Half-Life: Counter-Strike

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Half-Life: Counter-Strike
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Developer(s)	Valve
Publisher(s)	Valve
Distributor(s)	Steam
Release date(s)	Mod: June 12th, 1999 Retail: November 8, 2000
Genre(s)	First-Person Shooter
Mode(s)	Multiplayer
Available on	PC, Xbox

Background

Counter-Strike is a first person shooter originated from the popular game Half-Life. What was originally started as a mod made by two men, Minh Le and Jess Cliffe, turned into it's own official game. It was initially released as a mod on June 12th, 1999, but then was sold retail by Valve on November 8th, 2000. There is also a Microsoft Xbox version of this game that was released on March 25th, 2004.

Currently, Counter-Strike is the second most played game on Steam under it's sequel, Counter-Strike: Source.

Gameplay

Counter-Strike is a First Person Shooter that pits two teams against each other in a variety of game modes. The two teams competing against eachother are the counter-terrorists, and the terrorists. Each team has a different objective to complete. Depending on the game mode, the objective of each team is different. The two main game modes are the de, and cs game modes. In de, the terrorists' aim is to successfully plant and detonate a bomb at a given bomb site. In the cs game mode, the terrorists must prevent the counter-terrorists from rescuing a set of hostages. Counter-Strike is unique from most shooters in several ways. First and foremost, there is no official ranking system created by Valve Corporation. Ranks are prominent in games such as Halo, and Call of Duty. Also, if you are killed in a round, you must wait for the round to be completed before you can respawn and rejoin in the action. Also, instead of spawning with weapons and finding more throughout the map like FPS games, Counter-Strike requires you to buy weapons through a buy menu using money at the beginning of each round. At the beginning of each round, you begin with a pistol and a knife, and depending on the amount of money you have, you can buy weapons, explosives, and more. Money can be awarded by killing enemies, rescuing hostages, defusing the bomb, planting the bomb, or winning the round.

Weapons

Knife

Standard Issue Navy Seal Knife
Nickname: Knife
Damage Primary: 35
Damage Secondary: 50+
Price - Free

Pistols

H&K USP Tactical .45 (KM Tactical .45)
Nickname: USP
Damage – 17
Damage(silenced) – 15
Ammo Capacity – 12
Price - $500/Free

Glock 18 (9x19 Sidearm)
Nickname: Glock
Damage – 12
Ammo Capacity - 12
Price - $400/Free

MR Desert Eagle .50AE (Nighthawk .50AE)
Nickname: Deagle
Damage – 40
Ammo Capacity – 7
Price - $650

Sig Sauer P229 (228 Compact)
Nickname: P228
Damage – 19
Ammo Capacity – 13
Price - $600

FN Five-SeveN (ES Five-SeveN)
Nickname: Five-Seven
Damage – 14
Ammo Capacity – 20
Price - $650

Beretta Elite (.40 Dual Elites)
Nickname: Dualies
Damage – 18
Ammo Capacity – 15x2
Price - $650

Shotguns

Benelli M3 Super 90 (Leone 12 Gauge Super)
Nickname: Pump
Damage – 80+
Ammo Capacity – 8
Price - $1700

Benelli M4 (Leone YG1265 Auto Shotgun)
Nickname: Auto Shotty
Damage – 50+
Ammo Capacity – 8
Accuracy – OK at close range, Bad at long
Price - $3000

Sub-Machine Guns

Steyr TMP (Schmidt Machine Pistol)
Nickname: TMP
Damage – 10
Ammo Capacity – 30
Speed - Fast
Price - $1250

Mac M10 (Ingram Mac-10)
Nickname: Mac10
Damage – 13
Ammo Capacity – 30
Price - $1400

H&K MP5 Navy (KM Sub Machine Gun)
Nickname: MP5
Damage – 13
Ammo Capacity – 30
Price - $1500

H&K UMP (KM UMP45)
Nickname: UMP
Damage – 16
Ammo Capacity – 25
Price - $1700

FN P90 (ES C90)Nickname: P90
Damage – 13
Ammo Capacity – 50
Price - $2350

Assault Rifles

GIAT FAMAS (Clarion 5.56)
Nickname: FAMAS
Damage – 20
Ammo Capacity – 25
Price - $2250
Secondary Fire – 3-Round burst

IMI Galil (IDF Defender)
Nickname: Galil
Ammo Capacity– 22
Ammo Capacity – 35
Price - $2000

AK-47 (CV-47)
Nickname: AK
Damage – 27
Ammo Capacity – 30
Price - $2500

Colt M4A1 Carbine (Maverick M4A1 Carbine)
Nickname: M4
Damage – 22
Ammo Capacity – 30
Price - $3100
Secondary Fire – Silencer

Steyr Aug A1 (Bullpup)
Nickname: Aug
Damage – 22
Ammo Capacity – 30
Price - $3500
Secondary Fire – Scope

Sig 551 (Kreig 552)
Nickname: Sig
Damage – 22
Ammo Capacity – 30
Price - $3500
Secondary Fire – Scope

Sniper Rifles

Steyr Scout (Schmidt Scout)
Nickname: Scout
Damage – 63
Ammo Capacity – 10
Price - $2750
Secondary Fire – Scope

AI L96 Arctic Warfare (Magnum Sniper Rifle)
Nickname: AWP
Damage – 100+
Ammo Capacity – 10
Price - $4750
Secondary Fire – Scope

Sig 550 Sniper (Kreig 550 Commando)
Nickname: 550
Damage – 50
Ammo Capacity – 30
Price - $4200
Secondary Fire – Scope

H&K G3 SG1 (D3/AU-1)
Nickname: G3
Damage – 65
Ammo Capacity – 20
Price - $5000
Secondary Fire – Scope

Machine Guns

FN M249 Para (M249)
Nickname: Para
Damage – 23
Ammo Capacity – 100
Price - $5750

Retail

Counter-Strike is available via Steam as well as in retail stores. Although the price values in retail, purchasing the game online via Steam is priced at $9.99, and also includes Counter-Strike: Condition Zero.

Counter-Strike is also available in certain bundles on Steam.

The Counter-Strike Complete Bundle includes Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat, Deathmatch Classic, and Ricochet. It is priced at $29.99.

The Counter-Strike 1 Anthology includes Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Day of Defeat, Deathmatch Classic, and Ricochet. It is priced at $14.99.

The Valve Complete Pack includes Counter-Strike along with every other Valve made game. It is priced at $99.99.

Recognition

Counter-Strike received an 8.9 from IGN.com, and was labeled as 'Great'.
Gamespot.com gave Counter-Strike an 8.4, and also labeled the game as 'Great'.

Counter-Strike was released in 2000, and is still very actively played today. In fact, it is the second most active game played on Steam, next to Counter-Strike: Source. The game is also played actively by professional gamers.

Sequels

Counter-Strike has multiple sequels that were released in later years. The first was Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, which added a single player mode to the series. In 2003, Counter-Strike was ported to the Xbox, making the game's second sequel. Finally, in 2004, Counter-Strike: Source was released, becoming the first game to run on Valve Software's new Source Engine, which powers Half-Life 2.

System Requirements

Taken from Steam.

Minimum:
500 Mhz processor
96mb RAM
16mb Video Card
Windows 2000/XP
Mouse
Keyboard
Internet Connection

Recommended:
800 Mhz processor
128mb RAM
32MB + Video Card
Windows 2000/XP
Mouse
Keyboard
Internet Connection

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