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Game Information
- Platform: Xbox 360
- PEGI Rating: Ages 12 and Over
- Media: Video Game
- Item Quantity: 1
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Product Description
Platform: Xbox 360
Manufacturer's Description
You've often relied on them in other Tom Clancy games, but for the first time you get to play as an advanced fighter pilot in the most exciting combat flight sim of this generation. Taking the role of a U.S. pilot the game's plot contains elements from both Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 and EndWar as you end up defending the United States from corporate mercenaries.
Based in Bucharest, this was the first Ubisoft studio to be established outside of France. It specialises in simulations such as submarine series Silent Hunter and flight sims Blazing Angels and Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. The company also distributes other publisher's products within Romania.
 You start the game as a mercenary yourself, fighting in the Middle East |
 The F-22 Raptor will have to fight both older planes and brand new prototypes |
 Play with and against friends in the online multiplayer modes |
 Dogfighting above mainland America is a stunning experience |
Although it features plenty of realistically modelled aircraft and other military vehicles this is an accessible, fast paced arcade action game - not a stuffy simulator. You'll engage dozen of bogeys at a time and never have to worry about running out of missiles, let alone targets.
The unique Enhanced Reality System (ERS) allows you to customise the difficultly level however you want, with a set of pilot assists that let you give control of things like radar, damage control and anti-stall measures to the computer. Or you can simply take control of everything yourself and prove yourself the real top gun.
Key Features- Xrossover: The first flight sim to be set in the Tom Clancy universe, where you actually provide fire support for one of the missions from Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2.
- Autopilot: Enhanced Reality System handles everything from damage control and incoming missiles to crash prevention and squad commands, so you can get on with the piloting.
- Wingman: Four player co-operative mode lets you create your own virtual squadron of friendly pilots as you collaborate and compete online.
- World tour: Stunning graphics simulate over 12,000 square kilometres of realistically modelled land - from Chicago and New England in the U.S., to Rio, Chile and the Middle East.
- Plane choice: Over 60 licensed aircraft from the F-22 Raptor and Eurofighter to Russian fighters and experimental prototypes - all with fully customisable weapon payloads.
Based in Bucharest, this was the first Ubisoft studio to be established outside of France. It specialises in simulations such as submarine series Silent Hunter and flight sims Blazing Angels and Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. The company also distributes other publisher's products within Romania.
Product Description
"Though I fly through the Valley of Death, I shall fear no evil. For I am at 80,000-feet and climbing." - SR-71 USAF base (Kadena, Japan)
The setting is 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 legitimise their existence by authorising their right to serve in every aspect of military operations. There goes the neighbourhood...
Tom Clancy's HAWX is the next-gen console game primed to revolutionise the way we think about combat in the sky. Cutting-edge technology, devastating firepower, and intense dogfights award this new title a deserving place in the prestigious Tom Clancy Franchise.
- 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 your flight experience: radars and incoming missile detection, damage control system, tactical map and information relay, and weapons trajectory control. E.R.S. also allows you to issue orders to your squadron, making this system as iconic to Tom Clancy's HAWX as the Cross-Com system is to Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter!
- Dual Gameplay: Want to ease into your flight missions and gain a level of comfort? Turn on the assistance mode and take full advantage of your E.R.S. Need to evade your enemy and execute advanced dog-fighting moves? Switch off the assistance mode and feel the adrenalin rushing through your veins as you play in stunning 3rd person views.
- Innovation in Multiplayer: For the first time ever in the Air Combat genre, experience the entire solo campaign in four-player 'jump in' coop mode. In PVP mode, challenge your friends in intense dog-fighting sessions an
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Platform for Display:Xbox 360
Fun:
I love this game! I've finished playing the game on 'Normal' and am getting ready to plunge in at 'Hard'.
I have tried my hand at every Tom Clancy game on the XBox360 to date and this is my favourite. As an aside, I really did want to like Tom Clancy's Endwar but just found some aspects of battlefield control counter-intuitive. Although, I am hoping there will be a sequel with improvements; there is no denying how innovative that game is.
Back to H.A.W.X.. The missions are varied and exciting; better and more realistic than those I came across in Ace Combat 6. The controls are intuitive, Wingman control is prompt, and the view from above exciting.
My favourite feature in the game is the ERS, which you activate in order to intercept enemies or reach a target. The only gripe I have is that learning to fly in 'Assistance Off' mode (which provides an excellent view of the aircraft in action) requires a great deal of practice since you cannot adjust the camera angle.
Other than that I would like to take this opportunity to plead with game designers/manufacturers to please re-introduce (since it appears to be being phased out) offline multiplayer split-screen gaming. Some of us players still like to compete with our mates when they come over for a game.
I have tried my hand at every Tom Clancy game on the XBox360 to date and this is my favourite. As an aside, I really did want to like Tom Clancy's Endwar but just found some aspects of battlefield control counter-intuitive. Although, I am hoping there will be a sequel with improvements; there is no denying how innovative that game is.
Back to H.A.W.X.. The missions are varied and exciting; better and more realistic than those I came across in Ace Combat 6. The controls are intuitive, Wingman control is prompt, and the view from above exciting.
My favourite feature in the game is the ERS, which you activate in order to intercept enemies or reach a target. The only gripe I have is that learning to fly in 'Assistance Off' mode (which provides an excellent view of the aircraft in action) requires a great deal of practice since you cannot adjust the camera angle.
Other than that I would like to take this opportunity to plead with game designers/manufacturers to please re-introduce (since it appears to be being phased out) offline multiplayer split-screen gaming. Some of us players still like to compete with our mates when they come over for a game.
Platform for Display:Xbox 360
Fun:
Having finished 'Over G Fighters', a very difficult air combat simulator, I was hoping for some simple arcade fun with Hawx, something much less frustrating than a sim.
However the overly tactical gameplay required to play Hawx makes the game more difficult than I think it should be. It reduced the simple pleasure of just flying around and shooting things.
If Hawx was a "pure" simulator like 'Over G Fighters' the focus on tactical and strategic gameplay is something to be expected, but Hawx is not a simulator. There are no G-force effects, your plane can survive 4-5 missile hits, you can fly through debris and not get damaged, and your plane can carry well over 100 missiles. Hawx is an arcade game and as such I expected more casual gameplay.
Graphically Hawx looks very good, especially the "outside world" of cities and landscapes. During gameplay it is very easy to switch between different viewpoints, choose weapons and give wingman orders.
Hawx also has free-roam where you can just pick a plane and fly around. Which is always fun in a flight game.
You have a great deal of freedom as you can choose what plane to use for each mission, the game gives you a recommendation but you are not forced to follow it. Each plane has several weapons configurations that you can choose from, but they have to be unlocked. Each plane also handles slightly differently from the others.
The missions are more varied than I expected them to be, requiring different tactical choices and techniques. You also move between zones relatively fast so there's plenty of visual variation as well.
Like all TC games the storyline is political. To me the storyline can be interpreted in two ways: as anti-UN, or as a warning against military privatisation.
I think the replay value is great. The following playthroughs are actually more fun than the first playthrough because you already know the correct tactics to use in the tricky missions. With the "tactical burden" gone I was able to enjoy the game so much more. So the first playthrough is more of an initiation in my view, the real fun starts in the following playthroughs.
However the overly tactical gameplay required to play Hawx makes the game more difficult than I think it should be. It reduced the simple pleasure of just flying around and shooting things.
If Hawx was a "pure" simulator like 'Over G Fighters' the focus on tactical and strategic gameplay is something to be expected, but Hawx is not a simulator. There are no G-force effects, your plane can survive 4-5 missile hits, you can fly through debris and not get damaged, and your plane can carry well over 100 missiles. Hawx is an arcade game and as such I expected more casual gameplay.
Graphically Hawx looks very good, especially the "outside world" of cities and landscapes. During gameplay it is very easy to switch between different viewpoints, choose weapons and give wingman orders.
Hawx also has free-roam where you can just pick a plane and fly around. Which is always fun in a flight game.
You have a great deal of freedom as you can choose what plane to use for each mission, the game gives you a recommendation but you are not forced to follow it. Each plane has several weapons configurations that you can choose from, but they have to be unlocked. Each plane also handles slightly differently from the others.
The missions are more varied than I expected them to be, requiring different tactical choices and techniques. You also move between zones relatively fast so there's plenty of visual variation as well.
Like all TC games the storyline is political. To me the storyline can be interpreted in two ways: as anti-UN, or as a warning against military privatisation.
I think the replay value is great. The following playthroughs are actually more fun than the first playthrough because you already know the correct tactics to use in the tricky missions. With the "tactical burden" gone I was able to enjoy the game so much more. So the first playthrough is more of an initiation in my view, the real fun starts in the following playthroughs.
Platform for Display:Xbox 360
Fun:
I only bought this game on a whim as it was reduced and I childishly really like fighter planes.
BUT, having completed it over the last two weeks, it is such a enjoyable experience. It starts a bit slow - 'kill this, defend this, etc.' But when you earn your stripes (literally) you can turn off the auto-assist and engage in some really engrossing dogfights. The graphics are smooth as silk, considering its release date, and i'm told the new one is even better (which I have ordered).
Definately worth a go, total classic.
BUT, having completed it over the last two weeks, it is such a enjoyable experience. It starts a bit slow - 'kill this, defend this, etc.' But when you earn your stripes (literally) you can turn off the auto-assist and engage in some really engrossing dogfights. The graphics are smooth as silk, considering its release date, and i'm told the new one is even better (which I have ordered).
Definately worth a go, total classic.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Couldn't be botherd
Really couldn't be bothered with this game just another pointless war taking place another pointless plot basically another pointless game.
Published 8 months ago by Glen Miller.
HawX - TOP GAME, LOVE PLANES, LOVE THIS GAME!
Amazing Game, if you love Tom Clancy games this is just another great one to add to the collection, my personal opinion 9/10
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Published 18 months ago by Warks2010
Really good game for price
Ok, first off I wouldent pay for this, but seeing as its let than , it's well worth it.
The sp missions are brilliatn, both the story, gameplay and just the general "tom... Read more
The sp missions are brilliatn, both the story, gameplay and just the general "tom... Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2010 by John Murphy
zzzzzzzzzz
i wish i had read the reviews before i clicked buy!!!dull dull dull. flying above war zones shooting down enemy planes and attacking ground forces should be exciting...it isnt! Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2009 by JOGO
Little too sensitive
Hi, I loved the game itself, the story line was good the action was good, all the little mini tasks made it all the more exciting. Read more
Published on 3 Aug 2009 by Christopher Milligan
Very good.
I was happy overall. Thank you so much for letting me get this game at such a low price.
Published on 13 Jun 2009 by Christopher Revilles
Closest you'll get to Top Gun
The reviews for this game were average/above average scores. I think it's really quite entertaining. The game is fun but can be slightly tedious at times but generally great fun! Read more
Published on 18 May 2009 by David Pareja Carnero
Over Rated
While I understand flight sim games are rare, this one cant even compete with Ace Combat 6 which was released long time ago. Read more
Published on 3 May 2009 by 7867
short but fun
Game has chosen graphics over longevity.
You can't land or take off, so it's not a real flight sim - it's satisfying to struggle back home to base and land after a successful... Read more
You can't land or take off, so it's not a real flight sim - it's satisfying to struggle back home to base and land after a successful... Read more
Published on 28 April 2009 by Ms. R. J. Grantham
tom clancy's H.A.W.X. (xbox 360)
quality game, plenty of action. Will bring many hours of pleasure. Ive only just got the game so ive only just started playing it. Hope every one has the same result.
Published on 7 April 2009 by M. Pottinger
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