Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

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7.2

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  1. Dacuno
    Mar 20, 2019
    9
    Rating

    Graphics/Game-World 7/10 P.
    Content 8.5/10 P.
    Price/ Quality 10/10 P.
    Pay to Win? 10/10 P.
    Controls 9.5/10 P.
    Difficulty 7/10 P.
    Friends factor/ Multiplayer 8/ 10 P.
  2. blum4vi
    May 30, 2019
    9
    Valve's careful overwatch and an active and dedicated community brought much to Counter Strike, clearly it is the Counter Strike game with the best sound, best graphics and most advanced gameplay we've ever had. The biggest issues conceived are caused by player mischief and some features we've grown to love in the past such as spray painting are integrated, however not as free anymore.
  3. WhalesLoveSmash
    Jul 24, 2019
    9
    Great competitive fps, nothing like it. Story, visuals, ect does not matter for this type of game. Amazing game, if you don't mind losing 1000+ hours of your life. The only real downside is that this game is simply not fun for new players. Your first 50 hours will not be fun, and there is a lot to learn before you have any idea what you are doing.
  4. blutank24
    Nov 18, 2019
    9
    [Posted December 3, 2014]
    I must recommend this game, it is my duty as one who has spent 1600 hours on CSS (from xFire) and 500+ hours on CSGO. I played non-stop competitive CS:Source in regional championships, LANs, and online leagues; and won 4 regional championships with some LAN placings. Here's what I have to say about GO...
    CSGO is awesome, Valve delivered here in the end. When    [Posted December 3, 2014]
    I must recommend this game, it is my duty as one who has spent 1600 hours on CSS (from xFire) and 500+ hours on CSGO. I played non-stop competitive CS:Source in regional championships, LANs, and online leagues; and won 4 regional championships with some LAN placings. Here's what I have to say about GO...

    CSGO is awesome, Valve delivered here in the end. When it was released, yeah, it wasn't anything special, just a pretty CS:Source. But now we have amazing gun skins, stickers, awesome knives, intense major tournaments, souvenir packages, bracket prediction challenges, seasonal operations with extra maps and challenges for even more drops, etc.

    It's awesome, it's a great game to be a part of.

    Matchmaking and rated matchmaking based personal ELO rankings is a sweet way to keep competitive games close. It can never be perfect, but back in Source you had to wait in an IRC channel with a looped message playing until someone finally answered your loop and then it took them 20 minutes to get 5 in the server, etc. Basically with CS:Source whether you were trying to ring or you had your team it took between 20-60 minutes to get a scrim. Now it takes about 5. So, the fact that people still complain about it is beyond me.

    Game play wise, each CS as I know them (1.6, Source, GO) has been different beasts in terms of mechanics and recoil control. Lots of little things that made or broke you as a player in these games, but recoil control is one of the biggest. You often hear people scream “deathmatch deathmatch deathmatch, that's the only way to get better”. Well, quick point, how can you DM to practice when you don't know what your practicing? Best thing to do to understand the recoil patterns is load an offline game, kick the bots, and shoot at walls. Seriously. Shoot and spray at walls with various guns at various ranges with various movement patterns, that's the best way to understand how to control and use various guns. You need to understand each guns grouping patterns first before you can practice controlling them!

    About the community, yes, the flamers and trolls are alive and well. But here's the thing, I've been around CS a long time, I've won 4 regional championships with CS:Source, and really it never bothered me that sometimes the flamers are all you hear. Here's why. Once you play enough games (competitive or otherwise) you'll hear the same kind of person, it'll sound like this.. “you guys suck, why are you even playing this game?” or something similar if they are beating you. It sounds like this, “you're such a hacker, it's so obvious” when you beat them. The fact that people are so binary in their mentality amuses me personally, so I carry that over to CS flamers as well. Some people like to pretend they are perfect at the game, and everyone else around them is inferior, yet if you beat them you must be a hacker. It just sounds so stupid to even talk about it but seriously this is how a lot of people are about the game. Just don't let it get to you, there's no point. Don't even engage. And you wont have many problems.

    It's not the easiest game to pick up right off the bat. “Spray at feet, get headshot” is a notorious saying from outsiders about CS games, because CS can be amazingly random sometimes. And the round-by-round economy, buying guns and items every round, and recoil patterns make it a steep learning curve. But if you understand the groupings (I said how to above), read guides about strategy (like economy management, game flow), and just get in there and start playing you will see why people just can't stop playing this game!

    Counter-Strike was the world's original eSport. After the Championship Gaming Series went down the CS1.6 and CS:Source attention did as well, games like StarCraft and DOTA took to the forefront of competitive eSports soon after. But with the cases, skins, and major tournaments Valve and the CS community have turned CS:GO back into one of the world's premiere eSports and there's many, many reasons why it's succeeding. As I say, it's a very exciting game to be a part of right now.    … Expand
  5. GgHAZeGg
    Dec 16, 2019
    9
    A great game thet ask's lots of practice,time and effort but it if you dont mind that you should try it.
  6. TwigNigel69
    Feb 10, 2020
    9
    this is a phenomenal shooter with tons of different gamemodes missions ect the multiplayer is so much fun just shooting and shooting and other stuff ok yeah I don't really have much to say about this game so my last point is that this game is free on steam right now so why wouldn't you get it
  7. Lenny5125
    Feb 20, 2020
    9
    Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is one of the best Free 2 Play Competitive Shooters I have played in recent years.
    Its clean, non pay2win gun play is easy to learn hard to master, and its maps are high polished, nice looking classics that shaped the way shooters design their levels to this day.
    The games competitive scene is also one of the biggest in the industry which helps to bring    Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is one of the best Free 2 Play Competitive Shooters I have played in recent years.
    Its clean, non pay2win gun play is easy to learn hard to master, and its maps are high polished, nice looking classics that shaped the way shooters design their levels to this day.

    The games competitive scene is also one of the biggest in the industry which helps to bring CS:GO's player numbers to astronomical levels. (its not uncommon to see player numbers between 800 and 990 thousand players online at the same time)

    in terms of gamemodes CS:GO offers a wide range of modes, which, while fairly common,
    do provide a nice alternative to CS:GOs lifeblood: The Competitive 5v5 Ranked mode.    … Expand
  8. Emanorp
    Mar 16, 2020
    9
    Огромный минус того что система VAC плохо работает, читеров много
  9. Denvers
    Mar 24, 2020
    9
    Counter Strike: Global Offensive is the best team esport to date. With deep levels of strategy and a high skill ceiling, CS:GO brings together casual and competitive gaming into a fantastic shooter.
  10. memoeming
    Apr 16, 2020
    9
    I gave 9 points because the anti cheat and match matching system should be corrected and improved. Tired of cheats, players start playing on platforms like ESEA or FACEIT. If this continues and no solution is found, almost no MM player will remain. But still the game's meta is excellent, even after many years!
  11. weebe
    Feb 25, 2021
    9
    Not the perfect game, even 8 years after release, but it is incredibly fun.

    PROS: - Guns feel incredibly responsive - When you die it's always either your fault or poor communication with teammates. - Economy system encourages smart weapon buying - maps are incredibly well made and community engagement is good CONS: - paid content (not actually that bad since its mainly    Not the perfect game, even 8 years after release, but it is incredibly fun.

    PROS:
    - Guns feel incredibly responsive
    - When you die it's always either your fault or poor communication with teammates.
    - Economy system encourages smart weapon buying
    - maps are incredibly well made and community engagement is good

    CONS:
    - paid content (not actually that bad since its mainly cosmetics)
    - Agents, causes maps to have to change for them specifically
    - the sheer price of some skins (again, not that bad since its cosmetics)

    Again, most of CSGOs issues (to me) come from monetization rather than gameplay, maybe in a year or so ill have a new opinion on CSGO, but for this review its my current perspective    … Expand
  12. Jrson
    May 5, 2020
    9
    An fps with some of the most unique game play available. The movement in CSGO is unique to itself, until recently when Valorant came out. The gunplay is also very unique. Each gun has their own recoil pattern and there is also random bloom depending affected by player movement and distance. It is a very unique fps. The community support this game has is also very cool. The skin marketplaceAn fps with some of the most unique game play available. The movement in CSGO is unique to itself, until recently when Valorant came out. The gunplay is also very unique. Each gun has their own recoil pattern and there is also random bloom depending affected by player movement and distance. It is a very unique fps. The community support this game has is also very cool. The skin marketplace is also a seldom seen concept.… Expand
  13. Arbores
    Jan 26, 2021
    9
    Oynanış: 35/40
    Hikaye: -
    Grafikler: 15/20
    Sesler ve Müzikler: 10/10
    Sonuç: 86/100
  14. Deathinhu
    Jun 11, 2020
    9
    The game was really good, with some issues like optimize and anticheat.
    After i played Valorant, the "cs killer", i'm pretty sure that cs will still reign for many many years. There are no games with such quality.
  15. claw0231
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    The Best Competitive FPS ever in this globe.
    But the VAC is s**k and toxic player
  16. Ita_JM
    Mar 30, 2021
    9
    Not much to talk about it. It's the old and amazing CS. I can't give it a 10, because valve doesn't update the game
  17. Prans
    Apr 23, 2021
    9
    The only downfall on this game is the anti-cheat, everywhere you go, you sometimes team up or your enemy/enemies is/are cheating. CSGO Prime is still useless because there are still cheaters on this game, unlike Valorant that whenever there are cheaters, the match stop, unlike CSGO, the match still go on. But, the game is very competitively fun and the ranking system for competitive isThe only downfall on this game is the anti-cheat, everywhere you go, you sometimes team up or your enemy/enemies is/are cheating. CSGO Prime is still useless because there are still cheaters on this game, unlike Valorant that whenever there are cheaters, the match stop, unlike CSGO, the match still go on. But, the game is very competitively fun and the ranking system for competitive is perfectly balance. It's a fun game and very enjoyable till this day.… Expand
  18. Traxillion
    Jan 18, 2023
    9
    There's a reason this game has remained relevant in terms of the player base and esports relevance since 2012 and that is because it's one of the best FPS games in history.

    It's free, updated semi-frequently, and fun- what more do you need?
  19. cezar88augusto
    Feb 28, 2022
    9
    After hundreds of hours of gameplay, I can say that this version of Counter Strike is the best ever!
    Interesting market system, easy gameplay, great graphics and lots of maps. The main negative point is the amount of players who try to cheat the game using bots with automatic aim or tool to see through walls.
  20. miguelsgamingch
    Jan 27, 2021
    9
    This is currently cs:go And i like it!
    And its only sometimes you see a hacker in the game
  21. Paradisey
    Dec 19, 2020
    9
    hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
  22. BgSilva98
    Oct 20, 2020
    9
    [PT-BR] Gosto demais desse jogo, é um jogo que nunca fica sem graça, CS Go é de lei !
  23. jarvitom
    Mar 10, 2022
    9
    Slow development a but, but no1 FPS game of all time, the king of the genre.
  24. clanky9
    Mar 9, 2021
    9
    Great game to spent time with your friends as a console player i love this game.
  25. ViniAlves
    Nov 16, 2020
    9
    Counter Strike Global Offensive is a multiplayer first person shooter game very famous since its launch where the focus is on competitiveness and difficulty, the game has many strengths such as: diverse maps, realism in weapons, many possibilities.
    However, the game has some weaknesses as well: toxicity of the community, high amount of use of external programs for its own benefit and    Counter Strike Global Offensive is a multiplayer first person shooter game very famous since its launch where the focus is on competitiveness and difficulty, the game has many strengths such as: diverse maps, realism in weapons, many possibilities.
    However, the game has some weaknesses as well: toxicity of the community, high amount of use of external programs for its own benefit and anti-game.
    Even with all this, it lives in my heart    … Expand
  26. Ryno4life
    Dec 7, 2020
    9
    If you want a game to grind on this is it. Mixed with fun and competitive modes it’s an amazing game and it’s free to play on Steam.
  27. apurbo810
    Nov 21, 2021
    9
    Good game also you can earn few money buy selling chest and skin.But need good anti cheat system
  28. h1ghvoltage
    Mar 2, 2021
    9
    CS:GO is a good game (Would probably have given it a 10 if it wasn't for the thing I'll mention now). Sadly, cheaters ruin some of the fun. But if you buy prime then the cheater problem for you personally will drastically decrease. I have about 200 hours non-prime and prime. In my time of non-prime I met about 5 cheaters. In my time of prime on the other hand I (currently) have not metCS:GO is a good game (Would probably have given it a 10 if it wasn't for the thing I'll mention now). Sadly, cheaters ruin some of the fun. But if you buy prime then the cheater problem for you personally will drastically decrease. I have about 200 hours non-prime and prime. In my time of non-prime I met about 5 cheaters. In my time of prime on the other hand I (currently) have not met any cheaters. Overall the game is free if you are fine not playing prime. I would recommend paying for prime and getting any friends who also play CS:GO to pay for it. GL HF!… Expand
  29. nazarkin123
    Mar 12, 2021
    9
    Best shooter in a genre I think. I've played all the previous CS games and the series is just getting better with time.
  30. Topoide
    Mar 31, 2022
    9
    Aguante el counter vieja, no me importa nada, unas ganas de matar brazucass
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Awards & Rankings

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#32 Best PC Game of 2012
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#4 Most Discussed PC Game of 2012
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#1 Most Shared PC Game of 2012

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 38
  3. Negative: 0 out of 38
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Oct 29, 2012
    90
    Brilliant old-school shooter has convinced us that Counter-Strike franchise is in no way to be retired or forgotten. [Oct 2012]
  2. CD-Action
    Oct 24, 2012
    85
    A fast, demanding shooter with a huge potential for the future. It's basically CS: Source, but the maps are more polished and the game looks better. [11/2012, p.64]
  3. Pelit (Finland)
    Oct 14, 2012
    84
    For a non-professional Counter-Striker, Global Offensive is just a cosmetic facelift, with re-run levels. [Sept 2012]
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