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ShafteD's Counter Strike: Source (PC)
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| [February 9, 2007 02:19:28 AM]
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CS is designed to accomodate different playing tactics. Depending on the gun, map, and skill level of the player, a variety of tactics can be used. In the most played map "de_dust2", a player can choose several inital routes with different gun options. Flashbang and frag grenades also compliment any tactic. A player can rush the bomsite with a light-weight, low-power gun and hope that his agility can out-maneuver an enemy, or he can buy the heavy, 100 bullet clip machine gun and power his way through.
One of my favorite things to do in CS is play for what I call "style". By style I mean by playing the game most people don't; that is, use unfavored guns and kill enemies using odd methods. For example, most players use rifles because they are the most powerful, accurate guns at all ranges. I prefer the less-favored TMP, Mac-10, or pump shotgun and aim only for the head. A headshot is an instant kill in most cases, and it always feels good when you blow an enemy's head off point blank with a pump shotgun, and watch their body fly five feet back :). Another tactic is to damage a player to low health, quickly blind them with a flash grenade, then drop a frag grenade at their feet, rush them, and have both you and your enemy die from the grenade. Always a fun one.
CS is well-designed to play many diffeerent tactics. That is what is amazing about the game, that and its simplicity to play.
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| [February 9, 2007 01:25:24 AM]
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Counter Strike: the name itself stirs up pure joy. By far the most popular first-person shooter. A lot of people have moved on to newer, for advanced games, but I feel it is just to claim that --everyone-- who has played a first-person shooter at least knows of Counter-Strike, has played it, still plays it, or at one time was yelled at by their parents for playing it too much.
That being said, why is CS such a great game? Its simplicity. There are two sides: counter-terrorists and terrorists. Depending on the map, the terrorists either need to plant a bomb at a designated site, or the CT have to rescue hostages and bring them back to the CT spawn site. Easy enough, right? Oh, and either team can win by killing the opposing team.
The beauty of CS is that it can be played in short spurts. Got 20 mintues before class? Perfect. That isnt enough time to level your World of Warcraft charactor, play a game of Age of Empires, or get involved into an RPG. But it is plenty of time to get a few kills and blow up a bombsite. I don't know if the minimal time requirement was an idea the designers intened, but its a great one. Some first-person shooters take too long to play. Unreal tournement rounds take way too long, much longer than if a player just wants a 10 minute game of fun.
The default start is 800 dollars, a knife, and a pistol. Kill an enemy for 300, defuse the bomb for 800, and then there are a dozen other factors for cash that I do not know. All the player has to do is buy whatever gun he/she wants (assuming the player has enough money), and go kill. Or camp. Or buy flashbangs are throw them at your own team (hehe). There are ~20 different guns in the game, so the strategy element is there. A player can choose to be a sniper and pick off players from afar, or choose the very light Mac-10, which is good at close ranges but weak at distances. A player can rush the bombsite, or camp in the corner of the spawn waiting for unsuspecting enemies. The game is simply fun.
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ShafteD's Counter Strike: Source (PC)
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GameLog started on: Friday 9 February, 2007
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