HAWX Demo Comes to 360 Tomorrow, PS3 and PC Demo Later

By Joe Haygood | February 10, 2009

Ubisoft has announced that they are ready to roll out the demo for their upcoming action flight game, HAWX.  The demo will be exclusive to the 360 for a couple of weeks, releasing tomorrow on February 11th, with the PC and PS3 demos releasing on February 26th.

The demo will give players the chance to dogfight other players, as well as attacking armored targets, amphibious vehicles and buildings.   The demo will also support 4 player co-op, and there are some special bonuses you can unlock after playing the demo.  The unlockables are three new current era planes, the Falcon F16A, the SU-35 SuperFlanker and the AH-8B Harrier.  Check the jump for the full details.

TOM CLANCY’S H.A.W.X DEMO AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 11 ON XBOX LIVE

SAN FRANCISCO – February 10, 2009 – Today Ubisoft announces that an official Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X demo will be available for download for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft on the Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network beginning on February 11, 2009 at 2 a.m. PST. H.A.W.X demos will be available for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Windows-based PCs beginning on February 26, 2009.

In this demo, players will dominate the skies for the first time and battle planes, tanks, and amphibious assaults and have the opportunity to dogfight with other elite pilots in a stunning panoramic boss scene.

Key features of the H.A.W.X demo:
• Co-op enabled for up to 4 players – Jump in/Jump out.

• Gain experience points and unlock up to three real, licensed planes in the demo:
o F-16A Fighting Falcon
o SU-35 SuperFlanker
o AV-8B Harrier II

• Choose between two different game modes:
o Normal – Default control type
o Expert – Allows full control over the aircraft in “Assistance Off” mode

• Two heart-pounding missions:
o Operation: Off Certification (Training mode)
• Learn the skills of an elite pilot in “Assistance Off” mode and pull extreme maneuvers

o Operation: Glass Hammer (Rio De Janeiro)
• Take flight over GeoEye technology (the world’s best satellite data), and witness Brazil like never before
• Learn to use the Enhanced Reality System in “Assistance On” mode, where your plane’s computer calculates the best interception course for you to follow to attack an enemy, evade a missile, or hit a ground target

Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X will be in stores March 5, 2009. Also, for a limited time only, if customers pre-order HAWX at GameStop they will receive an exclusive in-game FB-22 fighter plane.