Tom "Mugwum" Bramwell of
Eurogamer writes:
"This week, Eurogamer tracked down Wes Eckhart, producer on Delta Force – Black Hawk Down, and levelled some questions at him ahead of the game’s November 29th release date. Wes and his development team are based in Novalogic’s development studio and corporate offices in Calabasas, California. The team working on DF-BHD has a rich development history at Novalogic, having dealt with previous Delta Force games, the Commanche series, F-22 Lightning 3, Armoured Fist 3 and Tachyon: The Fringe.
First off, thanks for taking the time to speak to us. It's always nice to catch up with those directly involved with the games!
No problem Tom, it's always a pleasure to speak to Eurogamer!
Delta Force - Black Hawk Down is based on the conflict which took place in Somalia back in the early 1990s, when a UN aid operation became a full-scale occupation of the country in an attempt to oust local warlords. Of course, Ridley Scott delivered a stunning realisation of the conflict in last year's movie of the same name, but is DF-BHD based on the film, or your interpretation of events?
DF-BHD is not an adaptation of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down or Ridley Scott’s movie adaptation; it is in fact our own interpretation of the events surrounding the conflict. Both the book and movie cover only the most high profile incident in the campaign, where US Army Rangers and Special Forces were sent into Mogadishu to capture a number of Habr Gedir clan officials and the subsequent events where the Black Hawk helicopters were shot down by RPGs. The game focuses on events leading up to October 3rd, specifically the 10th Mountain's defence of UN relief efforts, and Task Force Ranger's mission to hunt down and capture Aidid and his forces.
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