Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. Hands-On Preview
Posted by Donster on: 2008-05-26 16:19:14 542
We kick on our afterburners and fly into a massive dogfight with Ubisoft's newest Tom Clancy property.

By Hilary Goldstein, IGN

Coming this September to PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, HAWX offers up intense -- and often deadly -- dogfights and a true challenge for those wishing to prove themselves to be Top Gun material. Using GOI satellite data, Ubisoft is able to ensure the areas you fly over are the real deal. When we took to the skies to battle an onslaught of MIGs in Rio De Janeiro, the entire topography was exact to the real life locale. And yes, even the famed statue of Jesus was standing, arms outstretched, at the mountain top. And no, we did not try and shoot it down. Ubisoft describes the use of GOI data as "flying over Google Earth on crack." We're inclined to agree.

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