HAWKEN

 PlayStation 4
User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 33
  3. Negative: 9 out of 33

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  1. nufrequency
    Jul 12, 2016
    0
    A F2P game that launches with fully working store where they sell digital goods and currency has no place to exist on any platform with such abysmal performance.
  2. Multitude
    Jul 15, 2016
    4
    Too little, too late! This game was a lot of fun when it was in beta years ago. Since then it has become worse with almost every update. The PS4 version is the empty shell of a game that is already outdated. It doesn't even work right, tons of frame drops and camera stutters. Repetitive gameplay and uninspired upgrades. Not worth my time, no even for free.
  3. Mordtod
    Jul 10, 2016
    0
    Can't recommend Hawken on PS4 due to the constant sub 30fps framerate and frame drops that make the game unplayable, not to mention the pay to win business model that requires you to drop down cash for any decent mech to even be remotely competitive early game
  4. txdog
    Jul 22, 2016
    4
    The game look as best as it can for a console that has the specs of a low powered pc, but the one thing that kills it for me and made me delete it 5 minutes after playing it was the framerate. Its just horrendous to the point its game breaking. but all hope is not lost as i am downloading it for pc as i type this.
  5. Fostero1993
    Aug 23, 2016
    4
    To much micropayments. This is game F2P, but you must pay for interesting improvements...
    Poor graphics and weakly addictive gameplay. This is game for people with a fat wallet.
  6. Nel
    Feb 1, 2017
    3
    It has several modes, and a great idea, but fall short on the amount of grind you have to do to be able to complete anything remotely compared to if you were to buy something. Regular f2p game
  7. getrwuegyweh
    Aug 20, 2016
    1
    Just felt like a really badly made, poor mans, ps1 Titanfall. I somehow got a KD ratio of 3.0 on my first and only game before deleting it. Servers are pure rubbish and just lacks so much to actually be enjoyable. I even somehow got an ultra rare trophy which 2% of players have had and i only played one game.
  8. JimmyTheHat89
    Jul 12, 2016
    2
    I used to play Hawken on the PC and i remember having quite a bit of fun so was naturally excited when i saw it available on my PS4. I'm glad its a F2P game as selling this would be criminal. The FPS is terrible, to the point where if you get into a hectic firefight any turning movement will slow the game down dramatically, it feels like an unfinished early access game in that respect. TheI used to play Hawken on the PC and i remember having quite a bit of fun so was naturally excited when i saw it available on my PS4. I'm glad its a F2P game as selling this would be criminal. The FPS is terrible, to the point where if you get into a hectic firefight any turning movement will slow the game down dramatically, it feels like an unfinished early access game in that respect. The customization is ridiculous, you can change the colour of barely noticeable bits of trim but if you want a camo for instance, slap down the big bucks because it is not cheap and will only cover one part of the mech. You can also just buy the better mechs at a somewhat reasonable price which gives it a small pay to win element. All in all, you are better of with the half dead PC version of the game, but if you are on PC chances are you will be playing Mechwarrior Online instead. RIP Hawken.… Expand

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58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. GameCritics
    Nov 18, 2016
    65
    Hawken may not make the grade as a mech title, but when stacked up next to other free-to-play FPSs, it doesn’t have anything to be ashamed of. The combat is faster and less impactful than I would have liked, but it’s still solid, and I spent more time with it than any other online FPS since the first Titanfall. While there’s not much chance I’ll eventually unlock everything in the game, Hawken has me thinking about going back and spending more time with an F2P FPS, which has never happened before.
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  2. Everyeye.it
    Aug 1, 2016
    65
    Hawken wasn't born under a lucky star, and carries on Ps4 many of the problems of the troubled PC version.
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  3. Destructoid
    Jul 24, 2016
    45
    Hawken has never been a terrible game, but it has never made a case for itself as anything more either. This console version puts up even less of a fight.
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