Warhawk Comments by Richard Leadbetter

IBTCocks!

Looks pretty. That is all.

Looks interesting.

so where do you register for the eu-beta??

Yes indeed, who do I have to ***k to get this?

^^^^^^^^

me too!!

Also, it seems like this beta was the best 'press' this game could have gotten. To have people enjoying and playing the game even though it is crashing constantly.

You sign up to the Beta Somewhere on the playstation website 2 weeks ago...

"You sign up to the Beta Somewhere on the playstation website 2 weeks ago..."

But that was for the us-beta, right?

Motion controls? Not mentioned? Analogue stick only now?

Or you can hit the triangle button, swing the wings back and engage the afterburners for a more traditional flight mode. Motion sensor support is there, but it's not the default control scheme and as such, response is crisp and precise thanks to the conventional analogue sticks.

Up to you.

This sounds awesome. Can't wait to play it for myself.

Seems good.... for a ps3 game

"third person perspective"

N00bs

@Bag-in-box

No EU as well, I got an email asking to join the Warhawk Beta a couple of weeks ago but alas I don't own a PS3 yet so I had to decline. :'(

Aaaannnnd this thread just went that way \/

@souljacker

Yeah so no mention of how the motion controls work then?

I bet they SUCK big time..

@Steroyd

Ahh.. too bad. for both of us ;)
Well, september not that far away anyhow :)

Just saying mite make me wana invest

Sounds like fun...
Though I thought that the motion controls was it's big 'thing'?

>"Also impressive is the way the game adapts depending on the number of players available. Different variations of the five main maps in this beta are available - the idea being that the same level can play host to a small, intimate eight-player DeathMatch as well as a vast Capture the Flag session with 32 online participants"

Who would have thought that a developer would be inspired by perfect dark:zero, of all games?

Either way, this does sound nice. I'm just not a big fan of the whole battlefield, plenty of people multiplayer. But I'm guessing the dynamics are different for flight combat games.

@mingster
Motion controls take a while to get used to, but since its only on the planes, I don't actually ever use it.

I disagree with their "Controls are very easy to get to grips with and by and large, very intuitive." I think its an absolute arse! I have regular occasion of finding out new functions of buttons.

The fact that the motion controls aren't default is really quite telling, especially considering how hyped this was as a tech-demo for the motion sensors.

Sounds pretty interesting, actually. I have a hard time really getting into a multiplayer game (Call of Duty 2 was the last one I was really excited about), but this looks like something I'm gonna enjoy.

It's not gonna sell me a console by itself, but you can bet I shall be looking forward to the final review with an eye on picking it up once the PS3 is a price I can afford without giving myself an ulcer! I love big Battlefield-esque games, hopefully I should be able to fly the Warhawks better than I can the chopper in BF :(

Oh, and those cut-down maps should be in all MP games, especially COD - playing 4 player on some of the COD2 maps is completely pointless.

¨The fact that the motion controls aren't default is really quite telling,¨

All it seems to me is that they've given users the maximum choice, and not shoved something down the throat of the player that isn't needed/wanted.

/looks at ssx blur on the wii

The cut down maps is something they do in Resistance as well. Quite a good design choice.

"Just like Halo 3, the only real question marks concerning the game's quality hover over the single-player mode."

I thought Warhawk was multiplayer only? Have I missed something?

Looks great!

"The fact that the motion controls aren't default is really quite telling, especially considering how hyped this was as a tech-demo for the motion sensors."

I was under the impression that it was 'hyped' as a graphical showpiece first and foremost...

"and every so often, you get a truly impressive graphical hit that makes the PlayStation 3 price premium seem just a little bit more worth it"

Job done. Whingers move along...

Richard Leadbetter? He's alive?

\o/

I'm on the beta (through my days beta testing ps2 "online"). Looking forward to giving this a whirl later, as frankly my ps3 has sat mostly unused since purchase. Looks good!

"Just like Halo 3, the only real question marks concerning the game's quality hover over the single-player mode."

?

There is no Warhawk single player any more.

"...the environments and military technology on offer are every bit as quasi-futuristic as Dr Evil's wardrobe."

Nice reference! :D

I'm thinking this is looking much better than before - love the idea of a PSN game just like Battlefield! And nice that it limits the server according to the host's connection! The number of times people set up 16 player matches on R6: Vegas on XBL and their connection just can't handle it!

Looks good.

"I'm sure that those who haven't will be able arrange a crafty account-share with a beta tester in order to get their hands on the code."

How does one do this?

@Raya and mingster

Motion controls are still in there and they are pretty good once you get used to them (not for everyone, but then motion control never will be). Reason they aren't default is the same reason they aren't default in Motorstorm. I.e. people get scared easily by new stuff. So the safer route is to allow those that want motion control to "opt in".

@Xiphos

"I will try and hesitate with the need to point out that it appears to be a colourless pile of crap."

As far as colourless, so was Quake 1. Never stopped it being fun or very successful. Whether you can state this to be a pile of crap based on the colour pallet is a question for you to ask yourself I think.


People really need to hold judgement on this till they have played it. Of course not everyone will like it, but it is actually very good and I guarantee shitloads of people will love it to bits.

"job done. Whingers move along..."

400+ quid?

Job done my arse

Ahh yes, the old 'misquote comments to serve one's bitter agenda' routine eh?

'Job done' as in the GAME is a graphical success, which is what it set out to be.

Whether or not the CONSOLE is worth over £400 is an entirely different question, my answer to which is: yes, if only to wind up the bitter children who can't afford one.

/beats back peasants with Sixaxis

Overlush, you're my hero. :)

/tips hat :)

so does this game come in a box again now? or is it still download only?

@Overlush
Ok I'll try again as you don't appear to understand

Job done my arse

"Whether or not the CONSOLE is worth over £400 is an entirely different question, my answer to which is: yes, if only to wind up the bitter children who can't afford one."

To be honest a lot of the people bitter about the PS3 can afford one but won't buy one on principle ;).

The screenshots for this piece are here: http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?art...

It's a really good looking game, especially from an aerial perspective.

"To be honest a lot of the people bitter about the PS3 can afford one but won't buy one on principle ;)"

That can't be true as there's simply not a lot of people that can afford a PS3... ;-)

@SBfistfun

Is the point you are making perhaps that wingers are never happy and can therefore can never move along?

Ahh, now I get it.

Dunno 'bout the whingers, you'll have to ask them

Really looking forward to this but:

Incognito did not develop GoW, that was Sony Santa Monica, David Jaffe worked on it big time however and has links to Incognito, they worked on Twisted Metal together, I don't think DJ is working on Warhawk though so your GoW reference was wrong. Creators of Twisted Metal would be correct.

I could be wrong, but I don't think Incog had anything to do with GoW

@JediMasterMalik
From Wiki:

"The company is run by president and principal founder Scott Campbell, with longtime SingleTrac/Incog collaborator David Jaffe occasionally working as producer or designer at SCEA for the team's productions."

Not sure if he actually worked on Warhawk, but it seems hes in pretty close touch with them. I agree though, that opening line doesn't make as much sense as it should.

meh, Lair also gets the same response

meh