H.A.W.X. Demo Details
Anyone up for some Co-op dogfighting in the skies over Rio? Yep, thought so.Published 10/02/2009 at 11:58 by cc_star
Following on from last weeks news that a H.A.W.X. demo was coming, we have now received more information about what we can expect from this demo.
First of all the date has now been pinned down to this Thursday 12th February, it also turns out the demo will be pretty rich on features.
Key features of the H.A.W.X demo:
+ Co-op enabled for up to 4 players – Jump in/Jump out
+ Gain experience points and unlock up to three real, licensed planes in the demo:
– F-16A Fighting Falcon
– SU-35 Super Flanker
– AV-8B Harrier II
The demo will also allow players to sample both control methods featured in the game, across a couple of missions.
The full game is due for release on March 6th, and I’m sure the playability of the demo will be a big deciding factor as to whether if forces its way on to PS3 owners shopping lists, coming only a week after Killzone 2’s release.
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Watchful | 10/02/2009 12:36
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Flower and the H.A.W.X. demo. Shaping up to be a good Thursday on PSN.
Gadbury | 10/02/2009 12:38
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Not heard of this – dogfights sound good! Graphics look good too – are the screenshots from the PS3 version?
colossalblue | 10/02/2009 12:41
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F-16 = Win
US version of the Harrier = Fail
I am interested in this, mostly to see if they can pull of a decent flight game on a console.
That and the fact that I’m too broke to buy anything from the PSN so these demos are a godsend.
mcphatty | 10/02/2009 12:47
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Wooow I’m excited, never expected a demo of this. On Thursday the Kenny Loggins tape is coming out to play.
MisterDog | 10/02/2009 13:04
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Interested in this, haven’t played a flight game since Falcon in the ST/Amiga days.
burtens | 10/02/2009 18:20
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Woot??!
F/A-18 Interceptor ??!?
-That was the last flight-game I played, and yes, I´m gonna take role as Iceman next Thursday!
“I feel the need …”
Anyone?
Oh well..
ravioli | 10/02/2009 14:06
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They’re reporting on PlanetXbox360 that this is an exclusive demo for the 360. http://www.planetxbox360.com/article_5738/
cc_star | 10/02/2009 14:29
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Just shows that you can’t believe everything you read, except on TSA obviously.
ravioli | 10/02/2009 14:32
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well obviously….
MisterDog | 10/02/2009 14:13
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From press release on another site
TOM CLANCY’S H.A.W.X™ DEMO AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 11 ON XBOX LIVE® AND FEBRUARY 12 ON PLAYSTATION® NETWORK
Xbox exclusive for one-day
cc_star | 10/02/2009 14:27
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Nope, XBL updates on Wednesdays and the PSN on Thursdays, no exclusives.
MisterDog | 10/02/2009 14:38
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I did know that (meant ot imply to exclusive at all, and failed)
MisterDog | 10/02/2009 14:15
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…although do we know for certain this covers Europe?
cc_star | 10/02/2009 14:24
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It’s a press release from Ubi UK
MisterDog | 10/02/2009 14:39
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I did not know that, so thanks for clarifying
Pixl1983 | 10/02/2009 14:26
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As content for demos go this sounds pretty generous. I might be persuaded to waste some time on this.
cc_star | 10/02/2009 14:42
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4 player Co-op (local & online), couple of mission, ability to unlock further planes certainly sounds good. and it least we know the game won’t be marked down for not featuring Co-op
Pixl1983 | 10/02/2009 15:57
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Why would anyone do that? Marking something down for not having a feature included is….oohhh.
Well I would mark down a flight sim if it didn’t feature flying.
theshockwave | 10/02/2009 16:01
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This seems like a great demo. Fairly long and with unlockables? Score! Co-op? Yeh, no-one to do it with but awesome demo anyway.
Paragonknight | 10/02/2009 18:30
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This sounds good and also the demo sure has quite a lot to offer. It’s got online co-op so anyone up for it? That is assuming it’s not crap!
cc_star | 10/02/2009 18:31
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Here’s hoping
PSN_KAP | 10/02/2009 19:11
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must say, this thursday willl definately be a good one with this and flower
cc_star | 10/02/2009 19:19
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Yep can’t wait for flOwer
Paragonknight | 10/02/2009 19:39
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What’s Flower like as in gameplay wise? Can I expect a review?
kevatron400 | 11/02/2009 09:11
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I think the last game I piloted in was Microsoft Flight Simulater 98 on the PC. in 98.
cc_star | 11/02/2009 09:48
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Found out the game runs at 60fps, and looks like the fly-by sequences from GRAW/R6, and people who have had hands-on report nothing but good things about the control system.
Paragonknight | 11/02/2009 16:46
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That sounds good. Might make the demo even more fun to play if the controls are good.
Mildrop | 11/02/2009 21:23
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Played the demo on the 360 and whilst i understand the demo is not a finished article the demo has crashed several times. Also the framerate suffers when theres alot going on in a dogfight and horribly jumps at times.
Looking forward to the PS3 demo to see if it suffers the same problems will the PS3 cope as we know it can
cc_star | 24/02/2009 19:55
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Anyone know anything about this delayed demo, the full game is here a week on Friday, so hopefully it’s out this Thursday
This is a game I really must play before buying, considering I suck so badly in the air in Warhawk, I would want to make sure I can actually play it.
MisterDog | 10/02/2009 14:43
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Should read – meant to imply not exclusive at all
must learn to read what I’ve typed before pushing submit
cc_star | 10/02/2009 15:03
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I know, I was just confirming your errrm confirmation
mcphatty | 10/02/2009 15:43
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The concreteness of this information is very impressive, well done CC Star
Paragonknight | 10/02/2009 18:27
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You would!?
Paragonknight | 10/02/2009 18:35
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Yeah I hope so. The last game I played like this was an Ace Combat on the PS2 and thought it was quite good. Of course I think if Warhawk upgrades in terms of graphics and playability we’re looking at a uber brutal game which even God of War III might have difficulties competing with.
cc_star | 10/02/2009 19:57
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Kind of like flOw, but rather than navigating around a 2d screen, you navigate though a 3d landscape. hard to describe, I’m buying it though
djhsecondnature | 10/02/2009 20:02
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Yes you can
Paragonknight | 10/02/2009 20:38
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Well I might buy it but I reckon it’s going to be £6.99? Is this price increase due to the recession or just in general?
Paragonknight | 10/02/2009 20:38
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Soon?
cc_star | 10/02/2009 20:59
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Nope its to do with the crappy exchange rate.
The Pound is down against the Euro and Euro is down against the Yen, this means when SCEE UK convert their revenues to euro’s they loose out, and then when SCEE convert their Euros to Yen they lose out again.
The price in Yen hasn’t changed, but the old £4.99 price-point is now £6.29
This isn’t Sony’s fault
cc_star | 10/02/2009 23:47
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Sooner than the one for the game I’ve been trying to write for the past few days. Writers block you see.