Attack of the Hawkmen

Attack of the Hawkmen is a World War I-based arcade flight simulation/first and third-person shooter video game. Developed by Monomi Park and Studio MDHR as their first projects and published by Charlotte Mic Studio, the video game follows Lieutenant Hayden Gates as he takes to the skies in the new French air force, and parachutes into Germany to convince Anthony Fokker to defect. The story was written by Christopher Davis. The music was composed by, and.

The game was released worldwide for, , , , , and  on November 11, 2015, to positive reviews from both critics and fans.

Gameplay
The game is almost entirely from a third-person view, with the player's "camera" set to the rear of the plane looking towards it. Fuel is unlimited, but ammunition and mounted ordnance - bombs, torpedoes, or rockets - are not.

In the campaign, the player is often assisted by wingmen. They are friendly pilots who can be ordered to cover Gates' plane, follow it, attack marked units and attack enemy planes. In some missions, it is possible to land on runways and get more ammunition or even change the aircraft. The player can slow down or speed up the time at any moment. However, it also removes voice dialogue. Although most of the gameplay is in the air, certain parts of certain missions are set on the ground and the player must use anti-aircraft weaponry to shoot down enemy planes. The first part of the twelfth mission is in a turret of the Sopwith 1½ Strutter biplane, and the player uses machine guns to fight incoming fighters.

During the campaign, the player can play short challenges that often have unique objectives. The story is not affected if these challenges are skipped, but they also follow the same story of the main part of the campaign. Completion of all secondary objectives during a primary mission can result in either a promotion or a decoration being awarded.

Gameplay in Attack of the Hawkmen is also conquest-based. Each faction has a finite amount of reinforcements, and each is given control of a set number of command posts in a given level. The object is to either eliminate enemy forces or capture and hold all command posts simultaneously for 20 seconds.

Plot
In 1917, British-American Lieutenant Hayden Gates returns from Africa with a changed perspective thanks to his time with. Rather than wage war on bloody battlefields, he sees an opportunity to help end the great conflict by joining the French Intelligence. His plan succeeds almost too well, as he is instantly assigned to the as a reconnaissance photographer -- a position with a notoriously short lifespan. The legendary flying unit consists of American volunteers flying under the French flag, engaging in daring dogfights against the enemy. In Gates' time with the unit, he comes face to face with German Ace, better known to history as the infamous Red Baron.

Gates' next intelligence assignment is again rooted in air superiority. The aviation genius 's loyalty is reportedly for sale, and it's up to Gates to contact the designer and make him an offer. Outfitted with plenty of spy gear, Gates goes behind enemy lines to intercept Fokker, who is about to unveil a diabolical new air weapon.