WORLD~ INFO: COUNTER STRIKE 1.6 (300 MB)

COUNTER STRIKE 1.6 (300 MB)

COUNTER STRIKE 1.6

First-person shooters offer the fast-paced, visceral thrill of entering a carefully crafted map and dashing about, all while blasting your enemies from a first-person view. But plenty of shooters now attempt to incorporate elements of strategy, tactics, team-based operations, and even role-playing. This is due in no small part to Half-Life: Counter-Strike, a game that was originally a fan-made modification, or "mod," for Valve Software's groundbreaking 1998 shooter Half-Life. The mod was eventually converted into a full-on retail product (it's still on store shelves) and was later added to Valve Software's online game-downloading network, Steam. Counter-Strike lets you play on a team of terrorists or counterterrorists (CTs) so that you can take on team-based objectives, like rescuing hostages or planting bombs. However, the game also has an intriguing equipment feature that lets you earn cash for scoring objectives and kills. You can then use a "buy mode" feature to purchase better equipment, like new weapons, body armor, and grenades. If you do well in the game, you can amass enough cash to be even better equipped the next time around. This feature, along with Counter-Strike's distinctive pacing, which attempts to strike a balance between fast-paced fun and highly realistic weapon-firing characteristics, has helped the game sustain its remarkable popularity over the years.