Delta Force 2

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You're a member of the U.S. Army's best kept secret: the elite SPECIAL OPERATIONS unit known as Delta Force, formed to BATTLE TERRORISM throughout the world. When the best of the rest can't handle the op, YOU are called into action. Can you handle THE JOB?

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87%

Audience ScoreBased on 270 reviews

story22 positive mentions

stability18 negative mentions

Delta Force 2 offers a nostalgic experience with engaging gameplay and a variety of mission types, allowing players to approach objectives in multiple ways.
The game features an extensive mission editor, enabling players to create custom missions and enhancing replayability.
Despite its age, the game maintains a dedicated community and still provides a fun experience for fans of classic tactical shooters.

The game suffers from numerous technical issues, including frequent crashes, rendering errors, and AI problems, which can detract from the overall experience.
Graphics are dated and can appear blocky, which may be off-putting for players accustomed to modern visual standards.
The enemy AI can be inconsistent, often exhibiting poor behavior such as shooting through walls or failing to react appropriately to player actions.

story
139 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
16%
82%
2%
The story of Delta Force 2 is structured around two main campaigns, each featuring 14 missions, alongside a variety of standalone quick missions, totaling approximately 45 missions. While the missions offer a mix of engaging scenarios and strategic gameplay, they often lack depth in narrative, with many missions feeling like repetitive tasks rather than integral parts of a cohesive story. The inclusion of a mission editor adds significant replayability, allowing players to create and share their own missions, further enhancing the game's content.
- “The main story of Delta Force is divided into two campaigns: Operation Common Resolve and Operation Global Enforcement.”
- “Delta Force 2 features approximately 45 single-player missions, containing 25 missions distributed across two campaigns and 20 stand-alone scenarios, allowing players to explore various countries, including unique missions in the Antarctic, a location not many games visit.”
- “Each mission presents a unique challenge, requiring players to strategize and plan their approach carefully.”
- “The briefings simply give you the situation at hand and tell you what to do without going into too many details about the action plan or even how the current mission fares into the grand scheme of the entire campaign.”
- “While it starts with refreshing locations at the beginning, it quickly goes back to monotonous levels with a few interesting missions tucked in-between.”
- “Although it initially started well, offering a promising continuation of the original Delta Force experience I loved, the game took a turn for the worse after five missions.”
graphics
65 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
11%
82%
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The graphics of the game are widely regarded as outdated, with many reviewers noting their blocky, pixelated appearance and low resolution of 800x600, which struggle to meet modern standards. Despite these shortcomings, some players appreciate the nostalgic charm and technological innovations of the voxel-based rendering, which contributes to a unique gameplay experience. Overall, while the visuals may detract from immersion, the engaging gameplay and level design help maintain the game's relevance in the tactical shooter genre.
- “The graphics are incredibly realistic, immersing you in the heart-pounding action.”
- “They decided to upgrade the engine to give you better graphics and make enhancements on existing technologies.”
- “Despite looking very dated with its pixelated graphics limited to a resolution of 800x600, it remains a smart shooter that offers the player a great level of freedom in tackling a range of immersive missions, and still has decent lighting, effects, physics, music, and sound effects.”
- “The graphics, stuck in a bygone era, struggle to meet the standards set by other games released around the same time.”
- “The outdated graphics contribute to a sense of detachment, making it difficult for me to become fully engrossed in the gameplay.”
- “Graphically, it's an old game; 800x600 resolution is the best you will get.”
gameplay
44 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
68%
7%
The gameplay of Delta Force 2 is a mix of improvements and familiar mechanics from its predecessor, featuring enhanced mission variety and intuitive controls that cater to both new and experienced players. However, it suffers from technical issues like rendering errors and inconsistent enemy behavior, which can detract from the overall experience. Despite its dated graphics, the game offers enjoyable and realistic military shooter gameplay, with a focus on freedom of approach in missions.
- “The variety of missions keeps gameplay fresh and exciting, while the intuitive controls make it easy for both newbies and seasoned gamers to jump right in.”
- “Fairly realistic military shooter with massive environments and freeform gameplay: snipe enemies from a mile away with a high-powered sniper rifle, go in guns blazing with a heavy machine gun, use stealth and pick enemies off one by one, or anything in between.”
- “Delta Force 2 is the 1999 version of Far Cry when it comes to freedom of gameplay.”
- “The gameplay and visual fidelity are almost identical, although unlike the first game, this one is plagued by rendering errors, frame drops, and random crashes.”
- “There are a fair few problems with the game though, and most of it is related to the gameplay.”
- “The thing is the game is extremely rough, the button layout had to be configured to fit a more modern layout, and the gameplay is pretty basic.”
stability
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is a significant concern, with frequent crashes and freezes reported by users, often requiring hard reboots or restarts. While some players have found fan-made fixes for certain issues, persistent visual glitches and rendering problems detract from the overall experience, leading many to describe it as a "buggy mess." Despite its nostalgic appeal, the instability has resulted in a generally unfavorable reception regarding this aspect.
- “The game also freezes from time to time even though there is a fan-made fix for that.”
- “I really really wanted to play this but it's a buggy mess, just freezes in some missions, breaking the mission and not being able to finish the campaign.”
- “The persistent crashes and freezes, while not making the missions excessively challenging to replay, a constant restart of missions created a highly undesirable gaming experience.”
optimization
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
Overall, the game's optimization is mixed; while some players report smooth performance without stuttering or crashes, others experience significant stuttering issues that detract from the experience. Despite improvements over the previous title, the sequel still falls short in optimization quality, particularly for certain missions.
- “On the positive side, aside from the crashing, I did not encounter any issues related to slowdowns or stutters, as the overall performance remained consistently smooth.”
- “Performance is still good, and I have had no issues running this on Windows 10.”
- “All single player missions run smoothly in software mode on all supported resolutions, windowed/fullscreen, and on my Windows 7 64-bit OS with a vanilla Steam download.”
- “Has stuttering issues.”
- “Overlooking the one mission that can only be accessed through the level editor, as it might just be cut content that was packaged with the build, the most glaring flaw is the stuttering issue.”
- “Although many improvements were made compared to the first game, the sequel still lacked the quality and optimization that it needed to make it a decent title of its kind.”
music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's music is primarily limited to a single menu track, with a mix of familiar sounds from the previous installment and a few new additions, resulting in an overall soundtrack rating of 6/10. While the music may not be extensive, it complements the immersive gameplay and realistic sound effects effectively.
- “This game is appreciated for its very in-depth environment, realistic bullet physics, and menu music.”
- “Despite looking very dated with its pixelated graphics limited to a resolution of 800x600, it remains a smart shooter that offers the player a great level of freedom in tackling a range of immersive missions, and still has decent lighting, effects, physics, music, and sound effects.”
- “Basically consists of the same type of music and sound effects from the first game with some additional new ones.”
- “There must only be a single music track in the entire game and that's in the menu.”
- “Soundtrack 6/10.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is characterized by its comical enemy reactions, particularly their exaggerated dying noises and humorous moans, which provide a lighthearted contrast to typical violent gameplay. Players appreciate the fun and entertaining nature of these interactions, making the experience enjoyable despite the game's simplicity and short missions. Overall, the humor adds a unique charm that sets it apart from more intense, modern shooters.
- “Enemies are comical when you kill them; the moaning is hilarious.”
- “I enjoyed replaying these, and the best part is still the funny dying noises from my enemies on hit. It's that good and fun, like all the DF games compared to modern explosive, bloody, noisy, stressful games.”
- “Hilarious over-the-top screams of pain and death.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere in Delta Force 2 is characterized by a blend of realism and arcade gameplay, enhanced by effective geometry and lighting that evoke a strong sense of location. Users appreciate the game's authentic and professional tone, which contributes to its immersive single-player experience.
- “Grass shoots up as you crawl through it, and the geometry and lighting, while antiquated, provide a good sense of location and atmosphere.”
- “Overall, Delta Force 2 is a great single-player FPS that balances realism with ease of play, leveraging an authentic atmosphere and professionalism in its fiction to create a sim-like tone with more arcade gameplay.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
While the campaign missions offer a diverse and exciting experience on the first playthrough, the predictable AI significantly diminishes replayability, as characters consistently follow the same patterns and routes in subsequent attempts.
- “The campaign missions are diverse and exciting on your first playthrough, but the terribly predictable AI cripples the replay value, as characters always do the same things and go to the same locations every time.”
- “After completing the game once, there’s little incentive to play again since the outcomes and experiences remain largely unchanged.”
- “While the initial experience is engaging, the lack of meaningful choices and variations in gameplay makes replaying feel tedious and unfulfilling.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Players express that the grinding in the game is excessively time-consuming, often requiring a significant investment of time akin to having a second life to fully engage with it.
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “The grinding feels endless and tedious.”
- “Grinding takes away from the enjoyment of the game.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization strategy is characterized by a careful balance, where the developers maximized revenue potential without compromising the quality of the game, demonstrating an understanding of the competitive landscape in the emerging gaming industry.