Delta Force: Black Hawk Down campaign is not for the faint of heart

Having launched in late 2024, Delta Force has been a game on the lips of many avid fans of the genre. While the game’s two modes on release gave us an Escape from Tarkov-like extraction shooter, Warfare played more like Battlefield and Call of Duty multiplayer modes. However, the third addition to the Delta Force repertoire would be interesting to a fair few veteran gamers – the Black Hawk Down campaign.

After releasing on Feb. 21, 2025, we finally got a chance to get stuck into the campaign remake of the 2003 title.

While nostalgia is a massive factor in the new Black Hawk Down, Team Jade wastes no time letting players know they are in for a difficult journey. Although it can be completed alone, the campaign is far better suited and created for a full squad of 4. Going in solo, the average player could take a while (and many deaths) before they manage to learn the lay of the land.

Enemies waste no time in firing a hail of bullets in your direction, but with the aid of your squad, everything becomes a little easier. Being able to communicate enemy positions, and having friends to take them down with you, while also providing ammo and health changes up the game. With no checkpoints, health regeneration, or ammo dumps, playing solo means that your ammo and health need to be used sparingly.

The Black Hawk Down campaign is punishing in the best way possible. Strategic maneuvering remains of the utmost importance, with the enemies spawning right on top of you at times. There are often enemy snipers atop buildings and ground troops which pop up around nearly every turn, making positioning the key to survival. The maps are quite small, and most of your time will be spent navigating between buildings without taking too much damage. Or simply dying and deciding whether or not you want to restart and go again.

The feeling of making the right move and coming out on top is a prize for completing a challenge. Deaths and squad wipes will probably happen, and starting over can feel like a chore, but each chapter gives that gritty feeling of the frontlines.

With 7 chapters, Delta Force: Black Hawk Down campaign is worth the time, especially if you want something vastly different from Warfare or Operations in Delta Force. For those in a squad, the campaign should not take much more than around 3 to 4 hours of your time – although this can vary heavily depending on your proficiency in shooter titles. For those going it alone, expect numerous deaths and multiple restarts for your challenge.

Although released with “mostly negative" reviews, these seem to mainly be players who are struggling with the difficulty. As there is no scaling, whether you are in a squad or alone, the game is set up like a challenge rather than a simple story. However, complaints surrounding crashes, performance issues, and enemies spawning in unfavorable positions have also damaged the release.

At the end of the day, it becomes up to you to find out where to have your fun with Delta Force. While the campaign offers an intense challenge, it can also remain extremely fun with a few friends wanting to pass the time. With everything said and done, a few months' wait was worth the time, but it remains to be seen if any fixes will be made to the problems within Black Hawk Down.