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Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
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First release | Counter-Strike November 9, 2000 |
Latest release | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive August 21, 2012 |
Counter-Strike (CS) is a series of multiplayerfirst-person shootervideo games, in which teams of terrorists battle to perpetrate an act of terror (bombing, hostage-taking, assassination) and counter-terrorists try to prevent it (bomb defusal, hostage rescue). The series began on Windows in 1999 with the first game, Counter-Strike. It was initially released as a modification ('mod') for Half-Life and designed by Minh 'Gooseman' Le and Jess 'Cliffe' Cliffe before the rights to the game's intellectual property were acquired by Valve Corporation, the developers of Half-Life.
Counter-Strike Online 2 (CSO2) is loaded with contents that leaves you wanting more. Get your hands on a bunch of weapons such as the Beretta MX4 Storm, MK14 EBR and the M1 Garand that are collectable.
That original game was followed by Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, developed by Turtle Rock Studios and released in 2004. In November of that year, Counter-Strike: Source was released by Valve. Released eight months after Condition Zero, Source was a remake of the original Counter-Strike and the first in the series to run on Valve's newly created Source engine.[1] The fourth game in the main series, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, was released by Valve in 2012 for Windows, OS X, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. Hidden Path Entertainment, who worked on Counter-Strike: Source post-release, helped to develop the game alongside Valve.[2]
There have been several community-made spin-off titles created over the years. These include the Online series, Neo, and Nexon: Zombies.
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Gameplay
Counter-Strike is an objective-based, multiplayerfirst-person shooter. Two opposing teams—the Terrorists and the Counter Terrorists—compete in game modes to complete objectives, such as securing a location to plant or defuse a bomb and rescuing or guarding hostages.[3][4] At the end of each round, players are rewarded based on their individual performance with in-game currency to spend on more powerful weapons in subsequent rounds. Winning rounds results in more money than losing, and completing objectives such as killing enemy players gives cash bonuses.[3] Uncooperative actions, such as killing teammates, results in a penalty.[5]
Main series
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2007 | Counter-Strike Online |
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2012 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
2013 | Counter-Strike Online 2 |
2014 | Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies |
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Counter-Strike
Originally a modification for Half-Life, the rights to Counter-Strike, as well as the developers working on it, were acquired by Valve Corporation in 2000.
The game received a port to Xbox in 2003.[6] It was also ported to OS X and Linux in the form of a beta in January 2013. A full release was published in April 2013.[7][8]
Condition Zero
Counter-Strike was followed-up with Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, developed by Turtle Rock Studios and released in 2004. It used the Half-LifeGoldSrc engine, similar to its predecessor. Besides the multiplayer mode, it also included a single-player mode with a 'full' campaign and bonus levels. The game received mixed reviews in contrast to its predecessor and was quickly followed with a further entry to the series titled Counter-Strike: Source.[9]
Source
Counter-Strike: Source was the first publicly released game by Valve Corporation to run on the Source engine. Counter-Strike: Source was initially released as a beta to members of the Valve Cyber Café Program on August 11, 2004.[1][10] On August 18, 2004, the beta was released to owners of Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and those who had received a Half-Life 2 voucher bundled with some ATIRadeonvideo cards.[11] While the original release only included a version for Microsoft Windows, the game eventually received a port to OS X on June 23, 2010 with a Linux port afterwards in 2013.[12][13]
Global Offensive
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was the fourth release in the main, Valve-developed Counter-Strike series in 2012. Much like Counter-Strike: Source the game runs on the Source engine. It is available on Microsoft Windows, OSX, and Linux, as well as the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles, and is backwards compatible on the Xbox One console.
Spin-off titles
Neo
A Japanese arcade adaptation of Counter-Strike, the original Half-Life multiplayer modification. It is published by Namco, and runs on a Linux system.[14] The game involves anime-designed characters in a futuristic designed version of Counter-Strike. A selection of single-player missions, mini-games, and seasonal events were added to prolong the game's interest with players.[15]
Online series
Counter-Strike Online is a free-to-play spin-off available in much of eastern Asia. It was developed by Nexon, with oversight from Valve Corporation. It uses a micropayment model that is managed by a custom version of the Steamback-end.[16] Announced in 2012 and aimed at the Asian gaming market, a sequel titled Counter-Strike Online 2 was developed by Nexon on the Source game engine, and released in 2013.[17]
Nexon: Zombies
In August 2014, Nexon announced Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies, a free-to-play, zombie-themed spin-off,[18] developed on the GoldSrc game engine.[19] On September 23, 2014, an open beta was released on Steam.[20] The game launched on October 7, 2014, featuring 50 maps and 20 game modes.[21] The game features both player versus player modes such as team deathmatch, hostage rescue, bomb defusal, and player versus environment modes such as cooperative campaign missions and base defending.[22] Reception from critics was generally negative with criticism aimed at the game's poor user interface, microtransactions,[22] and dated graphics.[19]
Reception
As of August 2011, the Counter-Strike franchise has sold over 25 million units.[23]
References
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- ^'VALVE ANNOUNCES COUNTER-STRIKE: GLOBAL OFFENSIVE (CS: GO)'. Steam. Valve Corporation. August 12, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- ^ abPinsof, Allistair (August 24, 2012). 'Review: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'. Destructoid. Archived from the original on January 1, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ^Owen, Phil (August 31, 2012). 'GAME BYTES: 'Counter-Strike' Lackluster'. The Tuscaloosa News. New Media Investment Group. Retrieved February 7, 2017 – via Questia.
- ^'Money system in CS:GO explained'. Natus Vincere. Archived from the original on January 2, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ^Fahey, Rob (June 6, 2003). 'E3 2003: Counter-Strike'. Eurogamer. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ^'Counter-Strike 1.6 Beta released'. Steam. Valve Corporation. January 28, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ^'Counter-Strike 1.6 update released'. Steam. Valve Corporation. April 1, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ^'Counter-Strike: Condition Zero for PC Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic'. Metacritic.com. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
- ^'Counter-Strike: Source update history'. Valve Corporation. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
- ^'Counter-Strike: Source Strike ATI Customer'. Advanced Micro Devices. Archived from the original on April 9, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2008.'Counter Strike: Source ATI customer'. December 2014.
- ^'Counter-Strike: Source Update Released'. Steam. Valve Corporation. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
- ^Dawe, Liam (February 5, 2013). 'Counter Strike Source Has Been Added To The CDR And Apparently Installable Too'. GamingOnLinux. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ^Niizumi, Hirohiko (September 27, 2004). 'Nvidia partners with Namco'. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ^Waugh, Eric-Jon (March 27, 2006). 'GDC: The Localization of Counter-Strike in Japan'. Gamasutra. UBM plc. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ^'Q&A: Valve Explains Why PC Gaming's Gaining Steam'. Gamasutra. March 6, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
- ^Mallory, Jordan (April 6, 2012). 'Nexon, Valve announce Counter-Strike Online 2 for Asian territories'. Joystiq. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
- ^Yin-Poole, Wesley (August 7, 2014). 'Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies heads to Steam'. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ^ abKöhler, Stefan (October 26, 2014). 'Tod durch Untote' [Death by Undead]. GameStar (in German). p. 2. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ^Yin-Poole, Wesley (September 23, 2014). 'Here's a (very) quick look at Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies'. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ^Prescott, Shaun (October 7, 2014). 'Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies ambles onto Steam today'. PC Gamer. Future Publishing. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ^ abO'Connor, Alice (September 25, 2014). 'Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies Shambles Into Open Beta'. Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ^Makuch, Eddie (August 12, 2011). 'Counter-Strike: Global Offensive firing up early 2012'. GameSpot. CBS Interactive Inc.Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
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