The world's most popular online shooter hits the console market and gives Xbox Live users something to cheer about. Read Review
Based on the legendary Half-Life PC mod, Counter-Strike is an FPS that pits terrorists against counter-terrorists in a variety of different game modes. Set in realistic locales throughout the world, including the jungles of Asia, frost lands of Europe, and sweltering areas of Colombia, players will get a chance to use over 25 real-life weapons, including shotguns, sniper rifles, pistols and Xbox exclusive gear like a riot shield, blowtorch, and fiber optic camera. Counter-Strike includes many elements of the original PC release, plus 20 of the single-player missions from Condition Zero, Xbox exclusive maps, 5.1 Dolby Digital sound, and 480p support.
Can you believe it? Counter-Strike is available on a console! That fact alone is pretty incredible. The game that started as a Half-Life modification and went on to become a top-selling PC title and the world's most popular online action game can now be experienced with a controller while sitting on your couch. Xbox Live users should be excited. Why? Because now they can experience the addiction that PC gamers have stuck with for years, even when prettier, more full-featured titles have come and gone. And guess what? It plays superbly. Read More »
By now it's no secret that Xbox is the console for FPS fans. Between the huge steps Microsoft has made with Xbox Live and the system's inherent PC port-ability, there are a number of top games in the genre that are either exclusive to the Xbox or markedly better on it. Chalk up another success to MS, because the company's managed to land the most popular FPS on the PC side -- Counter-Strike, which started out as a mod for Half-Life and has grown into a phenomenon all its own. Cooperating with Valve, the developer of HL, they've managed to bring a seriously tweaked version of the game to the Xbox that should send Live shooter fans into a frenzy. Read More »
Release Region: United States
Release Date: November 18, 2003
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Release Region: Japan
Release Date: March 25, 2004
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Online Multiplayer - Versus: 16
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