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 enlarge | From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
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New (16) Used (6) from $9.08
Avg. Customer Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 1519
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows Xp, Windows 98
ESRB: Mature
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 1.1
MPN: 9839
Model: 71608
UPC: 014633098396
EAN: 0014633098396
ASIN: B000AOJ7FK
Release Date: September 26, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: great condition never been used
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 Tried and True November 11, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
There are very few people now adays that have not heard of a game called "Counter-Strike." Originally designed as a free modification in 1998 on the award winning (and still gorgeous even to today's standards) Half-Life engine, Counter-Strike quickly became thousands of people's unbreakable addiction (including mine).
What caused this to happen? The gameplay concept is rather simple and to the point? What keeps people playing?
The answer to that question is both simple and complex. First we will start with the weapons and map geometry.
WEAPONS AND MAP GEOMETRY: The game is extremely well rounded when it comes to the selection of weapons per side as well as how the map is designed for each side. Both teams have strategic points and and weaknesses on each map and unique weapons that fit some players over others. Another thing that keeps the gameplay random and strategic is that any player can pick up any fallen players weapon and switch what they have, no matter what team they are on and no matter how expensive it is. Heck, if the player is alive you two can STILL switch weapons with each other. You can be in combat with a player that has an M4 at one moment, then he can pop out with a scout the next. Theres tons of variation without making it get out of hand.
GRAPHICS ENGINE: The graphics engine is extremely important. This doesnt only include the visuals but the flexability of what the developer is able to provide the world in the range in details, visuals, interactivity, sound, etc. For it's time, the Half-Life engine was EXTREMELY flexable compared to the other games out at the time and offered modders and developers something they had not seen before. Half-Life 2 is not only that but the entire revamped package. The Visuals are amazing and the types of details and interaction in maps is unbelieveable. CS:Source brings back so many of the original maps but with the touch up they needed. From particle effects to high definition Bloom lighting, realistic physics from the Havok engine, to knowing where a person is by the high quality sound effects and actually feeling like your there makes the experience more rich and vibrant then ever before.
SOUND: As mentioned earlier, the sound is amazing. From being able to walk and actually hear other people's footsteps and knowing where they are, you are able to get the edge on another player. The guns all sound great and if a gun is powerful, you definitly know it. The atmosphere sounds really suck you in and enrich the experience.
GAMEPLAY: The Gameplay is simple, yet varied. You can choose maps where you must either bomb or protect a certain point or maps where you have to escort hostiges to a safe zone. The original Counter-Strike had a mode where you had to protect a VIP which they have yet to bring back which is disapointing but the core gameplay is there and it rocks. With the weapons being even, the levels being diverse but well rounded and the gameplay smooth as can be, it's easy to get sucked in for one vital reason: To be better than the next guy. You can be on a hot streak for days and meet someone that wipes the floor with your face and theres nothing you can do about it but keep playing and try to improve. This game truly has a sense of skill and it truly shows right away if you dont have any. On top of that, you can be involved in some of the coolest shoot outs and make some of the best friends you'll have by joining clans and teams within the community.
MODIFICATIONS: The irony here is that Counter-Strike started as a modification itself but now has grown to the level that people modify the modification itself. One that I personally like in particular that I can litterally sink hours into is a mod called "Zombie Mod." It's concept is massivly addicting and fast paced. You start the round off as normal in modified versions or the original maps or custom ones made by the community (cities, towns, etc) but within seconds of starting, 1 player randomly turns into the zombie. Now, in CS in general, you can run faster if you have the knife out, but the zombies run much faster than you do at your very fastest. You have to either be much smarter than them, which can be hard because they are real people not AI controller bots, or you have to constantly shoot them to push them back. As a zombie, you only have a knife, a TON of life and nightvision to aid you but you can easily make the best of it in the dark close quarter maps that are available for the mod. If you ever slash another player once, he will then turn into a zombie to aid you in your quest for total conquest. This mod can honestly cause panic in you and the random feats of survival each round keeps you massivly addicted.
All in all, this game has more replay value then any First Person Shooter I have ever seen. The concept is so simple and fund and you wont be able to put it down.
Counter-Strike Source September 5, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great game, with high-end graphics, and takes full advantage of Direct X9.0. Although if you have a slower computer, youcan lessen the graphics to prioratise performance, but it totally ruins the game. Don't buy this game if you are not toattly into computers, cos the people who playit are on a lot, and they are GOOD. But source has a Single player vs. bots mode as well.
 why?? August 26, 2007
0 out of 9 found this review helpful
i still cant play because it will not download the game !!!!!!! why????? there is this message
Counter-Strike Source July 15, 2007
It's a pretty fun game. The built-in bots are good because you don't have to play against other real people, you can practice your skills on the bots. Playing against other people in the multiplayer is fun as well.
Displeased July 5, 2007
0 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought this game thinking it would be fun. This game is really no fun at all. Played 2 weeks only, to get to single played is a bunch of bull. Sometimes you don't want to play on line. This game not worth the effort it takes to get to single player. If you like on line games 99% of the time buy it. If not skip it.
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