Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2

by Ubisoft

Product Features

• Become a member of the elite HAWX squadron and command more than 50 iconic in-game planes
• Explore real locations all over the world with photo-realistic environments created using high-end satellite data
• Use the PVP mode to engage other players in brutal dogfights for bragging rights and in-game rewards
• Experience the extended campaign as a solo flier or in multiplayer mode with smooth jump in/jump out functionality
• Let unique E.R.S. technology guide you in evading incoming missiles, avoiding crashes, and controlling weapons

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B003MUNG0G
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 7, 2010
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,240 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #2 in Video Games > Xbox 360 > Simulation > Flight
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Xbox 360 | Edition: Standard

Amazon.com Product Description

Incredible Visuals

Cutting-edge technology

Synopsis

This is the moment you've been waiting and training for your whole life - you are at the controls of the most technologically advanced aircraft on the planet. Your palms are slick with sweat, but you won't lose your grip, because the mission depends on you staying cool and in control. You have been chosen for this job and it's up to you as an elite aerial soldier to protect life as you know it.

This highly anticipated sequel to Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. lands you in the cockpit of the world's most technologically advanced fighter jet. Become an elite aerial soldier as you complete adrenaline-pumping airborne missions high above the Earth. Will you be able to soar with the best? You will take off into an explosive environment where you are in control of the world's most powerful and technologically advanced aircraft. Pilot these elite aerial machines in intense heart-racing airborne missions.

Adrenaline-pumping missions!

Key Features:

• Enlist as an elite aerial soldier in control of the world's most technologically advanced aircraft
• Use cutting-edge technology in amazing airborne attacks
• Complete adrenaline-pumping missions high above the ground
• Directly inspired by Tom Clancy's books
• Sequel to the renowned Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.

Product Description

Aerial warfare has evolved. So have you. As a member of the ultra-secret HAWX 2 squadron, you are one of the chosen few. One of the truly elite. You will use finely honed reflexes, bleeding-edge technology and ultra-sophisticated aircraft – their existence denied by many governments – to dominate the skies. You will do so by mastering every nuance of the world’s finest combat aircraft. You will slip into enemy territory undetected, deliver a crippling blow and escape before he can summon a response. You will use your superior technology to decimate the enemy from afar, then draw him in close for a pulse-pounding dogfight. You will do all this with professionalism, skill and consummate lethality. Because you are a member of HAWX 2. And you are one of the finest military aviators the world has ever known.

Customer Reviews

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An unfortunate disappointment (Campaign review only), January 23, 2011

By 

Shane "Keep SciFi Alive" (MN) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2 (Video Game)

Let me first off say that I was a huge fan of the first HAWX installment and an overall huge fan of anything Clancy. I was eager to get this game because I had seen some great in-game footage of the AC-130 mission and landings were now included. Before I start telling you why this game is a disappointment let me tell you what is good about it.

1) The graphics are just as good if not better than the first HAWX. The detail of the maps are great and give you an almost there feel. The planes seem better as well. The plane graphics seem more realistic with a more war worn look that's not as clean as before.

2) It's more realistic. Even though you still have a ton of missiles available it seems the designers spent more time making it tougher to hit the target.

3) The A.I. is a lot more difficult. Gone are the days of sending out 4 missiles at a time, every map, at every threat. I only remember one map where multi-target was available and that was for ground targets.

4) New technology. You not only get to control an AC-130 but there are drones and precision guided bombs that expand the gameplay.

Now for the not-so-good parts of the game. I really like tough games, they are a challenge and make for more fun but this game almost made me snap the disc in half. Here's why.

1) Your wingmen are absolute garbage. They don't seem to do anything other than warn you of incoming missiles, as if the red warning lights, picture in picture, and warning buzzers weren't enough.

2) You will spent 90% of your time dodging missiles and 10% of your time TRYING to have a decent dog fight. The MIG-29's are great they are extremely tough to get a lock on but as soon as you get any where close to missile lock you have to break off in order to escape incoming missiles.

3) The missions are scripted. You can't pick which targets to engage like you could in the first HAWX. If you are trying to protect a ground base from tanks you'll be forced to break off and take out incoming fighters. When you attempt to kill the fighters the ground forces practically destroy the base. Once you get rid of the fighters and try to take on the ground forces again you are taken to a cut-scene or the mission ends. That's what really gets me, the enemy doesn't retreat if you overwhelm them like the first, its just over.

4) The storyline is boring. Rebel forces take over some Russian nukes, WOW that hasn't been done to death. Thankfully you can skip the load-screens after about thirty seconds.

5) This isn't that big of a deal but the game is pretty sexist. There is a female pilot who talks quite a bit throughout the campaign and she is pretty much the only source of a "team" feel. When she talks she is almost instantly told to be quite by one of your wingmen. In the end she sacrifices herself trying to take out an enemy target and the game is like, "alright she's dead who's up next?".

6) No choices of what planes or missile packages you get to fight with. You are given some really bad planes to take into combat and don't expect to play with to many US aircraft, the game is set as a world conflict so you only get to play the F-22 and Warthog in a couple missions, otherwise your Russian, French or English.

The first game was great it had creative and fun missions like protecting the President of the United States and taking on wave after wave of ground targets. This game is intense but I would say its not very fun. There seems to have been a complete lack of imagination on this one. I have only played the multiplayer a few times and it seems to be a rank up as you go system so maybe that is worth the price of the game. All I can say is the campaign is a huge let down.

ALL FEEDBACK IS APPRECIATED. THANKS AND GOOD GAMING.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Get Your Air Combat Fix, October 19, 2010

By 

S. H. Wells (Tulsa, OK United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2 (Video Game)

HAWX 2 puts you in the cockpit of a variety of fighters and in control of some drones in order to accomplish a variety of missions against a stiff opposition of anti-air fire and enemy aircraft. As a preface to this review, I own and enjoyed the first HAWX and I only play with the xbox controller (though I am thinking about investing in a flight stick).

HAWX 2 does some things very well. The AI aircraft in the single-player campaign are much smarter than in the first incarnation of the game. Dipping and diving and trying to lock on to enemy aircraft is the heart of HAWX 2. Moreover the backdrop of deserts, rugged mountain peaks, and other locations are beautifully done. Screaming through mountain passes at tree top levels has never looked more realistic on the 360. The take off and landing effects are also very cool (especially on aircraft carriers). The narrative cut scenes that propell the story are ok (but I don't really play for the story).

The multiplayer is tons of fun. There are co-op mission modes and team battle. Team battle is up to 4 on 4 fighter combat and has a number of customizable features. You can pick from a variety of maps (points can be scored hitting NPC targets as well as enemy players). But what I loved was that you can select an "era": korean war, vietnam conflict, cold war, modern, or open. This era selection restricts plane choices to those available during the selected conflict. Also a various realism factors can be engaged to make the multiplayer the shining area of HAWX2.

Finally the perks system is very well done. You rank up both in your experience level and with each plane. To unlock customizable loadouts, you must play with each plane. Also, as you rank up special effects that give your team brief bonuses can be unlocked (these include radar jamming, camoflage, no missile lock warning for the enemies, etc).

Some things that are exactly like HAWX 1. All the planes have a lot of missiles (sometimes 30 or 40 missiles) and machine guns even stealthy modern planes that do not have the old dog-fight standby. The "realistic" mode in multiplayer helps to correct this.

And HAWX 2 missed the mark completely in two places: 1) campaign aircraft selection & 2) "assistance off" mode. First, In trying to stick to some sort of story-plot the plane you pilot in the campaign is scripted. I did notice that the rewards for ranking up did not seem to include the great variety of planes from HAWX 1,but this may change as DLC becomes available. Secondly, The assistance off move your perspective from the standard 1st or 3rd person to a zoomed-out third person. The idea is so you can see more of the battlefield. In reality you have very little control of your plane and the camera angles are wonky so you mostly fly in circles and shoot wildly.

All-in-all, HAWX 2 is a good game for your flight combat fix. It has some shortcomings, and is not a revolutionary advance over HAWX 1, but I can see myself flying the unfriendly skies for a good number of hours.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Better graphics but lacking in other areas, October 10, 2010

By 

Tyler Barnes "Terence" (Tulsa, OK) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2 (Video Game)

I think it was clear when they released the game at 49.99 that they felt it wasn't a premier game. Over HAWX they improved the graphics and added a couple of neat features. The "neat features" I refer to are the ability to finally take off and land (also taxi) even on an aircraft carrier at times. The story mode isn't that great, it has nothing to do with the book (neither did HAWX for that matter). Here are my pros and cons:

Pros

-Better graphics

-Can now taxi and land aircraft

-Has more weapons to choose from

-Online is slightly better (more options)

Cons

-CANNOT CHOOSE YOUR AIRCRAFT OF PREFERENCE!!!! (I don't want to be stuck flying a mig or su during certain missions... stick me with an F16 for all I care...)

-I will say again for con #2 that I want to fly planes of my choice, not a random foreign fighter jet.

-Story lacks a bit

-They incorporated several levels similar to Call of Duty's AC130 levels. If I wanted to play that, I'd put in Call of Duty 4.

-If you play the game with an aviation stick (flight stick), you suffer in dogfights from regular controllers, especially in the assistance modes where you can "bend the laws of gravity".

Conclusion:

I went back to play HAWX 1 just to choose my aircraft and play more clarified missions after a couple of weeks of playing HAWX2. Aviation games have never reached the level of potential that I expect from them. WWII games have been done to death and modern airplane games lack in detail. Thus far HAWX1 or AC4 are your best choice. Maybe the new Ace Combat will be worth playing. I give it 3 stars just for the graphics, average gameplay, and the simple reason that they came out with a sequal.

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