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Delta Force: Black Hawk Down Review: Should You Buy?

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Delta Force: Black Hawk Down Review: Should You Buy?

Delta Force: Black Hawk Down is a first-person shooting video game. Published by NovaLogic for PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, and Xbox in 2003. Based on actual events, Black Hawk Down is the story of a pair of American choppers that crashed in the streets of Mogadishu in 1993 amidst an angry mob of enemy soldiers and civilians armed with weapons and a deep hatred for Americans. Read on to find out if this game is worth the investment.

Delta Force: Black Hawk Down Offers a Fun Gameplay Experience

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Gunner aims with precision towards enemy.

The game will feature an intense single player campaign and several multiplayer modes. Gamers will find themselves in Somali and have to do rescue and advance missions in the war-torn city.

In the single-player mode you will be flanked by a handful of AI soldiers that you can issue commands to with the interface or with the Xbox Communicator. Commands are not the focus of the gameplay and serve only to offer you more flexibility. The bots will hold their own without being told what to do – and even at that they won’t win the battle for you regardless of what commands you issue.

Online play is incredible. You can find servers that will accommodate up to 50 players. Teamwork is not thrust upon you. It is not difficult to get pretty far in Delta Force: Black Hawk Down just by looking out for number one. An abundance of modes lets you play just about every variation of Deathmatch, King of the Hill and Capture the Flag just to name a few. There are split screen multi-player modes and co-op modes to boot.

Features of Delta Force: Black Hawk Down

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Readying defensive attack.

The character and class that you choose is persistent and will continue to evolve kind of like a RPG but with no actual leveling-up. Your skills will increase commensurate with your gaming skills, most specifically your reflexes and aiming. It’s not easy seeing some of the enemies in the distance, especially with the four-player split screen. 

Classes available to choose from include sniper, medic, assault and melee. They have the ability to jump, lean, roll, kneel and lie down in ambush which is great news for the sniper. You can also use binoculars to locate the enemy but unless you’ve got a high-powered sniper rifle you’re not liable to hit him from a great distance.

The maps are huge and unlike the PC version there are some vehicles, but they come with restrictions. They are only available on the larger maps and you have no control over where they go.

Last Thoughts

Delta Force: Black Hawk Down is a decent first-person shooter but it’s based on the two-year old PC version. In this day and age of military, quad-based, tactical shooter, Delta Force: Black Hawk Down is a bit of a disappointment.

The maps can be huge and as a result some of the graphics take a nosedive. The textures are blurry and the colors are weak. Even with surround sound you can’t pinpoint the exact location of the enemy’s gunfire. It’s just a sound effect thrown in for ambience that can’t be used as a tool.

If you’re interested in a straightforward shooter with no storyline getting in the way, then you might want to give this one a shot.

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