Curse

Accursed · Aug 03, 2008, 05:29 PM // 17:29

Official Website:
hawxgame.us.ubi.com/

Storyline:

THE PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES (PMCS)
As the era of the nation-state draws toward its end, the world of warfare is evolving rapidly. New challenges demand new solutions, sometimes with unpredictable outcomes.

For many years, state-sponsored militaries have struggled to maintain and modernize their forces. Increasing budget restrictions and difficulties in recruiting skilled personnel have led many countries to seek other solutions. More and more nations now rely increasingly on Private Military Companies (PMC) – elite mercenary groups staffed with equally elite personnel - to support their field operations.

PMCs have proven to be excellent partners in respect to efficiency, skills, low prices, and reliability. They’ve been able to fulfill most of the mission normally handled by regular armies, without risking political fallout.

In time, these private military corps diversified their field of operations, from mere securing land objectives to motorized assault and counter-intelligence. It was not long before a few of these PMC secured enough resources to require being involved complete support air and sea-bound operations.

With each passing year, the PMCs expand their influence and scope of activity. Initially just consultants, they are now involved in surveillance, logistics, site security, and other essential roles. In order to keep the war machine going most of the PMC warranted firms dealing with other sources of income such as mining, oil extraction, airliners, goods manufacturing etc. Ensuring a steady flow of currency allowed these companies to operate a tighter game against their opposition. Each year, they come closer to serving as fully operational field units, and their services are so widely used they’re already essential. Pandora’s Box has been opened. There’s no getting rid of the PMCs now.

THE REYKJAVIK ACCORDS
2012: The Reykjavik Accords are ratified by 191 countries, including the US and all the major powers.

They define and limit the role of PMCs in combat, as well as their new responsibilities in terms of human rights. The right of PMC units to serve in every aspect of military operations is now officially authorized: They can be engaged in full-scale forward operations.

The guidelines set down by the accords are simple. PMCs act as international and independent entities and must be contracted by a sovereign state to enter a conflict. They cannot target civilian populations. PMC operational units have the status of official combatants, and a PMC unit must use their own equipment to fulfill their missions.

As a consequence they are now fully authorized to purchase heavy equipment on the international armaments market (fighters, attackers, armored vehicles etc.) PMC units are now real private armies officially recognized by sovereign states. The war market has been deregulated: States lift all commercial restrictions to conventional weapons exchange with PMC units, so long as they respect the Reykjavik Accords. Within the limits of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, it is now up to each nation decide whom they wish to sell to – and what they wish to sell. Most of the leading nations, including the United States, choose to sell only their older, outmoded equipment to the PMCs. A few, however, see the opportunity for quick profit, and make available even top of the line military hardware.

Turning PMC units into operational international armies is intended to decrease regional and international conflicts, better protect civilian populations and human rights, and intensify the international war on terror. PMCs are seen as the future of peace-keeping forces, and their lack of political entanglements and quick response times theoretically makes them excellent fast responders to crises and humanitarian missions.

A DARK FUTURE
During the 2012-2018 timeline, the global military power will gradually shift toward the PMCs as they grow more and more independent from their high power self-governed companies. From all the theatres of operations worldwide the South American episode was the main leverage of the PMC uprising. Near the end of 2016, before the arms threat would become obvious, the mere presence of these private companies already had a negative impact on the economy of all the sovereign states, sapping their initiative and response capabilities.

“Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death, I Shall Fear No Evil. For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing.”
- SR-71 USAF base (Kadena, Japan)

Features:

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 core of the HAWX flight experience: aircraft interception trajectories, incoming missile detection, anti-crash system, damage assessment, tactical map, and weapons trajectory control. E.R.S. also allows players to issue orders to their squadron and other units, 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 with seamless JUMP IN/JUMP OUT functionality. In PVP mode, players can challenge each other in intense dog-fighting sessions and find out who's the top gun. Winning players are rewarded with experience points and money to unlock more weapons.

REALISM AND TECHNOLOGY
Players have the opportunity to take the throttle of over 50 famous aircrafts, and take them over real world locations & cities in photo-realistic environments created with the best commercial satellite data on the civilian market.

Videos:
http://hawxgame.us.ubi.com/videos.php

Screenshots:
http://hawxgame.us.ubi.com/gallery.php

Concept Art:
http://hawxgame.us.ubi.com/concept.php

This game overall looks extremely interesting. Whats even more interesting is that this game is coming out not just for the Xbox 360 and PS3, but also the computer. I am definately looking forward to playing this game.

PS: This game will be on steam. It's how I found out about it.

-Loki- · Aug 04, 2008, 08:55 AM // 08:55

Graphically it looks pretty average. From the side of me that somewhat enjoyed flight sims, the gameplay looks somewhat average too.

pumpkin pie · Aug 04, 2008, 03:58 PM // 15:58

well, seeing that it is a Ubisoft game, i fear the worse.

have bad experience with Assassin's Creed. was so excited about that game that when i play it and then found out that the game is a repetition of the first assignments over and over and over and over again, i just wanted to throw the keyboard out the window.

this looks like that kind of game to me, only now you don't use an assassin, instead a fighter plane, and i think they will be the same as assassin's creed, repeating the mission over and over and over and over...

but hope it's not.

Quick_Prodigy · Aug 04, 2008, 04:53 PM // 16:53

Looks alright, hate that dumb target helping triangle **** tho. But I cant wait to sit my butt in a su-47 bekrut

Zahr Dalsk · Aug 04, 2008, 05:13 PM // 17:13

LULZ

A Tom Clancy game.

Chances are it will suck as badly as the rest of them.

Accursed · Aug 04, 2008, 11:49 PM // 23:49

Splinter Cell and Rainbow 6 are great games from Tom Clancy.

So chances are it won't suck.

-Loki- · Aug 05, 2008, 09:36 AM // 09:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zahr Dalsk

LULZ

A Tom Clancy game.

Chances are it will suck as badly as the rest of them.

You obviously haven't played Rainbow Six or Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear, so shut up.

Anarkii · Aug 05, 2008, 12:59 PM // 12:59

I loved both Rainbow Six and Splinter Cell but yeah H.A.W.X looks average so far.