SynopsisIn the year 2012, the era of the nation-state is drawing to a close. The nations of the future increasingly have turned to private military companies, also known as PMCs, to aid in their defense. These elite mercenaries provide clear benefits to the nations that engage them, but they also tend to take a rather lax view of the law. Even so, the Reykjavik Accords have authorized the PMCs' right to serve in every aspect of military operations. As the PMCs' role is further legitimized and their influence grows, concerns have begun to mount. Have the PMCs been granted too much power? And, if so, what will the consequences be for the world?Tom Clancy's HAWX puts you in the pilot's seat for revolutionary aerial combat action in an all-too-realistic world of the near-future. Engage in intense high-altitude warfare, complete with cutting-edge technology and devastating firepower. Become an elite pilot of the future through use of the game's unique Enhanced Reality System, which provides a incredibly realistic flight experience, including radars and incoming missile detection, weapons trajectory control, an anti-crash system and more. Take the throttle of more than 50 authentic aircraft as you prove your skills in dogfights over war-scarred modern landscapes. In HAWX, you're at the controls for stunningly rendered air combat.
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Try the demo with an HD large screen, go through the tutorial and you'll be sold; you have a captain/wingman (sort of) providing voice prompts as you learn to control the plane, evade missiles and enemy fighters via maneuvers and flares, engage the enemy and take him down as well as attack tanks on the ground hiding among buildings, et al. Fly low and hear the concussion your jet engines make on the water's surface, fly between high-rise buildings. View your plane from another pilot's perspective if you choose. You can do all this and more; this is just the demo....
What's great about it: Real satellite imagery/maps to fly over, accurate physics regarding stalls, attitude, velocity, flares/evasion, engage
What's not so great: I haven't mastered the game, therefore no comment