Warhawk (PS3)
PlayStation 3 goes online-only with this exclusive shooter.
1/31/2008 12:00 AM | 1 Comments | Page 2 of 2
What's Hot: Great control, action, and ranking system
What's Not: Lack of a compelling backstory; No real in-game help
Warhawk has a ranking system that confers a wide range of bragging rights to players who are interested in that sort of thing. Ribbons are awarded for specific goals like being the top player on the winning team or avoiding friendly fire. This lets players establish bragging rights with the online community.
The graphics are spectacular, and the game supports 480p, 720p or 1080i. Draw distances are extremely long, which is essential for a game where most players spend a lot of their time in the air looking for targets. Things explode beautifully, and it's a kick watching burning debris fall to the ground as dogfights rage up above.
What might be the most interesting thing about
Warhawk is how Sony is making it available. You can buy it at the store for $59.99 (MSRP) and you'll get an included Bluetooth headset, or you can download it directly from the PlayStation Network for $20 less (with no Bluetooth headset). The online version lacks a manual, however -- which is odd -- but players can download one from Sony's Web site. No matter how you decide to purchase it,
Warhawk is a well-crafted online flight-'n'-frag-fest with enough options and action -- and an active enough player base (at the time of this writing) -- to keep players flying, shooting, running and gunning for a good long time.
This review is based on a retail copy of the game provided by the publisher.
