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Counter-Strike: Source
Developer(s)Valve Corporation
Publisher(s)Valve Corporation
SeriesCounter-Strike
EngineSource
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux
Release
  • November 1, 2004
  • Microsoft Windows[1]
    • November 1, 2004
  • OS X[2]
    • June 23, 2010
  • Linux
    • February 5, 2013
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Counter-Strike: Source (officially abbreviated as CSS[3]) is a complete remake of Counter-Strike using the Source game engine. As in the original, Counter-Strike: Source pits a team of counter-terrorists against a team of terrorists in a series of rounds. Each round is won either by completing an objective (such as detonating a bomb or rescuing hostages) or by eliminating all members of the enemy team.

Gameplay

The player is in the map cs_italy, holding the Maverick M4A1 Carbine weapon.

Counter-Strike: Source is a remake of Counter-Strike, and retains its team-based objective-oriented first-person shooter style gameplay. The aim of playing a map is to accomplish a map's objective: defusing the bomb, rescuing all hostages, or killing the entire opposing team. The ultimate goal of the game is to win more rounds than the opposing team. Once players are killed, they do not respawn until the next round on most servers. This gameplay feature distinguishes Counter-Strike from other first-person shooter games, where players respawn instantly or after a short delay.

Shooting while moving dramatically decreases accuracy, and holding the trigger down to continuously shoot produces severe recoil. On the other hand, crouching and shooting increases accuracy and kill chance. Shot damage depends upon where the bullet hits, with hits to the head often being lethal.

Community

Counter Strike: Source has a large community base, largely on the Steam network. Counter Strike is also a MLG game.

History

Counter-Strike: Source was initially released as a beta to members of the Valve Cyber Café Program on August 11, 2004.[4][5] 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 ATI Radeon video cards.[6] On October 11, 2006, Valve released an experimental update, Dynamic Weapons Pricing. Under this system, item prices are determined based on their demand the previous week.[7][8][9]

On March 5, 2010, Valve Corporation announced the release of its entire first-party library, including Counter-Strike, on the Mac OS X platform, for release in April 2010.[10] Valve employed Hidden Path Entertainment to provide support on updating Counter-Strike: Source.[11] On May 7, 2010, Valve released an update that includes new features and functionality developed in collaboration with Hidden Path Entertainment. These include 144 (now 146) new achievements, a new domination and revenge system, similar to that of Team Fortress 2, player stats, an upgrade to The Orange Box engine and more. On June 23, 2010, Valve released the beta to the public, and also made the game available for Mac via SteamPlay.[2] On August 12, 2011, Valve announced the production of a successor to Counter-Strike: Source, entitled Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.[12] On February 5, 2013, Valve released Counter-Strike: Source on the Linux platform.[13]

Reception

Counter-Strike: Source has been met with positive reviews from professional critics. Aggregate review website Metacritic assigned the game an overall score of 88 out of 100 based on 9 reviews from professional critics.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Counter-Strike: Source". Steam. Valve Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  2. ^ a b "Counter-Strike: Source Update Released". Steam. Valve Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  3. ^ "Counter-Strike: Source on Steam". Store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  4. ^ "Counter-Strike: Source beta begins". GameSpot. CNET Networks. 2004-08-11. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  5. ^ "Counter-Strike: Source update history". Valve Corporation. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  6. ^ "Counter-Strike: Source Strike ATI Customer". Advanced Micro Devices. Retrieved 2008-07-01.[dead link]
  7. ^ "Counter-strike: Source, Source Engine And Sourcetv Updates Released". Valve Corporation. 2006-10-11. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  8. ^ Goldstein, Maarten (2006-09-22). "Counter-Strike: Source Switching To Dynamic Weapon Pricing". Shacknews. Retrieved 2008-07-01.[dead link]
  9. ^ "Pricing Algorithm". Valve Corporation. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  10. ^ "Valve to Deliver Steam & Source on the Mac". Steam. Valve Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  11. ^ Mcghee, Michael (13 August 2011). "What's Next For CS:S". cadred.org. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  12. ^ "VALVE ANNOUNCES COUNTER-STRIKE: GLOBAL OFFENSIVE (CS: GO)". Steam. Valve Corporation. 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
  13. ^ CS: Source
  14. ^ Metacritic: CS Source
  15. ^ "Counter-Strike: Source for PC". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  16. ^ "Counter-Strike: Source for PC". GameRankings. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  17. ^ "Counter-Strike: Source Review". 1UP.com. 2004-11-19. Retrieved 2012-03-31.

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