

Players are generally given a few seconds before the round begins (known as "freeze time") to prepare and buy equipment, during which they cannot attack or walk/move (a player can still take damage, having the player drop from a certain height during freeze time was the only way a map designer could control the players starting "HP"). Each round starts with the two teams spawning simultaneously.Ī player can choose to play as one of four different default character models (four for each side, although Counter-Strike: Condition Zero added two extra models, bringing the total to ten). Each team attempts to complete their mission objective and/or eliminate the opposing team. Each round is won by either completing the mission objective or eliminating the opposing force.Ĭounter-Strike is a first-person shooter in which players join either the terrorist team, the counter-terrorist team, or become a spectator. Counter-Strike pits a team of counter-terrorists against a team of terrorists in a series of rounds. The game has been expanded into a series since its original release, which currently includes Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Counter-Strike: Source, Counter-Strike: Anthology and Counter-Strike on Xbox. Counter-Strike (shortened sometimes to CS) is a tactical first-person shooter video game developed by Valve Corporation which originated from a Half-Life modification by Minh "Gooseman" Le and Jess "Cliffe" Cliffe.
