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Delta Force 2

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86%Game Brain Score
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87% User Score Based on 297 reviews
Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

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Delta Force 2 is a single player and multiplayer tactical shooter game with a warfare theme. It was developed by NovaLogic and was released on June 18, 2009. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and positive reviews from players.

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 297 reviews
story23 positive mentions
stability18 negative mentions
  • Delta Force 2 is a nostalgic classic that offers a fun and challenging gameplay experience, reminiscent of the late 90s FPS era.
  • The game features expansive maps and a variety of mission types, allowing for different playstyles and strategies.
  • Despite its dated graphics, the game still provides an enjoyable experience, especially for those who appreciate retro shooters.
  • The game suffers from numerous technical issues, including frequent crashes, graphical glitches, and poor AI behavior.
  • It does not run well on modern systems, particularly Windows 11, leading to frustration for players trying to relive their childhood memories.
  • The controls and gameplay mechanics feel outdated, making it difficult for new players to enjoy the experience as much as those who played it back in the day.
  • story
    142 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story of Delta Force 2 is structured around two main campaigns, each featuring 25 missions that take players across various global locations, including unique settings like the Antarctic. While the missions offer a mix of tactical challenges and allow for player creativity, 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 replay value, enabling players to create and share their own scenarios, but technical issues such as crashes can detract from the overall experience.

    • “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.”
    • “The missions are great and require a bit of thought; trust me, this is not a Call of Duty game. The enemies are lethal and are constantly on the move; if you take out one patrol, the other patrols will make their way to that location.”
    • “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 you need 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.”
    • “The persistent crashes and freezes, while not making the missions excessively challenging to replay, created a highly undesirable gaming experience.”
  • graphics
    68 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game are widely criticized for being outdated and blocky, struggling to meet modern standards, particularly on Windows 11 where users report significant graphical issues. While some players appreciate the nostalgic charm of the voxel-based graphics and the immersive gameplay, many find the visuals detract from the overall experience, with persistent glitches and low resolution (limited to 800x600) further compounding the problem. Despite these shortcomings, some reviewers note that the gameplay remains enjoyable, allowing players to overlook the dated graphics.

    • “The graphics are incredibly realistic, immersing you in the heart-pounding action.”
    • “This game uses voxels for rendering graphics and has an open world (yes, it's empty beyond the play area, but still, open).”
    • “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.”
    • “Graphics issues on Windows 11 make it unplayable.”
    • “The graphics are blocky and it's unplayable by today's standards, but how many old games are?”
    • “The outdated graphics contribute to a sense of detachment, making it difficult for me to become fully engrossed in the gameplay.”
  • gameplay
    45 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay of Delta Force 2 is characterized by a mix of improvements and persistent issues, including rendering errors and inconsistent enemy behavior that can detract from the experience. While the game offers a variety of missions and intuitive controls that appeal to both new and seasoned players, its dated graphics and technical problems can hinder immersion. Overall, the gameplay remains enjoyable, with a focus on realistic military mechanics and freedom of approach, despite its rough edges.

    • “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.”
    • “But when you look down the scope of your weapon, gameplay items like trees and buildings are stuck in the graphics, making it increasingly difficult to play.”
    • “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.”
    • “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

    The game's stability is a significant concern, with frequent freezes and crashes reported by users, often requiring hard reboots or restarts of missions. 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 fun gameplay, the stability issues have resulted in a lack of recommendations from users.

    • “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

    Overall, the game's optimization is mixed; while some players report smooth performance without issues on various systems, others experience significant stuttering and crashing problems. Despite improvements from the previous title, the optimization still falls short for some users, indicating a need for further refinement.

    • “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

    The game's music is primarily limited to a single menu track, with some familiar sound effects 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 physics, contributing to the game's atmospheric experience.

    • “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
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is highlighted by its comical enemy reactions, featuring exaggerated screams of pain and death that add a lighthearted touch to the gameplay. Players find the humor engaging enough to enjoy the demo more than the full game, indicating its effectiveness in enhancing the overall experience.

    • “The funny thing is, I played the DF2 demo more than the full game, and it was just as fun even being only one map.”
    • “Enemies are comical when you kill them; the moaning is hilarious.”
    • “Hilarious over-the-top screams of pain and death.”
  • replayability
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    While the campaign missions offer a diverse and exciting experience on the first playthrough, the predictable AI significantly hampers replayability, as characters consistently follow the same patterns and routes in subsequent attempts.

    • “The campaign missions are diverse and exciting on the 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 replay it, as the lack of meaningful choices and consequences makes subsequent playthroughs feel monotonous.”
    • “While the initial experience is enjoyable, the limited variety in enemy behavior and mission structure leads to a lack of replayability, making it hard to stay engaged after the first run.”
  • grinding
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players express that the grinding aspect of the game is excessively time-consuming, suggesting that it requires an unrealistic amount of effort, akin to needing a second life to manage it effectively.

    • “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
    • “The grinding feels endless and tedious.”
    • “I spent hours grinding, and it still feels like I'm nowhere.”
  • monetization
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Reviewers note that the game's monetization strategy effectively balances profitability with quality, allowing for a solid product despite limited advertising budgets. The developers demonstrate a keen understanding of scaling features to enhance user experience while maximizing revenue.

    • “The monetization strategy feels overly aggressive, pushing players to spend more than they should to enjoy the game fully.”
    • “It's frustrating to see essential features locked behind paywalls, making it hard to progress without spending money.”
    • “The constant prompts to purchase in-game currency detract from the overall experience and make the game feel more like a cash grab.”
  • atmosphere
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere in Delta Force 2 is characterized by a blend of realistic elements and arcade gameplay, enhanced by effective geometry and lighting that evoke a strong sense of location. Users appreciate the game's ability to create an authentic, immersive environment that balances professionalism with accessibility.

    • “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.”
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Delta Force 2 is a tactical shooter game with warfare theme.

Delta Force 2 is available on PC and Windows.

Delta Force 2 was released on June 18, 2009.

Delta Force 2 was developed by NovaLogic.

Delta Force 2 has received mostly positive reviews from players and mostly positive reviews from critics. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its stability.

Delta Force 2 is a single player game with multiplayer support.

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