Medal of Honor: Warfighter

Overview

Medal of Honor: Warfighter is a first-person shooter developed by Danger Close Games and published by Electronic Arts. It is the fourteenth entry in the Medal of Honor series and continues directly from the 2010 reboot, following Navy SEALs from that game's Advanced Force Operations unit. The single-player campaign has missions set in Bosnia, Pakistan, the Philippines and Somalia, and players alternate between two Tier 1 operators.

Gameplay carries over peek and lean, unlimited ammunition and sliding from the previous game, and adds dynamic door breaching and environmental destruction. Multiplayer was built by Danger Close on the Frostbite 2 engine. Players pick from twelve Tier 1 units across ten nations and six classes, and can customize weapons and character appearance in depth.

The story opens with a botched sabotage in Karachi that exposes a PETN smuggling network. Task Force Mako and a covert CIA-backed unit, Task Force Blackbird, trace the explosives from the Philippines to Yemen, Dubai and Sarajevo, while a suicide bombing in Madrid and the death of a main character raise the stakes. The campaign ends with the capture of the network's leader.

Development followed the commercial success of the 2010 game. The title was revealed in February 2012 and built on DICE's Frostbite 2 engine. Seven DEVGRU members who consulted on the project were disciplined for sharing classified information. Xbox 360 players got an exclusive multiplayer beta from 5 to 15 October 2012, with one map, one mode and all six classes.

The game launched on Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in late October 2012. A Military Edition was sold through GovX to eligible military personnel and government employees. The Zero Dark Thirty map pack arrived in North America on Xbox 360 and PS3 on 17 December 2012, with more maps on 19 December, and EA donated 1 US dollar from each pack sold to veteran support groups.

Reviews were mixed to negative. Critics liked the visuals and the Frostbite 2 engine but criticized the confusing story, weak AI, linear design and glitches, even after the day one patch. Metacritic gave the Xbox 360 version 53 out of 100. It started at number one in UK sales and passed three million shipped copies by January 2013, but EA called the launch a disappointment and the series went quiet until Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond in 2020. The online servers closed in 2023.

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

First-person shooter

Developer

Danger Close Games

Publisher

Electronic Arts

Series

Medal of Honor

Engine

Frostbite 2

Composers

Ramin Djawadi

Writers

Michael McCarthy, Adrian Vershinin

Producers

Greg Goodrich

Modes

Single player

Yes

Online multiplayer

Yes

Release dates

Editions

Buy this game

Achievements

Achievements50 (1,000G)

Total

50

Gamerscore

1000

• Warfighter Completed the campaign 40G 48.26% of players
• Tier 1 Completed the campaign on Tier 1 difficulty 50G 3.27% of players
• Rain of Terror Completed Changing Tides 15G 64.28% of players
• Monsoon Lagoon Completed Rip Current 15G 60.31% of players
• Unexpected Cargo Completed Unintended Consequences 15G 92.48% of players
• One Shot, Three Kills Completed Hat Trick 15G 59.37% of players
• Hit the Beach Completed Shore Leave 15G 73.11% of players
• Know the Enemy Completed Through the Eyes of Evil 15G 89.79% of players
• Non-Official Cover Completed Finding Faraz 20G 57.1% of players
• Class Dismissed Completed Connect the Dots 20G 53.96% of players
• Pedal to the Medal Completed Hello and Dubai 20G 53.2% of players
• Closing Ceremony Completed Old Friends 20G 50.87% of players
• One Man Mutiny Completed Bump in the Night 20G 49.8% of players
• Pit and Pin Completed Hot Pursuit 20G 71.18% of players
• Let Him Rot Completed Shut It Down 20G 48.25% of players
• Preacher's Path Finished all the Preacher Missions 30G 48.25% of players
• Stump's No Chump Finished all the Stump Missions 30G 49.8% of players
• Double Header Killed two enemies with one bullet in the Changing Tides mission 10G 41.32% of players
• Release the Kraken! Killed 20 enemies during the boat exfil in Rip Current 15G 5.39% of players
• Hardcore Completed the campaign on Hardcore difficulty 80G 2.76% of players
• Tag, You're It Caught Faraz within 15 minutes in Finding Faraz 10G 49.65% of players
• Leftover Lead Completed the sniping section in Shore Leave without missing a shot 15G 14.85% of players
• On the Clock Completed the training in Through the Eyes of Evil in under 18 seconds 10G 9.96% of players
• Target Practice Shot down the targets in the training camp caves in Connect the Dots 10G 11.31% of players
• Storm Watch Got through the sandstorm without hitting any vehicles in Hello and Dubai 10G 12.68% of players
• Vender Bender Destroyed 90 market stalls in Hot Pursuit 10G 10.47% of players
• Dirty Laundry Found the grenades in the laundry room in Bump in the Night 15G 21.4% of players
• Room Service Unlocked all door breach options 20G 36.62% of players
• Master Locksmith Used each breaching option at least once 15G 36.08% of players
• Extreme Realism Recovered from near-death 5 times without dying 10G 57.77% of players
• Tier 1 Imports Got 50 kills while holding enemy weapons 15G 48.69% of players
• Peek-a-Boo Killed an enemy while using peek and lean in the Campaign 5G 61.4% of players
• Lean With It Killed 25 enemies while using peek and lean during the Campaign 15G 34.05% of players
• It's Dangerous to go Alone! Requested ammo from an Ally in the Campaign 5G 88.51% of players
• Lead Farmer Requested ammo from an Ally 25 times in Campaign 10G 49.09% of players
• Tactical Toggler Killed 25 enemies while using Combat Toggle 15G 59.12% of players
• Unstoppable Completed Shore Leave on Hardcore difficulty 30G 4.07% of players
• The Axeman Killed 25 enemies with melee during the Campaign 20G 29.94% of players
• MVP Finished in first place in any online match 20G Needs online 18.5% of players
• All In Called in Apache support 20G Needs online 6.66% of players
• There IS an I in Fire Team Finished a round as part of the top Fire Team 15G Needs online 28.63% of players
• Brothers in Arms Won a round with a Friend as a Fire Team Buddy 20G Needs online 15.87% of players
• Warchief Unlocked all soldiers in multiplayer 35G Needs online 5.19% of players
• Jack of all Guns Earned the Marksman Pin for all Weapons 20G Needs online 2.65% of players
• Back in the Fight Completed one tour with all classes. 50G Needs online 3.39% of players
• Honey Badger Used your Fire Team buddy to re-arm or heal 10G Needs online 43.1% of players
• Squad Leader Unlocked a soldier of each class 20G Needs online 36.57% of players
• Downrange Played online for 15 minutes 20G Needs online 44.97% of players
• Job done Complete 3 Combat Mission objectives 20G Needs online 12.05% of players
• Global Warfighters Unlocked a soldier from each unit 25G Needs online 24.1% of players

DLC

One map pack was released for the Xbox 360 version, tied in with the film Zero Dark Thirty. It is no longer on sale and has no servers to play on.

Items

Name	Date	Adds	Obtainable today
Zero Dark Thirty map pack	2012-12-17	The first official multiplayer map pack. Xbox 360 and PS3 in North America first.	no
Zero Dark Thirty additional maps	2012-12-19	More maps released to coincide with the film's opening.	no

Playable today

Online

Online servers runningNo

The Xbox 360 online servers for Warfighter closed on 22 February 2023, together with the servers for Medal of Honor: Airborne and the 2010 game. The campaign still runs offline, but the multiplayer achievements can no longer be earned.

Services

Service	Status	Shutdown date
Online multiplayer (Xbox 360)	closed	2023-02-22

Reception

Aggregates

Outlet	Platform	Score	Scale
Metacritic	Xbox 360	53	100

Critics

Outlet	Score	Scale
Eurogamer	5	10
Game Informer	5	10
GameSpot	6	10
GameTrailers	6.2	10
IGN	4	10
VideoGamer.com	5	10
G4	2.5	5
GameSpy	2.5	5
GamesRadar+	3	5

Staff and cast

Staff

Role	Name
Producer	Greg Goodrich
Writer	Michael McCarthy
Writer	Adrian Vershinin
Composer	Ramin Djawadi

Notes for collectors

• The Xbox 360 had an exclusive multiplayer beta from 5 to 15 October 2012.
• Every pre-order and launch day copy counted as the Limited Edition, so most first prints carry the bonus code.
• The Limited Edition code also unlocked access to the Battlefield 4 beta.
• Seven DEVGRU members who advised on the game were disciplined for sharing classified information.
• The game was banned in Pakistan.
• It sold over 300,000 copies in its first US week, below analyst expectations, and had shipped 3 million by January 2013.
• Twelve of the 50 achievements need multiplayer, and the servers are closed, so a full 1,000 is no longer possible on a fresh profile.

Credits

Region

US

Time to beat

about 5.5 hours