Plugged.in Review: H.A.W.X

But in spite of that over-the-top cache of armaments and the demolishing booms they deliver, this isn’t as violent a game as it sounds. The destruction rains down from on high and a number of miles away, so blood and gore are out of sight.

Foul language, interspersed occasionally in the heat of battle, includes "d–n," "b–tard" and "h—." (The voices in your ear can be turned off, but game play is then compromised.) There’s no sexual component.

All of which means that except for a few explosive words, HAWX keeps things soaring above the thermals by avoiding most of the bombs-and boredom-of similar titles.