By Eli Green
February 10, 2009 - 13:30
Ubisoft announced today that it will be launching the official demo for its upcoming air combat game, Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. , this week. The demo will be available for download tomorrow for Xbox 360 users as part of this week's Xbox Live update and this Thursday, February 12 th , for Playstation 3 users as part of this week's Playstation Store update.
Ubisoft says this demo will let players “ 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”.
The demo includes:
Gain experience points and unlock up to three real, licensed planes in the demo:
F-16A Fighting Falcon
SU-35 Super Flanker
AV-8B Harrier II
The choice of two different difficulty modes:
Normal – Default control type
Expert – Allows full control over the aircraft in “Assistance Off” mode
Two missions:
Operation: Off Certification (Training mode)
Learn the skills of an elite pilot in “Assistance Off” mode and pull extreme maneuvers
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
Ubisoft will also be releasing the demo for the PC version on February 26th.
Also included with today's annoucement was a fresh trailer for the game. Enjoy.