Mach Fun

The latest edition of the Tom Clancy gaming dynasty has arrived. Again Ubisoft is at the helm and produced another solid game. H.A.W.X takes you to the air and puts you in the pilot seat of more than 20 different aircraft ranging from the durable A-10 to the non-production YF-12 (SR-71 Blackbird with guns and missles). Amazing attention to detail and well scripted story make this game incredibly fun to play. I am a big fan of Clancy games that take place on the ground so I was interested in checking this one out. I didn't realize how much fun I would have with this.

Pros: Ummm...everything. This game is a lot of fun if you like aerial combat games. They went above and beyond getting the details of the planes right. The graphics are amazing. The controls are unlike anything I have played before. When you unlock the ability to turn off the computer assist on the plane then you really get to see what these planes can do!

Cons: Story is a decent length but once you beat it you have no choice but to play it again online to unlock all the extras. This can get repetitive and the only other option is head to head dog fighting. I'm really more into to team play than 1 v 1.

As much as I like this game I have to say it is a rental and not a buy. I don't think it has the staying power of a top notch FPS or a really long RPG. But do pick it up and have fun with it for a week or two. (Thank God for Gamefly!)