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Counter-Strike: Source

by Electronic Arts
Windows 98 / 2000 / Me / XP Mature
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (74 customer reviews)

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  • Single-elimination, team-based online shooter
  • Completely overhauled with better graphics, new characters, items, and environments
  • Package includes Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and Day of Defeat: Source
  • Real-world physics adds depth the gameplay
  • Internet connection required for online play
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  • ASIN: B000AOJ7FK
  • Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 1 inches ; 6.4 ounces
  • Media: CD-ROM
  • Release Date: September 26, 2005
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (74 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,103 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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Blending single elimination, team-based gameplay with the notion of an economy to produce an online action experience of incredible depth and realism, Counter-Strike is the most played multi-player online action game in the world. With Counter-Strike: Source, the now legendary game has been given a complete overhaul, with graphic enhancements such as higher polygon models, shadows and reflective water to add dimension to the new characters, items, and environments. Counter-Strike: Source also contains all new maps.

In addition to the award-winning Counter-Strike gameplay, this package also includes Half-Life 2: Deathmatch--featuring fast action gameplay in physically simulated environments--and Day of Defeat: Source, Valve's World War II online action thriller set in the European theater of operations.

About Counter-Strike: Source
Counter-Strike: Source icon Counter-Strike: Source blends Counter-Strike's award-winning teamplay action with the advanced technology of Source technology. Featuring state of the art graphics, all new sounds, and introducing physics, Counter-Strike: Source is a must-have for every action gamer.
About Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch icon Fast multiplayer action set in the Half-Life 2 universe! HL2's physics adds a new dimension to deathmatch play. Play straight deathmatch or try Combine vs. Resistance teamplay. Toss a toilet at your friend today!
About Day of Defeat: Source
Half-Life: Source icon Day of Defeat offers an intense brand of online gameplay set in the WWII European Theatre of Operations. Players assume the role of light/assault/heavy infantry, sniper or machine-gunner class, and missions are based on historical operations.

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I Recomend you to buy this game is super AWESOME !!!!!! Ellis Plunkett  |  2 reviewers made a similar statement
Bottomline: This game is so much fun its addicting like no other game before. gordon freeman  |  7 reviewers made a similar statement
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93 of 93 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Great game..... once you get good. January 31, 2006
Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   
Ok, here are your options. You can buy this package and get three multiplayer games. Or you can buy the retail version of Half Life 2 and get Counter Strike:Source, Half Life 2 Deathmatch, and the story version of HL2. Basically, with this package versus HL2 retail, you will be trading the story version of HL2 for the multiplayer game Day of Defeat and whatever price difference there is.

Now with that out of the way, I'd assume you are looking at this page because you are interested in Counter Strike: Source. Good choice. There is a reason CS:S is the number one online game in the world. The game is amazing......it's that simple.

The game is set up around the premise of Terrorists vs. Counter-Terrorists. When you first join a server you choose which side you want to be on, the main difference being the weapons you will have access to. During the game each team has a different goal. One some levels the Terrorists have to plant a bomb while the Counter-Terrorists try to stop them. On other levels the Counter-Terrorists try to rescue some hostages while the Terrorists try to stop them. During each round you get 1 life. That's it! This means if you die you have to sit around and wait until the round is over. It's not a big deal though, the levels are generally small and well designed, and rounds don't usually last very long. Some of the positives of this system are that it discourages "Rambo" type play where people will just run around with guns blazing, of course some people still do that, but most people are more concerned about being careful with their life.

The graphics in this game are amazing! All the particle, smoke and water effects are extremely well done. There is a reason the Source graphics engine is so popular and it shows in this game. If you don't have an up-to-date computer you may have to sacrifice some visuals for performance, but the Source engine scales quite well, so as long as you aren't years behind you should be able to find settings that work.

A heads up to any parents up there, there is a good amount of blood in this game and obviously it is centered around shooting other people, so you may want to keep that in mind if you are purchasing for a kid.

Now we move on to the actual gameplay. I already touched on the one life per round aspect of this game, but as a new player you should be prepared to die...... a lot! You will die over and over and you will never kill anyone. That is a fact, and if you are going to buy this game it would serve you well to just accept that right now. Having played First Person Shooters in the past will help a bit, but you will still be nothing but a bullet absorber when you first start out. The learning curve on this game is a bit steep, and there are many people out there who have been playing this game for years. They have the aiming system down to a science and know every level like the back of their hand. There is also a little weapon called the AWP, which is a sniper rifle you will get to know very well. Mainly by the amount of times you are killed by it. This is a one shot one kill weapon and there are some players out there who simply don't miss with it. Suffice to say it can be quit frustrating when you are constantly killed from 200 yards while you barely get a chance to even see who shot you.

The point of all this is that it will require a bit of patience to learn this game and get to a skill level where you can be competitive. There is a neat little option where you can start your own server and fill it with "bots", which are computer controlled characters, and use this as practice. You can even set the difficulty level of the bots. While no AI can compete with human intelligence this is a good way to get better at the game and learn the levels if you are getting frustrated on real servers.

Overall, it's a great game that is being updated constantly with new levels and features. If you can get past the learning curve you will be rewarded with a satisfying online shooter that you will be playing for years to come. If you are easily frustrated and do not want to put in the time it takes to get good at this game you may want to pass on this and try something else.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Patience = Fun. June 26, 2006
Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   
If you've played the original Counter Strike than you will know what I'm talking about in this review. If you are looking at this game than you already know that it's online only which means that you are really only going to be playing against other people. When you start out, these people are going to be leagues ahead of you in terms of skill.

I'm saying that you're bad at video games or FPSs (first person shooters), but you aren't going to be used to the way this game plays. Everyone else playing is going to already have memorized each map, how each gun fires, and they're going to know where you are. So while you're just trying to figure out how to use your flashlight properly you're also being hunted down. This can annoy and deter many people from enjoying this game. When you die twenty times without killing a single person, it can be irritating.

Luckily, CS:S has two things that can save you. One: you can create your own server and add a bunch of bots (computer controlled players) and set them to different difficulties and practice with them. This will start to get you used to how other players play, and you will get to know some of the maps and guns. Two: There are literally tens of thousands of servers out there and many of them are there for new players. So instead of going to clan servers you can go to newbie servers and just have some fun.

Overall, the game engine for this game is incredible. In my opinion it's the best FPS engine out there. The only problem are some of the people playing it with you. My advice is to find a static server that has people that have the same mindset about the game as you do (Relaxed-Serious) and just enjoy. If someone gets angry at you for not playing well, or playing too well then just leave and find another server. You'll enjoy the game much more that way.
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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By mehicd2
Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   
In 1998, the first person shooter genre was revolutionized with the release of Half-Life. Players fought human beings and alien hordes and other various types of opposing creatures as they explored a secret base called Black Mesa. The popularity of Half-Life sparked many new talented developers. In 2000, the action video game genre was defined with the Half-Life modification of Counter-Strike. Counter-Strike featured an extremely addicting and superior gameplay that before hasn't been seen since the release of Pong. An entire culture seems to have been formed because of Counter-Strike as it's seen today, and now it is the most popular online action game in the world. Half-Life 2 featured stunning graphics and physical gameplay which gave Valve the signal that their new game engine, Source was a huge success. The next major project Valve decided to work on is Counter-Strike: Source, a completely overhauled and remade version of the legendary Counter-Strike with the Source engine. However, Valve knew that it would be a challenge both carefully keeping the sensitive gameplay intact that has been released years ago and both upgrading the way players play without the game becoming a failure. So, how did Valve do with the late 2004 release of the highly anticipated release of Counter-Strike: Source?

Before any quick conclusions are made about the game, players should know that it is actually still in development. The game is frequently updated by Valve with content additions and enhancements and maps that have not yet been ported to the Source engine yet. However, players will be happy to know that the major maps such as Dust2, Aztec, Office, and many others have already been ported to the new game. Only the least popular such as Siege have not yet been added to the game as of August of 2006. Players should be rest assured that the remaining maps should and most likely will be ported to the game.

So, why did Valve decide to release the game only partially developed publicly? There has never been an official answer to this but most players speculate because Valve is eager to know the public reactions to the game. When Counter-Strike: Source was barely released it only contained several maps available to play. Valve seemed to want to know what players thought of the game before they finish completing it. If the game appears to be a failure to the public, Valve would know if they had to scrap the project, but if generally positive reactions came from players, especially veteran Counter-Strike 1.6 players, Valve would happily continue with the remaining development of the game. With this said, the positive has happened. Generally, Counter-Strike: Source was accepted by fans, and Valve continues slowly with the development of the game.

Counter-Strike: Source as already very much known continues with generally the same gameplay of 1.6. If it did not, it wouldn't be deserved to be called "Counter-Strike: Source", but "Counter-Strike 2". Terrorists and Counter-Terrorists face off in map skirmishes with an arsenal of weapons available for purchase. Depending on either what of two possible map types they are playing in, the terrorists will either have to plant a bomb in one of two bomb spots in the map, or in the other game type the terrorists will have to protect usually four hostages that are in a specific area of the map from the counter-terrorists rescuing them and winning the round. Or, in both types, a victorious team can be declared simply when one has completely killed the other opposing team. As Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike: Source is a highly fast-paced shooter.

Unlike the Halo series where players will often both explore landscape and at the same time take on enemy foes, in Counter-Strike you can expect to be on your tiptoes the complete time you are playing. It only takes a few shots to the chest and only one to the head to die in Counter-Strike, which can sometimes be the focal point of the anger in the game but also helps drive the addicting gameplay of you having to always be on caution and keeping your reflexes sharp to survive the round. Counter-Strike is a very skill-orientated game, a newcomer can expect to easily have only one kill per ten deaths, but a veteran and highly experienced player can easily produce up to thirty kills with only one or two deaths.

While both Counter-Strike 1.6 and Counter-Strike: Source have a fairly large community, as a whole, the community is one of the rough parts of the game and at times is not very "newbie-friendly". Cheating using out-of-the-game programs called "hacking" is on an all-time high. But thankfully, Valve's VAC2 anti-cheat system does a fair and adequate job of catching cheaters and permanently banning them from the game. The VAC2 modules are frequently updated and are becoming more and more intelligent everyday, and if this goes at this rate, players can easily expect for the VAC2 system to catch virtually every single cheat in existence.

As from Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike: Source contains the same technological advancements of Half-Life 2. Players will see both physics and the upgraded graphics from the Source engine. To set the answer to the first question straight, Counter-Strike: Source as Half-Life 2 is a major technical accomplishment. From the definition of the textures, to the particle effects and to the ragdoll physics, Counter-Strike: Source as Half-Life 2 is a benchmark in PC gaming. It is without doubt that players will enjoy and be amazed at what Counter-Strike: Source has technologically to offer. The first time a player under a bridge shoots and kills an opposing player, sees the body dynamically and fluidly drop down the bridge and adjust its skeleton to the irregular landscape, the player will drop their jaws. Valve's physics portion of the engine both contains an enormous amount of dynamicness in objects and the bones of models. When a player throws a grenade down an alleyway that is filled with barrels, bottles, and other objects, the objects will fly into the air and drop down into a unique position that before has never been seen in video games. The engine's ragdoll physics also contains an incredible amount of fluidity and dead bodies can die an infinite amount of ways. Over a ledge, down a slope, or simply just drop down on the ground, they will always have a unique position.

The Source engine also as known in Half-Life 2 before features eye-popping graphics. Valve completely remade the textures that were used in Counter-Strike, and this is the major difference graphically of the 1.6 version of Counter-Strike and the Source version. The textures now really look more lifelike and clearer which makes the game look a lot more attractive. Valve also did a good job developing special effects in Source. From particle effects from bullets to the vivid volumetric smoke, it has all been carefully created. Whether you are standing behind a metallic surface or a soft sandy surface the proper effect on the texture will be created when bullets are fired on it. Players will see the bright-white ricocheting effect on metal plates or the dust that pops out of weak, stony surfaces. Players will also see that there is a nice smoke effect that comes from both an after-effect of a grenade, but more specifically the popping of a smoke grenade. The smoke actually has volume and depth to it and players can walk and notice that they are actually walking through a field of smoke rather then just a cheap dust effect that has been seen many times in past games.

Another quite noticeable and somewhat controversial change in the Source version of Counter-Strike is the displeasureable effect a player experiences when he is affected by a popping of a flashbang. In 1.6, players would be blinded and only see white for a few seconds, but still be able to hear and could more easily retreat by thought before the enemy rushes out in the open. However, in Source, a flashbang is much more effective in disorientating the enemy. A flashbang is not only much longer in Source, but also completely disables your hearing with a high-pitched scream. This entire effect can easily disorientate an entire enemy team with just one flashbang and can easily completely confuse a new player. In addition to the disorientating effect of the Source flashbang with the extended flashed time and the loss of hearing, players will also see that a flashbang continues to try and confuse a player by before returning his hearing and vision, an early image of where he is standing will bleed onto the screen making the player think that he has recovered whereas he will then move, but then notice that he has been tricked because he has not fully recovered, his senses will then finally return and he will notice where he now is.

A possibly overlooked point of Counter-Strike: Source is its audio. The Source engine supports a wide range of fluidity and dynamicness of its sound effects. Most of the weapon firing sounds have been copied and directly imported into Counter-Strike: Source from Counter-Strike 1.6. But most have actually seen the remake with Source. The well-known and highly-realistic firing sound of the AK-47 from Counter-Strike 1.6 has been made to sound even more deadly and clearer when redone with Source. Explosions from grenades and other things in the game can sound quite realistic at times. Depending on where you are, a proper amount of amplitude will be made that you will hear from the distance you are standing from. The Source engine also supports a very realistic surround-sound feature. Players can easily depending on what they hear make out what position it is in at the map.

The Source engine of course, does have its flaws, whether they are minor or major. Read more ›
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My mistake was to bought used,when my son try to used the website ask for a code ,that the game didn't had it. I learn my lesson..
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Published 2 months ago by Omaraoa
5.0 out of 5 stars you cant beat it
you just cant its was game of the year like 4 years amazing fps great mutiplayer game great solid game play
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i love this game so much! Best shooting game everrrrrrrrrrr

i love this game so much! Best shooting game everrrrrrrrrrr
Published 4 months ago by DJ T Van
5.0 out of 5 stars classic
most fun pc game ive ever played, love the realism 2-3 hits taken and your down for the count. This is the game that all games are testesd by. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Nicholas
5.0 out of 5 stars Still remains one of the greatest Multiplayer FPS of all time.
Counter-Strike: Source is an amazing game. Not only that, but it is also a very competitive and very punishing. Read more
Published 10 months ago by S. CURRIE
5.0 out of 5 stars Best game Ever
this game is awesome. i love this game u can play on counter strike source,half life 2 and the other game . Read more
Published 10 months ago by Ellis Plunkett
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT GAME
This is a fantastic game, as the title states. The product comes with a CD-Key which you can enter into steam so that you can download it onto different computers without the CD. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Joe
5.0 out of 5 stars Counter Strike Source
This is a really fun fps game. At first i thought it was going to be like other fps games but it's not. Unlike the other games css requires real skills. Read more
Published 14 months ago by ghismeisk
5.0 out of 5 stars one of my all time faves
counter strike to sum it up quickly is just plain awesome.. but its extremely competitive and fast paced but can also be slow at times.. Read more
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Windows 7?
Absolutely. I installed Windows 7 via Boot Camp on my iMac last night and played it. I saw this game at Best Buy and got so nostalgic that I bought it and a rival OS. :)
Feb 4, 2010 by Conan Wheel |  See all 2 posts
Do you need administrator privileges to play this game?
Im pretty sure u dont. U need admin to install and during instalation install it for all users so that the other users can use it aswell.
Feb 3, 2010 by Kevin |  See all 2 posts
should I download updates to run the game?
it runs through Steam, so it will download all the updates automatically after it is installed.
Dec 8, 2009 by B. Heider |  See all 2 posts
Vista?
Yes, this can be played on Vista. I play it on my Vista, no problems at all.
Nov 15, 2007 by Neverletthem |  See all 2 posts
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