Xtreme by name, Xtreme by nature
Delta Force is one of the few game I've played which has a fair balance between Single and Multiplayer. In both modes, the gamelay is exactly the same. You can keep the same tactics from Single, bring them straight into multiplayer and get the same kill count.
Firstly, lets focus on Single Player mode. The missions span out across three campaigns, each one covering a different type of terrain. Lush, Desert and snow. There isn't really so much of a story. The basic gist of the campaigns is that your a soldier in Delta Force. You rteam is deployed all over the world in order to deal with different terrorist threats, from disbanding a drug lord's private army to reclaiming nuclear warheads. Each campaign increases in difficulty, with the first few missions fairly easy, and the last couple of missions so frustrating you'll be lucky to come out of there without a smashed monitor or two. At the beginning of each mission, you are breifed on the situation, and given the options of which main and special weapons you wish to take into the battlefield. Your main weapons range from sniper rifles to heavy machine guns, whilst your special weaponry consists of a rocket launcher, claymore mines or satchel charges. Once on the battlefield, you and your team are given objectives (your team-mates are NPCs), and are directed towards those objectives. Each of the missions requires a different strategy, as the layout of your enemies forces you to significantly change which way you go about disposing of them. For example, in the opening mission of the second campaign, you are faced with countless enemies holed down in blast bunkers on the other side of a dried up river. Of course, diving head first into the ditch and hoping you make it to the other side probably wont get you very far, so you could choose to either go round the base and attack from behind, killing each enemy as you enter their bunker, or climb a hill and snipe them off from a distance. Of course, you could just run in all guns blazing, but only if you have a high tolerance for virtual pain.
Single player also has a host of vehicles at your disposal, ranging from jeeps with gun emplacements to attack cycles to Blakhawke attack helicopters with minigun emplacements (the latter is rarely avaliable). In some missions, these vehicles are vital to completing your objective, whilst sometimes they're just there to help you get around quicker.
Now lets move onto multiplayer mode. I've heard many ay that the community for Delta Force is poor, and the gameplay dull. I can assure you that this is definitely wrong. It all depends on which servers you pick. I recommend the Delta Force servers or the Public "D$" server. The multiplayer experience varies in lots of ways. Depending on which servers you pick ,and which maps are being played, you could be forced to move to a good sniping point, or as is the case in some missions, you could be forced to run head-on into the fray and see how many enemies you can blow up before you get blown to peices by a rocket launcher or a stray grenade. Although whether your gunning down the opposition by the dozens, or getting blown to peices left right and centre, multiplay is surprisingly addictive. You could play for hours without realising, and still be craving for more within a few hours.
In all, Delta Force XTreme is a definite good buy, with lush graphics, addicting gamepay and endless variety to how you go about your missions. well worth the low price.