Warhawk

[Heelfan71]

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damn it !!! I was expecting this game to be crap. Downloading it now.

[Scoop_Brady]

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I had my Fantasy Football draft last night so I didn't get a chance to play it online but I did run/drive/fly around a couple of levels by myself to get a feel. It seems like it will be a lot of fun and it's the first good use of the six-axis controls I've seen since getting my PS3. Sadly, I don't have nearly as many PS3 friends as I do 360 ones. Sully I didn't even know you had a PS3. Anyone can feel free to send me a friends invite, my PS3 name is in my sig.

[Sully]

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Scoop, I'll add you the next time I'm on. I think we'll be hard-pressed to fill a room with guys from here and DSP, but we may be able to scrape up enough guys to play together as a team.

[dave360]

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I'm on my way to buy it now.

[Vince]

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geez, why did i buy madden...

another 50 down the drain.

i already bought CH2k7 when i should've just waited for 2k8. Traded it in for Madden 08 plus pay 50 dollar balance. I hate the game so now I'm gonna trade Madden in for Warhawk. Geez!

[backbreaker]

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Here are some good tips for those who are having a difficulty. These are from Oni over at neogaf: and I co-sign these

Flight tips:

Hold down the fire button when using missiles. They will automatically lock on to targets in your scope. Release the fire button to fire.

Double tap and hold R2 for a speed boost. Useful to get somewhere quickly or avoid locked missiles (turn around buildings/hills).

Hold L2 & R2 to execute a powerslide.

If you're going to use sticks and not motion control, play with Pro-Flight active. It takes a bit of getting used to but definitely makes you much more agile in the air, also makes those silly newbs doing constant barrel rolls easy pickings. Start your own password protected game and learn.

Learn where the chaff and health pickups are in the air when flying. Those two items are your lifeline and will make the difference of staying alive for 2 mins or 20.

Beware the Ground-to-Air guns and missiles. They will shread your warhawk almost immediately. If you want to get risky you can try to get behind them and use a large homing missile, otherwise just land as close as you can and chuck grenades.

The stealth powerup is usefull for flying around the map grabbing all other powerups without interruption. When you start using your weapons the stealth will instantly deactivate so use it only when you're not going to fight.

Tow Missiles is the most powerful weapon for a Warhawk. If you see a shockwave go off somewhere on the map that's the Tow. Know where they spawn. You can be a real rat bastard if you keep picking one up, hiding, and killing groups of people without anyone knowing where you are. Great to take out a well defensed group.

Small tip for Air-to-Air combat. If I'm flying against someone that is somewhat skilled, I like to fire a single swarm missile at him just so that he gets rid of his chaff, then load up ten more for the next slavo.

Land Tips:

There are no parachutes and you cannot jump out of a plane that does not have it's landing gear down (automatically extends when Warhawk is in hover mode and close to the ground). Keep this in mind if you are going to jump into a Warhawk in passenger mode. You may be taken on a long and stupid ride unless you really trust the guy.

Infantry weapon is as follows: Knife is most effective for extreme close combat (one hit kill), guns/flamethrowers are most effective for close range combat, machine gun for medium range, sniper for long range. Rocket launchers will lock onto Warhawks, Tansks and I believe Ground-To-Air missiles/guns. Know your distance and when to use what weapon.

Binoculars are used for calling an airstrike. Just "shoot" the binoculars to a far distance and wait until the timer reaches zero. One hit kills anything in its radius.

Equipping the knife will make you invisible to enemy's radar. That is a big deal.

Grenade on a soldier is a one hit kill on contact.

Vehicle Tips:

Tank shots can kill Warhawks in one hit. If you see a hovering Warhawk don't hesitate to aim and shoot.

Tanks can carry two players, one driver and one passenger. The passenger can pop in and out of the Tank hatch with the Triangle button (IIRC) and fire on anyone in range using an eqquiped gun, machine gun or missile launcher.

On Jeeps: Hold down L2 & R2 to cause a skid. Useful for quickturns and just looking/sounding cool. A jeep can hold three players: Driver, Gunner and Passenger. The passenger is a gimp that can't do anything but sit along for the ride. R1 is the jeep's horn. Annoy at will.

[Heelfan71]

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I will have to try the pro mode. Still getting the hang of flying. I can't seem to do a power slide. Is that for flight mode or hover mode ???

[backbreaker]

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I will have to try the pro mode. Still getting the hang of flying. I can't seem to do a power slide. Is that for flight mode or hover mode ???

both, its cool to do when you are being chased(warhawk) double tap R2 for turbo and bank hard left or right(power slide) and start firing instantly. Again you can power slide in all vehicles except the tanks for obvious reasons.

[dave360]

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Wow. I got it and played a couple of rounds. Send me friend requests and I'll be on tonight.

[TheLetterZ]

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Just bought it off Jellyfish for $40. Should have it early next week.

[Heelfan71]

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How come I keep getting a stall warning in pro mode ?? This game is going to be hella fun when we all get together. I still need to get a head set. Will and BLue Tooth head set work? If I got one will it work for the 360 too ?

[Pappy Knuckles]

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**** I should've never come in this damn thread. I had no plans of checking this out beforehand, but the impressions sound pretty good. As long as I don't drive by a game store I should be good lol.

[Heelfan71]

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getting killed online. How to I lock a missle? Just fire when the box is red??

[Sully]

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I think you have to hold down R1 for a few seconds. You'll see and hear the target being locked on. Once it's locked, release R1 and it fires.

[JohnnytheSkin]

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Well I checked a Toys 'R' Us and a few other non-game stores earlier and no one had it.

If we head out to eat tonight I'll try one more, but it looks like it might be tomorrow when I can try this one out.