Counter strike or commonly known as CS is a tactical first person shoot game. It was modified from a Half Life modification by minh gooseman le cliffe. Counter strike was expanded into a series since its original launch. The counter strike series include counter strike: condition zero, counter Strike: source, counter Strike: anthology and counter strike on Xbox. The term counter strike refers to a team of counter terrorists fighting against a team of terrorists in a series of rounds.

Each round is won by either completing mission objective or eliminating the opposite force. The latest version of the series is based on the source engine developed for Half-Life 2. The game is entirely based on the dynamically streamed lined multiplayer experience activated using STEAM. According to gamespy, counterstrike is the most played half-life version in terms of players.

In the beginning, it was developed as half-life modification. Therefore named as “half life counter strike.” the original version was a 3rd party modification, but since then its has grown into a commercial mod. Now it is advertised as a separate game itself. However, it still uses and runs on half-life game engine and is based on its unchanged structure.

It got commercial success because it was a much simple action packed game compared that to half-life and other games. Players got only few minutes to finish the round, that makes it swifter, and action loaded game. Counter strike is a first person shooter; you can either join terrorists or counter terrorist’s team. Each round starts with teams players are spawned simultaneously, usually at opposite ends of the map from each other. A player can choose as one of the players from ten characters five from each side (earlier four). At the start of each round players are given a few seconds (freeze time) to prepare and buy weapons and equipments. They cannot attack or walk in that period. You can buy weapons ranging from sidearm pistol nighthawk to heavy machine gun M249. Its inventory includes famous M4 carbine of USA to Galil of Israel. They can return to buying area within a set amount of time to buy more equipment. Once the round ends, surviving players retain their weapons for use in next round; players who were killed begin the next round with the basic starting equipment.

Money bonuses are awarded for winning a round, losing a round, killing an enemy, being the first to instruct the hostage to follow, rescuing a hostage to rescue point or planting the bomb. The scoreboard displays team scores. IT also shows statistics for each player: name, kills, deaths, and latency. Whether a player is dead, carrying a bomb, or is the VIP (in assassination maps). However, the information is hidden from the opposite player until his/her death, as can be important. Killed players become “spectators” for the duration of round. Generally spectators able to watch the rest of the game through various multiple spectacle views.

Originally, it was played online through WON gaming service. It was shut down in the year 2004.After that players shifted to STEAM. After WON was closed a part of player’s community created their own WON network as WON2. Counter strike remains extremely popular to this day. Many professional online leagues supporting counter strike are popular round the globe like Cyber athlete Amateur league (CAL) and Cyber Evolution are few pay to play league. LAN tournaments are held through out the world largest being Cyberathelete Professional League, the Electronic Sports World cup and the World cyber games. So next time when you found a counter strike game going on a nearby cafe do not lose the opportunity. Counter strike is a game, which will help you increasing your team co-operation and your strategy. However, what are most important in the game are your skills. So get ready to shoot em up.

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