I've had my share of fun playing Novalogic's Delta Force Series (The classic ones (Boot Camp Pack) Graphics aren't much compared to nowadays, but the missions are fun), but has anyone played any of the games in the Machines of War pack? How fun are they to play? How well do they simulate the craft the games are centered around?
Fun thing about Delta Force is that you can choose your weapon layout, and go about the missions as you see fit (minimal penalties, unless you fail one of the core mission guidelines; so no stopping you from point-blank firing a Barret rifle or shotgun on your targets), as long as you follow the basic guidelines. Nothing like silently killing everyone inside a mine with a knife, and clearing out a room with a satchel charge when they least suspect it. Or sneaking into an enemy convoy, and popping their security from the opposite side of the gates from inside one of their own trucks. Sometimes the AI might not be the smartest. I have given myself a personal reputation of always getting my partner shot in the ass by my own friendly fire (either they look like the enemy, and in a panic I shoot them, or they run in front of me while I'm shooting (reason I stick to semi, and not full auto or burst, because of that; also ammo conservation)). Alpha squad hates my guts for that.
EDIT:
Looking back, how many missions have I deviated from because I thought some of the waypoint layouts and such were outright retarded; as well as some of their advised tactics (fewer missions than you think had "bad idea" written in them, in other cases, I did things my own way), I just decided instead to snipe everything from a distance (sometimes, opposite the waypoint pathing straight into enemy fire, and grenade the rest still standing, up close?