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    Tom Clancys Hawx on the PC

    Is anybody playing the above flight shooter game? And what do they think of it?

    is it compatible with a Saitek Aviator Joystick?

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    Re: Tom Clancys Hawx on the PC

    I tested the demo, didn't like it, the view in training really put me off, I was flying around in circles trying to shoot the bots down.. it was aweful, how can anyone fly like that?

    Graphics are awesome through, really nice.

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    Re: Tom Clancys Hawx on the PC

    I find the assistance off view really easy to fly, avoid and lock on with..
    I never use it mind, I much prefer the assistance on views.

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    Re: Tom Clancys Hawx on the PC

    Quote Originally Posted by IronWarrior View Post
    I tested the demo, didn't like it, the view in training really put me off, I was flying around in circles trying to shoot the bots down.. it was aweful, how can anyone fly like that?

    Graphics are awesome through, really nice.
    Demo, good one! I'll down load it and try it out... cheers

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    Re: Tom Clancys Hawx on the PC

    I played it for some arcade-style fun, but some of the things put it off, ie. even if you fly toward a target at afterburn, order your wingmen to attack it, and they fly forward 3 times faster than you to take it out!
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    Re: Tom Clancys Hawx on the PC

    boy is it hard to control with a mouse and keyboard. I was all over the place... made a lot of my own 30 ft deep craters along the way.

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    Re: Tom Clancys Hawx on the PC

    Good arcade fun..improves as it develops too i think. Found controlling the planes easy.

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    Re: Tom Clancys Hawx on the PC

    Played the demo with k/board & mouse and was very hard to play. Ordered a 360 controller and got the full game. Like to play it in short bursts, otherwise it gets very boring and easy.

    Prefer ON mode for well hidden ground targets, or I'll go OFF and climb to 10,000 ft and dive.

    Dog fighting with MiG/ACEs and everything has to be done in OFF mode to get real enjoyement. Nothing like dodging SAM/AA fire, drift back and nail the baddies with MAA.

    Need to find some good music to fly to though.

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    Re: Tom Clancys Hawx on the PC

    Looking to buy this myself. Looks cool!

    What minimum spec will it play on as my pc is not State-Of -the- art!

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    Re: Tom Clancys Hawx on the PC

    Quote Originally Posted by how1 View Post
    Looking to buy this myself. Looks cool!

    What minimum spec will it play on as my pc is not State-Of -the- art!
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    Processor: AMD Athlon XP 2000+ / Intel Pentium 4 2.0Ghz
    Display Card: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 128MB / ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB
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    Processor: AMD Athlon64 X2 4000+ / Intel Core 2 Duo E6320
    Display Card: 256 MB DirectX 10.0 compliant or DirectX 9.0 compliant with Shader Model 3.0 or higher
    Memory: 2048MB
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    I'd recommend trying the demo - it'll give you a good indication whether or not your PC can handle it. Built in benchmarking in the options too
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    Re: Tom Clancys Hawx on the PC

    Quote Originally Posted by Hyperviper34 View Post
    Is anybody playing the above flight shooter game? And what do they think of it?

    is it compatible with a Saitek Aviator Joystick?

    Cheers
    I've got it. Its good, but, pretty short.

    Personally I use a mix of the assistance on and off view - generally switching between them to avoid missles/SAMS etc... which is far easier with assistance off!

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    Re: Tom Clancys Hawx on the PC

    Quote Originally Posted by pauldarkside View Post
    Minimum:

    Processor: AMD Athlon XP 2000+ / Intel Pentium 4 2.0Ghz
    Display Card: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 128MB / ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB
    Memory: 1024MB
    Free Disk Space: 7GB
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    Recommended:

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    Display Card: 256 MB DirectX 10.0 compliant or DirectX 9.0 compliant with Shader Model 3.0 or higher
    Memory: 2048MB
    Free Disk Space: 7GB
    Operating System: Windows XP (SP 3) or Windows Vista (SP1 only)

    I'd recommend trying the demo - it'll give you a good indication whether or not your PC can handle it. Built in benchmarking in the options too
    Many thanks. I will try the demo.

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    Re: Tom Clancys Hawx on the PC

    Tried the demo, didn't particularly like it. What the hell is with the assistance off view? The scale is a bit off too, why are the planes the size of a tower block?
    It might be worth getting from the bargin bin though, probably a couple of hours of play in it.

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    Re: Tom Clancys Hawx on the PC

    Quote Originally Posted by Lord Filbuster View Post
    Tried the demo, didn't particularly like it. What the hell is with the assistance off view? The scale is a bit off too, why are the planes the size of a tower block?
    It might be worth getting from the bargin bin though, probably a couple of hours of play in it.
    I bought the ps3 version of the game and I'd have to agree, it probably wasnt worth paying full retail price for it, and it's a pretty short game.
    The only thing that really annoys me about the assistance off mode was that I always ended up going around in circles, I mean, I know that's kind of the point, but I'd end up spiraling towards the ground if I stayed in that mode for too long.
    Also pretty messed up how your squad travels at the speed of light. :\
    Other than all of that, I did love playing through the campaign and doing some online games.

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    Re: Tom Clancys Hawx on the PC

    Quote Originally Posted by Adnoz View Post
    I bought the ps3 version of the game and I'd have to agree, it probably wasnt worth paying full retail price for it, and it's a pretty short game.
    The only thing that really annoys me about the assistance off mode was that I always ended up going around in circles, I mean, I know that's kind of the point, but I'd end up spiraling towards the ground if I stayed in that mode for too long.
    Also pretty messed up how your squad travels at the speed of light. :\
    Other than all of that, I did love playing through the campaign and doing some online games.
    Yeah, it does make it pretty hard to see where the ground is. It's a shame really because overall it had quite a lot of potential.

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    Re: Tom Clancys Hawx on the PC

    Quote Originally Posted by Lord Filbuster View Post
    Yeah, it does make it pretty hard to see where the ground is. It's a shame really because overall it had quite a lot of potential.
    For everything bad about it, it does let you do some awesome stuff, I was in MP once and had a guy flying above and behind me, dropped a flare and switched into assistance off mode, cut off my throttle and pulled back, done this tiny little flip while still moving forward, got 2 rockets in his face and blew him up, t'was beautiful

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