▁it ▁was ▁inferior ▁to ▁the ▁game ' s ▁multi player ▁component . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁released ▁with ▁five ▁maps ▁( each ▁with ▁five ▁possible ▁configurations ) ▁and ▁four ▁game ▁types , ▁Death match , ▁Team ▁Death match , ▁Z ones ▁and ▁Capt ure ▁the ▁Flag . ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 . 4 ▁update , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁game ▁types ▁increased ▁to ▁six ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁the ▁Hero ▁and ▁Collection ▁modes . ▁Three ▁optional ▁expansion ▁pack s ▁for ▁the ▁game ▁containing ▁new ▁maps ▁and ▁equipment ▁increase ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁available ▁maps ▁to ▁eight . ▁ ▁War h awk ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁a ▁generally ▁positive ▁reception ▁by ▁review ers . ▁However , ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁after ▁its ▁initial ▁launch ▁it ▁was ▁pl ag ued ▁by ▁connection ▁and ▁server ▁issues , ▁including ▁ranking ▁issues ▁with ▁players , ▁which ▁were ▁subsequently ▁corrected ▁in ▁updates . ▁The ▁player ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁rank - up ▁though ▁ 2 0 ▁ranks ▁r anging ▁from ▁Rec ruit ▁to ▁General , ▁un lock ing ▁new ▁personnel ▁and ▁aircraft ▁custom ization ▁options ▁at ▁each ▁rank . ▁A ▁spiritual ▁successor , ▁Star h awk , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Sony ▁scheduled ▁the ▁War h awk ▁servers ▁to ▁be ▁shut ▁down ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁at ▁ 8 ▁am ▁G MT , ▁providing ▁notice ▁by ▁email ▁to ▁Play Station ▁Network ▁members . ▁N umer ous ▁players ▁have ▁organized ▁on ▁the ▁game ' s ▁sub red dit ▁community ▁to