Half-Life: Counter-Strike PC
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Metascore
88 out of 100

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User Score
9.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 6041 Ratings

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  • Summary: Counter-Strike modifies the multiplayer aspects of "Half-Life" to bring to it a more team-oriented gameplay. Counter-Strike provides the player with an experience that a trained counter-terrorist unit or terrorist unit experiences.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
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  1. Game Revolution
    100
    This is the "Rosemary's Baby" of video games, a video-offspring of demonic potential...the best multi-player game of 2000, bar none.
  2. Happy Puppy
    90
    A tense, violent, hyper-realistic, team-oriented online gaming experience like no other. Viva la Half-Life!
  3. Spank!
    90
    It combines the best of team based gaming with an authentic and therefore exciting approach to tactical ops.
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  4. GameSpot
    84
    Utterly exciting and addictive. Counter-Strike is a model of its kind and a thrilling action game.

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  1. Positive: 464 out of 491
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 491
  3. Negative: 16 out of 491
  1. retr0
    10
    Counter-strike(1.0 - 1.6 not source) is one of the greatest esport fps games(if not the greatest) in the gaming history and is still worth buying today. Graphics doesnt matter for a good gamer, gameplay does...… Expand
  2. sinadoom
    8
    After all these years this shooter remains to be a classic that can't be ignored. No other shooter is as accessible, easy to play, simple nor skillful as this. It can be enjoyed anywhere with the 64MB portable version for LAN parties. It's all about aim, accuracy, quick reflexes but does have a strategical element since it is a tactical shooter and there's no respawning. This game was a major turning point in the history of FPS, and this game is what made online multiplayer competitive gaming so popular.… Expand
  3. EmilJohansson
    7
    Played the game sens beta, loved it all the time. But nowdays i only play for funt from time to time at public servers. But no more, all this cheating, whinning and unmature behavior makes it NO-fun at all, so to all you cheaters/whiners/unmatures thanks A LOT for screwing this game up ! =/… Expand
  4. HaniMagiX
    4
    I play it quite alot, it is a remarkable game, but the Anti-cheat engine is absaloutly discusting. Thats why id have to rate it quite low ;).

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