Delta Force: Black Hawk Down

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Metascore
61

Mixed or average reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 37
  3. Negative: 5 out of 37
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  1. Gamezilla!
    45
    While Delta Force: Black Hawk Down isn't a broken shooter or anything, there's just far too many better alternatives out there if you're looking for an action rush. Leave this one behind on the store shelf.
  2. 1UP
    40
    What's more annoying than anything else, though, are the bizarre messages that pop up during multiplayer battles. You don't really need the server to remind you the maximum number of allowed players have joined a battle every time someone drops out and then refills the quota.
  3. Inside Gamer Online
    40
    A gargantuan disappointment. With so many delays, one has to wonder how they spent the extra time. It certainly was not on the torrent of problems facing the game.
  5. Game Revolution
    33
    While not a spectacular failure, Delta Force: Black Hawk Down is just another ho-hum first-person shooter, offering a big multiplayer canvas but little else. I wouldn't call it as unattractive as a live grenade, but I wouldn't go jumping on it, either.
  6. Gaming Age
    0
    For the game to be released now amidst a store full of next generation titles on the cusp of yet another generation of consoles is laughable. For them to be charging 49.99 is just plain offensive.

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#42 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2005
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#30 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2005

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User Score
6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 19
  3. Negative: 5 out of 19
  1. JeffS.
    Aug 19, 2005
    4
    Black Hawk down has incredibly realistic, fast paced, exciting gameplay only to be marred by PS1 (at best) graphics. The graphics are Black Hawk down has incredibly realistic, fast paced, exciting gameplay only to be marred by PS1 (at best) graphics. The graphics are extremely muddy and washed out. NovaLogic paid great attention to detail in terms of gameplay. For example there is a level with crocodiles that adds a touch of realism, enemies fall off rooftops, and even have a "death gurgle" when they die. The weapons don't have magnification on the scopes just as real weapons do not. Another nice touch of realism. Yet all of this conflicts with the horrid graphics and poorly designed voice recognition. You issue a command into your headset and then have to push a button to confirm your command. This makes the whole thing pointless. Why not just issue a command and have your team carry it out? I really tried to get into the gameplay but the terrible graphics held me back. How can the water effects and explosions look so good and the characters look so bad? When your character dies the game ackwardly (very ackwardly) switches to a dull cut-scene. Consumers have to send a message to developers. If you put out a game with graphics that are this bad, we won't buy your game. We need to send NovaLogic this message. I happily traded this game for Rainbow Six 3. Rainbow Six 3 is almost two years old, which is ancient in the videogaming world, but at least the characters don't look like they have been put through a washing machine with an extra dose of bleach.… Full Review »
  2. FPSMaster
    Aug 10, 2005
    5
    This game is so revolutionary! It's the only broadband game to ever play like it's on dial-up. Now that's never been done This game is so revolutionary! It's the only broadband game to ever play like it's on dial-up. Now that's never been done before. 50 players my ass! It can barely handle 10 without locking up or putting the laggy message across your screen so you can see nothing. Graphics are terrible, sound and animations are of PS1 calibur. Spawn points are the most unthoughout spawn points ever. Even worse than GR2's spawn points. Weapons are innaccurate unless you're a bastard sniper. Even the so-called dedicated servers lag like a PS2 game with dial-up customers on it. I guess they're dedicated to lagging and not working for more than 5 minutes before locking up. Just stay away from this failure or you'll be sorry when you have 40 kills and the game session just magically ends and you lose all your points and kills. What a waste of bandwith this game is once you actually get into a game online, which takes at least 10 minutes each time. This game should have died on the PC where it belongs. And they asked $50 for this $10 garbage bin game.… Full Review »
  3. KyleM.
    Aug 6, 2005
    6
    Online is solid,50 players is insane,in a good way.single player isn't so solid.graphics are blah,lag is blah,and gameplay is superOnline is solid,50 players is insane,in a good way.single player isn't so solid.graphics are blah,lag is blah,and gameplay is super blah,I was so tired of all the World War 2 games,so I expected a little more out of a game,which features a war/conflict that was'nt so famous,this ones defintely a renter.… Full Review »
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