Warhawk is sexified. Flying through the skies, which look phenomenal,
in planes that are kick ass, doing all sorts of maneuvers, while
chasing another kick ass plane, and trying to shoot it down, is
sexified. Unfortunately, the ground combat keeps Warhawk from being
perfect, and it honestly almost ruins the game.
Developer Incognito was so confident with their multiplayer, that they
completely scrapped the single player campaign, which is a shame,
because it really subtracts from the overall value of the game. So, if
you don't have an internet connection, then you should stop reading
now, because you 100% should not get the game, as sexified as it is.
There are 4 game modes in Warhawk: Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture
the Flag, and Zones. The first three explain themselves, but the latter
needs some explaining. There are zones or bases, all over the map, and
your team needs to control them. That's about it. All four game modes
work well, even if the ground combat dampens the experience.
The flight part of Warhawk is what makes it so sexified, a word I will
use over and over when I talk about it. The planes can be flown with
the SIXAXIS, which actually does work well, or the left analog stick,
for when you're feeling lazy. There are powerups in the skies, which
are weapon pick ups. There are lock on missiles, TOW missiles, air
bombs, and other kick ass weapons available to your arsenal. When you
are locked on, you can use a chaff, to get rid of oncoming missiles, or
you can swing around a hill to put things in the missiles' paths, just
like in Super Mario Galaxy. You can go upside down, do barrel rolls,
and all the other airshow stuff, without any seems, and that's
sexified. If you can master the flight in Warhawk, you'll have a blast.
Now, the ground combat, which actually doesn't pan out as well as you'd
think. The maps, first of all, are sometimes too big for you to travel
across on foot. There are vehicles, such as jeeps with turrets, and
tanks, which are unstoppable. Tanks are the best part of ground combat.
However, there is a heavy unbalance between people in tanks, people in
planes, people in jeeps, and people on foot. This unbalance makes
Warhawk too difficult, which is unfortunate.
The sexified flight mechanic saves the day, as you can go to Dogfight servers, which are plane-only. Hells yeah.
Overall, Warhawk is sexified. Unfortunately, the lack of a single
player campaign, uneven gameplay, and lack of a tutorial keep this one
from being a must buy. If you love flight games, you should definitely
give Warhawk a shot. It opens up for a lot of new things, and
hopefully, upcoming expansion packs will make the game even better. As
it stands now, Warhawk is a very good game, and that should be enough
for at least a rent.
