June 19th, 1999. A legacy was born and that is Counter Strike. Thank you counter strike for paving the way and inspiring the generation. CS has given us many gifts This is our tribute to CS on 20th birthday.
Today in this Article MyEsportsGlobe will be highlighting 20 best gifts given by CS to its players, to show our gratitude for this legendary game. Before we jump onto top 20 offerings from Counter Strike let’s know a bit about this legendary game.
COUNTER STRIKE –
CS is a series of Multiplayer First person shooter video games. In game team of terrorists battle to perpetrate an act of horror bombing, hostage-taking, assassination) while counter strike terrorists try to prevent it(bomb defuse, hostage rescue). The series began in 1999 with the release of the first game, Counter Strike for windows. Currently CS is available on macOS, Linux, PlayStation 3, xbox, xbox 360 along with windows.
The list of games under Counter Strike series are –
Counter-Strike – 1999
Counter-Strike condition zero – 2004
Counter-Strike online – 2007
Counter-Strike global offensive – 2012
Counter-Strike online 2 – 2013
Counter-Strike nexon zombies – 2014
So now let’s take a look at the top 20 offers made by Counter-Strike for making over gaming moments memorable.
TOP 20 OFFERING FROM COUNTER STRIKE –
1.LAUNCH OF CS 1.6 –
CS also known as half life Counter-Strike is a first person shooter video game developed by Valve. Many remakes have been launched on xbox console as well as OS X and Linux. It is commonly known as counter strike 1.6 to distinguish it from other titles of the series, CS 1.6 being the final major software update the game received . CS is the last release of the original game which came out in 1999 based on the GoldSrc engine which was the heart behind the half-heart series.
2. Record Breaking 25 million sale –
CS is the best selling game of the era. Counter Strike: GO has sold over 25 million copies of video games surpassing minecraft 25.5 million games. This record breaking sale made CS a best selling game of the steam era and probably of all time. Game still rules the heart of many FPS players. Even after 20 year of launch, the game is played and its tournaments are watched worldwide.
3.Launch of condition zero –
Counter strike was followed up with Counter-Strike Condition zero, developed by turtle Roc studios and released in 2004. It used a half-life GoldSrc engine, similar to its predecessor. Beside the multiplayer mode ,it also included a single player mode with a full campaign and bonus levels. The game mixed reviews in contrast to its predecessor and was quickly followed with a further entry to the series titled Counter Strike.
4.Counter-Strike global offensive –
Counter-Strike: global offensive was the fourth release in the main, Valve-developed Counter Strike series in 2012. Much like Counter-Strike: the game runs on a source engine. It is available in Microsoft Windows, OSX, Linux, as well as the xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles.
5.CS online series –
Counter-Strike is a free to play spin off available in much of eastern Asia. It was developed by Nexon, with oversight from Valve. It uses a micro payment system which is managed by a custom version of the game. Announced in 2012 and aimed at Asian gaming market, a sequel titled Counter-Strike online 2 was developed by Nexon on the source game engine, and released in 2013.
6.Counter-Strike Zombies –
In august 2014, Nexon announced Counter-Strike Zombies, a free to play, zombies-themed spin- off, developed on the GoldSrc game engine on September 23, 2014, an open beta was released on steam. The game launched on October 7, 2014 featuring 50 maps and 20 game modes. Reception from critics was generally negative with criticism aimed at the game’s poor user interface and microtransaction and dated graphics.
7.Counter-Strike 1.6 legends –
Counter-Strike is one of the richest games out there. It’s been played for decades and players have risen and fallen. Here are the best CS 1.6 Players
HeatoN –
HeatoN was a solid player back in the day and now he is using his solid brain to coach the legendary ninja in CS:GO.
elemeNt –
elemeNt was a Norwegian counter strike player. He was the captain of the SK gaming team. SK Gaming was regarded as the best 1.6 team at that time, winning the world championship title and was later bought out by the rival team NoA.
Markeloff –
Markeloff was the young gun of 1.6 and became the best player in the tail end of 1.6 era. Markeloff has now transitioned into CS:GO like all other legends.
NE0 –
Filip NEO currently plays for Virtus. Pro and is one of the best players in CS: GO, but before theNEO was a 1.6 player and dominated the scene out there.
F0rest-
F0rest has always been known for his dominance in the counter strike community. F0rest has always played since 2005 and was a legend in 1.6 and now in CS: GO.
8.LAUNCH OF CS SOURCE –
Counter Strike: source is a first person shooter game launched in November 2004 for Windows, it is a remake of the Counter strike 2000 using the source engine. The game was initially bundled with all retail and digital copies of Half Life 2 before being standalone. Counter Strike: Source retained its team based objective oriented first person shooter style gameplay. The aim of playing a map is to accomplish map objectives.
Counter Strike: Source was launched for mac OS on June 23, 2010.
9. Hostage rescual vs defusal –
Hostage rescue –
in this game mode round winning conditions for the two teams are –
Counter terrorists –
Rescue at least half of hostages and there are no remaining living or un- rescued hostages.
Eliminate all terrorists before the round timer runs out.
Terrorist –
Run down the round timer without the counter terrorist rescuing more than half of the hostages.
Eliminate all counter terrorists before the timer goes out.
Defusal –
Bomb defusal is considered by the majority of the community to be the most popular and most balanced game mode. This mode is used for competitive tournaments. The round winning conditions for two teams are –
Counter- terrorists-
Counter terrorists can win round by running down the timer before the bomb is planted.
Terrorists –
Terrorists must plant the bomb at one of the two bomb sites near the counter terrorist Spawn location. And ensure detonation of bombs.
10. wide array of maps –
Counter strike has a wide array of maps to choose from. List of top maps are as under –
Aim headshot –
As the name suggests, this is meant for blowing up your opponent’s head off! Players are allowed to choose from M4A1 and CV-47. This map is perfect for a LAN party.
Dima –
Dima can be considered as the original clan war map. Starting from sub machine guns to sniper rifles, this map has weapons for every gamer. The only problem in the map is the water bug that allows terrorists to view the entire map through water, while remaining invisible to counter terrorists.
Aztec –
This map is a virtual remake of American archaeological site. The counter terrorists spawn in the middle of the ground. One can see the skeletons of the ancient people who were buried there. This map has two bomb sites and is meant for larger players.
Train –
A very confusing map for every first time player. This map contains a train yard with trains everywhere. This map is good for players who like to hide and shoot their opponents down. Being a large map this is good for large people.
Awp India –
‘AWP’ as the term suggests that this map is meant for sniping. A brilliant map where you can put your sniping skill to a test. One Can hide behind blocks to save themselves but beware bullets penetrate these blocks too.
MINIDUST –
This map is loved by all counter strike players. This map size is small but do not let its size fool you as coming up with a master plan to decimate your opponents in this map is not child’s play. A perfect map for a small number of players who like to play with C4.
11.Popularised 5v5 –
It was none other than Counter Strike, who popularised 5V5 FPS battle royale. So it will not be wrong if Counter Strike is referred to with the Father of 5V5 FPS battle royale. Counter Strike kept on adding new maps, features to keep players stuck around.
12. Tournaments worth million –
Counter Strike has launched many tournaments to give underdogs a chance to come in limelight and show their talents. Many players were able to choose e-sports as their career because of winning money from Counter Strike tournaments. So we should thank Counter Strike for giving chance to players, whom we see playing like God.
13. Fast paced fps –
Counter Strike offered us Goosebump giving gameplay style. Watching god like plays of pro players make one super excited. Counter Strike offers a lot of weapons, maps for every gamer. Players need to be alert during the whole game and none can predict the outcome of the match as the game can change completely from one wrong or one smart move. This thing makes Counter Strike a super pac and super exciting game.
14. CS map designer –
Counter Strike design every map targeting which needs to be covered. Before designing the map designer ask question from himself –
How will the map play?
How many paths will the map have?
Where are the objects going to be?
Where are spawn points.
Where are the choking points?
How long will teams take to reach choking points?
Keeping these points in mind a sketch is drawn and sent for approval. If everything goes well then making a map takes place and necessary changes are made as per needs thereafter.
15. Upcoming CS: GO major –
The Counter Strike Global Offensive Major Championships, commonly known as Majors, are Counter Strike Global Offensive esports tournaments sponsored by Valve, the game’s developer. Most recent champions (2019) are Astralis, who clinched their 4th title. The upcoming ESI One Rio Major 2020 will begin on 19 November and end on 22 November 2020.
16. Counter Strike neo –
A Japanese adaptation of Counter Strike the original half- life modification. It is published by Namco, and runs on a Linux system. The game involves anime-designed characters in a futuristic designed version of Counter Strike. A selection of single player missions, mini games and seasonal events were added to prolong the game interest in players.
17. Popularising LAN party –
A LAN party is a gathering of people with computers or compatible game consoles, where a local area network connection is established between the devices, using a router or switch, primarily for the purpose of playing a video game together.
Counter Strike made LAN party so famous between friends who want to play together and this really made the game more enjoyable and entertaining. So we should thank Counter Strike for letting us make many memorable moments with friends.
18.Expansion of Counter Strike in Europe-
The ESL pro league was launched in 2012 for four continents Europe, Asia, America and Oceania and currently comprises 24 teams. Counter Strike also launched CS: GO 5on5 challenger series in Europe to expand the game there. This league was exclusively for Europe to bring out the best players available there into light. So with exclusive tournaments Counter Strike made effort to expand more into Europe and get players into limelight. And Counter Strike was successful in doing so by bringing out player from Europe like elemeNt.
19. Competitions in Counter Strike –
Counter Strike: Global Offensive is the first counter strike game to include a built in competitive mode to appeal to the professional and competitive player by being structured similarly to professional tournament. List of competition covered by Counter Strike are –
MLG championship Columbus
Intel extreme masters season XII
ELeague CS: GO
ESL One NEW YORK
ELEAGUE Season 2
ESL PRO LEAGUE 4
ESL ONE COLOGNE
ESPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES SEASON 2
BOSTON MAJOR 2016
ESL ONE HAMBURG 2017
20. RECEPTION –
Counter Strike is considered one of the most influential first person shooters in history. The series has a large competitive community and has become synonymous with first person shooters. As of august 2011, the Counter Strike franchise has sold over 25 million units, which is enough to show how much Counter Strike is loved by its players.
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