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{{short description|Arcade flight video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X
| image = Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.jpg
| alt = Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X (logo)
| developer = Ubisoft Bucharest<br/>Ubisoft Kyiv {{small|(PC)}}<br/>[[Company:Gameloft|Gameloft]] {{small|(BlackBerry, iOS, Palm Pre, Android, Symbian^3)}}
| publisher = [[Company:Ubisoft|Ubisoft]]
| designer = Thomas Simon
| composer = Tom Salta
| released = {{collapsible list|title=March 3, 2009|'''Xbox 360'''<ref name="Xbox">{{cite web|url=http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/tom-clancys-air-combat/|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX (Xbox 360) |publisher=GameSpy|access-date=October 18, 2013}}</ref>{{vgrelease|NA|March 3, 2009}}{{vgrelease|EU|March 6, 2009}}{{vgrelease|JP|April 23, 2009}}'''PlayStation 3'''<ref name="PlayStation">{{cite web|url=http://ps3.gamespy.com/playstation-3/tom-clancys-air-combat/|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX (PlayStation 3) |publisher=GameSpy|access-date=October 18, 2013}}</ref>{{vgrelease|NA|March 3, 2009}}{{vgrelease|EU|March 6, 2009}}{{vgrelease|JP|May 28, 2009}}'''Microsoft Windows'''<ref name="Windows">{{cite web|url=http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/tom-clancys-air-combat-working-title/|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX (PC) |publisher=GameSpy|access-date=October 18, 2013}}</ref>{{vgrelease|NA|March 17, 2009}}{{vgrelease|EU|March 19, 2009}}{{vgrelease|JP|July 17, 2009}}'''iOS'''{{vgrelease|WW|December 9, 2009<ref name="iOS">{{cite web|url=http://wireless.ign.com/objects/046/046149.html|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX (iPhone)|publisher=IGN|access-date=November 11, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216060948/http://wireless.ign.com/objects/046/046149.html|archive-date=December 16, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref>}}'''BlackBerry PlayBook'''{{vgrelease|WW|January 8, 2010<ref name="BlackBerry">{{cite web|url=http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/1477/?countrycode=IE&lang=en|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX (BlackBerry)|publisher=[[Software:BlackBerry World|BlackBerry World]]|access-date=October 18, 2013|archive-date=October 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019094416/http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/1477/?countrycode=IE&lang=en|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}'''Palm Pre'''{{vgrelease|WW|April 2, 2010<ref name="Palm">{{cite web|url=http://forum.mobilism.org/viewtopic.php?t=111349|title=Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. (Palm Pre) |date=April 2, 2010|publisher=Mobilism|access-date=August 30, 2013}}</ref>}}'''Android'''{{vgrelease|WW|September 13, 2010<ref name="Android">{{cite web|url=http://www.androidtapp.com/tom-clancys-h-a-w-x/|title=Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. (Android) Review|last=Wells|first=Antonio|date=September 13, 2010 |publisher=AndroidTAPP|access-date=August 30, 2013}}</ref>}}'''Symbian^3'''{{vgrelease|WW|January 16, 2011<ref name="Symbian">{{cite web|url=http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/reviews/item/12484_Tom_Clancys_HAWX_HD.php|title=Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. (Symbian) Review |last=Spence|first=Ewan|date=January 16, 2011 |publisher=All About Symbian|access-date=August 30, 2013}}</ref>}}}}
| genre = [[Software:Combat flight simulator|Combat flight simulator]]
| modes = [[Software:Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Software:Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[Engineering:Xbox 360|Xbox 360]], [[Engineering:PlayStation 3|PlayStation 3]], [[Software:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]], [[Software:IOS|iOS]], [[Engineering:BlackBerry PlayBook|BlackBerry PlayBook]], [[Engineering:Palm Pre|Palm Pre]], [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]], Symbian^3
}}

'''''Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X''''' is an [[Software:Combat flight simulator|arcade flight]] [[Engineering:Video game|video game]] developed by Ubisoft Bucharest and published by [[Company:Ubisoft|Ubisoft]] for [[Software:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]], [[Engineering:Xbox 360|Xbox 360]] and [[Engineering:PlayStation 3|PlayStation 3]], and by [[Company:Gameloft|Gameloft]] for [[Engineering:BlackBerry PlayBook|BlackBerry PlayBook]], [[Software:IOS|iOS]], [[Engineering:Palm Pre|Palm Pre]], [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]] and Symbian^3. It was released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in North America on March 3, 2009,<ref name="Xbox"/><ref name="PlayStation"/> for Windows on March 17,<ref name="Windows"/> for iOS on December 9,<ref name="iOS"/> for BlackBerry on January 8, 2010,<ref name="BlackBerry"/> for Palm Pre on April 2,<ref name="Palm"/> for Android on September 13,<ref name="Android"/> and for Symbian on January 16, 2011.<ref name="Symbian"/> A [[Engineering:Wii|Wii]] version was announced, but was ultimately canceled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wii.ign.com/objects/142/14244445.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924215919/http://wii.ign.com/objects/142/14244445.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 24, 2008 |title=Tom Clancy's HAWX (Wii) |publisher=IGN|access-date=November 11, 2010}}</ref> In September 2010, a sequel titled ''[[Software:Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2|Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2]]'' was released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The Microsoft Windows and Wii versions were released in November 2010. In November 2018, ''Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X'' was added to the Xbox One's Backwards Compatibility list although only through physical media as it is not available on the Xbox Marketplace.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/backward-compatibility|title=Xbox One Backward Compatibility List {{!}} Xbox|website=Xbox.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-11}}</ref>

The story of the game takes place during the time of ''[[Software:Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2|Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2]]''. ''H.A.W.X'' is set in the near future where [[Finance:Private military company|private military companies]] have essentially replaced government-run military in many countries.

==Gameplay==
[[File:HAWX gameplay.jpg|thumb|230px|left|The ERS in ''H.A.W.X'': The player's plane, shown from the third person view, is escaping an incoming missile. ERS has rendered an escape path (red triangles) which the player should follow.]]
The basic gameplay mechanics of ''H.A.W.X'' are similar to those of other console-based flight arcade, such as ''[[Software:Ace Combat|Ace Combat]]''. Players take on enemies with over fifty aircraft available to them. Each mission is set amidst real-world locations in environments created with commercial [[Astronomy:Satellite|satellite]] data. A [[Engineering:Cockpit|cockpit]], first-person, and third-person view are selectable, with third-person view giving the player an external view of both their plane and the target.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5018614/more-screens-and-a-different-look-at-hawx|title=More Screens and a Different Look at H.A.W.X.|last=Good|first=Owen|publisher=Kotaku|date=June 22, 2008 |access-date=July 4, 2013}}</ref>

All aircraft in the game are equipped with [[Engineering:Rotary cannon|guns]], a large supply of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) heat-seekers<ref>Unrelated to the real-world [[Engineering:Joint Strike Missile|Joint Strike Missile]]</ref> and a handful of flares. Most enemy aircraft that appear in the single-player campaign are downed when they are hit by two JSMs. Heavier aircraft such as [[Engineering:Strategic bomber|strategic bomber]]s are downed with four JSMs. Guns inflict little damage but their supply of bullets is infinite. Each aircraft may also carry one or two additional weapons. For instance, the A-10 attack aircraft may carry cluster bombs that are effective against a column of tanks but cannot be fired against airborne targets. The player may not customize the weapons, but may choose between predefined configurations.

The game features an "Enhanced Reality System" (ERS). The ERS includes [[Engineering:Radar|radar]]s, incoming missile detection, an anti-crash system, damage control system, tactical map, information relay, aircraft interception trajectories and weapons trajectory control. The ERS also allows players to issue orders to their squadron and other units.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2009/01/29/hawx-enhanced-reality-system-in-acrobatic-action/|title=H.A.W.X enhanced reality system|last=Spencer|first=Kristen|date=January 29, 2009|publisher=That Video Blog|access-date=June 10, 2009}}</ref> When fully activated, the ERS provides a great deal of assistance to the player, but the system features can be turned off selectively to make the game more difficult and give the player more maneuverability.

The [[Software:Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation#Ace Edge|Ace Edge]] flight stick and throttle control, designed for the limited edition ''[[Software:Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation|Ace Combat 6]]'' package, is fully compatible with the game on both Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=943417&topic=46483258|title=Ace Edge Compatible?|publisher=[[GameFAQs]]|access-date=June 10, 2009}}</ref>

===Multiplayer===
Players are able to complete campaign missions in [[Software:Cooperative video game|co-op mode]]. There is also a [[Software:Deathmatch (video games)|deathmatch]] mode where players can challenge each other. Winning players are rewarded with [[Software:Experience point|experience point]]s to unlock more weapons. The planes that are available in multiplayer mode are determined by the current level of the player.

==Synopsis==
===Background===
The game is set above the skies of a near-future world, which is increasingly dependent on [[Finance:Private military company|private military companies]] with elite mercenaries, who have a relaxed view of the law. As these non-governmental organizations gain power, global conflict erupts with one powerful PMC attacking the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/tom-clancys-air-combat/864196p1.html |title=Ubisoft Launches An Air Assault With ''Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X''|publisher=GameSpy|date=April 3, 2008 |access-date=July 4, 2013}}</ref>

The game is set in the same universe as ''[[Software:Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter|Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter]]'', and Captain Scott Mitchell, the Ghost leader, is featured in several of the missions.<ref name="hawk1"/> Plot elements are also carried over from other ''Tom Clancy'' games, such as the missile defense system found in ''[[Software:Tom Clancy's EndWar|Tom Clancy's EndWar]]''.<ref name="hawk1">{{cite web|url=http://uk.xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/tom-clancys-air-combat/887909p2.html|title=''Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X'' (X360) |publisher=GameSpy|access-date=July 4, 2013}}</ref> During an interview with G4, ''H.A.W.X''{{'}}s lead designer Thomas Simon revealed that the game takes place between ''[[Software:Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2|Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2]]'' and ''Tom Clancy's EndWar''.<ref>{{cite web |date=July 7, 2008 |title=Exclusive Hands On Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X |url=http://e3.g4tv.com/e32008/videos/27168/Exclusive_Hands_On_Tom_Clancys_HAWX.html |url-status=dead |access-date=July 4, 2013 |publisher=G4}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.gamespot.com/video/943417/6194082/tom-clancys-hawx-e3-2008-stage-show-demo|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX E3 2008 Stage Show Demo|publisher=GameSpot|date=July 15, 2008|access-date=July 4, 2013}}</ref>

===Plot===
The player assumes the role of Major David Crenshaw, a {{wipe|U.S. Air Force}} pilot and squadron leader of an elite unit called H.A.W.X ("High Altitude Warfare eXperimental squadron"). The game begins in 2014 with Crenshaw providing air support for the Ghost Recon team carrying out covert operations in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. After the mission, the Air Force deactivates the H.A.W.X program and Crenshaw is recruited into Artemis Global Security, a private military corporation.

Over the next six years, Crenshaw and his squadron fly missions for Artemis and its clients, such as defending valuable facilities and attacking insurgent bases. In 2021, Artemis signs a lucrative defense contract with {{wipe|Brazil}} that makes it one of the most powerful PMCs in the world. As expected, Las Trinidad, an anti-U.S. alliance PMC, launches an invasion on Rio de Janeiro. But with the help of Crenshaw and his squadron, Artemis and the Brazilian forces are able to repel the invasion. In the wake of the conflict, the United States sends its forces to intervene, thereby subverting Artemis' role and causing its [[Finance:Stock|stock]] to drop. In response, Artemis takes up a profitable contract with Las Trinidad and launches a surprise attack on the United States Navy carrier strike group in the Strait of Magellan. Unwilling to turn against their own country, Crenshaw and his squadron destroy the Artemis fleet and their fighter escort.

After the battle, the U.S. sends Crenshaw and an Air Force bomber squadron on a retaliatory mission to bomb the Artemis Operations Center in the Caribbean Sea. However, Artemis knocks out the U.S. communications and intelligence satellites and launches a massive preemptive invasion of the United States, capturing numerous major U.S. cities and military bases. H.A.W.X and the U.S. forces defend [[Place:Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C.]], and the President of the United States. Crenshaw and his squadron then assist the American counterattack against Artemis in {{wipe|Chicago}} and Naval Station Norfolk. As the U.S. gains the upper hand with the help of {{wipe|Japan}} and NATO, Artemis, which had acquired several tactical nuclear weapons, issues an ultimatum to the President: surrender in 24 hours or watch the U.S. be destroyed. H.A.W.X. squadron, a Ghost Recon team and [[Organization:NASA|NASA]] manage to restore the Space, Land, Air Missile Shield (see: ''[[Software:Tom Clancy's EndWar|Tom Clancy's EndWar]]'') and helps the Army Ranger battalion to capture a decommissioned U.S. Army base in the Nevada Desert and recover the warheads. However, in a last-ditch effort, Artemis smuggles one warhead into {{wipe|Los Angeles}} and prepares to detonate it. With only one minute left before detonation, Crenshaw destroys the nuke and concludes the war.

The three days of conflict between the U.S. and Artemis has caused over 40,000 casualties. In response, the {{wipe|United Nations}} forces all PMCs to disarm and either take on small scale support and logistical roles or be terminated. Several weeks later, Artemis is completely wiped out. Crenshaw kills the Artemis' CEO by destroying his hideout in a black operation.

==Development==
''H.A.W.X'' was announced on July 15, 2008, at the annual E3 2008 developers conference.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/863/863558p1.html |title=Tom Clancy's HAWX Flies into the Danger Zone |publisher=IGN |last=Goldstein |first=Hilary |date=May 2, 2008 |access-date=April 2, 2008}}</ref> Prior to this, Ubisoft issued a press release about the game under its working title ''Tom Clancy's Air Combat''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ubisoftgroup.com/index.php?p=59&art_id=60&vars=Y29tX2lkPTUwNSZzZW5kZXI9SE9NRSZzZW5kZXJfdXJsPWluZGV4LnBocCUzRiZmaWx0ZXJfdHlwZT0mZmlsdGVyX21vbnRoPSZmaWx0ZXJfeWVhcj0 |title=Press Release |access-date=September 25, 2007 |publisher=[[Company:Ubisoft|Ubisoft]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606210843/http://www.ubisoftgroup.com/index.php?p=59 |archive-date=June 6, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> A [[Software:Game demo|demo]] of the game for the Xbox 360 was released on February 11, 2009; for the PlayStation 3 on February 27, 2009; and for Microsoft Windows on March 2, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/09/hawx-demo-barrel-rolls-onto-xbox-live-feb-11|title=HAWX demo barrel rolls onto Xbox Live Feb. 11|last=Matos|first=Xav|date=February 9, 2009|publisher=Joystiq|access-date=May 11, 2009}}</ref>

''Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X'' uses a new [[Image resolution|high-resolution]] image program and [[Company:GeoEye|GeoEye]]'s commercial Earth-imaging [[Engineering:Ikonos|Ikonos]] satellite system. The ''H.A.W.X'' development team worked closely with GeoEye so that satellite images could be used in the game's nineteen-level environment; "High-resolution satellite imaging is moving from the black world of intelligence to the white world of commerce, and ''Tom Clancy's HAWX'' will bring that reality to gamers", said GeoEye VP, Mark Brender.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19998|title=Ubisoft's HAWX Using Commercial Satellite Imagery|last=Alexander|first=Leigh|date=August 26, 2008|publisher=Gamasutra|access-date=May 12, 2009}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| iOS = true
| PC = true
| PS3 = true
| X360 = true
| EuroG_X360 = 6/10<ref name="EuroGamer Review">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/tom-clancys-hawx-review?page=1|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX Review |last=Leadbetter|first=Richard|date=March 5, 2009|publisher=Eurogamer|access-date=May 10, 2009}}</ref>
| GI_PS3 = 8.75/10<ref name="GI Review">{{cite web|url=http://gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200904/R09.0304.1039.14968.htm|title=HAWX Review|last=Miller|first=Matt|date=March 10, 2009|publisher=Game Informer|access-date=July 16, 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090615154206/http://gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200904/R09.0304.1039.14968.htm| archive-date= June 15, 2009}}</ref>
| GameRev_PS3 = B<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/tom-clancy-hawx|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX Review (PS3)|last=Card|first=Ben|date=March 30, 2009|publisher=Game Revolution|access-date=August 26, 2013}}</ref>
| GSpot_PS3 = 7.5/10<ref name=gsps3>{{cite web|url=http://uk.gamespot.com/tom-clancys-hawx/reviews/tom-clancys-hawx-review-6205865/|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX PS3 Review|last=Anderson|first=Luke|date=March 10, 2009|publisher=GameSpot|access-date=May 21, 2009|archive-date=July 5, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130705034329/http://uk.gamespot.com/tom-clancys-hawx/reviews/tom-clancys-hawx-review-6205865/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GSpot_X360 = 7.5/10<ref name=gsxbox>{{cite web|url=http://uk.gamespot.com/tom-clancys-hawx/reviews/tom-clancys-hawx-review-6205791/|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX Xbox 360 Review|last=Anderson|first=Luke|date=March 10, 2009|publisher=GameSpot|access-date=May 12, 2009|archive-date=March 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324214533/http://uk.gamespot.com/tom-clancys-hawx/reviews/tom-clancys-hawx-review-6205791/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| IGN_iOS = 7.9/10<ref name="ignios">{{cite web|url=http://ie.ign.com/games/tom-clancys-hawx/iphone-46149|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX Review (iOS)|last=Buchanan|first=Levi|date=December 11, 2009|publisher=IGN|access-date=July 4, 2013}}</ref>
| IGN_PC = 6.7/10<ref name="ignpc">{{cite web|url=http://ie.ign.com/articles/2009/03/18/tom-clancys-hawx-review-2|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX Review (PC)|last=Ahearn|first=Nate |date=March 18, 2008|publisher=IGN|access-date=August 26, 2013}}</ref>
| IGN_PS3 = 6.8/10<ref name="ignps3">{{cite web|url=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/959/959432p1.html|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX Review (PS3) |last=Ahearn|first=Nate|date=March 4, 2009|publisher=IGN|access-date=May 10, 2009}}</ref>
| IGN_X360 = 6.7/10<ref name="ignxbox">{{cite web|url=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/959/959322p1.html|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX Review (360)|last=Ahearn|first=Nate|date=March 4, 2009|publisher=IGN|access-date=May 10, 2009}}</ref>
| OPM_PS3 = 3.5/5<ref name="PS3 reviews">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/943416-tom-clancys-hawx/articles.html?sort=1|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX (PlayStation 3) Reviews|publisher=GameRankings|access-date=September 3, 2013}}</ref>
| OPMUK_PS3 = 6/10<ref name="PS3 reviews"/>
| OXMUK_X360 = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/943417-tom-clancys-hawx/articles.html?sort=1|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX (Xbox 360) Reviews|publisher=GameRankings|access-date=September 3, 2013}}</ref>
| PCGUK_PC = 66/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/943415-tom-clancys-hawx/articles.html?sort=1|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX (PC) Reviews|publisher=GameRankings|access-date=September 3, 2013}}</ref>
| TX_X360 = 8.4/10<ref name="Team Xbox Review">{{cite web|url=http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1664/Tom-Clancys-HAWX/p1/|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX Review (Xbox 360)|last=Eddy|first=Andy|date=March 4, 2009|publisher=Team Xbox|access-date=May 10, 2009}}</ref>
| XPlay_X360 = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="X-Play Review">{{cite web|url=http://g4tv.com/xplay/reviews/1936/Tom-Clancys-HAWX-Review.html|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX Review|last=Gaskill|first=Jake|date=March 9, 2009|publisher=G4TV|access-date=May 10, 2009|archive-date=October 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015031817/http://g4tv.com/xplay/reviews/1936/Tom-Clancys-HAWX-Review.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GR_PC = 72%<ref name=grpc>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/943415-tom-clancys-hawx/index.html|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX (PC) |publisher=GameRankings|access-date=August 26, 2013}}</ref>
| GR_PS3 = 73.50%<ref name=grps3>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/943416-tom-clancys-hawx/index.html|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX (PS3) |publisher=GameRankings|access-date=May 23, 2012}}</ref>
| GR_X360 = 74.59%<ref name=grxbox>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/943417-tom-clancys-hawx/index.html|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX (Xbox) |publisher=GameRankings|access-date=May 23, 2012}}</ref>
| MC_PC = 70/100<ref name=mcpc>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/tom-clancys-hawx/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX for PC |publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 23, 2012}}</ref>
| MC_PS3 = 74/100<ref name=mcps3>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/tom-clancys-hawx/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3|publisher=Metacritic|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX for PlayStation 3|access-date=May 23, 2012}}</ref>
| MC_X360 = 73/100<ref name=mcxbox>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/tom-clancys-hawx/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360|title=Tom Clancy's HAWX for Xbox|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 23, 2012}}</ref>
}}

''H.A.W.X'' has received mixed to positive reviews. The satellite mapping has been largely praised due to its increased authenticity, although it has also been criticized as pixelation becomes very obvious during low-level flying.

''Game Informer''{{'}}s Matt Miller praised the game for its "big thrills".<ref name="GI Review"/> Other reviewers criticized the game as "stale". IGN's Nate Ahearn wrote "The co-op is fun, but the lacking multiplayer is a bummer,"<ref name="ignps3"/><ref name="ignxbox"/> and ''X-Play''{{'}}s Jake Gaskill stated "Versus multiplayer is confusingly shallow".<ref name="X-Play Review"/> Zero Punctuation, known for its harsh review style, gave it a rare positive review, with reviewer Ben Croshaw criticising the story but complimenting the gameplay.<ref name="ZeroP_hawx">{{cite video| url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/689-Tom-Clancys-H-A-W-X| title=Zero Punctuation: Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.| last=Croshaw|first= Ben | publisher=The Escapist| medium=Video game review| date=April 23, 2009| access-date=July 16, 2010}}</ref>

==Sequel==
On May 5, 2010, Ubisoft announced that a sequel, ''[[Software:Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2|Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2]]'', was being developed for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and PC. The game was released on September 3, 2010, for Xbox 360, on September 10 for PlayStation 3,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/63649/tom-clancy-gets-air-fancy|title=Tom Clancy Gets Air Fancy Again with H.A.W.X. 2|publisher=Shack News |last=Faylor|first=Chris|date=May 5, 2010 |access-date=July 4, 2013}}</ref> and on November 12 for Wii and PC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hawxgame.us.ubi.com/news.php?id=0|title=''H.A.W.X 2'' Official Site|publisher=[[Company:Ubisoft|Ubisoft]]|access-date=July 4, 2013}}</ref>

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