Delta Force Releases Free Black Hawk Down Standalone Campaign, A 'Reboot' Of The 2001 War Movie

The free PvP military FPS Delta Force has released its free Black Hawk Down standalone campaign, a playable co-op recreation of a well-received 2000s war flick based off a nonfiction account. 

A free title released this December, Delta Force is the latest ‘replicate the original title’ online multiplayer follow-up of the original 1998 Delta Force. Much like other sequels in this oddly specific genre, this game features multiple PvP modes, including a massive Battlefield-like PvP mode and an extraction shooter mode.

This Black Hawk Down campaign aims to be a "faithful reboot of the classic 2001 movie and a heartfelt love letter to fans of the original 2003 Delta Force: Black Hawk Down, breathing new life into those legendary stories and moments." 

The original 2001 Ridley Scott movie (yes, the Alien director) was a well-received military film that tells the story of several soldiers fighting during the Somali War. It tells the tale of a squad led a sergeant thrown into the role after his lieutenant is forced to drop out, following the dramatic battles and action that followed. Black Hawk Down was praised for being an effective, compelling tale of the US military amidst the chaos of combat in a heated moment for the nation's miliary efforts. 

Delta Force's mostly unrelated Black Hawk Down game was similarly a historical fiction story set during the Somali War, where the player assumes the role of a soldier in the Unified Task Force set up by the United States. The last mission was a fictional ‘alternative universe’ recreation of the attempted assassination of a major political leader, which was botched in real life. 

The original Delta Force was a simulation based on the Delta Force spec ops unit, with both single player and multiplayer, plus a good reputation for realism, mission design, and good AI that scaled with difficulty. It has since become a long-running series, with the Black Hawk Down mission releasing for PC, Mac and consoles in 2003, 2004 and 2005 respectively. 

Both Delta Force and Black Hawk Down are free on Steam via their Steam pages, so at least there’s a low-risk opportunity to try it admist what appears to be a slew of negative reviews (mostly for performance/optimization).