Warhawk: Has the PS3 discovered multiplayer perfection?

PlayTM writes: "WarHawk did not start life as a purely multiplayer title, indeed there was a singleplayer campaign but as development went on this was sadly lacking in comparison to the online experience. So focus was switched to the mulitplayer and making this as good as it possibly could be; in my humble opinion it has come pretty close to perfection. I've not been a huge fan of shoot 'em ups online, previous attempts ending in sour frustration as more often than not you come up against dedicated fans that have honed their skills so superbly that the simple task of staying alive can become an unwelcome chore, but not any longer."

[StrboyM]

yes it has, I cannot believe that my gameplay is so varied, of course this will be different from player to player, but there are some rounds where i never touch a warhawk because i feel the ground game is more-so required, and other times where all i do is fly. my ststs are very well balanced and i can see where i need improvement. the game lacks more modes and 2 more maps would make it perfect. but in its current condition i cant stop playing so i know its an almost perfect game.

[Canidae]

I can't wait until next month when they add the drop ships. That is going to turn an already insane and hectic game even crazier. Plus if I am correct they will also be adding the extra maps and a couple of new weapons as well next month. Going to be a sweet holiday season for gamers.

[Apocwhen]

Will these new features be added for free or do you know if they have to be purchased from the PSN Store

[Kleptic]

the content of the booster pack has yet to be confirmed...GI ran an article claiming it to have new maps and a dropship...and Jobe didn't deny it, he just said there would be announcement made and some testing screens of the pack...

price/free hasn't been confirmed yet either...however if I was Dylan Jobe, I would request to SCE to make it free simply out of fear of assasination in the event they charged for it...the bugs we put up with for the first two months of this game won't go forgotten until some free content is delivered imo...

great game though...best arcade'ish warfare game ever made...and holds a spot right alongside CoD 4 as the best online games of the year...

[gamesR4fun]

Best online game ever imo

[dfcm2003]

I agree, The only thing I would like to see 3 things.

1. a trainer mode... took me forever to realize those missile will lock on. LOL

2. The option to spawn with a weapon of choice. I hate to have to hunt for a sniper rifle or missile launcher.

3. More Maps, I would like to see some kind of city maps, like BF2 have be able to get in windows and snipe

But these are really minnor, the Game is great....

[Apocwhen]

Guess I'm not the only one lol. I was getting annoyed with the game at the start because any time I took to the sky in a warhawk I wouldn't be off the ground 2 seconds and I'd have missile locks on my tail. I kept asking myself how the hell are people locking onto me.

I only found out how to lock on with Missles the other day.

I didn't know you could spawn with a weapon of choice, how do I do that?

I also only found out how to voice communicate (L3). They should really revise the manual that comes with the hard copy of the game you buy because there was no mention of this in mine.

I was frustrated with the game at the start because it took me a while to find out what all the controls and weapons were but now that I've had more time with it it's slowly becoming addictive

[Bits-N-Kibbles]

You can't spawn with a weapon of choice, except the pistol and 2 grenades, but if you can back to where you were killed you can get all your stuff back unless some one already took it...

If you get locked on right away with a missile in a warhawk, just hit right and then L1, that will disperse the debree and make the missiles miss, or you can double tape R2 for boost (blue flame) and use the right analogue to do some flips

Some other things it took me a while to learn:
L2 and R2 with a turn of the steering will create a power slide
mines do not explode on your own teammates or yourself
and you can throw mines on vehicles and create a suicide bomber and you or the person driving it will suffer too (this is also good for traps)

[The_Engineer]

but I sure have alot of fun when I play this game.

[Skerj]

I wanna get back in but I'm waiting for 1.2 because of the asshats in invisible tanks. Didn't bother me at first, I'd just roam the map until I find them and kill them. But trying to defend the flag only to get killed by someone glitching who isn't even around, well that sucks. That said, this game is wickedly balanced. You always feel powerful and effective but never invincible.

Hell I took out a tank circle strafing with a flame thrower, if he'd have gotten a shot off I'd have been dead. I saw my friend take down a warhawk that was following him with a sniper rifle right after another friend and I were discussing if it was possible to do so easily. I can't wait for the carrier which will rock as long as someone doesn't load a bunch of us up then suicide crash into the enemy base without telling us a la Tribes/Battlefield. Now how aboot some more maps Incog?

[mighty_douche]

...some new maps would be sweet. id like more ground based ones tho, im not so much into the planes.

EDIT: oh thanks below, i didnt know it was called warhawk, i thought it was warJeep. noob, i realise that its about planes, but its also about jeep, tank, running, capturing points (which are on the GROUND)

i PERSONALLY prefer not to use that planes, im allowed my opinions.

[Odion]

the game is called Warhawk, its about planes!

[Skerj]

Yeah I was hoping for a 2 seater motorcycle for flag running and recon. Super fast and just as fragile to stop people from running to it unless they reaally know how to drive it. The jeep is cool though when fully seated with a good driver it's capable of standing against everything that comes at it for a bit. Maybe a mobile armory would be cool to support the lines in Zones and when capturing more bases.

[chasegamez]

warhawk is the best online game out
bottom line
its better halo1,2,3 ,Half Life 2
Rainbow Six: Vegas, Ghost Recon

[Odion]

ok there little fella, Warhawk is in the top tier of his MP type, open battlefield games, but its not the best MP game, and against normal people you'll never convince them of otherwise.

[mesh1]

war hawks is not even close the planes serve as transport to 1 place t another actually enjoying throw fun game play with the warhawks sucks this game is not close and this coming from a playstaion site .

[Skerj]

LMAO did you just say the Warhawks only serve as a transport from one place to another? You sir have never played Warhawk thus you can't say what does and what doesn't in the game. Sheesh kids these days.

[Daddy Brooklyn]

Warhawk is awesome, loads of fun, but would of been perfect if hey had a training mode 4 the beginners

[chelcho]

If you want to train, I recommend to create offline game and turn on second pad. I train with my wife :)

[PimpHandHappy]

thats 4sure

[nix]

that's a fact! q:

i won't say discovered, revolutionised is the right word!

[Kain81]

this game Rocks, and in my opinion it´s better than Halo3.

[techie]

Gameplay wise, YES.

[SimmoUK]

Great game, system seller as well my friend got a PS3 last week at the £299 price point just for this game and Heavenly Sword.

Weve played hours on online co-op round mine...

[Nameless]

Good Multiplayer but perfect ? I dont think so

[Shadow Flare]

This game is so good, whenever my ps3 gets turned on, this is played. Since this has come out man, i have never ever been bored on my ps3. Sure there are things that annoy me in the game, like the way some teammates will kill you to get your flag, or planes that ram cars to stop flags being driven to base, or driving the WHOLE map with the flag on Badlands, literally the WHOLE frickin map and then just as you're about to capture the flag, some eediot fires a homing missile at you. Naturally, my reaction when that happened was,....AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRGHHH HHHH!!!!!! And i've broken 1 controller, so far with warhawk....breathe shadow breathe....but this game is so good it completely over shadows the bad points. Every game consists of one brilliant moment for me, and that makes it even more enjoyable

If any of you losers is unlucky enough to see the shadow *wink* of my warhawk, you'd better run like a fox with a sparkler up his rear cos im comin atcha like a panther on heat

PSN: ShadowFlareX
Capture the Flag Maverick

[icechai]

its true, out of all the multiplayer games i've played, only Tribes 2 gave me a similar feeling, but it was nowhere near as addictive and gorgeous as Warhawk is. It might not fit everyone's taste, especially those of the non-vehicle realistic FPS focused games, but you can't deny it isn't loads of fun for most of the people who have tried it.

[Skerj]

Man Tribes 2 took me away from UT, 64 player vehicle ctf was just awesome. I think that's partly why I got into Warhawk, it gives me that same rush sans no skiing and jetpacks. Had some pretty fun times there and I wish they'd come out with a new one to fix the mess that was Vengeance. Let's see how UT3 stacks up against those and UT2k4.

[soccerluv]

So we are saying this is better than Call of Duty 4?

[Skerj]

Personally I choose Warhawk over COD4 only because it suits my gameplay preferences more. Variety is the spice of life. I'll migrate around between UT3, Kane and Lynch, and Haze in a few weeks anyway. See you guys on the PSN, you know the name.

[PopEmUp]

Warhawk is the best online games that I had ever experiences before even halo 1-3 wouldn't stand a chance to it addictiveness

[BenderDGreat82]

OK, I'm not a Sony fanboy nor an Xbox fanboy, but a fanboy of videogames in general. Honestly, I haven't had this much fun in a loooong time. Warhawk is a game that is a lot deeper than some people might realize. I bought COD4 last night and all I kept thinking about is how much I wanted to get into this game (which I did, don't get me wrong), but just not as devoted to setting up land mines and blowing up the other dude carrying my flag. Am i nuts?? And hey, Halo 3, I played it for about 2 1/2 hours...I wasn't wowed; sorry. Again, not a fanboy of a system, but I know what I like, and I like me some Warhawk.

[va_bank]

...I don't agree with is that you "have to love multiplayer games". I always hated them for the resons stated later in the article.

I tried playing Halo, COD2, Resistance but couldn't keep interest - it's the same FPS gameplay over and over. Plus all cheaters, glitchers.

Long story short, I'm a Warhawk addict. There is the tank glitch but in 70hrs of play I only ran into it twice.

[tientch1]

never been all hype about online, last game I played online was Fifa 2005 but about to get this game and see what's up with it.
Love the idea of shooting down people in the air.

[Maddens Raiders]

My PS3's got Games!!!!!!

I *Love WarHawk, COD4, Motorstorm, HS, RFo....ahhh what the Hell. I don't need to prove anything, I'm just expressing my appreciation w/ the purchase of this great system. Yeah!

[MikeGdaGod]

i've never really like playing online games (more of a single-player gamer) but i think Warhawk is the most fun i've had with any game (single or multi). its certainly the game i've played the most, EVER on any system.

by the way, they fixed the problem i had with adding people to the N4G clan so anyone that wants in let me know.

[jay3]

I've played this at my old buddies a couple of times, and from what I played I have to say it's a very good multiplayer game, but multiplayer perfection? No.

[Xemnas]

so is that drop ship thing true?

[zenkai]

Its simply the best!!! I mean Warhawks,jeeps,tanks,missile turrets,mashine gun turrets,anti-aircraft turrets,mines,grenades,snipers ,air-strikes,mashine guns,rocket launchers,knives,flame-thrower s,cloaking,charging electricity,guided missiles bombs,chaffs,... And all of this in 16x16 players without the slowdowns and awesome special effects and the best surround sound.

[lodossrage]

At first, when they decided to scrap the single player campaign, I was like "wtf". But hell, the moment I turned Warhawk on I couldn't stop playing it. I still play it like at least four times a day aside from school or work. Like whenever I beat a game, I'm not bored, I just jump right back onto warhawk.

I think for the first time in my console owning history, I'm never bored when I'm playing games.

My ps3 is my system of choice by far. And it's not just because of warhawk. I have other good games for it as well.

Don't get me wrong, this isnt a knock on my 360. It's just that there are times when I play it just for the sake of making sure the thing is still working (fearful of rrod) rather than fun.

But back on topic, I wouldn't exactly say warhawk is perfection. But it IS DAMN close to perfection. Remember, there is ALWAYS room for improvement in all things in life.