Don’t worry, this is not a typo.
I recently joined the Alpha of Delta Force: Hawk Ops and to give the game credit, I have a explosion. For an alpha, it’s remarkably well built and the team at TiMi Studio has gone so far as to introduce some live service elements, even though this is just a testing phase.
However, I can’t help but feel like I’m playing Battlefield 2042. From the maps and modes to the UI and “specialist” characters, and from the land, sea and air combat model to the core mechanics, everything feels like a Battlefield game.
Not unique enough
I’ll be honest – Delta Force: Hawk Ops has serious Potential. I had more fun playing it than most other shooters that have come out in recent years. It looks fantastic, it runs well, and everything from the weapons to the characters feels solid and well thought out. It would be great if it didn’t look like a revamped Battlefield 2042, though.
Anyone familiar with EA’s latest Battlefield game will think that some of these screenshots are from the 2042 menu:
It gets a little bizarre—even the font choice, color palette, and iconography resemble the aesthetic of Battlefield 2042. One of the main game modes has attacking teams attempting to capture objectives while defending teams attempting to hold them back, which is a mirror copy of Battlefield’s fan-favorite “Breakthrough” mode.
TiMi Studio has tried to implement some innovative and unique features in Delta Force: Hawk Ops, and there is a campaign section planned where players can relive the events of Black Hawk Down. So it’s not a one-to-one recreation – but it’s pretty darn close.
Is Delta Force worth playing?
As I said, I’m having a lot of fun playing Delta Force: Hawk Ops and I particularly enjoy the extraction shooter mode, which feels like a trip down memory lane to DMZ, Call of Duty’s failed extraction shooter mode. It’s essentially the same thing, but introduces a “simpler” and more “arcade”-like extraction shooter experience that will resonate well with casual players.
In Delta Force, the shooting feels satisfying, the weapon customization is slick, and the roster of specialists is diverse enough that they stand out from one another. I’m a particular fan of Luna, an agile character who wields a bow that can fire “recon arrows,” or electrified shots.
It feels good, it looks good, and it’s free to play. It’s inevitably supported by a ton of microtransactions, season passes, and cosmetic packs, but that’s the way the world is. In the absence of a new Battlefield game and the death of Call of Duty’s DMZ, Delta Force: Hawk Ops might be exactly what the gaming world needs, even if it’s a mirror image of those games.
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