We were all wondering what H.A.W.X. was going to be about after finding out that Ubisoft trademarked the title. IGN got the exclusive and now we know. Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. is a jet fighting game and I'm sure Ace Combat fans are tenting their pants over this announcement. The game will come out for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 this fall and will contain over 50 fighter jets. There will also be four-player jump in/out co-op, and up to 16-player multiplayer dogfights.
The game is set in the year 2012 and the world has become dependent on private military companies. The jets will feature an Enhanced Reality System, which sounds like it's going to make piloting the jets extremely easy. While this system is on, you'll have tons of perks on your jet that will keep you safe during the game. If you don't feel like being babysat, though, you can turn the ERS off, but you're left a lot more vulnerable.
I don't know about you, but this is the last thing I was expecting from Ubisoft when they announced they were moving away from shooter games. I know a ton of people that love the flight games and the only really good one on the market has always been Ace Combat. H.A.W.X. looks to blow the Ace Combat series out of the sky, though, with all its features. Four-player co-op sounds amazing, and fighting against 15 other jets in multiplayer just has me salivating like crazy. What are your thoughts?
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While I applaud HAWX inclusion of an in-helmet HUD in the preview video, I have to say that seeing a Rafale roaring around at 100 ft above the deck outrunning a SAM is a little Bruckheimer for my tastes.
OH, and let me temper my plaintive attitude above by stating that if this game includes an approximation of what the F-23 might have been, I'll love it regardless of its failings.
Ace combat may be the best flight game on consoles, but its by far the best on any platform. some of the best Flight sims are FSX, CFS3, Lock on Modern air combat, Falcon 4.0, IL2:FB
I'm excited. The Ace Combat series pretty much plateaued with Shattered Skies. Hopefully this will encourage some innovation. I'm looking forward to more of a focus on precision strikes from HAWX.
Alright ubisoft, stop it, stop it right now. Stop coming up with random ass Tom Clancy games out of no where while you completely ignore Hobocell aka SC:Conviction. Really now, conviction was announced before Vegas 2, before Endward, Before HAWX, and before this mysterious new Ghost Recon game AND WHERE THE FUCK IS IT!?
I want to play as hobo Sam Fisher beating people up goddamnit!
Another Tom Clancy title is always welcome and it will probably be very good. I just hope that Ubisoft dont fuck up the achievements like they did with the fantastic Special Ops achievement in Vegas 1 and the Private First Class and Freedom Shall Prevail achievements in Vegas 2 -_-
I wonder if you'll be able to choose from a selection of badass modern warplanes, or if you're only in that Rafale-looking thing that can hold together under ridiculous negative-G.
I saw Top Gun the other night, hadn't seen it in weeks. Made me break out AC6 again. I'll be keeping a careful eye on this one...
I like how all the Tom McClancy games connect with one another. Ghost Recon to HAWX to Splinter Cell... Now I just need to see how Rainbow six ties into everything. Speaking of which, why not make a MMO from all the McClancy games or have a big battle like Battlefield has it... One can dream.
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The game will probably be good, but that's no excuse to add an 'x' to the back of 'hawks'.
Aw, come on, Hamza...Star Fox 64 was pretty awesome for its time.
Now i am interested.
Anyone of you tried "D.I.D. F-22"? Or any of the flight simulators from Jane´s?
This one looks refreshing, I hope it is.
While I applaud HAWX inclusion of an in-helmet HUD in the preview video, I have to say that seeing a Rafale roaring around at 100 ft above the deck outrunning a SAM is a little Bruckheimer for my tastes.
"HAWX: GEARS OF WAR IN THE AIR"
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But yeah, that's about the sexiest thing I've seen all week.
The game looks okay, but will it rival my precious Ace Combat?
Time will Tell.
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this looks great!
I want to play as hobo Sam Fisher beating people up goddamnit!
You think in this case, where anyone on the PC will want a joystick, they'll finally let us play with the console guys?...
I saw Top Gun the other night, hadn't seen it in weeks. Made me break out AC6 again. I'll be keeping a careful eye on this one...