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Today we are checking out how high-end graphics cards such as the Radeon HD 4870 X2 and GeForce GTX 295, perform in the new Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. game using a range of quality settings. The results really did vary quite dramatically depending on the quality settings, so for those keen to play this new game be sure to check out the benchmark results… Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. ("High Altitude Warfare eXperimental squadron") is an aerial warfare game developed by Ubisoft Romania and published by Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3, while a version is planned to be released on the Wii. The game was first officially announced on July 15, 2008 at E3 2008, and since then we have been eagerly anticipating its arrival.  There is now a demo available that weighs in at 1.3GB’s, which was released on the 2nd of March, just one day before the official release date. The demo is designed not only to show the game off, but also to introduce gamers to how it all works. In the demo, the player learns how to fly the aircraft with assist on and off. There are two missions based in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil called "Operation: Off Certification" and "Operation: Glass Hammer". H.A.W.X. is set in 2012 above the skies of a world increasingly dependent on private military companies (PMCs) and elite mercenaries who have a relaxed view on the law. As these non-governmental organizations gain power, global conflict erupts with one powerful PMC attacking the United States. The game is set in the same universe as Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter; as Captain Scott Mitchell, the Ghost leader, is featured in one of the missions. Plot elements are carried over from other Tom Clancy games, such as the missile defense system found in Tom Clancy's EndWar. G4's interview with H.A.W.X.'s lead designer reveals that the game takes place in between Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 and Tom Clancy's EndWar. As with any new game, we did find that under certain circumstances Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. is an extremely demanding game that can challenge even the most well equipped gaming systems. That said, with a little tweaking the game should also run very well with modest hardware specifications. Normally we take a huge range of graphics cards and run them through the game in question. That said, this time we are only going to focus on high-end graphics cards, at least for now anyway. |
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