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This article is about the get-go game in the Counter-Strike series. For the video game series, encounter Counter-Strike (series).

Counter-Strike (also marketed as Half-Life: Counter-Strike ) is a multiplayer first-person shooter initially created by Minh Le and Jess Cliffe as a mod for Half-Life. By the fifth beta, Valve Software started actively participating in the development and ultimately bought the rights to the game and offered the original developers jobs at the company which both of them accepted.

After almost a yr in Beta stages, the first total release of the modernistic was published on November 9, 2000 and the game was also available at retailers in N America shortly thereafter, on November 14, 2000.

Since the creation of the franchise, various sequels and spinoffs accept been created, such as Counter-Strike: Status Cypher, Counter-Strike: Source, and the latest in the serial, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

Gameplay

The fast-paced and team-oriented gameplay of Counter-Strike has stayed relatively the same throughout the years. In it, ii teams, the Counter-Terrorists and the Terrorists, fight to complete an objective or eliminate the opposing team. Although bones, information technology is considered one of the most revolutionary online games of all time. The original Counter-Strike came exclusively with multiplayer, without figurer-controlled players. Over fourth dimension, however, several server-side modifications have added bots for in-game use and bots were officially introduced in its later successors, Counter-Strike (Xbox) and Counter-Strike: Condition Zero.

Game modes

Counter-Strike has been praised worldwide for its highly competitive multiplayer. The decision to make the game multiplayer merely roots back to its mod origins. Doing a single-player game would have entailed much more work as new models and AI code would take been needed for enemies as opposed to a multiplayer game which requires considerably less piece of work.[1]

There are three official scenarios, each with their own teams, objectives, and maps. In all cases, the two teams are the Counter-Terrorists face off confronting the Terrorists.

In the original retail release, a brusk single-player only training map was included simply this was removed when the game was transferred to Steam.

Scenarios

In that location are iii official scenarios in Counter-Strike: Assassination, earnest rescue and bomb defusal. A fourth scenario, known as escape, existed during the Counter-Strike Beta. The scenario itself is nevertheless playable, only all of the official maps were removed prior to the game's release.

Hostage rescue

Two hostages in Office

In this scenario hostages are being held by the Terrorists. Official maps feature between iii and five hostages, though most maps feature 4 hostages. The Counter-Terrorist squad needs to rescue these hostages by escorting them to a hostage rescue zone. The Terrorists must forbid the hostages from being rescued. Victory can besides be attained by eliminating the opposing team.

Flop defusal

This scenario features two bombsites and one Terrorist starts off with a C4. The bomb must be planted at either bombsite. After the bomb has been planted, information technology will explode after a certain amount of fourth dimension. During this time, Counter-Terrorists may attempt to defuse the bomb and successful defusal will make the Counter-Terrorists victorious. If the flop explodes, the Terrorists will win the round. It is also possible to win a round by eliminating the opposing squad.

Bump-off

VIP in Oilrig

This scenario is the least pop of the three and only a unmarried map, Oilrig, is featured in the latest release of the game. In this scenario a single thespian on the Counter-Terrorist team takes the role of a VIP that must make information technology to a VIP escape zone. Some maps feature simply ane escape zone while others feature multiple escape zones. The Terrorists have to take out the VIP and successfully eliminating the VIP will yield victory to the Terrorists. Both teams have a restricted arsenal of weapons bachelor for purchase. Like in other scenarios, victory can likewise be attained past eliminating the opposing team.

Maps

Counter-Strike features a large variety of maps that take place in different environments including urban, arctic, jungle and desert settings. During the post-beta stages, maps were even so rotated in the official distribution on a slightly smaller scale. Since the release of Counter-Strike 1.6, no maps accept been added or removed from the game.

It should be noted that the majority of maps for the game were created past people that were originally simply hobbyist mappers. When Valve Software later bought the rights to Counter-Strike and its content these became the commencement works published at retail for many of the level designers.[2]

Listing of maps

There are 25 official maps in the latest version of Counter-Strike.

Map name Scenario Release date Designer
747 Hostage rescue March 10, 2000 Leon Nieuwoudt, Stephen Superville
Airstrip Flop defusal January sixteen, 2003 Christopher Auty
Assault Hostage rescue June 27, 1999 Lari Muuriaisniemi
Aztec Bomb defusal June 8, 2000 Christopher Auty
Backalley Hostage rescue Dec 23, 1999 Jamie Mactaggart
Cbble Flop defusal June viii, 2000 David Johnston
Chateau Bomb defusal Apr 24, 2002 Chris Ashton, Ido Magal
Grit Bomb defusal November 5, 1999 David Johnston
Dust2 Flop defusal March 13, 2001 David Johnston
Estate Hostage rescue June eight, 2000 David Marsh
Havana Hostage rescue April 24, 2002 Chris Ashton, Ido Magal
Inferno Bomb defusal March thirteen, 2001 Christopher Auty
Italy Hostage rescue June 8, 2000 Glen Cooper
Militia Hostage rescue September 14, 1999 Andrew Aumann
Nuke Bomb defusal November 5, 1999 Jo Bieg
Office Hostage rescue August 26, 2000 Alexander Manilov
Oilrig Assassination March 10, 2000 Chris Ashton
Piranesi Bomb defusal June 12, 2002 Iikka Keränen
Prodigy Bomb defusal November 5, 1999 Alexander Manilov
Siege Hostage rescue June xix, 1999 Justin DeJong
Tempest Flop defusal September 12, 2001 Daank
Survivor Bomb defusal September 12, 2001 Michael Visser
Torn Bomb defusal September 12, 2001 Nick Coombe, Matt Coombe
Train Flop defusal December 23, 1999 Christopher Mair
Vertigo Flop defusal March 13, 2001 Christopher Auty

List of removed maps

This is a list of maps that were nowadays in earlier postal service-beta versions of the game but were removed before Counter-Strike ane.6 was released.
Map name Scenario Release appointment Removal date Designer
Arabstreets* Hostage rescue Baronial 26, 2000 March 13, 2001 Jason Blum
Foption* Bomb defusal August 26, 2000 March 13, 2001 John Attea
Highrise* Assassination August 26, 2000 March 13, 2001 Matt Szymanski
Rotterdam* Bomb defusal March 13, 2001 September 12, 2001 Rob Smolders
Thunder Hostage rescue March 13, 2001 September 12, 2001 Christopher Auty
Tundra* Assassination June 8, 2000 January sixteen, 2003 David Marsh
Vegas* Bomb defusal August 26, 2000 January xvi, 2003 Mike Rosser

*This map was exclusive to the mod edition of the game.

Weapons and equipment

Counter-Strike features a variety of weapons, ranging from knives to shotguns and submachine guns. The weapons for Counter-Strike were chosen mainly based on two criteria. For i, the weapons had to be satisfying to use and they had to await and sound absurd. The other criteria was realism and what weapons the factions would likely be using in real-life. The former of these criteria was given more weight than ensuring actuality.[3]

Inspiration for potential weapon candidates were taken from various movies.[4] For instance, the movie Ronin inspired the inclusion of the Krieg 552 and M249.[v] Farther inspiration was also taken from the movies Air Force One and the Professional.[4]

Most of the data regarding the weapons themselves was sourced from the internet or from gun magazines.[vi] Because express information was available regarding some of the weapons, Minh Le had to guess how some weapons could have functioned when animative them and thus a few weapon models exhibit differences when compared to their real-globe counterparts.[7]

Counter-Strike notably features left-handed weapon view models. These models were made as left-handed because the creator of these models and the main homo backside Counter-Strike, Minh Le, is left-handed and thus preferred animating the weapons from that side.[8] The game features a possibility of changing the models to right-handed, just as the models are but mirrored from their left-handed counterparts they sport some inaccuracies when compared to their existent-world counterparts.

List of weapons

Counter-Strike features a total of 25 weapons, some of which are exclusive to the Counter-Terrorists and others which are sectional to the Terrorists. The list also indicates the original name of a weapon from the modernistic release if applicable.

Name
(Original proper name)
Blazon Side Toll
(Ammo)
Capacity
(Extra)
Base impairment
(Secondary)
W knife.png
Knife
Melee Both N/A N/A xx/15
(65)
W glock18.png
9×19mm Sidearm
(Glock18 Select Burn down)
Pistol Both $400
($20)
twenty
(100)
25
W usp.png
Thou&M .45 Tactical
(H&One thousand USP .45 Tactical)
Pistol Both $500
($25)
12
(100)
34
(30)
W p228.png
228 Meaty
(SIG P228)
Pistol Both $600
($50)
13
(52)
32
W deagle.png
Night Militarist .50C
(Desert Eagle .50AE)
Pistol Both $650
($40)
7
(35)
54
W fiveseven.png
ES Five-Seven
(FN Five-Seven)
Pistol Counter-Terrorists $750
($50)
xx
(100)
20
W elite.png
.40 Dual Elites
(Dual Beretta 96G Elite)
Pistol Terrorists $800
($twenty)
30
(120)
36
W m3.png
Leone 12 Gauge Super
(Benelli M3 Super90)
Shotgun Both $1700
($65)
8
(32)
180
W xm1014.png
Leone YG1265 Auto Shotgun
(Benelli XM1014)
Shotgun Both $3000
($65)
7
(32)
120
W tmp.png
Schmidt Machine Pistol
(Steyr Tactical Machine Pistol)
Submachine gun Counter-Terrorists $1250
($20)
thirty
(120)
20
W mac10.png
Ingram MAC-10
Submachine gun Terrorists $1400
($25)
xxx
(100)
29
W mp5.png
K&M Sub-Motorcar Gun
(H&K MP5-Navy)
Submachine gun Both $1500
($xx)
30
(120)
26
W ump45.png
K&1000 UMP45
(H&M UMP45)
Submachine gun Both $1700
($25)
25
(100)
xxx
W p90.png
ES C90
(FN P90)
Submachine gun Both $2350
($50)
fifty
(100)
21
W m249.png
ES M249 Para
(FN M249 Para)
Machine gun Both $5750
($lx)
100
(200)
32
W galil.png
IDF Defender
Assault rifle Terrorists $2000
($60)
35
(90)
30
W famas.png
Blaring 5.56
Assail burglarize Counter-Terrorists $2250
($60)
25
(90)
30
(34)
W ak47.png
CV-47
(AK-47)
Assault rifle Terrorists $2500
($80)
30
(xc)
36
W m4a1.png
Maverick M4A1 Carbine
(Colt M4A1 Carbine)
Assault rifle Counter-Terrorists $3100
($lx)
xxx
(xc)
32
(33)
W sg552.png
Krieg 552 Commando
(Sig SG-552 Commando)
Assault burglarize Terrorists $3500
($60)
30
(90)
33
W aug.png
Bullpup
(Steyr Aug)
Attack burglarize Counter-Terrorists $3500
($60)
30
(90)
32
W scout.png
Schmidt Sentinel
(Steyr Lookout)
Sniper rifle Both $2750
($eighty)
x
(90)
75
W awp.png
Magnum Sniper Rifle
(AI Arctic Warfare/Magnum)
Sniper rifle Both $4750
($125)
10
(30)
115
W g3sg1.png
D3/AU-ane Semi-Automobile Sniper Burglarize
(H&Thou G3/SG-1 Sniper Rifle)
Sniper rifle Terrorists $5000
($eighty)
20
(ninety)
fourscore
W sg550.png
Krieg 550 Commando
(Sig SG-550 Sniper)
Sniper burglarize Counter-Terrorists $4200
($60)
30
(90)
70

List of equipment

Forth with the weapons, there are nine pieces of acquirable equipment, 3 of which are grenades. If ammunition, the radio and the flashlight are to be included, the number of equipment is increased to twelve.

Name Type Side Price Usage
W hegrenade.png
HE grenade
Grenade Both $300 Injuring enemies
W flashbang.png
Flashbang
Grenade Both $200 Disorienting vision
W smokegrenade.png
Smoke grenade
Grenade Both $300 Blocking lines of sight
W c4.png
C4
Bomb defusal equipment Terrorists N/A Bravado up bombsites
W thingpack.png
Defusal kit
Bomb defusal equipment Counter-Terrorists $200 Decreasing defusal time
Kevlar.png
Kevlar vest
Protective equipment Both $650 Reducing damage
Kevlarhelmethud.png
Kevlar + Helmet
Protective equipment Both $k Reducing impairment
Nightvisionhud.png
Nightvision goggles
Illuminating equipment Both $1250 Improving vision in darkness
W shield.png
Tactical Shield
Protective equipment Counter-Terrorists $2200 Mobile cover

Factions and histrion models

Counter-Strike features a number of different factions that are aligned either with the Counter-Terrorists or the Terrorists. The only difference between factions of the same side is the role player model that will be visible to other players.

Role player models for the Counter-Strike Beta had been created by Minh Le, however for the full release Valve Software stepped in to provide new player models considering the erstwhile models were inefficient in terms of polygon count and texture sizes.[9] These models were created past Chuck Jones and Stephen Theodore.[10] [11] In Counter-Strike 1.1 these models were enhanced with higher resolution textures and the C4 and the defusal kit were re-added to the actor models.

With the release of Counter-Strike: Condition Nix ane.one on April 28, 2004 it became possible for owners of Condition Zero to utilise the enhanced player models in this game. Previously, there used to be no directly style of disabling these upgraded models.[12] In the update issued on February 2, 2013 it was finally made possible to toggle these models at will via an Enable HD models if available checkbox.[13] Ticking this checkbox will also supplant all models used from the original Half-Life, including the scientist model sometimes used for hostages, with their Hard disk counterparts.

List of factions

Each team has 4 available factions that players tin cull equally their third-person model.

Name Icon Side Origin
Arctic Avengers Arctic tod old.png Terrorists Sweden
Elite Crew
(L337 Krew)
Leet tod old.png Terrorists Middle East
GIGN Gign tod old.png Counter-Terrorists French republic
GSG-9 Gsg9 tod old.png Counter-Terrorists Federal republic of germany
Guerilla Warfare
(Gorilla Warface)
Guerilla tod old.png Terrorists Middle East
Phoenix Connexion
(Phonox Connektion)
Terror thumb leak.png Terrorists Eastern Europe
SAS Sas tod old.png Counter-Terrorists United kingdom
SEAL Team vi Urban tod old.png Counter-Terrorists U.s.

Evolution

Beta

The game started out as a Half-Life modification on the GoldSrc engine. It went through numerous iterations and it grew in popularity to go one of the well-nigh popular first-person shooters of all fourth dimension. During the fifth beta Valve Software decided to get involved and eventually purchased the rights to the game.

Retail release

On August 31, 2000 it was appear that Counter-Strike would be released as a retail production in improver to also being available as a modern for Half-Life.[14] The determination to turn the game into a retail product was fabricated as it was felt that a retail release would make the game more attainable.[15] Valve Software also wanted to see how the market would react to a multiplayer production that didn't require Half-Life.[xv]

Release models (left) vs. beta models (right)

With the impending retail release, various legal issues had to exist sorted out. Ane of these issues was the weapon names. They were changed to artificial names in society to avert legal problems.[xvi] In add-on to merely purchasing the rights to the game, Valve Software as well had to approach each level designer and artist to secure the rights to the maps and textures. Some textures were constitute to have dubious origins and they had to exist remade or censored, which lead to some changes in maps for the retail release.[17] [18] While Minh Le had hoped that all maps would accept been made role of the retail release,[nineteen] Valve opted to but include some of the maps in the retail release. For the maps that weren't purchased by Valve, Minh Le decided to reimburse the authors out of his own pockets despite him having no obligation to do so.[17]

Naturally, the new version of the game would as well feature new content. 3 new weapons were modeled for the release by Minh Le. Likewise, all new histrion models were provided by Valve Software.[nine] Maverick Developments was as well contracted to produce a training map for the retail version of the game.[20]

In Oct it was stated that the modern version of the game would exist released as shortly equally the retail version had gone gold.[21] On November ix, 2000 it was announced that the retail release had gone aureate, thus the modern version was released.[22] The retail version appeared on shop shelves in North America on Nov 14, 2000.[23]

Mail service-release

Much like during the beta stages, various patches were released for the game after its full release. Since Valve was now involved, updates that needed substantial changes to the engine were also possible. This included the introduction of a brand new spectator mode in Counter-Strike 1.1, phonation-over communications in Counter-Strike 1.3 and anti-cheating technology in Counter-Strike ane.4. On June 12, 2002 Counter-Strike one.5 was released which was the final version of the game available as a separately downloadable patch earlier the game was transferred to Steam.

Transfer to Steam

Counter-Strike had already made an advent on Steam during early airtight beta testing of both Counter-Strike one.4 and the content delivery platform in early 2002.[24] In March 2002, this beta testing was also opened to the public.[25] Nevertheless the utilize of Steam at this point was strictly for beta testing purposes and at that place were no plans to make the actual game bachelor via Steam yet.[26] Valve had wanted to make the game available on Steam coinciding with the release of Counter-Strike ane.5, but they eventually fell behind schedule and the transfer to Steam had to await until Counter-Strike 1.6.[27]

In October 2002 the news were dropped that Counter-Strike one.6 would initially be made available via Steam and that a beta test would precede the bodily release.[28] Public beta testing was initially to commence in mid-Nov,[29] but the date was outset pushed back to mid-December[xxx] until testing finally commenced on Jan xvi, 2003.[31] However, due to overwhelming need farther beta admissions were rapidly suspended since the Steam servers ran out of bandwidth.[32] Steam and thus the Counter-Strike 1.vi beta was made publicly available again on February 11, 2003.[33]

The game would be updated numerous times during this beta examination and Counter-Strike 1.6 saw the inclusion of new weapons and a completely new interface based on the VGUI2 engineering science by Valve Software. The official bot that was being developed by Turtle Rock Studios for Counter-Strike: Status Zero was also beta tested by the public in Counter-Strike 1.6 between June five, 2003[34] and September 9, 2003[35].[36] Subsequently over half a year of public beta testing, beta testing concluded on September 9, 2003.[37] The final release of Counter-Strike 1.6 was initially supposed to exist released the very adjacent day,[37] however last infinitesimal changes to the Steam network took longer than expected and the final version of Counter-Strike 1.6 was released on September 12, 2003 together with the Steam client.[38] [39] [40]

Counter-Strike ane.6 ended up being the last major content update for the game and the version number is at present commonly used as a championship to differentiate the original game from the rest of the series. Since the release of Steam, diverse smaller patches have been released which have introduced fixes to bugs/exploits or smaller balance changes. A Counter-Strike i.seven was planned for merging the online communities of Counter-Strike and Counter-Strike: Condition Zero,[41] but such an update was never released.

In-game advertisement in Dust2

In 2007 an update was introduced that caused quite a lot of controversy even before its introduction: in-game advertisements.[42] Despite the negative reaction past the customs,[43] these advertisements would go on to decorate parts of the interface and the walls of some maps for a flow of half dozen years before they were eventually removed in 2013 when Counter-Strike was transferred over to the SteamPipe content commitment organization.

On January 29, 2013 a beta of the game was made available for Linux and Mac OS Ten and on Feb 14, 2013 back up for these platforms was officially released.[44] [45]

Audio effects

The sound effects for the game were primarily the responsibleness of Jess Cliffe.[46] Sounds for the Radio Commands and the Announcer were in fact recorded by him.[47]

Some sound effects were also done by other people.[vii] For case, the sound effects for the M249 were contributed by an bodily employee of Fabrique Nationale, the manufacturer of the weapon.[48]

Marketing and merchandise

Magazine advertizement

When Counter-Strike was originally released at retail it was given the championship Half-Life: Counter-Strike. This title was given because information technology was felt that Counter-Strike didn't accept a strong enough identity at that time to stand up on its own.[49]

An advert entrada was also launched by the publisher, Sierra Entertainment, in late 2000. This campaign saw advertisements for the game appearing in various gaming publications including Reckoner Gaming World and PC Gamer.[50] [51] Sierra also launched their official website for the game on Nov four, 2000.[52]

Peradventure in an effort to increase the value of the original retail edition, other Half-Life mods were included in the package. These were One-half-Life Deathmatch, Half-Life: Opposing Force Capture the Flag, FireArms, Redemption, Wanted! and Team Fortress Archetype. All of these mods with the exception of Redemption included simply the multiplayer component.

The official strategy guide for the game was published by Versus Books.[53] Other than including regular gameplay hints, information technology also includes 2D overviews of the retail version maps.[54] At the time of publishing this was quite useful since overviews weren't made part of the game until Counter-Strike i.three.

Editions

When Counter-Strike left beta stages and the outset complete build was released, two different editions of the game were bachelor: modern and retail. After the game was transferred over to Steam, both of these editions were discontinued and simply the Steam version is nevertheless supported. Since the release of the Steam version, the legacy editions (modernistic and retail) have been retroactively referred to as the the WON version based on the name of the matchmaking service used by those editions.

Mod

This was essentially the edition that was the most directly continuation of the beta releases. The modernistic edition of the game could exist downloaded from the official Counter-Strike spider web site and required Half-Life to be installed in lodge to be playable.

Because this distribution was a mod just like the previous beta releases, this edition of the game kept the real weapon names. Besides, this edition had exclusive maps that were not included in the retail edition every bit Valve Software had not bought the rights to all maps.[55] The sectional maps were Arabstreets, Dust2, Estate, Foption, Highrise, Inferno, Nuke, Rotterdam, Tundra, Vegas and Vertigo. Some of these maps were removed/introduced in subsequent patches.

When Counter-Strike was transferred to Steam with version ane.6, this edition was discontinued.

Retail

Original retail release

This edition was the first standalone release of Counter-Strike and Half-Life was non required to play the game. Since this edition of the game was like any other regular retail game release, Valve Software had to alter the weapon names and used made upwards names to prevent having to face up legal issues.[16] On a more curious note, the names of two Terrorist factions were besides slightly contradistinct for this edition. It is not known why this change was made or why it was exclusive to this edition of the game.

Valve Software had only bought the rights to some of the maps that were office of Counter-Strike, thus this release included fewer maps than the modern edition of the game.[55] Split map packs were released via the official spider web site that added the missing maps to this edition.[56] Even so, the training map was exclusive to this edition of the game.[57]

Older retail releases including the original Half-Life: Counter-Strike, Half-Life: Generation and One-half-Life: Platinum Collection include this edition of the game.

When Counter-Strike was transferred to Steam with version 1.6, this edition was discontinued.

Steam

This edition of the game was based on the retail edition meaning that it uses made-upwardly weapon names and the slightly altered Terrorist faction names. Compared to the retail edition many of the missing maps were added. The added maps were Dust2, Estate, Inferno, Nuke and Vertigo. Curiously the preparation map was removed.

Newer retail releases including Counter-Strike ane Anthology include this edition of the game.

This is the only edition that is yet supported and is still occasionally existence updated. Owners of the retail edition or the original Half-Life retail release can migrate to this edition by activating the CD key on Steam.

Reception

Review scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings 89/100[58]
Metacritic 88/100[59]
Publication Score
Computer Games Magazine xc/100[60]
GameSpot 84/100[61]
IGN 89/100[62]
PC Gameworld 88/100[63]

" The best multiplayer game of 2000, bar none. "
―Game Revolution[64]

Counter-Strike has received mostly favorable reviews, scoring an boilerplate of 88/100 and 89/100 on the aggregator sites Metacritic and GameRankings respectively.[58] [59]

Reviewers praised the teamplay and social aspects of the game. Scott Osbourne of GameSpot thought the round based gameplay allowed chatting dead players forming a sense of tension.[61] Clayton Wolfe of IGN thought that successful teamplay was the recipe for ensuring a victory for ones team.[62] At Computer Games Mag, Bill Hiles stated that "teamwork is crucial for success" and noted that better players utilized coordinated team efforts to succeed in the game.[60]

The choice of weapons was praised past Osbourne, with him stating that "one of Counter-Strike'south biggest appeals has always been the selection of weapons".[61] Dan Watson of PC Gameworld thought the weapon modeling was fantabulous and that they handled realistically.[63]

While Wolfe felt that the weapon purchasing organization was frustrating at first, it quickly stated feeling like an enhancement to the online feel.[62] Watson thought the purchasing system brought a bully deal of variety to the game, stating that "one round may find you perched on a fire escape with a high-caliber sniper rifle, while on the next round you may choose to bust in the front door with a double-barreled shotgun".[63]

Journalists were torn on the graphical side of the game. Osbourne stated that "the Half-Life graphics engine may be dated now, only Counter-Strike has ever used it to its fullest potential" and thought the new player model graphics were especially proficient.[61] Wolfe stated that "visually the game will not disappoint" even though the Half-Life engine was dated and thought the ecology textures looked "realistic plenty".[62] Watson however thought the game had a noticeably dated look, stating that "no amount of tweaking can disguise the fact that this engine is based on a two-twelvemonth-one-time core, and a facelift would really work wonders".[63]

The weapon sound effects were well received by Osbourne, Wolfe and Watson. Scott Osbourne thought "the guns sound remarkably realistic and powerful, which makes them viscerally fun to shoot".[61] IGN editor Wolfe ended that "the realistic guns sounds are spot on".[62] Watson idea the sound effects in overall were on par or superior to other games on the marketplace.[63] However, Wolfe idea that the other sound effects used sounded wimpy and he had hoped for deeper bass and clearer sounds.[62]

Generally, reviewer concluded that the retail release was a adept buy for people who didn't own One-half-Life or didn't have admission to high-speed internet connections.[60] [61] [62] Information technology was likewise seen as a good release from the point of convenience as everything needed to play the game online was available on a single CD.[60]

As of December 3, 2008, Counter-Strike has sold over 4.2 million retail copies, more than than any other Valve game besides One-half-Life and its sequel, Half-Life 2.[65] Since Counter-Strike is also available as a modification for Half-Life, part of the Half-Life sales are commonly attributed to the success of Counter-Strike.[66] In fact, the sales of Half-Life increased year-on-year for a few years after its release which was very unusual at the fourth dimension every bit virtually games had a shelf life of around 3 months. Gabe Newell attributed this pattern to the popularity of Counter-Strike and thought the release of the mod was the best thing that could have happened to Half-Life.[67]

Later on its release, the game topped many lists as the most pop online game.[68] [69] Even in 2015, 15 years after the release of the game, the game frequented the top 25 games played on Steam list and its longevity has outlasted both Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and Counter-Strike: Source.[70] [71]

Counter-Strike has won various awards. It won the Game Developers Briefing Game Spotlight award in 2001.[72] The game was besides granted the Game of the Yr 2000 title by Gamers.com while Voodoo Extreme gave information technology the readers pick award.[73] Reckoner Games Mag, Game Revolution, Electronic Playground and GameSpot (United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and Usa) all granted it the award of best online/multiplayer game of 2000.[73]

Counter-Strike is considered i of the most influential multiplayer games of all time.[74] The game is likewise attributed to having pushed the competitive gaming movement forrard.[75] Information technology has as well been reported that Counter-Strike was the first game for which a fantasy league was started.[76]

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