Overview
Counter-Strike is a team-based game built on Valve's Half Life technology. It recreatres encounters that trained terrorist and counter terrorist units experience. Players join either a terroriest or a counter-terrorist force and engange in strategic scenarios.
These incude:
Hostage Rescue - the counter-terrorists must rescue hostages
Bomb/Defuse - the terrorists must plant a bomb in a critical area and the counter-terrorists must defuse the bomb
Escape - where the terrorists must escape from the counter-terrorists
Assassination - the VIP must be escorted by the counter-terrorists to an escape point
There are also many other maps, aim_, fy_, and ka_. These are usually reffered to as 'custom' or 'fun' maps because there is really no special mission to do in these maps.
Weapons and other peices of equipment are available at a cost, and players can earn money in a variety of different ways while playing the game. Players may also lose money for inappropriate actions, for exampke, killed a hostage or teamate.
System Requirements
Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/NT/200/XP
Pentium 133MHz, 24 MB Ram
2X CD ROM Drive
500MB HD Space
Win-compatible soundcard
Mouse, keyboard
32-Bit ISP with 28.8k+ modem & LAN
**Note that these specs have gone way up because of the newer version updates, and because of the fact that steam is for high end users.
The Scenarios
Hostage Rescue
As a terrorist(T), your role ina hostage rescue level is to prevent counter-terrorists(CTs) from leading the hostages from where they are being held to the hostage rescue zone. Ts win hostage rescue rounds by eliminating the CT force while preventing them from rescuing the hostages. CTS wina round by finding the hostages and leading the living hostages to freedom. CTS can also win a round by eliminating the terrorists.
Bomb/Defuse
In a bomb/defuse map,t he goal of the T is to plant a C4 bomb in the designated area then prevent the CTs from defusing the bomb. Players must remember to stay well clear of the bomb when it explodes, as it has a large and deadly blast radius. The bomb is randomly assigned to a T at the start fo the round, and team members can identify him/her by a backpack they are wearing. The level is won by the Ts when the bomb explodes, o rif the CT team is eliminated. CTs can win a defuse map by defusing the planted bomb or eliminating the Ts. Buying a defuse kit will halve the time required to defuse a bomb.
Escape
The T team starts out in a fortified location and must "escape" to one of the predefined escape points. The CTs team must exterminate them before they can escape. the Ts win the round once 50% of the team has succesfully escaped. They can also break intot he armory to steal weapons, or just get out of there. The two teams will switch roles after every 8 rounds of play. Both sides can also win if they wipe out the opposition team.
Assassination
One member of the Ct team wil serve as a VIP. The object is to get the VIP safely to the pre-defined escape points. If he dies, the CT's lose the round. If he make sit safely, the CTs win. The VIP has a unique skin, ony carries a knife and a pistol, and has ample body armor. The T job is to assassinate the Vip, it is never an easy task, because certain weapons cannot be purchased by each team in this gameplay scenario.
Weapons & Equipment
Weapons are divided into three main categories: Primary(Rifles, Shotguns, SMG's, and Machine Guns), Secondary(Pistols) and Melee(Knife). Equipment such as hand-grenades and defusing kits have their own category. Playres may only carry one item at a time in each of these categories except equipment, which can have several items at once. Some weapons may also have a second function. To learn more, please visit the Weapon Info page
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