Tom Clancy Returns With Hawx
The gaming world owes quite a debt of gratitude to Tom Clancy. Games carrying his seal are typically multi-layered and detailed military affairs, bringing an ailing and tired genre back from the death throes to the forefront of gaming where it belongs. Blending FPS action with the intrigue and operation of covert missions. These games have led to a number of popular franchises, including Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon.
As time has gone on, the style of the Clancy games has become more refined, blending realism with the rip roaring action to a point of almost perfection. And it seems that he's not stopping there, as the company are set to release his newest creation, a combat flight simulator titled HAWX, this Spring. Now, flight simulars are a common affair these days, so one may wonder what all the fuss is about, but developers Ubisoft intend to take HAWX to a new level of realism. Land graphics have been carefully modeled after detailed satellite data of the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Africa.
Stretching From South America, Mexico and ranging to Africa, HAWX will take the player all across the globe. Integrating aspects from earlier games, some levels will feature supporting land fighters from Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2. Some nifty and skilful touches have been added to the gameplay, involving heightened options for evasion such as jinking and launching decoys. Also included is Pilot Assistance, a computer system which can help you track down a particularly evasive enemy, location or item, among other things. The PA is a good installation for introducing newcomers to flight simulation as it provides a lot of assistance early on, but can later be jammed by enemy technology.
With added multiplayer options, including up to eight player co-operative and challenge, HAWX is shaping up to be everything a player could want from a flight simulator action game, and you just KNOW it's going to be good!