Counter-Strike (video game)

Counter-Strike
Developer(s)Valve[a]
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)
SeriesCounter-Strike
EngineGoldSrc
Platform(s)Windows, Xbox, OS X, Linux
Release
November 9, 2000
  • Microsoft Windows
  • November 9, 2000[1][2][3]
  • Xbox
    • NA: November 18, 2003
    • EU: December 5, 2003
  • OS X, Linux
    • WW: January 24, 2013
Genre(s)Tactical first-person shooter
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Counter-Strike (also known as Half-Life: Counter-Strike or Counter-Strike 1.6)[5] is a tactical first-person shooter game developed by Valve. It was initially developed and released as a Half-Life modification by Minh "Gooseman" Le and Jess Cliffe in 1999, before Le and Cliffe were hired and the game's intellectual property acquired. Counter-Strike was released by Valve for Microsoft Windows in November 2000, and is the first installment in the Counter-Strike series. Several remakes and ports were released on Xbox, as well as OS X and Linux.

Set in various locations around the globe, players assume the roles of counter-terrorist forces and terrorist militants opposing them. During each round of gameplay, the two teams are tasked with defeating the other by the means of either achieving the map's objectives or eliminating all of the enemy combatants. Each player may customize their arsenal of weapons and accessories at the beginning of every match, with currency being earned after the end of each round.

  1. ^ Cliffe, Jess (November 9, 2000). "CS V1.0 Released!". counter-strike.net. Archived from the original on December 1, 2000.
  2. ^ Walker, Trey (November 9, 2000). "Counter-Strike 1.0 Released". GameSpot. Archived from the original on May 15, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  3. ^ Gibson, Steve (November 9, 2000). "Counter-Strike v1.0". Shacknews.
  4. ^ Gestalt (March 10, 2000). "Minh Le of Counter Strike team". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  5. ^ Henningson, Joakim (August 6, 2020). "The history of Counter-Strike". Red Bull. Retrieved February 11, 2021.


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