I will just go out and talk about it a bit right now. I am under no NDA agreement because personally, i never agreed to anything instead opting to use a proxy hack. (Which I wonder if it will still work after the "official" beta expires)
Yes there are official warhawk forums and you will catch a scattered tidbit across the internet about the beta. I will try and find some links to guides/etc. Anyways the game is really fun. It will not melt your face off but it is really sweet. Think 3rd person battlefield on crack. The gameplay is extremely fast paced and arcadey. The vehicles control flawlessly and with the exception of using the dpad for inventory items (which SUCKS!) the control scheme is pretty nice. The Sixaxis controls for the warhawk are OH so close but ultimately is a novelty to use. Competitive players or those without patience will opt for analog control (as i did.)
Gameplay is broken up into four games. ZonesCTF DM and TDM. There are 5 "worlds" divided into different maps. These worlds are just a massive board and the "maps" are just pieces of the "worlds. The layout of the boards is awesome and there are plenty of pinch points and strategic locations that work VERY well in the game. The boards are MASSIVE and draw distance is flawless, you can snipe someone from across the entire map, a map that would take around 3 minutes to go from one end to the other in a jeep. Very impressive.
The weapons are pretty cool too. However again, the inventory system is pretty whack with no current customizations. It hopefully will be customizable in the full game as the L2 and R2 buttons are not even utilized in the Beta for ground combat. The weapon selection is a flamethrower, assault rifle, rocket launcher, binoculars (air strike), frag grenade, sniper, knife and pistol as default loadouts. I think the game needs a shotgun but thats my own opinion. The pistol works the best because its auto lock works stronger than the rifle and it seems each round does more dmg. It is pretty good for rapidly tapping R1 and getting headshots. It is widely held that there is some tweaking to be done in that dept. Sniper works cool but is hard to use and has only two zoom modes that are not adjustable. It could also use a slight tweak.
Vehicles include tanks, jeeps, and warhawks. All control well and include at least one passenger. However if two people hop into a warhawk the second cannot jump out with a parachute or something. I hope this is fixed in the full game. Warhawk controls are AWESOME and there are 8 total weapon pickups you can get. The missiles for air to air combat are sketchy as far as damage but they are functional. Hopefully sixaxis controls can be optimized for full release.
Going online with up to four friends in your living room and seamlessly (just have the other controllers press START) joining is alot of fun. Organizing flag caps and taking strategic points is alot of fun sitting in one room. Stats are tracked and there are unlockable costumes, faces, helmets, warhawk decals and paint jobs, as well as many other items you can unlock from ranking up.
Overall Warhawk is setting up to be a AAA online game. It is not reinventing the wheel. However everyone that I have sat and played with has left with the same exact quote. "This game is addicting." Do not miss this frentic 3rd person jamboree when ithits the PS3 this fall.
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