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Ubisoft recently announced a brand new Tom Clancy Game, known as HAWX (High-Altitude
Warfare). You have sneaked around with Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, you have done tactical warfare with Rainbow Six, and you have even gone into the future with GRAW. Now Ubisoft hopes you’re going to take to the skies with Tom Clancy’s HAWX which is scheduled to release fall 2008 for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. HAWX is been developed by Ubisoft’s Bucharest studio, the guys behind Blazing Angels.
The story begins in the same time frame of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (2012). Taken from the press release, “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.”
John Parkes, EMEA Marketing Director at Ubisoft had this to say, “Tom Clancy’s HAWX marks the next evolution of high altitude warfare in the Tom Clancy video game universe," he goes on to say "We are thrilled to take to the skies and provide a new environment along with an extension of a familiar storyline from our other successful Tom Clancy franchises such as Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter."
Some of HAWKS key features are listed below:
• 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 famous aircrafts, as well as being able to dogfight over realistic modern landscapes that have endured years of post-war trauma.
Ubisoft has also launched HAWK’s own website, which you can find here, www.hawxgame.com.
What do you guys think? Has Ace Combat found a new rival, or do you think this will crash and burn? Express your thoughts in the forums!
Warfare). You have sneaked around with Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, you have done tactical warfare with Rainbow Six, and you have even gone into the future with GRAW. Now Ubisoft hopes you’re going to take to the skies with Tom Clancy’s HAWX which is scheduled to release fall 2008 for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. HAWX is been developed by Ubisoft’s Bucharest studio, the guys behind Blazing Angels.
The story begins in the same time frame of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (2012). Taken from the press release, “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.”
John Parkes, EMEA Marketing Director at Ubisoft had this to say, “Tom Clancy’s HAWX marks the next evolution of high altitude warfare in the Tom Clancy video game universe," he goes on to say "We are thrilled to take to the skies and provide a new environment along with an extension of a familiar storyline from our other successful Tom Clancy franchises such as Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter."
Some of HAWKS key features are listed below:
• 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 famous aircrafts, as well as being able to dogfight over realistic modern landscapes that have endured years of post-war trauma.
Ubisoft has also launched HAWK’s own website, which you can find here, www.hawxgame.com.
What do you guys think? Has Ace Combat found a new rival, or do you think this will crash and burn? Express your thoughts in the forums!
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