Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X Mega Thread

[MyUsername]

Tom Clancy's new flight-sim, H.A.W.X. or High Altitude Warfare eXperimental squadron is due for release next moth, so I decided to make a thread on it.

H.A.W.X. was developed by Ubisoft Romania and published by Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows , Playstation 3 and Xbox 360

H.A.W.X. is set in 2012 above the skies of a world increasingly dependent on private military companies (PMCs) and elite mercenaries who have a relaxed view on the law. As these non-governmental organizations gain power, global conflict erupts with one powerful PMC attacking the United States.

The game is set in the same universe as another of Tom Clancy's games,Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter (GRAW) as both games share a character named Captain Scott Mitchell, who appears in one of the missions in GRAW and again in H.A.W.X.

The game features an Enhanced Reality System (ERS), which can include radars, incoming missile detection, an anti-crash system, damage control system, tactical map, information relay, weapons trajectory control and the ability to give commands to an AI squadron. This can be turned off and on by a single press on the game controler allowing for better maneuverability and increase the games difficulty.

A cockpit view, 'first person', and 'third person' views are selectable, along with a long range 3rd person view, allowing the player to externaly see their craft and enemy targets.

The release date for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game is March 6th, while PC gamers will have to wait a little longer, with the PC version being released on the 13th of March

A Wii version is also planed but at the time of writing, its details are unknown.

GamePlay:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VorCe8bzeKM[/media]
[img]http://resources.ubi.com/resources/91/91508-cockpit_view_full2.jpg[/img]
[img]http://resources.ubi.com/resources/91/91504-cockpit_view_full1.jpg[/img]
[img]http://resources.ubi.com/resources/89/89065-Screenshot_06_normal.jpg[/img]
[img]http://resources.ubi.com/resources/89/89056-Screenshot_03_normal.jpg[/img]

The XP system and the The Cockpit view system used in H.A.W.X can be seen here
[url]http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2009/02/tom_clancys_hawx-5.html#more[/url]

Lets not turn this thread into a console war, it's annoying and anybody who cares about a system enough to try to put shit on another needs a life.

Happy Discussion!

[Punjon]

It'll be released on 3 systems? They should have cross-compatibility between ps3 and 360 - the catch is that it's literally a console war. One team is 360, other ps3.

And the Windows users get to be god, controlling weather and causing "flukes" in the player's cockpits. Yeaaaaahh, that's what I'm talkin' bout BOOIII. Make someone crash for kicks.

EDIT: No favoritism here.

DOUBLE-EDIT: Looks exactly like Ace Combat 6. Not a bad thing, I like that game, but they don't think it's a little bit of a risky business proposal?

[Keri]

...This looks [b]exactly[/b] like Ace Combat 6.

Same map, cockpit view, sounds, friendly voices, top left on the screen is your target.

What's different in this one?

[Keri]

although, the XP system video's camera work makes the game look really, really fucking awesome.

[thereisno131]

ace combat 6 on the PC looks good to me. ;)

[MyUsername]

[QUOTE=Keri;13580906]although, the XP system video's camera work makes the game look really, really fucking awesome.[/QUOTE]

As these seem to be the only "official" videos released, this must be the games point of difference/ selling point

[QUOTE=Punjon;13580700]It'll be released on 3 systems? They should have cross-compatibility between ps3 and 360 - the catch is that it's literally a console war. One team is 360, other ps3.[/QUOTE]

you excluded the wii version, which, personaly, i have doubts over (insert dead rising: chop til' you drop joke here)

[Crypt_Keeper]

[QUOTE=Keri;13580877]...This looks [b]exactly[/b] like Ace Combat 6.

Same map, cockpit view, sounds, friendly voices, top left on the screen is your target.

What's different in this one?[/QUOTE]

That's because most other squadrons sound exactly the same over the radio. And no it doesn't look exactly like Ace Combat 6, they're both jet games what do you expect. The cockpit view of a jet barely changes, of course it's the same map, it's the sky :downs:

[MarkG06]

[QUOTE=Crypt_Keeper;13581094]That's because most other squadrons sound exactly the same over the radio. And no it doesn't look exactly like Ace Combat 6, they're both jet games what do you expect. The cockpit view of a jet barely changes, of course it's the same map, it's the sky :downs:[/QUOTE]

I think he means map as in the ingame map rather than the level, which is the same is most planes anyway.

[BaconDioxide]

Have seen this before, looks amazing, do want etc. etc.

[Nyaos]

I heard you can only do 3rd person view of the jet. I love ace combat but i only fly in the cockpit...

[Crypt_Keeper]

[QUOTE=Nyaos;13583623]I heard you can only do 3rd person view of the jet. I love ace combat but i only fly in the cockpit...[/QUOTE]

When there's a jet game, there's always a 1st person cockpit view, 3rd person view, and then there's a 3rd person ranged view that they added(basically it's like watching someone else play....but you're playing)
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN_AhUIoMnA[/media]

At around 2:03 you can see it in action, it's kinda hard to see due to youtube screwing everything over but you get the idea.

[JeRK]

How is this a Tom Clancy game? It's got NOTHING to do with his novels at all.

[Nyaos]

Saw those cockpit videos on Kotaku fucking win! I am totally getting this.

JeRK the game is set in the same universe as GRAW. Like you give air support to Mitchell

[Diagger]

Too many awesome games coming, but I have to dust off my X52 so I guess this will be one for Spring Break if I am not done with Empires by then.

[Bman212]

you seem to lack gameplay videos and pictures;
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VorCe8bzeKM[/media]
[img]http://resources.ubi.com/resources/91/91508-cockpit_view_full2.jpg[/img]
[img]http://resources.ubi.com/resources/91/91504-cockpit_view_full1.jpg[/img]
[img]http://resources.ubi.com/resources/89/89065-Screenshot_06_normal.jpg[/img]
[img]http://resources.ubi.com/resources/89/89056-Screenshot_03_normal.jpg[/img]

pretty fucking hyped about this game

[TacError]

[QUOTE=JeRK;13585651]How is this a Tom Clancy game? It's got NOTHING to do with his novels at all.[/QUOTE]

He sold his soul to Ubisoft, so no more Ghost Recon 1s or Raven Shields.

[Evil_Toaster]

This game is going to be awesome.

[ryno5660]

I want an ejector button, so I can do that topgun thing where you fly upside down above your friend.
Before ejecting through his cockpit and making him crash.

[Crazy_Farmer]

Why is Scott Mitchell in EVERY SINGLE TOM CLANCY GAME RECENTLY

[tacoriffik]

cool. I'd love to play this game on a ps3... to bad i don't have one[img]http://d2k5.com/sa_emots/frown.gif[/img]

[MyUsername]

[QUOTE=Crazy_Farmer;13591637]Why is Scott Mitchell in EVERY SINGLE TOM CLANCY GAME RECENTLY[/QUOTE]

Same time line, same job in both H.A.W.X. and GRAW

[QUOTE=JeRK;13585651]How is this a Tom Clancy game? It's got NOTHING to do with his novels at all.[/QUOTE]
Clancy sold out quite a long time ago, back when he released GRAW. As far as I can see Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell and End War are the only ones with Books behind them.(technically Endwar's book was released at the same time so its more of a companion the an inspiration)

EDIT: Cheers Bman212 for the pics

[Killoch0]

[QUOTE=MyUsername;13592495]Same time line, same job in both H.A.W.X. and GRAW

Clancy sold out quite a long time ago, back when he released GRAW. As far as I can see Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell and End War are the only ones with Books behind them.(technically Endwar's book was released at the same time so its more of a companion the an inspiration)

EDIT: Cheers Bman212 for the pics[/QUOTE]

Hold on. Hold on.

You guys do know Tom Clancy FOUNDED red storm. The games company ( now part of ubisoft ) that makes all these games right? I wish more writers founded games companies.

Unfortunately nowadays he doesn't release many books. Endwar, GRAW and I assume HAWX in turn, are all written by somebody else, who gets Clancy to read over them, edit them and so forth, before they are released under either his name or a pseudonym. So at best they are around 5-10% actual Tom Clancy.

[Crypt_Keeper]

[QUOTE=Bman212;13587616]you seem to lack gameplay videos and pictures;
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VorCe8bzeKM[/media]
-pictures-

pretty fucking hyped about this game[/QUOTE]

The hell i posted the exact same video lolz.

[Bman212]

[QUOTE=Crypt_Keeper;13592922]The hell i posted the exact same video lolz.[/QUOTE]

bollocks, my bad

[Frankiscool!]

doesn't look like a flight simulator to me.

[MyUsername]

[QUOTE=Frankiscool!;13594424]doesn't look like a flight simulator to me.[/QUOTE]

Its more of an arcade-flight, its less realistic

[Crypt_Keeper]

[QUOTE=Bman212;13594194]bollocks, my bad[/QUOTE]

I'm just stating didn't mean anything personal. You posted more content with the screenshots + the video.

[Dippeggs]

It's in 2014, the guy in the video you posted said it.

[Frankiscool!]

[QUOTE=MyUsername;13594655]Its more of an arcade-flight, its less realistic[/QUOTE]

then im sticking to ace combat 6 :)

I already have an arcady flight "sim"

[noahh]

I wish there were more jet-fighting games on the PC, the rest are just WWII sims.