Delta Force Land Warrior
Well this is a decidedly aged game now but I would like to write a review despite the passing of time because DF3 was one of my first major games that I came to play and eventually dedicated 2 years to playing Online in spare time, eventually becoming No:1 in the world for a game called Capture the Flag or CTF the pros will know this as. Well the graphics then in 2001 – 2002 were pretty inspiring to say the least and with a fast pc everything flowed and you really believed you were in a war environment. In both single player and multiplayer you have a choice of characters, which have an effect on your abilities in the field. For example, Gunner shoots like hell, especially with the saw, but boy running from danger is slow. Other characters will have good knife fighting abilities whilst others will be better swimmers. Weapons range from the 50 cal sniper rifle, the oicw, the M249 saw, Jackhammer, MM1 grenade launcher, ak47 and Psg sniper rifle. Side arms are good too with a choice between the Glock and traditional pistol and always your trusty knife for back up. You also get to play around with sophisticated equipment such as radios, night vision, a global positioning satellite unit, a laser range finder, and so on. One Nifty feature is calling in an airstrike on a target in the single player mode and moments later watching the target go up in flames while you are safe behind cover! Land Warrior offers 30 missions, including a training course to familiarize you with game conventions, ten quick missions, and 19 linked campaign missions. Most of these Missions are solo missions but occasionally you get a couple of AI guys that can come with you and you can control which is always fun. The missions themselves are quite interesting but the AI enemies is quite poor so if you take your time, even on a hard setting you can pick them off one by one and complete the mission. You never quite feel fully challenged although you are careful enough to make every shot count never the less. Whilst Single player is fun, it is really the multiplayer that will engross you. When I last played a couple of years ago NovaLogic had plenty of servers up covering CTF, search and destroy, team king of the hill and so on. The idea is to join a server and join in the fun. However for many it was a case of join a squad and go to war with another squad. This was fantastic fun and ill never forget the days of being on the mike with the whole squad, and formalising a strategy and moving in on the opposite team. This was amazing fun and the multiplayer really works well on this level. To sum up whilst a relatively older game Delta force Landwarrior can still give you real enjoyment and stimulation for as long as you want to play and still able to deliver the occasional adrenalin rushes. Of course there are many more competitive games on the market now but surely Delta Force Landwarrior deserves a medal for being a true inspirational classic that would captivate an audience for many years.