WarHawk: Omega Dawn Review

I present to you another great review from our excellent editor Rob "Dark Harvest" Kreh.



WarHawk is back and the battle is more intense than ever. Last night I bought the much anticipated “Omega Dawn” expansion pack, and I a survived a long night of battles to bring MonkBlog an exclusive review.

“Warhawk: Operation Omega Dawn” adds a lot to the already amazing game play. As I have mentioned before, Warhawk is the greatest online multiplayer in history, IMO (sorry Master Chief, You just don’t cut it). And much like my review for “Uncharted” this is another game that is completely underrated.

The expansion is priced at $7.99, and is well worth the price. The key addition in this XP is a new vehicle called the “Drop Ship”. This massive ship allows pilots to pick up six infantry and one ground vehicle to transport across the map. And this thing is POWERFUL! Wielding three laser cannon’s on each side of the ship, and transported infantry can also utilize missile turrets located on the top of the ship. This completely changes the face of war, especially in CTF mode.

Last might I made it my goal to take down one of the enemies heavily armored dropships in nothing but my lone Warhawk. I felt like Luke Skywalker taking on the Death Star in his weak ass little X-Wing, amazingly after several run and gun attacks, I brought her down in a rain of fire. BOOYAH!

Also added with the “Omega Dawn” expansion are new map layouts for the original 5 Warhawk maps that add the dropship, and a brand new stage called “Omega Factory”. This new map is huge!!!! Seriously, Warhawk is known for huge maps, but this one takes the cake. Oh and did I mention that the “Omega Factory” is a night mission, nothing as beautiful as my WarHawk screaming through the sky at night! Could replace my current favorite map “Island Outpost” We shall see!

One thing I noticed is that the XP was not available to buy directly from the Playstation Store. Instead they added an update to the Warhawk game that adds a “WarHawk’ store in which you purchase the XP from….. Hmm. Now why would they do that? Why not just sell it on the PS Store like all the other XP’s... I think all signs point at future WarHawk content. This is fine in my books! Here are some of my suggestions for WarHawk additions:

1. Parachutes! (To jump out of Warhawk at last second)

2. Boats! (To cruise around in that beautiful water on most maps)

3. Motorcycles (just for shits and giggles)

4. Level Designer (How cool would that be)

5. Custom Warhawk Skins (Come on; let us put our own skins on our Warhawks!)


I will say however that I was disappointed because initial rumors stated that the new upgraded original maps would also be “Night Missions”, that that was not the case. They are the same as the original maps, only with the Dropship added.

So I must say the XP is worth the cost and has been well worth my sleepless, drooling nights of anticipation. If you already have Warhawk, get the expansion. If not, WTF are you waiting for? Merry Christmas and It is time to Play B3yond!

(I might also add that it is so great to be able to FINALLY play WarHawk with my Bro!)