Delta Force: Black Hawk Down

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Description

Delta Force: Black Hawk Down is a first-person action game that takes place in Somalia, where the famous Mogadishu operation took place. The game is based on real events that were also depicted in a book and a movie "Black Hawk Down". First half of the game consists of varied missions that Delta Force soldiers had to engage into, like defending UN food convoys, rescuing hostages or destroying weapon shipments.

Second half of the game covers the events of the mission Irene on October 3rd, 1993. It's goal was to capture two lieutenants of the Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid and was expected to last less than 30 minutes, but after two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down, it took US soldiers more than 16 hours to return to safety. 18 US soldiers, 1 Malaysian and hundreds of Somalis were killed. A 19th SFC. Matt Rierson died two days later in an mortar attack.

On most missions the player works as a member of a small Delta Force team, working in co-operation with US Army Rangers or UN forces. Some missions include the player riding as a machine-gunner on a Humvee or a helicopter (including Black Hawks).

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Alternate Titles

• "三角洲特种部队：黑鹰坠落" -- Chinese title (simplified)
• "Отряд Дельта: Операция "Черный Ястреб"" -- Russian spelling
• "Delta Force: Operaciya "Chernyj Yastreb"" -- Russian title
• "Delta Force: Helikopter w Ogniu" -- Polish title

Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: Asura
• 3D Engine: Black Hawk engine
• Delta Force series
• Setting: African

User Reviews

Delta Force: Railroad Edition	Windows	Metal Craze (11)
Novalogic presents: Towell-Head Massacre 2000!	Windows	kbmb (435)
Short single player ADDICTIVE multiplayer	Windows	David Smith (2)

Critic Reviews

FiringSquad	Windows	Apr 08, 2003	84 out of 100	84
PC Games (Germany)	Windows	Apr 04, 2003	80 out of 100	80
Inside Mac Games (IMG)	Macintosh	Jul 22, 2004	7.75 out of 10	78
Game Informer Magazine	Xbox	Oct, 2005	6.75 out of 10	68
UOL Jogos	PlayStation 2	Jul 29, 2005		60
Macworld	Macintosh	Sep 17, 2004		60
GameSpot	PlayStation 2	Aug 04, 2005	5.7 out of 10	57
UGO (UnderGroundOnline)	Xbox	2005	C	50
GameSpy	PlayStation 2	Aug 15, 2005		50
Pro-G	PlayStation 2	Sep 05, 2005	5 out of 10	50

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Trivia

Charity

A portion of the proceeds of Delta Force: Black Hawk Down (for all platforms) is donated to The Special Operations Warrior Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides scholarships to children of Special Operations armed forces killed in action.

German version

In the German version all blood effects where removed.

Mark Bowden

Investigative journalist Mark Bowden, who wrote the book Black Hawk Down (on which the 2001 Ridley Scott film was based), was reportedly approached by Novalogic to lend his expertise to this game...which he refused.

Multiplayer

The Xbox version of Delta Force: Black Hawk Down broke the record (at the time of release) for the largest multiplayer game on the Xbox by allowing up to 50 players in one game.

Information also contributed by cle0fus.

Related Web Sites

• Delta Force: Black Hawk Down (Official Website)
• The Many Faces of War (An Apple Games article about three Mac first-person shooters, including Black Hawk Down (April, 2004).)
• Wikipedia: Delta Force: Black Hawk Down (Information about Delta Force: Black Hawk Down at Wikipedia)