Entertainment software
developer and publisher NovaLogic, Inc. is giving gamers the chance to step
inside the combat boots of America's elite warriors. "Delta Force - Black
Hawk Down," the company's highly anticipated tactical shooter, is now
available at retail stores nationwide with a portion of all game sales going
to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. Rated "T" for teen by the ESRB,
the game is available for the Xbox video game and entertainment system from
Microsoft and the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system from Sony.
The game shatters records in console gaming history by offering the
largest multiplayer games ever with up to 50 players to battle over Xbox
Live, or up to 32 players on PlayStation 2 via GameSpy. Set in Somalia
in 1993, the game follows the events of Operation Restore Hope and the battle
of Mogadishu, which gained widespread attention in the Black Hawk Down book
and feature film.
"In making the game we had two goals -- first and foremost we wanted to
create a fun and innovative title, but we wanted to do it in a way that honors
those who served. More than any other entertainment medium to date, 'Delta
Force - Black Hawk Down' tells the unabridged story of the heroes that fought
in Somalia," stated Dave Pollack, NovaLogic's Vice President of Sales and
Marketing. "To ensure that the game was accurate we worked with a number of
subject matter experts that fought on the ground during the campaign. The
result is a game that is not only fun to play, but also tells an important
story. The soldiers that fought in the battle of Mogadishu and took part in
both Task Force Ranger and Operation Restore Hope campaigns got the job done."
"Delta Force - Black Hawk Down" follows members of the elite Delta Force,
US Army Rangers and 10th Mountain Division as they participate in a number of
daring raids against the oppressive Somali warlords in and around Mogadishu.
"Delta Force - Black Hawk Down" features include:
- 16 single player missions
- Biggest multiplayer games in console gaming history
- Co-op and split screen gaming options 7 Insertion by MH-6 helicopter
transports, Black Hawks and ground based transports.
- Multiplayer "Delta Force - Black Hawk Down" offers eight game types,
including Deathmatch, Search & Destroy, Capture the Flag and Team King
of the Hill and allows players to compete as one of four different
character classes.
- Arsenal of authentic weapons as used by US Special Forces during
Operation Restore Hope and Task Force Ranger
NovaLogic has also teamed up once again with the Special Operations
Warrior Foundation so that a portion of the proceeds from "Delta Force - Black
Hawk Down" will be donated to the foundation. The Special Operations Warrior
Foundation provides college scholarship grants, along with financial aid and
educational counseling, to the children of Special Operations personnel who
were killed in an operational mission or training accident.
Founded in 1980, the Special Operations Warrior Foundation provides
education counseling and college scholarship grants for every child of special
operations forces who lost a parent in an operational mission or training
accident. The Special Operations Warrior Foundation is the best way to honor
our fallen comrades because their children are the most important and lasting
things they leave behind. For more information about the Special Operations
Warrior Foundation or to make a donation, visit the Special Operations Warrior
Foundation website at http://www.specialops.org
