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Reintroducing Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X: Now with pretty pictures edition

3:06 PM on 04.03.2008, Gameboi 25 comments

Reintroducing Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X: Now with pretty pictures edition photo
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Hamza gave us a proper introduction to Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X yesterday, via his fleshed out post underneath the trailer, so I'm not going to bore you with details that you already know. However, I am going to follow it up with a couple of purdy pictures of jets, and all of us can marvel at them and pretend that we never saw the trailer and everything from this point on is entirely new.

Since we at Destructoid are firm believers in not letting beautiful assets and press releases go to waste (and we all tent at the mere mention of air combat), without further ado, we invite you to click on the gallery and read that release. Pretty please?

UBISOFT LAUNCHES AN AIR ASSAULT WITH TOM CLANCY'S H.A.W.X(TM)

New Tom Clancy Intellectual Property Poised to Become
the New Air Combat Benchmark

SAN FRANCISCO – April 3rd, 2008 – Today Ubisoft, one of the world's
largest video game publishers, announces the development of Tom
Clancy's HAWX (high-altitude warfare), an awe-inspiring game that is
primed to revolutionize the way players think about combat in the sky.
Scheduled for release in Fall 2008, Tom Clancy's HAWX turns consumers
into elite pilots of the future. The game will appear on the Xbox
360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the
PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system and on Windows-based PC.

"Tom Clancy's HAWX marks the next evolution of warfare set in the Tom
Clancy video game universe," said Tony Key, senior vice president of
sales and marketing at Ubisoft. "We are thrilled to take to the skies
and provide a new environment along with an extension of a familiar
storyline from Ubisoft's successful Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
2(R)."

Developed by Ubisoft's Bucharest studio, Tom Clancy's HAWX delivers an
intense and authentic aerial combat experience by fully leveraging the
benefits of the next-generation platforms. The story begins in the
year 2012. As the era of the nation-state draws quickly to a close,
the rules of warfare evolve even more rapidly. More and more nations
become increasingly dependent on private military companies (PMCs),
elite mercenaries with a lax view of the law. The Reykjavik Accords
further legitimize their existence by authorizing their right to serve
in every aspect of military operations. While the benefits of such
PMCs are apparent, growing concerns surrounding giving them too much
power begin to mount.

Tom Clancy's HAWX is the first air combat game set in the
world-renowned Tom Clancy video game universe. Cutting-edge
technology, devastating firepower and intense dogfights bestow upon
this new title a deserving place in the prestigious Tom Clancy
franchise. Soon, flying at Mach 3 becomes a right, not a privilege.

Key Features of Tom Clancy's HAWX:

•  ENHANCED REALITY SYSTEM (E.R.S.) - E.R.S. is in-game technology that
helps turn novice aviators into elite pilots of the future. The
Enhanced Reality System is the backbone of the HAWX flight experience:
radars and incoming missile detection, anti-crash system, damage
control system, tactical map and information relay, and weapons
trajectory control. E.R.S. also allows players to issue orders to
their squadron, making this system as iconic to HAWX as the Cross-Com
system is to Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter.

•  ASSISTANCE MODE – Players can ease into their flight missions and
gain a level of comfort with the use of the assistance mode. Once
employed, players can take full advantage of their technological
support through the E.R.S and gain maximum piloting security. If the
situation calls for the player to unleash the full potential of the
aircraft, the assistance mode can be switched off and all safety
features will be deactivated. This comes with increased risks, but
allows the player advanced dogfighting maneuvers and stunning
third-person views.

•  REVOLUTIONARY MULTIPLAYER - For the first time ever in the
air-combat genre, players will be able to experience the entire solo
campaign in four-player JUMP IN co-op mode. In PVP mode, players can
challenge up to 15 friends in intense dogfighting sessions and find
out who's the top gun. Winning players are rewarded with experience
points and money to unlock more weapons.

•  REALISM AND AUTHENTICITY – Players have the opportunity to take the
throttle of over 50 of the world's most famous aircrafts, as well as
being able to dogfight over realistic modern landscapes that have
endured years of post-war trauma.

For more information on Tom Clancy's HAWX, please visit www.hawxgame.com.

About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of
interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown
considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and
partnerships. Ubisoft has offices in 24 countries and sales in 55
countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering
high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. For the
2007-08 fiscal year Ubisoft forecasts generated sales of approximately
920 million Euros. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com

(c) 2008 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. H.A.W.X, Ubisoft,
Ubi.com, the Ubisoft logo, and the Soldier icon are trademarks of
Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries.
"PlayStation", "PLAYSTATION" and "PS" Family logo are registered
trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox
360, Xbox LIVE, and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft
group of companies and are used under license from Microsoft. Software
platform logo (TM and (c)) EMA 2006.

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Gameboi's Avatar
Gameboi at 04/03/2008 15:09
@Reaprar

That would be badass. You could always Photoshop it...
brainderailment's Avatar
brainderailment at 04/03/2008 15:15
I'm not big on most flight games (warhawk is fun to fly in for me), but my brother will probably dig this a lot.
Justice's Avatar
Justice at 04/03/2008 15:15
Those are very pretty, but yes reserving judgement is a good idea.
Good from far, but far from good?
king3vbo's Avatar
king3vbo at 04/03/2008 15:34
Whats next, Tom Clancy's Kart Racer? Tom Clancy's Creed?
Quiotu's Avatar
Quiotu at 04/03/2008 15:37
I'm a complete and utter whore when it comes to Flight Combat games, and Ace Combat has been needing some competition. Now if someone would just make a decent Space Combat game again ala Wing Commander, and I'll be completely content.
JamnOnTheOne's Avatar
JamnOnTheOne at 04/03/2008 15:49
It makes me sad that these games aren't sims.

Jane's made the best fight combat (plane & helicopter) games and now I think more people want the "pew pew pew" Ace Combat's instead of something decent.
Rockvillian's Avatar
Rockvillian at 04/03/2008 16:03
@king3vbo

Necros's Avatar
Necros at 04/03/2008 16:35
Tom Clancy's Super Mario Bros.?
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 04/03/2008 16:35
Tom Clancy's Super Mario Bros.?
Goth rocker's Avatar
Goth rocker at 04/03/2008 16:36
This will most likely be unother dumbed down piece of shit tom clancy game, tom clancy games have gone down hill since lockdown, i want the old clancy games back like raven sheild where you could actually plan your missions and would actually get killed in 1-2 shots.

I hope they develop this game on computers first, and actually make it complex
RaiRed's Avatar
RaiRed at 04/03/2008 17:29
Looks like they're gonna start putting that Tom Clancy name to good use.
Brock_Dainjer's Avatar
Brock_Dainjer at 04/03/2008 18:07
Really just want to see GRAW 3, and real Rainbow sequel, I don't really give a crap about flying games.
dude101's Avatar
dude101 at 04/03/2008 19:14
i agree that they are very pretty but the rear end on th plane in the second screenshot luks a bit iffy to say the least
tkyy's Avatar
tkyy at 04/03/2008 19:55
Does the game even based on Tom Clancy's books?
nademagnet's Avatar
nademagnet at 04/03/2008 21:43
Hey Ace Combat, it looks like somebody wants to muscle in on your territory.
Aciesethon's Avatar
Aciesethon at 04/04/2008 01:07
I hope it's developed for pc first rather than ported like Blazing Angels. Blazing didn't have support for a single joystick. For a flying game that is the equivelant of forgetting to include mouse support for an rts/fps. That game really failed hard.
Fleet3000's Avatar
Fleet3000 at 04/04/2008 01:38
omg gorgeous. thank god for flight games.
A Ton of Berries's Avatar
A Ton of Berries at 04/04/2008 02:37
Yes, let's all thank god for all those nice flight games he made us.

This game looks awesome, in an arcade sense. It's not a simulator, but I think that's kinda good, since I wouldn't do much good in a real fighter jet, and - I guess - neither would you. It looks like tons of fun.
HarassmentPanda's Avatar
HarassmentPanda at 04/06/2008 21:27
Wake me up when Tom Clancy's Crimson Skies is announced.
HarassmentPanda's Avatar
HarassmentPanda at 04/06/2008 21:27
Wake me up when Tom Clancy's Crimson Skies is announced.
Blackhat's Avatar
Blackhat at 04/11/2008 13:42
"Now if someone would just make a decent Space Combat game again ala Wing Commander, and I'll be completely content."

Good God yes.

I actually played T.I.E. Fighter with my friends, multiplayer, a couple weeks ago. Yes, that T.I.E. Fighter.
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