HAWX demo is here.

Here

Its made by Ubisoft so expect the worse.

The controls for standard Keyboard/Mouse are terrible. I haven't tried a joystick yet, but I can't imagine it being much better for Third Person View. I'm sure it's alright in First Person, but the only reason I'd play such an arcade game is to watch the stunts that I pull off, which simply can't be done from First Person.

I'll probably avoid this game. It's just too hard to have a game that requires an analog input to accept digital input, but they just outright failed. (I couldn't do a complete roll with m+k, it would turn me left or right. I had to use W to go down instead of inverting the plane. I also thought it was way too difficult to do anything in the third person. How the hell are you supposed to line up a shot with the machine gun? The gun reticle flys all over the place.

Anyone else getting a dump error as soon as they start the game??

The Demo wasn't too bad for an Flight Arcade, But I really doubt I'll buy it.

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1. Graphic - 'Good'.
2. Fun - 'Somewhat'.
3. Runs Good - 'Maxed, DX10.1 @ 60FPS'.
4. Flight Assistance /Off - 'Is pretty cool something new, I kept it off throughout the Demo'.

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The Cons:

1. K&M Controls. - 'Terrible Just Terrible, you're gonna have to have a Joystick /or Controller to Play'.
2. Cut-Scenes - 'Are Choppy as Hell'.
3. Flight Assistance /On - 'Is Crap..The Plane just felt too stiff in this View, If it was a Cockpit View it would've been better.'

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I would go more in Depth with Pros/Cons but whatever I just not in the mood...:P

A few Screenshots from HAWX.

How arcade-y is this game? Does the jet handle anything like one in a good flight simulator?F1_2004

This game is as Arcadey as it comes,

When your Jet is doing like 1,290 Km/h? (forgot how fast the Jets was going) and Pretty much do a 180 turn on a Dime and take off the way it came in Mid-Flight, well.. I would hang-up the Handling like a Sim.:P

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This is like most Arcades You Fly fast do tricks/Moves all over the place to take down the Enemy's,

Though I do like this more then most Flight Arcades The Flight Assistance /Off Cam is pretty Fun in my opinion.

Just tried it out. And I have to say that I am disappointed (though, not surprisingly so). Controls just felt completely wrong (especially since cockpit mode is refered to as "assisted mode" and 3rd person seems to be highly emphasized). Combat was simply getting a missile lock as everything is moving WAY too quickly relatively to each other that guns become completely useless (not that it matters because the aircraft mounted cannons are equivalent to flying shotguns what with how the cannons just spray tracers in what looks to be a 30-degree cone in front of the plane). Flight modeling also just felt wrong (when I go inverted in level flight, I *want* and expect my aircraft to lose altitude.

All that being said, I am thankful for one thing with this demo: I am thankful that I'm going to $50 more in my bank account by not buying this touch up of Afterburner. And this makes me a ambivalently sad panda...I miss my jet combat sims:cry:

I tried it out, and it's a pretty satisfying experience. There really aren't many arcade fliers being put out today, especially for the PC, so it's a welcome piece of fresh air so far. For those who dislike the demo and have just been using K/M: play it with a joystick or gamepad before you pass judgement; It's really the only way to play such a game. dos4gw82

I dunno...I dusted off my Thrustmaster Afterburner MkII for this and it still didn't feel right.

Too Arcadey and its too easy I think.. its just about getting a lock..Fire..Lock..Fire.. Too easy.. and the textures on the ground look a bit dodgy when you fly really close.. like all flat and not 3D...Shadowhawk000

I get a laugh out of people who whine about the fact they can't use a K+M to play certain games. Buy the proper controllers and you wont have a problem. Steering Wheel for driving games, Joystick+Throttle controler or Yoke for flight games. Go out and buy the proper hardware and you wont have this problem. If you are going to invest all that money in a computer and the games for it why wouldn't you buy the proper controller hardware?MrUnSavory1

This game is average, based on the demo. Maybe because I have been spoiled by better flying game (il2, warbird... heck I had more fun flying a stuka in world war 2 online). I fail to see why there is the name Tom clancy on this thing... I came to the conclusion that Tom Clancy is merely a puppet that put his name on everything Ubi$oft make...

[QUOTE="dos4gw82"]I tried it out, and it's a pretty satisfying experience. There really aren't many arcade fliers being put out today, especially for the PC, so it's a welcome piece of fresh air so far. For those who dislike the demo and have just been using K/M: play it with a joystick or gamepad before you pass judgement; It's really the only way to play such a game. Ein-7919

I dunno...I dusted off my Thrustmaster Afterburner MkII for this and it still didn't feel right.

Is it worth giving a try buds?OoSuperMarioO

How arcade-y is this game? Does the jet handle anything like one in a good flight simulator?F1_2004

This game is no Ace Combat or Flight Simulator thats for sure. Its 99% arcadey imo.

Too Arcadey and its too easy I think.. its just about getting a lock..Fire..Lock..Fire.. Too easy.. and the textures on the ground look a bit dodgy when you fly really close.. like all flat and not 3D...Shadowhawk000

[QUOTE="F1_2004"]How arcade-y is this game? Does the jet handle anything like one in a good flight simulator?kozzy1234

This game is no Ace Combat or Flight Simulator thats for sure. Its 99% arcadey imo.

After the demo, I am actually considering getting it. I got used to the controls after the training mission and it's pretty fun once you get into it (unlock the 2nd plane in the demo, etc)

I really liked the demo, easy and fun to play. After playing medieval 2 for months and months its fun to just relax with a easy arcade game like this one...looks beautiful too. :)

I enjoyed the demo, i had no problems playing with a keyboard/mouse. it feels like a good console game, and i'm suprised at the quality of the port, the menus and such were as good as any pc game, but the visuals, other than the lighting, were nothing special. i won't be getting it, but i would reccomend playing the demo as a fun way to spend a couple of hours.