Neogaffer Gives Warhawk Expansion Pack Impressions First Footage

by Patrick Steen on December 4, 2007 at 3:52 pm

Want to know what the new Warhawk expansion pack is like? Well a member of online gaming forum Neogaf has got himself a review copy of the update to PSN’s multiplayer jewel.

Warhawk is set to get even more intense this month with the arrival of the Operation: Omega Dawn downloadable booster pack. It will feature an entirey new map called the Omega Factory, which will have 5 map configuration. This is the largest map to date and is set at the eery dark of early dawn, even including sections of the map that can only be accessed via flight – increasing the vertical nature of Warhawk battles.

To add to this Warhawk will be getting a new vehicle – the KT-424 Combat Dropship. This can transport upto 7 soldiers and 1 vehicle, and is lined with powerful turrets so nobody is left out. Furthermore, it has a new deadly weapon – the MBEC-3 Heavy Support Cannon.

The original maps have also been modified in order to incorporate this new vehicle, completely turning Warhawk’s multiplayer experience on its head for Christmas.

So how does all of this play? A member of Neogaf has got his hands on a review copy of the update and expresses his thoughts on the dropship in Warhawk’s first expansion pack:

- The dropship has two flight modes, similar the Warhawks. However, the dropships two flight modes are similar in that the both ask you to maneuver the beast in hover mode. Let’s call them Cruise mode and Combat mode.

- In Cruise mode you are fairly fast. Not as fast as a Warhawk of course, but more than a jeep on the ground. It take some time to get to max speed though (slow acceleration). In Combat mode, you still hover, but move much much slower and have the 6 cannos out; 3 canons per side.

- When using the right stick you can move the crosshair 360 degrees around the Dropship. If you shoot while you are already pointing the crosshairs to one side, the 3 canons on that side shoot. But if you are pointing forward and then shoot, the Dropship will drift in the air, so that it rotates 90degrees to start shooting with side cannons in the direction your crosshair is pointing

- Whatever the flight mode, you can pick up tanks or jeeps by just hovering over them and pressing Circle. You release them by pressing Circle again. However, you cannot toss them down from the stratosphere. You need to be at a dismount altitude to be allowed to release (similar to dismounting from a warhawk).

- Now this is interesting. In order to change position within the Dropship, pilot or one of the 6 side turrets, you have to press Square + D-pad direction as usual, but you cannot do this mid-air. You have to be close to the ground to move around the ship.

- Missile launchers can rotate 360 degrees, as well as almost 90 degrees up and down. They can basically cover the Dropship from enemies coming from whatever direction. Turrets cannot be operated if Dropship is in Combat mode (canons out).

- OMFG is the sound of this beast awesome. It’s makes some kind of whom-whom-whom like an alien anti-grav engine. And the rhythm of that beat gets faster as you accelerate. It’s really scary just to pilot it.

- There are no Chernovan or Eucadian Dropships per se, but the livery of the Dropship changes depending on the faction of the pilot on it. For example, it’s black and red when manned by Chernovans, or green and brown when manned by Eucadians.

- The dropships hull is very strong. It took 15 Warhawk missiles and plenty of gun shooting to destroy a parked Dropship.

- In addition, Dropships come equipped with 3 Chaffs. These and machine guns are are the only weapons the pilot can use – you cannot collect any weapons like you can in warhawks. Just energy and more chaffs.

We can’t wait for this update and Ripten. And low and behold some videos f the update in action have arrived from Gamersyde, so go and have a dabble at them here.

Source: Neogaf

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