts of the Philippines during typhoon season). I just hope that the floodwater isn't just some sort of set design and there is some sort of mechanic where you're not only fighting terrorists but also mother nature.