Counter-Strike: Source

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8.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10297 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8,950 out of 10297
  2. Mixed: 493 out of 10297
  3. Negative: 854 out of 10297
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  1. CodyClark
    Mar 24, 2008
    10
    Yeha this is the best fps and to the Leiws W. just because u suck and don't know how to respawn doesn't mean that it isn't their on alot of severs u just type in shopmenu press 5 then 3 and ur back at the coust of $4200 on the game so don't cry if u die alot just get a respawn thing and stfu
  2. StrykerFett
    Mar 20, 2008
    10
    It's a really sweet game, and unlike what Little Lewis said, the enemy spawn points are positioned far enough away that you can move around, get behind cover, take up sniping positions, and so forth. You need to practice to get good, but that's a matter of all games. Since you can't respawn, it makes you value life, and you now try really hard not to die!
  3. JoeK.
    Mar 6, 2008
    10
    GREAT GAME!
  4. KaramellK.
    Apr 12, 2008
    10
    It is a very good first person shooter game and i love it. I play it almost every day and i can't sstop playing it!!
  5. KubaZ.
    Apr 30, 2008
    10
    Propably the best game in the world.
  6. NickP.
    May 2, 2008
    10
    BEST game that has EVER existed!
  7. YuraT.
    May 2, 2008
    10
    No comment
  8. LeoY.
    May 28, 2008
    10
    Best fps, lots of cool guys online impossible to complain about this game.
  9. wullensE.
    May 3, 2008
    10
    Good game love gameplay.
  10. Dami
    May 9, 2008
    10
    Nice game !! love for all games Valve.
  11. MaikenYouKnowWhat
    Jun 10, 2008
    10
    Great gameplay, great levels, great opportunities. I just can't stop playing this game! I think this is the first game, I never cheated in, because I get the lot without!
  12. Novi4ekNone
    Jun 21, 2008
    10
    good game
  13. SteveL.
    Jun 27, 2008
    10
    I love this game.
  14. JoeK.
    Jun 5, 2008
    10
    GREAT GAME!
  15. IbnuK.
    Jun 6, 2008
    10
    Is the best action game ever !!!! xD
  16. KimA.
    Jul 5, 2008
    10
    The best shooting game for any gaming console!
  17. JoshSpooner
    Sep 30, 2008
    10
    Great dynamics and team play make this game the top of the league. CS:S > COD4.
  18. BrentM.
    Sep 8, 2008
    10
    Best game ever, playing for about 4 years now, but still its great!
  19. YuraT.
    Apr 26, 2009
    10
    No comment
  20. WesleyV.
    Apr 4, 2009
    9
    Very nice game
  21. RichardI
    Apr 4, 2009
    10
    This game is absolutely fantastic, the graphics are still amazing (some 4 and a half years after release), it has great re-play value (due to the fact that anyone can make a map for people to play, resulting in thousands of custom maps circling the thousands of servers) and is quite realistic in many ways. Overall a great game!
  22. Novi4ekNone
    Aug 2, 2009
    10
    good game
  23. DannyVu
    Jan 19, 2010
    10
    Nice game, okay-ish graphics, very fun sniping people, It's a great game if your good at it. Good game for Trigger Happy players.
  24. KevenC
    Jan 9, 2010
    8
    It's a pretty good game. CS:S is not an addicting game but not a boring one too IM playing since 2005 and im still playing. 3 things need to be fixed. 1. Weapon damage 2. Defuse through wall. 3. Hitboxes. Gameplay is great! Good Game.
  25. SteveL.
    Mar 15, 2010
    10
    I love this game.
  26. SteveL.
    Mar 5, 2010
    10
    I love this game.
  27. SteveL.
    Apr 13, 2010
    10
    I love this game.
  28. JoeK.
    Apr 8, 2010
    10
    GREAT GAME!
  29. Novi4ekNone
    Nov 5, 2004
    10
    good game
  30. RotatorDaUncle
    Oct 20, 2004
    9
    To quote the awesome Thunder God Rayden: "Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. Now why don't you tell me what you're gonna do about THEM?"
  31. Roxy
    Nov 3, 2005
    10
    I've grown up with this game,and as a girl I must say it's the best game I ever played,the cool part is the team concept.Great job Valve and keep on the good work,I hope my kids will get to play it too.
  32. AlexC.
    Nov 6, 2005
    10
    Totally amazing, addictive in every way, time has no effect when playing this game, hours seem like minutes.
  33. Dan
    Jan 30, 2005
    9
    Great game, lots of fun, I've racked up about a week's play time since christmas. Three gripes, autosnipers are cheap, some people kill u in two shots w/out headshots (don't ask how), death often comes far too quickly. One wrong step and ur dead. Learning curve is very steep.
  34. Xyzzygy
    Jan 4, 2005
    10
    Well peter t sure must sux at it. bur i agree, its the same cool game. ´but with nice looks. still its great.
  35. HelmutZ.
    Oct 10, 2006
    10
    This is a very fantastic ego-shooter. The graphics is super and it is the best cs after cs 1.6 so keep on playing.
  36. JimN.
    Nov 10, 2006
    9
    Love the game. Very addicting I couldn't stop playing it for like 10 hours after i started liking it a lot. Somethings that are bad are the frequent crashes I get whenever anything happens and I end up restarting my comp and loading everything again.
  37. DominikE.
    Nov 21, 2006
    10
    It's the best game, I've ever played!
  38. DanielD.
    Oct 10, 2006
    10
    Best Game I ever played. Communicativ/Strategic and Action an All-In-One Entertainment Pack.
  39. Viperkick
    Oct 15, 2006
    10
    Wicked game... + updates are easy to apply.
  40. Mark
    Oct 16, 2006
    9
    This is an excellent online game. I have many hours of fun on any kind of server and it never gets old.
  41. ShervinM.
    Oct 17, 2006
    10
    It is the best game I have ever played in my life.
  42. HowardV.
    Oct 21, 2006
    9
    Definetely one of the best games I've ever played online! Everyone should play this game.
  43. SueW.
    Dec 16, 2006
    10
    I've really enjoyed this game untill 12-16-06 when I couldn't play due to the servers all being down I hope this doesn't happen again, but overall it's a fun game, I'm addicted to it I love it.
  44. IanC.
    Oct 26, 2006
    10
    Simply the best 1st person out there. This is emphasised by the purely extreme amount of players using it every day around the globe. The combination of simplisitc yet perfect gameplay, graphics and edit-ability make it a game much desired. Working on 'Valves' steam, it is very user friendly and easy to purchase. The game is constantly being tweaked and updated to ensure Simply the best 1st person out there. This is emphasised by the purely extreme amount of players using it every day around the globe. The combination of simplisitc yet perfect gameplay, graphics and edit-ability make it a game much desired. Working on 'Valves' steam, it is very user friendly and easy to purchase. The game is constantly being tweaked and updated to ensure complete user hapiness.… Expand
  45. YermakirumY.
    Oct 29, 2006
    10
    Very good game.
  46. RyderK.B.
    Oct 4, 2006
    9
    This game is awesome. Its physics are great and its cool how the grenades send em flying the blood is cool and how the dont go through the walls but sluch angainst them is great. If only Counter Strike Condition Zero had these graphics and physics it would be great! Keep up the great work Valve!
  47. SteenH.
    Oct 4, 2006
    10
    You shall first get used to the graphics before you think its fun.. but after that you will loooove this game!
  48. DominicB.
    Oct 5, 2006
    10
    The first online shooter I bought and it's definatly the only one to play.
  49. BlakeF.
    Oct 6, 2006
    10
    Excellent game. Steam did a great job. This is still my favorite game above all the others and I have a 360 so good job.
  50. EdwardV.
    Oct 6, 2006
    10
    It was disgusting to see that a game like counter strike was given such a low rank when I think its fair to say almost every gamer in the world has been hooked on the game.
  51. MichaëlC.
    Mar 24, 2006
    10
    This is the best game of all the time!! Great job guys!
  52. GhazanK.
    Mar 25, 2006
    10
    Don't play this game because its addictive. It should be banned! Once you play this game your life will revolve around it.
  53. AlexF.
    Mar 25, 2006
    10
    Awesome game!! I love it ! one of the best online shoot em ups !
  54. BenjaminK.
    Mar 25, 2006
    10
    I love this game... sureley one of the best multiplayer shooters ever created. Team-[Scaraface] Horus
  55. Rocky
    Mar 25, 2006
    10
    i have played it since its release and i am not getting tired of int :D
  56. MattT.
    Mar 25, 2006
    10
    I have been playing for awhile, the best FPS your money can buy.
  57. AndrewF.
    Mar 25, 2006
    10
    GREATEST MULTIPLAYER GAME EVER!!! Me and my friend use the steam friends network to play this game together all the time.
  58. DanielB.
    Mar 25, 2006
    10
    best game i've ever played...nice graphics and a awesome physics engine!
  59. AnonymousMC
    Mar 26, 2006
    10
    well, this IS the best game ever: the grapics are supirior, so is the gameplay (not like in that wicked WW2 game, i will not name any names) it's real, you can buy your weapon for the money you earn by killing, thats oneof the btter part. weapons that fly around in the map, rigghhht...
  60. DaveM.
    Mar 26, 2006
    10
    its an intense rush.
  61. Kevin
    Mar 27, 2006
    10
    Great game , probally the best online shooting game out there.
  62. NickG.
    Mar 27, 2006
    10
    great game, never gets old. Just keeps building through the community. Got to love it or hate it kinda of game, if you love FPS online this is a great game for you. This allows great graphics without losing your performance with your lower end computers.
  63. okeedokey
    Mar 28, 2006
    10
    Probly the best game i've ever played so far, but i probly won't find anything better. The shooting as almost as real as it possibly could be and the textures you can't complain about. It's an overall great game. I bet you $50 (not for real) that once you play this for 7 days even less you won't be able to get off it for another 12 months AT LEAST.
  64. StevenT.
    Mar 29, 2006
    10
    Unbeatable FPS, so good, so much fun, get it with a bunch of friends and the fun wont stop
  65. SteveL.
    Apr 20, 2006
    10
    I love this game.
  66. HishamZ.
    Apr 4, 2006
    8
    I like the game alot with the blood and improved graphics. But i need good hardware to play it wich i dont have yet.
  67. BrianD.
    Apr 7, 2006
    10
    i have always thought this game was amazing. i bought halflife two a year and a half ago and i played hl2 and i still play CS:S. there is not a moment in the day in which i dont think of this game...people say i need a new life... but i say they need to buy HL2.
  68. UgoF.
    May 11, 2006
    8
    De los mejores juegos online en primera persona y muy adictivo... pero a mi me aburre y me parece demasiado poco realista en ocasiones...
  69. JamesG.
    May 10, 2006
    10
    Best game ever!! it will not be betin in the near future ;) only down side is the updates taken so long but in all its worth the WAIT!! nice job with this game 10/10
  70. RylanP.
    May 10, 2006
    10
    This is in my opinion the greatest multiplayer shooter ever made. It has all of the main aspects a great shooter should have: first person, great guns, realistic, and amazing graphics. Counter Strike 1.6 was a great game, and by releasing Source i believe it has gotten twice as good. Out of all of the shooter games that I have played (which is A LOT) I think that Counter Strike: Source is This is in my opinion the greatest multiplayer shooter ever made. It has all of the main aspects a great shooter should have: first person, great guns, realistic, and amazing graphics. Counter Strike 1.6 was a great game, and by releasing Source i believe it has gotten twice as good. Out of all of the shooter games that I have played (which is A LOT) I think that Counter Strike: Source is the best of them all. It deserves to be named the greatest game in the history of shooters.… Expand
  71. AmzayaU.
    May 10, 2006
    10
    Counter-Strike:Source is the best online first person shooter, now it fits the catagory of old-school...
  72. JoeK.
    May 12, 2006
    10
    GREAT GAME!
  73. SolM.
    May 12, 2006
    10
    For graphics, teamplay, skill, realism, adrenaline rushed headshot frenzy Counter Strike Source is the best game ever!. You dont need a plot when the aim is to KILL!
  74. NoahJ.
    May 14, 2006
    9
    Awesome game, only bad thing is getting pushed by a plastic bucket when you try to walk over it... Apart from that, its quite fun!
  75. C.S.
    May 14, 2006
    8
    Updates should run at noon. too much changes for cheater. teamspeak takes handicap.
  76. FelixB.
    May 16, 2006
    10
    Just a great game. A great improvement to CS 1.6 both in graphics and in gameplay!
  77. SteveL.
    May 17, 2006
    10
    I love this game.
  78. Thor
    May 18, 2006
    10
    Easily the greatest game ever made, I never stop playing it. I played this before I played 1.6, so I missed out on the whole "1.6 die-hard" phase. Whenever I do play 1.6, though, it does not compare to the graphics and style of Source. 10/10 for sure.
  79. TrgetG.
    May 19, 2006
    10
    An excellent game, visually stunning and immersive gameplay.
  80. JoeR.
    May 20, 2006
    9
    Very good graphis and is very realistic. It just need more gun choices. Highly recomended.
  81. MarkyP.
    May 20, 2006
    10
    C:SS is probably the best game out at the moment. It isn't singularly because of the graphics, or the physics, or the levels it is the compilation of these into one great big SUPER COOL GAME! Nothing beats it!
  82. Rasengan
    May 2, 2006
    10
    Wow, this is a great game! I've played 30 hrs of it - source is just one of the best shooters out! Amazing gameplay, superb graphics- anybody who rated it low is ridiculous, shooting through stone walls (another review commented on this) is ridiculous. One of the best games of our era.
  83. DominikE.
    May 21, 2006
    10
    It's the best game, I've ever played!
  84. AndrewE.
    May 22, 2006
    9
    Real, live, exciting with great graphics. Play it!
  85. JordanT.
    May 22, 2006
    10
    Visually amazing with gameplay to go along with it. One of the best multi-player online shooters out there.
  86. MichaelP.
    May 23, 2006
    10
    A great game, smoth gameplay and SURFing is great!
  87. JoeK.
    May 24, 2006
    10
    GREAT GAME!
  88. SteveL.
    May 25, 2006
    10
    I love this game.
  89. JoeK.
    May 25, 2006
    10
    GREAT GAME!
  90. ChrisH.
    May 26, 2006
    10
    Just the way it's been round for so long and so many people play it every day, and that the game play is really reaslistic. I myself will confess to have played counter strike source for a whole day!
  91. KaneD.
    May 26, 2006
    10
    Great game, wickid graphics, but could get more better.
  92. FreddyD.
    May 26, 2006
    10
    I gave it a 10/10, easy as that, the new gameplay, physics, "feel" opens a new chapter in CS history. Before i leave::::: 1. to all ppl, who whine about the weapon accuracy: ahem, try to aim, ffs! 2. to all ppl, who whine about that the new physics are useless to gameplay: WRONG, it gives a better, more realistic feel, and makes you think twice about your next step, but of course, that is I gave it a 10/10, easy as that, the new gameplay, physics, "feel" opens a new chapter in CS history. Before i leave::::: 1. to all ppl, who whine about the weapon accuracy: ahem, try to aim, ffs! 2. to all ppl, who whine about that the new physics are useless to gameplay: WRONG, it gives a better, more realistic feel, and makes you think twice about your next step, but of course, that is up to everyone self. 3. to all ppl, who whine about, that there are to many u83r_1337_h4x0rz, that the servers aren't secure: go to another server, god damnit! it's still only a minority (though i think, that even only one still is one too much) who are wasting their stupid, pointless life on cheating. that's all for now, cya 3. to all… Expand
  93. TheWraith
    May 27, 2006
    9
    Overall CSS is great, no telling how many times ive been away from my pc and been itching to get back and play some source.
  94. ChrisM.
    May 2, 2006
    10
    Absolutely fantastic, so addictive but still fun to play! Just incredible!
  95. JasonFlax
    May 29, 2006
    10
    This is THE SINGLE BEST multiplayer game, EVER!!!!
  96. KelvinK.
    May 5, 2006
    10
    I love CS! Of all the fps games out there, and all the mods of half-life, I think CS most closely resembles a multi-level chess game experience (even if most players dont know it). People can win by using teamwork, developing their own skills, or by learning their opponents. So many ways to play the game... its great!
  97. DaveR.
    May 5, 2006
    10
    all it needs are some more weapons!
  98. MattD.
    May 5, 2006
    9
    i think this is a brillient game. i only got this game because it came with half-life 2 game of the year eddition. and i got a very nice surprise when i started playin this game online.
  99. Matador
    May 5, 2006
    9
    Besides the usual quirky game mechanics that have been around since CS's first inception the game is amazing. With the source engine driving this game scoring kills just got 10 times more satisfying.
  100. PriS.
    May 5, 2006
    10
    this game is mad and addictive and dropped out of school to play it...I LOVE IT
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Awards & Rankings

11
#11 Best PC Game of 2004
2
#2 Most Discussed PC Game of 2004
7
#7 Most Shared PC Game of 2004

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Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. 1UP
    90
    The game looks more beautiful than ever, with structures that feel weighty and solid and little visual touches throughout. The flash-bangs look fantastic.
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  2. Gamers Europe
    85
    Valve has done a sterling job of moving a flagship franchise over to a new engine. Whilst the gameplay guts come over correct and intact, (which may disappoint some), Counter-Strike: Source is an even more engrossing and captivating experience, capable of sapping hours of your time, and even the worst "1337 g33zers" abusing voice chat can't spoil the fun you'll have with it.
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  3. Eurogamer
    90
    Counter-Strike: Source is, once you've gained a knack for it, the most consistently rewarding and surprising team-based shoot-'em-up available on the PC today. It's been dressed up nicely for its relaunch in 2004, but it wasn't broken, and Valve hasn't fixed it.
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