When first concocted as a Half-Life mod in 1999, the developers of Counterstrike probably had no idea just how earth-shatteringly successful this game would become. Out of all online multiplayer FPS games, this has remained the most popular in both its original 1.6 version, and Counter-Strike: Source, the updated version released by Valve as a free bundle with Half-Life 2 as a freebie. The premise is very simple, and therein lies its appeal. Pitting a team of terrorists against a counter-terrorist (CT) squad, a game is fought in a series of 'rounds' until either one team has been wiped out, or the mission objective completed by one team. Game types are few, ...  Read the complete review

The original Counter-Strike launched on the pc in 1999 as a "modification" for Valve Corporation's Half-Life, and quickly became the most popular game played over on the internet, according the Game Spy. Now the famously face-paced first person tactical shooter is back, this time based on Half-Life 2's "Source" game engine, which promises breathtaking visuals and advanced physics. More on that in a moment. The sequel has a lot to live up to, given that Counter-Strike (currently at version "1.6") is still the most played online game, according to GameSpy. That's pretty impressive for an 11-year-old game. Thankfully, Valve have ...  Read the complete review

This review will read rather similar to _my own_ other review on Half-Life: Counter-Strike, with a few passages copied and slightly amended - its really the same game with different graphics afterall! CSS is an interesting and graphically updated "sequel" to the original Half-Life Counter-Strike. If you are into FPS (First Person Shooter) games in general and want flashy graphics, this may be for you. In a nutshell, CSS (like CS) is about two teams attempting to complete their objective on a map with whichever team winning the most rounds being the overall victor when the map time limit expires. Now, that of course is how it works in ...  Read the complete review

Counter-Strike has a somewhat vibrant history. Originally designed as a simple mod for the already existing and ever popular Half Life, it quickly took off as one of the most played online games of our time. Even now, the predecessor to Counter-Strike: Source, Counter-Strike 1.6 - remains one of the most popular games on the internet. Counter-Strike in general still has a thriving community of die hard fans, who love the genre dearly. It's probably useful to reveal I'm one of those fans. so this review is likely to be bias from the outset. I will try and keep some objectivity though! The basic formula for Counter-Strike: Source is simple. There are two ...  Read the complete review

The Counter-Strike series became a massive hit since it was first released in 2000. Eight years on, and upon hearing Counter-Strike, many people think of the new version, Counter-Strike on their which Valve remade on their Source Engine, and named it Counter-Strike: Source. (Although still the old version named Counter-Strike 1.6 is possibly still the most played game on the internet.) The interface of the menu is very simple, and easy to follow. Along with the single player mode, you can create your own local "listen" server, find online servers and change your options. In the options you can change key settings, video, sound, microphone and other ...  Read the complete review