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magicwaterman's Counter Strike (PC)
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| [February 6, 2008 07:32:35 PM]
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Gameplay:
Counter-Strike is a very social game. The game is purely based on communication. Without good communication, your team will not be able to succeed or get very far. The reason why you need good communication is because you need to be able to tell your allies where your enemies are, when to coordinate attacks, and when to push or get the flank. Counter-Strike has integrated an in game voice to voice communication program that allows you talk to other players on your team.
The game has a lot of flow to it because once you start playing you get into a groove where you just need to keep playing. You get addicted to shooting and killing people and also finishing the objectives. When your team works together as a team it gets really fun because people aren't scared to trust their allies. I've had experiences where people would "bait" each other. That mean that people would tell you to go in first and they said they'd follow you in, but instead they would wait for you to die and whittle down the enemy, at that point they would run in and steal the kill. If you were playing with a team that you could trust, you could both run in together and then you guys would both have a better chance of killing the enemy.
I've played counter-strike for a while now and i can honestly tell you that i can always come back to this game and play it. That is because Counter-Strike is different each time you play. There are at least 30 weapons you can buy which range from Machine guns to pistols to Grenades and Flash bangs. Each weapon is very different from one another.
Design:
The one thing that i thought was very good about this game was that each gun's recoil was very different and unique. And mastering each weapon is very time consuming and takes a lot of practice. Also they seem really realistic and keeps the shooter focused at all times.
If i could change things about this game, i wouldn't. This game is a classic and I've been playing this game since i was in 7th grade. Although there are times where it is really frustrating. Such as when you die early and it takes forever for the round to end. The games reward structure follows a real life sort of way. That is because when you win a round you are rewarded with more money which you can use to buy different or stronger weapons. In real life when you accomplish a mission you probably get money too.
Each level in this game is very unique, with different hide outs and sniping spots it really keeps the players on there feet. You never know when you turn a corner and someone could be right there to shoot you. Also the levels are scattered with objects to hide behind to protect you from stray bullets. One thing i like about this game is that some guns can go through the objects. For instance an M4A1 can go through boxes and create ands just like a real M4A1 can. it makes the game more realistic and allows good players to judge where the enemy might be behind the wall and spam it with bullets.
Overall Counter-Strike is a very good game, the game play and design mechanics behind it are flawless. Even though, they came out with more realistic versions of counter-strike such as Condition Zero and Counter-Strike: Source. A lot of people still play the original.
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| [February 6, 2008 07:15:08 PM]
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Summary:
Counter-Strike is a classic online FPS that is fun and exciting to play. In Counter-Strike you get to choose whether you want to be a terrorist or a counter-terrorist. Once you have chosen which you want to be you need to wait until the round is over, that is either the Terrorist or CT's complete the objective (bombing, hostage rescue, or protect the VIP). When the round starts you get a certain ammount of time to buy your weapons, once you have bought your weapons then you can go on and carry out your mission. If your a terrorist you just need to plant the bomb, if your a CT then you need to defend the bomb site and etc for the other types of objectives.
This continues until you hit a certain amount of rounds for example 15.
Gameplay:
When i first started playing counter-strike i was addicted instantly. What makes counter-strike so fun is that everything is random. You never know what could happen. People can pop out anywhere and shoot you.
The characters in this game fit very well because it can be related to real life. For example the CT's could be Navy seals and the Terrorist can be Terrorist. The Unit models are also designed very well, each team can choose up to 4 models which range from Arctic Warfare to SAS to GIGN.
There is not story behind Counter-Strike because Counter-Strike is purely online based and your objective is to work together as a team to complete the task.
This game is very interesting to play and has high replay value because there is so many different things you can do now in this game. If you want to practice your snipping there are a lot of maps designed for you to practice long range sniping. If you wanted to practice pistols you can practice pistols. If you wanted to practice SURFING, and i mean surfing on waves and etc, you can.
Counter-Strike has evolved into something different than it was 5 years ago. There are now hundreds of maps that you can download and play with other people. While the classic Counter-Strike where you defuse the bomb and etc is still the biggest thing, counter-strike will continue to evolve.
This entry has been edited 1 time. It was last edited on Feb 6th, 2008 at 19:16:04.
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magicwaterman's Counter Strike (PC)
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Current Status: Playing
GameLog started on: Wednesday 6 February, 2008
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