Tom Clancy's HAWX (" High Altitude Warfare eXperimental Squadron ") is a game in the genre of arcade flight simulator developed by Ubisoft Bucharest . The game was published by Russobit-M / GFI, March 27 in Russia for Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 . The game was officially announced on April 2, 2008 [1] . Prior to this, Ubisoft published a press release about the game with its working title Tom Clancy's Air Combat . [2] In addition, a game demo was released on February 11, 2009 on Xbox Live , February 27, 2009 on PSN , and March 2 for Microsoft Windows . The game received mixed reviews from critics. [3]
| Tom Clancy's HAWX | |
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| Developer | Ubisoft bucharest Ubisoft Ukraine (porting to PC) |
| Publisher | Ubisoft entertainment  Russobit-M \ GFI |
| Localizer | Russobit-M \ GFI |
| Date of issue | March 27, 2009 ( PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 ), April 3, 2009 ( Microsoft Windows ),  March 6, 2009 ( PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 ), March 17, 2009 ( Microsoft Windows ) |
| Version | 1.02 (May 6, 2009) ( PC ) |
| Genre | arcade flight simulator |
| Creators | |
| Composer | Tom Salta |
| Technical details | |
| Platform | Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , iPhone / iPod touch , Android , Symbian ^ 3 |
| Game mode | single user multiplayer cooperative |
| Carrier | DVD Blu ray |
| System requirements |
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| Control | keyboard mouse |
Gameplay
There are 54 aircraft in HAWX and all of them can be used for air battles. They become available to the player as you progress through the story, gain experience and complete additional tasks. The plot of the game takes place in the near future, when after the conclusion of the Reykjavik agreements in 2012, private military companies flourished, and some of them surpassed the armed forces of small states in their power. Some elements have been ported from other games in the Tom Clancy series, such as rockets from Tom Clancy's EndWar . The game takes place between Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and Tom Clancy's EndWar .
There are also references to other Tom Clancy's games - in the last assignment, General Keating notifies us that the agents of the NSA Third Echelon Splinter Cell confirmed the target, and in two episodes of the Hawks cover Captain Mitchell's Ghosts squad.
Story
The main character is the US Air Force pilot David Crenshaw, who serves in the classified elite HAWX unit ( High Altitude Warfare eXperimental squadron - experimental squadron of high-altitude warfare). In 2014, he takes part in a brief border conflict between the United States and Mexican rebels in the city of Ciudad Juarez. After this conflict, the Air Force disbands HAWX and Crenshaw is hired by the private military company Artemis Global Security, led by Adrian DeUinter and his board of directors. He carries out various combat missions in the Middle East, Central Africa and Central Asia (they are issued by Colonel Bruce, the commander of all Artyomis units).
For six years, Artemis has become one of the leading private military companies in the world, and in 2021 it receives a very profitable contract in Brazil , which will provide Artemis with a large profit of hundreds of millions of dollars. Shortly thereafter, the war between Brazil and the Union of Latin American States of Las Trinidad begins. “Artemis”, fulfilling the terms of the contract, is actively involved in hostilities. The United States is interfering in the conflict on the side of Brazil, which causes discontent among the Artemis leadership, as this intervention pushes the company to the background and leads to a loss of profit of less than five points. In the end, Artemis terminates the contract with Brazil and concludes an even more profitable contract with Las Trinidad, thereby opposing America. Crenshaw prefers to remain faithful to his country and breaks relations with the company.
Meanwhile, Artemis is launching a full-scale attack on the United States. Under these conditions, the U.S. Air Force recreates the HAWX squadron, and Crenshaw reappears in it. With his participation, the initial attack on Washington was repelled, and the president of the country with his family was evacuated by plane to a safe place. In the future, however, it turns out that Artemis was able to capture the nuclear weapons stored there at the Norfolk Naval Base. She comes out with an ultimatum, demanding US surrender. The US military manages to restore the national missile defense system that was damaged during the attack, and then recapture most of the captured nuclear charges from Artemis, hidden at an abandoned military base in Nevada. One nuclear charge still remains with the company, which, as a gesture of despair, sends it to Los Angeles with the intention of destroying the city. During a special operation, the US Air Force locates the charge, and Crenshaw destroys it at the last moment.
In the epilogue, the plane flies along a mountain gorge, hiding from radar: it is only reported that it is on a secret mission. The broadcast news broadcast reports that during the war, which lasted less than 72 hours, about 40,000 peaceful Americans died, that the Reykjavik agreements were canceled, and Artemis ceased to exist and its leadership is on the international wanted list. After that, it becomes clear that Crenshaw is on a mission to eliminate the leaders of the former company. Having overcome a weak air defense system, he destroys the building in which the entire board of directors of Artemis is located.
Missions
| Scene | date | Operation Name | The task |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico , Ciudad Juarez , near the border of the USA and Mexico | year 2014 | Ghost rider | Find and destroy all the rebel forces. Defend the ghost squad on earth from the rebels. Shoot down enemy interceptors |
| Middle East , Al Khudun Oil Refinery | March 23, 2015 | Viper | Fly to the Al Khudun refinery. Protect the factory. Do not let bombers get to the factory |
| Central africa | September 2, 2015 | Cobalt | Switch to secondary weapons. Destroy the rebel depots. Destroy the rebel bases on your way. Intercept the general’s plane, not allowing him to reach the border |
| Afghanistan | November 10, 2015 | Invisible radiation | Switch to multi-purpose air-to-air missiles. Escort the bomber to the terrorist training camp. Destroy air defense batteries along the path of the bomber |
| Caribbean , Caribbean , Artemis Headquarters | January 10, 2021 | Certification | Climb altitude> 3000 m. Switch between OFF modes. and on repeatedly. Perform a stall and exit it. Destroy the drones of Mk I. Destroy the drones of Mk II using the demolition technique. Destroy Mk III Battle Drones |
| Brazil , Rio de Janeiro | February 25, 2021 | Glass hammer | Get to the center of Rio. Protect Rio from the invasion of the enemy. Shoot down enemy fighters. Sink the landing ship of the enemy. Destroy enemy tanks. Shoot down planes of direct air support. Join the battle with the aces and shoot them down. |
| Amazonian Jungle, Brazilian Highlands | April 4, 2021 | Backfire | Escort the helicopters to the camp of Las Trinidad. Defend the ghost squad during the assault. Escort the helicopters to the pick-up point |
| Strait of Magellan | June 19, 2021 | Ulysses | Escort US ships to a rapprochement with the enemy fleet. Drown the flagship "Mirmidonets" of the Artemis company before it enters the firing range. |
| Caribbean , Caribbean , Artemis Headquarters | June 24, 2021 | Stylet | Use a source tracking system to destroy beacons. Switch to radar-guided missiles. Find and destroy the enemy radar nodes before the arrival of US bombers. Escort US bombers to enemy base |
| USA , Washington | June 24, 2021 | Red eagle | Ensure air superiority over Washington. Defend Washington Defense Perimeter |
| USA , New England , South Washington County | June 24, 2021 | Torch light | Accompany Board Number One until November Fourth |
| USA , Chicago , Illinois | June 24, 2021 | Iron arrow | Enter the AWACS coverage area to avoid jamming. Accompany AWACS while searching for silencing equipment. Destroy the jamming equipment. Support the US ground forces in the offensive on the city |
| Japan , Tokyo | June 24, 2021 | Typhoon | Provide air superiority. Defend the US Navy before leaving Tokyo Bay. Destroy the Artemis blockade and defend the US fleet before leaving the bay |
| USA , Virginia , Norfolk | June 25, 2021 | Swipe the beat | Destroy 3 key defense points in the city. Support the U.S. Ground Forces in the offensive at the Norfolk Naval Base |
| USA , Appalachian Mountains | June 25, 2021 | Lightning strike | Disable the primary protective field by destroying the field generators |
| USA , Florida , Cape Canaveral | June 25, 2021 | wild Horse | Protect the shuttle from an advancing enemy. The shuttle is launching. Find and destroy AWACS "Artemisa" to suppress interference. The shuttle is launching. Intercept and destroy cruise missiles |
| USA , Nevada Desert | June 26, 2021 | A spear | Provide support to US ground forces advancing at the base. Squad ALFA. Squad BRAVO. CHARLIE Squad. Protect US bombers. Help US ground forces take base |
| USA , California , Los Angeles | June 26, 2021 | Dusk | Accompany AWACS while searching for a bomb. Destroy the bomb with the SUR! |
| Epilogue | July 2021 | Monarch | Get to the VM base and wait for the offensive order from the Pentagon. Destroy target |
Sequel
In May 2010, Ubisoft Bucharest announced the continuation of the game. Tom Clancy's HAWX 2 was released in early September 2010 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. [4] The PC and Wii versions were released in November 2010.
Notes
- ↑ Hilary Goldstein. Tom Clancy's HAWX Flies into the Danger Zone . IGN (April 2, 2008). Date of treatment April 2, 2008. Archived March 13, 2012.
- ↑ Press release . Ubisoft Date of treatment September 25, 2007. Archived March 13, 2012.
- ↑ Metacritic Review "Tom Clans's HAWX" (English) . Metacritic (March 11, 2009). Date of treatment March 11, 2009. (unavailable link)
- ↑ A couple of new products from Ubisoft
Links
- Tom Clancy's HAWX at Absolute Games
- Tom Clancy's HAWX - News, videos, screenshots and game review of Tom Clancy's HAWX