Richard Leadbetter of Eurogamer writes, after Super Stardust HD and the astonishing Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Incognito Inc's Warhawk was probably my favourite PS3 title of 2007.
However, anyone downloading Operation Omega Dawn expecting a radical improvement to the core game is in line for a disappointment, as the bottom line is that all you're getting is a new vehicle that is of limited use, and an additional gameplay arena that's nowhere near as good as any of the five levels in the original release.
Onto the much-vaunted new map then: the sinister Omega Factory - a combination of heavy industrial cityscapes combined with rocky, mountainous terrain, garnished with a foreboding night-time atmosphere. Trumpeted in Sony PR materials as the biggest Warhawk map yet, ironically that aspect of the new level also happens to be its biggest downfall. Its size and scope is so colossal that gameplay is slowed down to a crawl; even when airborne getting from A to B feels like travelling between international timezones, and as a consequence, firefights with the enemy are few and far between.
The problem with Operation: Omega Dawn is that aside from the novelty of having some new content to try out, there's really nothing here that tangibly boosts the appeal of the original release. Certainly for a title like Warhawk that's crying out for additional maps, game modes and vehicles, this expansion is deeply unsatisfying in that the fresh material is nowhere near as classy as the basic content. The release of Omega Dawn is also somewhat divisive. Premium expansion packs for online games always serve to divide the userbase into the 'haves' and 'have-nots', moreso here where the inclusion of the Dropship in older levels on servers running the expansion effectively freezes out those who don't want to pay the GBP 3.99 for the 'upgrade'.
With every big game now belonging to a big intellectual property, there are those that have become redundant. Here are the series' we miss.
I miss Dark Cloud I mean damn, Dark Cloud 2 is one of the best Action RPG game ever made. The game have: Rich Worlds, different setting, tons of contents, vareity in gameplay like never before (and even after), best buliding mechanics, crafting system like no one did and finally impressive graphics.
Most underrated game ever. It deserved the popularity and sales of Zelda and Final Fantasy. ut unfortunately, Level-5 and Sony didn't advertise it at all.
My franchises I wish would make a come back, are Battlefront by pandemic studios - galactic conquest was the best, mercenaries 1 and 2, and prototype 1 and 2...great games!
TSA writes: "For many PS3 owners and members of the TSA community, Warhawk was our first foray into the mesmerising world of online multiplayer. Now, after more than a decade of dogfights, the skies over Eucadia are clear, the game’s two warring factions having called an eternal ceasefire. To put it in less poetic terms, Sony finally pulled the plug on January 31st with the online servers no longer accessible."
I hope we do get a next-gen Warhawk, that would be awesome. Warhawk was so underrated for it's time.
I really enjoyed warhawk on ps3. Hope it isn't dead because of Starhawks average reception.
Time just flew by when playing this, and I always had that, 'just one more game, then I quit for the day.' urge.
Spent entire days playing it. Not healthy, but endless fun.
after a very long hard days work i would come home and drink a few coors light 24 ounces while playing this game on my vita through PSnow, for hours and hours. it made me happy. it is one of those experiences i will never forget.
Back in September 2018 Sony broke the news that online servers for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Sounds & Shapes, Warhawk, and Twisted Metal would be going offline on October 25th. Sony has now given them an extended lease on life.
It's still very active considering its age. The primary reason I had and will reactivate my psnow subscription
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A Warhawk remaster or remake would be nice, but we know Sony isn't going to bother.
I only diagree because please dont say that. We have had zero games like this so far. No MAG, SOCOM, TWISTED METAL etc...
Please, for the love of all things gaming, make a Warhawk remaster. I logged on for Warhawk day last year, and promptly got destroyed by ground and air. Some hardcore players still playing today. Warhawk is my favorite MP game ever made, hands down!
Honestly, Warhawk and the original Resistance was pure multiplayer bliss on PS3 in it's first few years on the market. If they did a ground up remake of Warhawk for PS4 I'd be so happy. In similar to how they did Wipeout Omega collection on PS4
well i am a huge fan of warhawk. Anyone who asks what game to get when they buy ps3 i always say warhawk because it terms of replay value it has the highest. I still play warhawk till this day i hardly play resistance and i have pretty much stopped playin cod4 but not warhawk. Its all about the super large maps and the 16 vs 16. Deathmatch is a little boring for me but where the game shines is in CTF and in zones. Honestly there is no funner CTF than warhawk CTF. When it takes a good 6mins drive to drive from opponents base to your base with 16 enemies coming at you for their flag its hard and annoying but when you make it, its by far more satisfying. When you have convoys of jeeps protecting the flag carrier with mounted turrets shooting down warhawks that try to get too close. With headsets the teamwork is crazy. Honestly speaking CTF warhawk RULZ
Just watched some socom gameplay and the AK sounds amazing, I prefer the tactical/realistic gameplay of SOCOM but warhawk has planes
i think we just figured it out.
SOCOM NEEDS PLANES!!!!!
5/10 is utterly ridiculous.
that level alone is GREAT, not to mention the DROPSHIP!
5/10?
this REVIEW gets a 5/10
I've had this since it hit... To this day, I've never been in a drop ship... Let alone be in one. It's a joke and I agree with the score.