Tom Clancy's HAWX (Playstation 3, 2009)

There’s no denying the debt that H.A.W.X. owes to the excellent Ace Combat series, upon which its core gameplay and design ideas are based. In particular, the fundamental idea of looking like a combat flight simulation while playing like an arcade game remains intact. At the same time, Ubisoft Romania has gone far beyond crafting a copy, adding in plenty of innovative ideas, fun game modes, and an integration with the wider Clancy mythology that gives weight and depth to the experience.

The near-future setting tells the story of a squad of ace pilots who join up with a private military contractor after completing illustrious careers in the U.S. Air Force. As anyone who follows today’s zeitgeist can guess, the insanely powerful PMC turns out to have some sinister motivations, and lo, we’ve got ourselves a plot. It makes for some epic conflicts over Tokyo, Washington D.C., and Rio de Janeiro, all of which are displayed in glorious, breathtaking detail thanks to extensive satellite imagery data. Thankfully, the planes, weapon effects, and HUD show an equal level of polish.

The flight combat rises to the challenge presented by its visuals through well-balanced and varied missions. As you switch between desperate dogfights and furious bombing runs, you have the option to do it all with up to three friends. A thrilling two- to four-player cooperative mode turns the air fights into titanic affairs, since more enemies show up for every player in the game. There’s an exhilarating high to be found in covering a buddy’s bombing run with a blast of missile fire, or calling out that you’ve got the MiG squadron at 8 o’clock as your wingman zooms off to tackle the tank squadron rolling in at 2.

The game also innovates through its Assistance Off mode, which delivers big thrills despite its dreary nomenclature. By double tapping one of the triggers, players disable the safety locks on their plane, sacrificing a degree of control for increased mobility and evasion. The camera pans back to a wide third-person angle, and suddenly it feels like you’re drift racing a jet plane, as you veer wildly through the skies to zero in on targets, while warding off stalls that could send you spinning into a nearby mountain.

Like some of the recent Clancy games, H.A.W.X. also offers a leveling mechanic, based on both in-mission kills and larger challenges that are completed over time, such as perfecting the use of a particular missile type. As you level and unlock new jets and weapon load outs, you can use those unlocks in either the campaign or in the eight-person competitive dogfights. Along with multiple difficulty settings, there’s plenty of reason to continue ranking your pilot, since every game mode contributes to your growth.

So much about the game is well done, it’s easy to not notice that almost everything is a little too scripted. It’d be nice to see a little more creativity and adaptability in the enemy AI, but it’s a small complaint when stacked against the impressive feature set of the wider game. H.A.W.X. is the best flight game so far this generation, and a worthy addition to the best in the Clancy stable.

I absolutely love fighter planes. This game makes flying a fighter aircraft so much better. Unlike the blazing angels series(i know that it is based in earlier wars) hawx you can lock onto the enemy planes and i love the radar guided missiles. I also did not think i would like the multiplayer... then i played it, and i can say its fun level is comparable to halo 3. Some people say that the ground detail is lacking but they don't know what they are talking about. The ground is a picture from satellites so it actually is extremely detailed. it is the ACTUAL landscape. Overall a good buy, i would strongly advise buying this game.

It's OK but it isn't worth $50. If you can find one used for $20 I would jump all over it. It's fun, and easy to play.

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Product was well priced and the CD was in excellent condition. The game arrived within 10 days. I would buy from this seller again.

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this is a good game. the seller did a good job getting it out very fast shipping. The game itself is one of the best games I have played its a flight simulator that is set in the future like all of clanceys other games

It just bought HAWX for ps3, and let me tell u, it's awesome... I was looking for a nice game which has a great solo story and a great multiplayer experience. This one is one of those.
Nice missions and nice multiplayer environment! easy to play! :D

It´s a very nice fly simulator!! Too hard, but extremely precision control! I´ve never had play any fly games, but it´s so exciting!!

Best flying game I have ever played. Like the accuracy of the weapons, and the graphics are really good.

Yet another wonderful Tom Clancy game, this time in the air!
HAWX is the perfect mix between an arcade shooter and a simulation, with both realistic, current-day aircraft and a few secret futuristic aircraft. The multi-player co-op missions will give you something to argue about with your friends the next day, and the team Deathmatches will have you cursing at your TV and throwing your controller out the window.

Then of course, there's the normal missions. They're all fun to play and you get a new plane every time you complete one. Not to mention how well they progress the story, so long as you pay attention to your COM transmissions.

All in all, a great game and well worth any price.

The seller was very prompt and it was a good transaction. I decided to buy the game based on the demo. I had not played a fighter jet game in awhile and this one is fantastic.

The game is a good buy for anyone passionate about aviation. I have the Thrustmaster HOTAS which makes it even more enjoyable to play. Great leveling system with lots of achievements to garner. Points are earned both in campaign mode and in online versus mode, making it fairly quick and easy to level.

its a good game. one of the best game in ps3 platform. i think there is no game or this genre. if u like flight simulator u will like this game.

What can I say I was really bummed out when I found out Sony sold the rights to Ace Combat and that there was not going to be one for the PS3 until I found Tom Clancy's HAWX this game rocks it makes me say Ace who.....

a good game i beat game in a week! will try elite next week! I hope that the game would be a little bit harder, but it really was no different that Ace Combat and Ace Combat had harder missions.

sweet game great grapfics if you liked any of the the ace combat games you'll love this more reallistic flight controls you can even uitilize thr thrust vectoring lot of atention to detail with the plains and even the terane graphics with real satallite imagery very sweet game

The graphic is amazing of course, the playabilty is excellent but at the end is quite limited as game for the flight simulation.
Anyway is one of the best option for consol application, to enjoy better simulation the PC is the necessary step.

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Great game I love it. It is very realistic and probably the best flying simulator game out there. Once you play it you would love it and don't stop playing it. It takes skills to play it thou, but it is worth it spending the time on it to learn how to do it.

great fighter jet game. i enjoyed playing it with my son. it was easy enough for him to enjoy, and harder setting where challenging for me.