Delta Force: Black Hawk Down – Team Sabre

Delta Force: Black Hawk Down – Team Sabre is the expansion pack to Delta Force: Black Hawk Down. Team Sabre adds more weapons, that can be used in servers that only have Delta Force: Black Hawk Down. The Team Sabre expansion gives the player a new character to choose, the British elite commando unit SAS. Team Sabre adds a few more terrains which are mostly jungle and desert terrains. The expansion pack also gives the player two more campaigns which are in fictional based areas, fighting the renegade general Haatim Jaareah Kalb in the deserts of Iran and the elusive drug lord Antonio Paulo in the jungles of Colombia. The main difference from the original is the difficulty, with fewer saves and longer levels.

Delta Force: Black Hawk Down:
Team Sabre
Developer(s)Ritual Entertainment
Rebellion Developments (PlayStation 2)
Publisher(s)NovaLogic
Vivendi Universal Games (Mobile)
SeriesDelta Force
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, mobile phone, PlayStation 2
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows
  • NA: January 20, 2004
  • PAL: February 13, 2004
Mobile
  • NA: Fall 2006
  • EU: September 30, 2006[2]
PlayStation 2
  • EU: November 10, 2006
  • AU: November 16, 2006
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Novalogic announced in October 2006 that a PlayStation 2 version of Delta Force: Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre was being released in late November 2006. The video game, developed by Rebellion Developments, is a completely redeveloped version of Team Sabre featuring additional weapons and vehicles not seen in the original PlayStation 2 version of Delta Force: Black Hawk Down. At the same time, a Mobile phone version of the game was released in fall 2006.[2]

Plot

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Colombian Campaign

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Following a Coast Guard discovery of a large shipment of drugs and guns headed for the United States, intel has revealed that a powerful drug lord, Antonio Paulo, is trying to increase his power in parts of Colombia. This drug lord controls entire regions in remote parts of the country and employs many well-armed guerrillas to fight for him in exchange for money and weapons to aid their anti-government cause. He is known for his heavy-handed actions, including the torture of captured Colombian and American soldiers.

Iranian Campaign

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Iran's fundamentalist government has given way to a less hardline administration, friendly to the West. A significant portion of the old guard, appalled with the new government's embracing of economic relationships with the "corrupt, morally evil" western powers, has taken up arms in a second revolution against the state. While government forces aided by NATO troops have managed to keep control of Tehran, fundamentalist rebels have seized control of the oil terminal on Kharg Island and production facilities to the north and Bandar Shahpur. Oil represents three-quarters of Iran's economy and a serious risk to the interests of western investors. NATO and the UN have both agreed that military intervention, led by the United States, is warranted. Delta Force has been tasked with being the spearhead of the coalition forces.

Reception

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The PC version received "average" reviews, while the PlayStation 2 version received "unfavorable" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[15][16]

References

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  3. ^ "Delta Force: Black Hawk Down - Team Sabre Release Information for PlayStation 2". GameFAQs. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  4. ^ Biessener, Adam (March 2004). "Delta Force Black Hawk Down Team Sabre (PC)". Game Informer. No. 131. p. 112. Archived from the original on March 6, 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  5. ^ Ocampo, Jason (January 23, 2004). "Delta Force - Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre Review (PC)". GameSpot. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  6. ^ Magrino, Tom (December 20, 2006). "Delta Force: Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre Review (PS2)". GameSpot. Archived from the original on May 5, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  7. ^ Chick, Tom (March 21, 2004). "GameSpy: Delta Force: Black Hawk Down - Team Sabre (PC)". GameSpy. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  8. ^ Romano, Natalie (January 18, 2007). "Delta Force Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 30, 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  9. ^ McNamara, Tom (January 21, 2004). "[Delta Force] Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre Review (PC)". IGN. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  10. ^ "Delta Force: Black Hawk Down - Team Sabre". Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine: 102. December 25, 2006.
  11. ^ "Delta Force: Black Hawk Down - Team Sabre". PC Gamer. April 2004. p. 66.
  12. ^ "Review: Delta Force: Black Hawk Down - Team Sabre". PSM. February 2007. p. 88.
  13. ^ Kelly, Andy (February 2007). "Delta Force [Black Hawk Down]: Team Sabre review". PSM3: 78. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  14. ^ "Delta Force - Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre (PC)". The Times. February 21, 2004. Retrieved January 3, 2015.(subscription required)
  15. ^ a b "Delta Force: Black Hawk Down - Team Sabre for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  16. ^ a b "Delta Force: Black Hawk Down - Team Sabre for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
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