<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
H.A.W.X	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
flight	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Bucharest	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
by	O
Gameloft	O
for	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
PlayBook	I-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Palm	B-Application
Pre	I-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Symbian^3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
for	O
BlackBerry	O
on	O
January	O
8	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
for	O
Palm	B-Application
Pre	I-Application
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Symbian	O
on	O
January	O
16	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
ultimately	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
H.A.W.X	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
H.A.W.X	I-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
One	O
's	O
Backwards	O
Compatibility	O
list	O
although	O
only	O
through	O
physical	O
media	O
as	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
Tom	B-Language
Clancy	I-Language
's	I-Language
Ghost	I-Language
Recon	I-Language
Advanced	I-Language
Warfighter	I-Language
2	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
H.A.W.X	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
where	O
private	O
military	O
companies	O
have	O
essentially	O
replaced	O
government-run	O
military	O
in	O
many	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
of	O
H.A.W.X	B-Application
are	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
other	O
console-based	O
flight	O
arcade	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
mission	O
is	O
set	O
amidst	O
real	O
world	O
locations	O
in	O
environments	O
created	O
with	O
commercial	O
satellite	B-Application
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ERS	O
includes	O
radars	B-Application
,	O
incoming	O
missile	O
detection	O
,	O
an	O
anti-crash	O
system	O
,	O
damage	O
control	O
system	O
,	O
tactical	O
map	O
,	O
information	O
relay	O
,	O
aircraft	O
interception	O
trajectories	O
and	O
weapons	O
trajectory	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ace	O
Edge	O
flight	O
stick	O
and	O
throttle	O
control	O
,	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
limited	O
edition	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
6	I-Application
package	O
,	O
is	O
fully	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
both	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
above	O
the	O
skies	O
of	O
a	O
near-future	O
world	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
increasingly	O
dependent	O
on	O
private	O
military	O
companies	O
with	O
elite	O
mercenaries	B-Application
,	O
who	O
have	O
a	O
relaxed	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
law	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
as	O
Tom	B-Language
Clancy	I-Language
's	I-Language
Ghost	I-Language
Recon	I-Language
Advanced	I-Language
Warfighter	I-Language
,	O
and	O
Captain	O
Scott	O
Mitchell	O
,	O
the	O
Ghost	O
leader	O
,	O
is	O
featured	O
in	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plot	O
elements	O
are	O
also	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
other	O
Tom	O
Clancy	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
missile	O
defense	O
system	O
found	O
in	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
EndWar	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
G4	O
,	O
H.A.W.Xs	O
lead	O
designer	O
Thomas	O
Simon	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
Tom	B-Language
Clancy	I-Language
's	I-Language
Ghost	I-Language
Recon	I-Language
Advanced	I-Language
Warfighter	I-Language
2	I-Language
and	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
EndWar	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Major	O
David	O
Crenshaw	O
,	O
a	O
U.S.	O
Air	O
Force	O
pilot	O
and	O
squadron	O
leader	O
of	O
an	O
elite	O
unit	O
called	O
H.A.W.X	B-Application
(	O
"	O
High	O
Altitude	O
Warfare	O
eXperimental	O
squadron	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
mission	O
,	O
the	O
Air	O
Force	O
deactivates	O
the	O
H.A.W.X	B-Application
program	O
and	O
Crenshaw	O
is	O
recruited	O
into	O
Artemis	O
Global	O
Security	O
,	O
a	O
private	O
military	O
corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Artemis	O
knocks	O
out	O
the	O
U.S.	O
communications	O
and	O
intelligence	O
satellites	B-Application
and	O
launches	O
a	O
massive	O
preemptive	O
invasion	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
capturing	O
numerous	O
major	O
U.S.	O
cities	O
and	O
military	O
bases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
H.A.W.X	B-Application
and	O
the	O
U.S.	O
forces	O
defend	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
and	O
the	O
President	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
H.A.W.X.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
squadron	O
,	O
a	O
Ghost	O
Recon	O
team	O
and	O
NASA	O
manage	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
Space	O
,	O
Land	O
,	O
Air	O
Missile	O
Shield	O
(	O
see	O
:	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
EndWar	I-Application
)	O
and	O
helps	O
the	O
Army	O
Ranger	O
battalion	O
to	O
capture	O
a	O
decommissioned	O
U.S.	O
Army	O
base	O
in	O
the	O
Nevada	O
Desert	O
and	O
recover	O
the	O
warheads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
H.A.W.X	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
at	O
the	O
annual	O
E3	O
2008	O
developers	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
issued	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
under	O
its	O
working	O
title	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Air	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
;	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2009	O
;	O
and	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
H.A.W.X	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
new	O
high	B-Algorithm
resolution	I-Algorithm
image	O
program	O
and	O
GeoEye	O
's	O
commercial	O
Earth-imaging	O
Ikonos	O
satellite	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
H.A.W.X	B-Application
development	O
team	O
worked	O
closely	O
with	O
GeoEye	O
so	O
that	O
satellite	B-Application
images	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
nineteen-level	O
environment	O
;	O
"	O
High-resolution	B-Algorithm
satellite	B-Application
imaging	O
is	O
moving	O
from	O
the	O
black	O
world	O
of	O
intelligence	O
to	O
the	O
white	O
world	O
of	O
commerce	O
,	O
and	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
HAWX	I-Application
will	O
bring	O
that	O
reality	O
to	O
gamers	O
"	O
,	O
said	O
GeoEye	O
VP	O
,	O
Mark	O
Brender	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
H.A.W.X	B-Application
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
satellite	B-Application
mapping	O
has	O
been	O
largely	O
praised	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
increased	O
authenticity	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
criticized	O
as	O
pixelation	O
becomes	O
very	O
obvious	O
during	O
low-level	O
flying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
H.A.W.X	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
on	O
September	O
10	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
