Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X

Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X was a 2009 console and PC flight game, and Gameloft made the mobile version, first on iPhone in late 2009 and then on Android in 2010. The Android release came through Gameloft’s own website rather than the Android Market, priced at $6.99 when Droid Gamers reviewed it in August 2010. We could not verify an Android package name or any Google Play listing for it, so the download field on this page is empty and the game should be treated as unavailable today.

What Is Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X On Android

It is a tactical strike flight game. You work through a long training school before the missions open up, then take on dogfights and ground-bombing runs. The Android version had 26 planes and 13 missions set in 13 real-world locations, with 3D environments built from GeoEye satellite imagery, an approach carried over from the console game.

Gameloft Sold H.A.W.X Through Its Own Android Store

In 2010, Gameloft experimented with selling its HD Android games directly. Players typed “gameloft” into their phone’s browser or visited Gameloft’s Android HD games page on a computer, and H.A.W.X sat in that lineup alongside titles such as Assassin’s Creed and N.O.V.A. When Droid Gamers reviewed it, the game was not on the Android Market at all, and that direct store has long since closed. Android Headlines reported in August 2010 that H.A.W.X was one of eleven Gameloft HD titles offered through a trial program, which shows how early in Android’s life the game arrived. Phones such as the Nexus One were the target hardware, and Gameloft’s HD branding at the time meant higher-resolution versions built for those faster handsets.

How The Controls Felt In Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X

You could steer with the accelerometer or a virtual joystick. Droid Gamers found the on-screen rudder controls cumbersome in dogfights and recommended tilt steering instead. Default handling felt sluggish at first and then overcorrected, and small ground targets were hard to spot on a phone screen. The voice acting won praise, graphics matched Gameloft’s other HD titles with only occasional slowdown on a Nexus One, and the music repeated too often. The review scored it 4 out of 5 overall.

Local Multiplayer In Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X

Up to four players could fly together over local Wi-Fi. The Droid Gamers reviewer did not test that mode, so its stability is hard to judge from that review. It needed every player to own their own copy on a supported phone, which was a tall order in 2010 when few people around you carried an Android device powerful enough to run it.

Can You Play Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X On A Modern Phone?

No practical official route exists. Gameloft’s direct store from 2010 is gone, no Google Play listing for the game could be verified, and builds made for phones like the Nexus One would not suit current Android versions. We do not recommend unofficial APKs of this game. The series’ main home was always PC and console, where Ubisoft released H.A.W.X in 2009 and H.A.W.X 2 in 2010.

MobyGames also lists a separate mobile H.A.W.X for older handsets that played as a vertically scrolling shooter. The Android game covered here is the 3D flight version that Droid Gamers reviewed, so check screenshots carefully if you are researching which edition you once played.