Delta Force Xtreme | |
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Developer(s) | NovaLogic |
Publisher(s) | NovaLogic |
Series | Delta Force |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Delta Force: Xtreme is a budget first-person shooter video game developed and published by NovaLogic for Microsoft Windows.
It is the seventh title (excluding console titles) of the series. It acts as a partial remake of the original Delta Force, with numerous levels taken from it and redesigned.
The game is centered on three campaigns, focusing on eliminating a drug lord in Peru, to eliminating rebels in Chad and Novoya Zemlya.
Delta Force: Xtreme focuses on three campaigns from Delta Force: Peru, Chad, and Novaya Zemlya. Between these three campaigns, the game is broken up into 60 different levels, and includes the option for coop throughout the campaign.
The game's Single Player (unlike previous titles), introduces vehicular combat, but mostly on-foot combat to keep the balance. The game also features the "old style" scope that was present in the first four Delta Force titles. Game types (Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, King of the Hill, etc.) from the original Delta Force have also been brought back.
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 65/100 [2] |
Publication | Score |
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GameSpot | 7.2/10 [3] |
GameSpy | [4] |
GameZone | 8.5/10 [5] |
PC Format | 42% [6] |
PC Gamer (UK) | 65% [7] |
PC Gamer (US) | 58% [8] |
X-Play | [9] |
Delta Force: Xtreme received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. [2]
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