Activision and Infinity Ward have released a new promotional clip for Modern Warfare 2. Dubbed ‘Infamy’, the trailer presents Washington D.C. in the immediate aftermath of a large scale attack. The White House, Washington Monument and Supreme Court are depicted in flames as scattered American forces attempt to regroup. A voice in the trailer, perhaps that of the game’s antagonist, implies that the attack represents a violent protest against American militarism abroad.
The title of the clip is likely an allusion to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s response to the bombing of Pearl Harbour. Roosevelt famously declared that the date of the attack would ‘live in infamy’ as he sold the case for war to the American people.
If the various trailers for Modern Warfare 2 have been any guide, it is shaping to be a more bombastic release than Call of Duty 4, its canonical precursor in the series. Mountain climbing, scuba-diving and snow-mobile chases lend an air of Hollywood excess to what has hitherto been, in relative terms, a more realistic action experience. With the action arriving on American soil, it looks like the series is headed for Red Dawn territory. Let’s hope that in their eagerness to top themselves, Infinity Ward haven’t lost sight of what made the first Modern Warfare so compelling.
Modern Warfare 2 is due for release on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC in November 2009.
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