Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X (2009) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X

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74 3 March 2009

What Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X is

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X is a shooter game developed by Gameloft and released in 2009. It was published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The setting is 2012. As the era of the nation-state draws quickly to a close, the rules of warfare evolve even more rapidly. More and more nations become increasingly dependent on Private Military Companies (PMCs) elite mercenaries with a lax view of the law. The Reykjavik Accords further legitimize their existence by authorizing their right to serve in every aspect of military operations. There goes the neighborhood...

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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Tom Clancy’s series

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X is the 41st of 108 entries we hold in the Tom Clancy’s series. The next entry was Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction - Deluxe Edition in 2010. Its critic score of 74 is 4 points above the series average of 70. The highest-rated entry is Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint - Red Patriot at 96.

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How it was received

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X holds a critic score of 74 out of 100. That places it above 52% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 7 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 74, across 64 votes.

What it launched against

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X launched on 3 March 2009, within three weeks of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Resident Evil 5, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned and Killzone 2. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Resident Evil 5, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned, Killzone 2.

Cheats and codes

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