<s>
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Hawk	I-Application
Down	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
NovaLogic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2003	O
;	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
in	O
July	O
2004	O
;	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
on	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
6th	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
latter	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
still	O
play	O
as	O
that	O
soldier	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
now	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
3rd	O
Ranger	O
Battalion	O
and	O
the	O
1st	O
Special	O
Forces	O
Operational	O
Detachment-Delta	O
,	O
commonly	O
known	O
as	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Hawk	I-Application
Down	I-Application
differs	O
heavily	O
from	O
earlier	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
all	O
earlier	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
games	O
focus	O
on	O
long	O
distance	O
outdoor	O
combat	O
and	O
have	O
open	O
ended	O
mission	O
design	O
,	O
Black	O
Hawk	O
Down	O
focuses	O
on	O
close	O
quarters	O
combat	O
in	O
urban	O
environments	O
with	O
heavily	O
scripted	O
missions	O
more	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
then-recent	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Allied	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
earlier	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
campaign	O
in	O
Black	O
Hawk	O
Down	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
distinct	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
singleplayer	O
campaign	O
,	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Hawk	I-Application
Down	I-Application
features	O
LAN	O
and	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
50	O
players	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
match	O
,	O
breaking	O
the	O
record	O
for	O
the	O
largest	O
console	O
multiplayer	O
battles	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
games	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
choose	O
one	O
out	O
of	O
several	O
character	O
classes	O
with	O
individual	O
characteristics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Hawk	I-Application
Down	I-Application
uses	O
an	O
engine	O
based	O
on	O
Comanche	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
more	O
detail	O
and	O
advanced	O
visual	O
effects	O
,	O
thanks	O
to	O
shader	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Team	B-Application
Sabre	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
adding	O
two	O
campaigns	O
which	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
Colombia	O
and	O
Iran	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maxim	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
first	O
saying	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
impossible	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
mimic	O
the	O
raw	O
emotion	O
and	O
chaos	O
that	O
defined	O
this	O
mission-turned-disaster	O
in	O
real	O
life	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
the	O
best	O
we	O
’ve	O
seen	O
on	O
a	O
battlefield	O
"	O
;	O
and	O
then	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
"	O
Drink	O
in	O
your	O
fill	O
of	O
military	O
realism	O
in	O
crowded	O
,	O
confusing	O
war	O
zones	O
where	O
you	O
can	O
drown	O
in	O
rivers	O
,	O
kill	O
civilians	O
,	O
and	O
partake	O
in	O
friendly	O
fire	O
–	O
just	O
like	O
we	O
did	O
–	O
before	O
heading	O
to	O
boot	O
camp	O
to	O
apologize	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
that	O
's	O
not	O
enough	O
carnage	O
,	O
you	O
can	O
also	O
engage	O
in	O
32-player	O
(	O
50	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	O
)	O
online	O
deathmatch	O
missions	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
technically	O
twice	O
the	O
bloody	O
chaos	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Detroit	O
Free	O
Press	O
gave	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
four	O
,	O
quipping	O
,	O
"	O
Diehard	O
military	O
combat	O
fans	O
might	O
want	O
to	O
rent	O
this	O
one	O
just	O
to	O
partake	O
in	O
the	O
giant	O
chaotic	O
skirmishes.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sydney	O
Morning	O
Herald	O
gave	O
both	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
two-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
solo	O
campaign	O
lacks	O
the	O
pizzazz	O
of	O
other	O
military	O
shooters	O
,	O
but	O
decent	O
multiplayer	O
options	O
prevent	O
it	O
from	O
feeling	O
pilotless.	O
"	O
</s>
