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  1. LeeY.
    Aug 15, 2006
    10
    Counter-Strike was always my favorite shooters, and when I finally played CS: Source I was having little siezures of joy. It's brilliant. Half-Life 2 graphics and physics (which are amazing), and that same old CS feel. The game is quick paced and insane.
  2. MatthewL.
    Aug 14, 2006
    10
    Awesome game, great physics, level design, and improved hitboxes.
  3. JeanB.
    Aug 12, 2006
    9
    The is excellent! Things missing: Leaning, nade's power should be increased to make it real (now it is very poor, it's a gadget more than useful in a game). Also, i just can't be an admin on my own game... and i just don't know how. We shouldn't have to modify text files to access to it. This point makes me upset. But the game is very cool, i really appreciate. I The is excellent! Things missing: Leaning, nade's power should be increased to make it real (now it is very poor, it's a gadget more than useful in a game). Also, i just can't be an admin on my own game... and i just don't know how. We shouldn't have to modify text files to access to it. This point makes me upset. But the game is very cool, i really appreciate. I used to play Rainbow Six, Mohaa and i found in Counter-strike every things that was funny in other games. Thanks to you all and don't give up! Expand
  4. CSS!RULES
    Aug 12, 2006
    10
    This really is the best FPS ever! i love it! the surf maps are best! :P
  5. NicoS.
    Aug 12, 2006
    10
    A technically and graphically stunning port of a game that was already pretty damn good, with the potential to deliver bigger and better things in future. And you can
  6. TerryC.
    Aug 11, 2006
    10
    Counter-Strike is the best FPS game ever made. The Source version is living up to the great legacy.
  7. JornP.
    Aug 11, 2006
    10
    FANTASTIC GAME!!! i got it for my birthdat and i've played it over 800 hours so far its the best online shooter ever!!!
  8. AnthonyA.
    Aug 10, 2006
    10
    This is the Best FpS game ive ever played everything is realistic from the weapons to the sites and places of Counter Strike its one of my favorite games ^.^
  9. CoolGuy
    Aug 10, 2006
    10
    Roxy what kind of parent wants their kids to playy a game where the concept is to kill another person. I give the game 10/10 but i give Roxy's parenting a 0/10.
  10. NotReal
    Aug 10, 2006
    1
    Horrible Graphics worst FPS of all time, people in the game are immature and rude. I give it 1/10 the game is just horrible.
  11. EoinB.
    Aug 10, 2006
    10
    Have never got bored wih Counterstrike even after 15 hours straight playing. Does anyone else notice time disappearing while playing?
  12. SpencerG.
    Aug 7, 2006
    10
    This is the best FPS game. It has good graphics and it is realistic. Yaaaaaa
  13. DaveNun-Ya
    Aug 7, 2006
    10
    This game is an all around great game. The original CS was great and this is an upgraded form ! This is a top 5 pick for FPS gamers. Great Job Valve !
  14. Humb1estWalker
    Aug 7, 2006
    10
    Weather you like this game or not just know it introduced proper multiplayer co-op. Counter terroists versus terroists awsome. Pick your side. Only problem is that people can be so mean some times. Newbies beware...
  15. StevenK>
    Aug 7, 2006
    10
    One of the best multiplayer games ever!
  16. MitchellL.
    Aug 6, 2006
    10
    i love the surf maps they are the best.
  17. Brian
    Aug 6, 2006
    10
    This game is great.. Good going valve.. Keep up the good developing
  18. MartinB.
    Aug 6, 2006
    8
    Its still hard 2 c if people r cheating or not. Mega headshot factory this game. But when people of the same "skill level" meet. Its the best game ever.
  19. GarrettB.
    Aug 4, 2006
    9
    Needs better gun sounds.
  20. EvanG.
    Aug 4, 2006
    10
    Great game once you get used to it. You just have to wait for the perfect time to shoot. There are several mods and extra maps available for download, such as the Zombie mod, which only allows headshots to count. This is the best game online, at the moment, IMO.
  21. BarakB.
    Aug 3, 2006
    9
    The game is very good but if the graphic was a little bit better it was perfect but there is no perfect game.
  22. KyleC.
    Aug 3, 2006
    10
    This is the best online game i've ever played in my life!! Thanks Valve for making such a Brilliant online game!
  23. TheLaughingMan
    Aug 3, 2006
    9
    The normal arenas of the game have kept players ecstatic for days on end. I personally go wild on the Surf maps, and can play 100 rounds w/o knowing what time it is.
  24. Bukkarooo
    Aug 3, 2006
    9
    This game is great. It's fun with some arcade-esque mod servers, but also has a good amount of realism. A lot of people play it, so finding a server isnt very hard. /if your computer can run it, I'd highly reccomend Counter Strike Source. If I had a complaint, its would be that you have to wait for a round to end to respawn, and rounds can tend to be excesively long, but the This game is great. It's fun with some arcade-esque mod servers, but also has a good amount of realism. A lot of people play it, so finding a server isnt very hard. /if your computer can run it, I'd highly reccomend Counter Strike Source. If I had a complaint, its would be that you have to wait for a round to end to respawn, and rounds can tend to be excesively long, but the time limit is a good fix for that. Expand
  25. BrendanD
    Aug 2, 2006
    10
    Many 1.6 fanboys will tell you that this game cannot compare to the likes of such a game- but they are highly mistaken. This is by far the best online shooter out there. Never before have I had so much fun playing a game. The graphics are stunning, the engine is super-realistc, and no one dislikes the feel of destroying a n00b and saying "GG UNINSTALL".

    This game is a must-have.
  26. DaveQ.
    Aug 2, 2006
    6
    A visually impressive game whos excellent sound effects add greatly to the immersion effect, Counterstrike is ruined by its lack of playbalance. Eventually, Counterstrike becomes a repetitive rush to gain the most powerful weapons, such as sniper rifles that kill in one hit with absolute accuracy even when running and even jumping. Compounding the problem is the unprecedented amount of A visually impressive game whos excellent sound effects add greatly to the immersion effect, Counterstrike is ruined by its lack of playbalance. Eventually, Counterstrike becomes a repetitive rush to gain the most powerful weapons, such as sniper rifles that kill in one hit with absolute accuracy even when running and even jumping. Compounding the problem is the unprecedented amount of hacking, (though I have not played Diablo) resulting in people that shoot through walls and are themselves nearly immune to damage. The Valve Anti Cheat system seems only to allow more hacking. Expand
  27. sdfasasdfasd
    Aug 2, 2006
    10
    great game. for the people who said there are a lot of hackers are just retards. they are just mad cause they suck. there are rarely any hacker. ive been playing since it first came out and so far ive encountered about 4 hackers. and thats from playing for about 2 years. and for people who say there arent enough servers, JESUS!. how retarded can u be. it averges at over 25,000 servers.great game. for the people who said there are a lot of hackers are just retards. they are just mad cause they suck. there are rarely any hacker. ive been playing since it first came out and so far ive encountered about 4 hackers. and thats from playing for about 2 years. and for people who say there arent enough servers, JESUS!. how retarded can u be. it averges at over 25,000 servers. opposed to most games that average at 500. most of the negative comments are from people who suck at the game and r just mad. Expand
  28. KasparsZ.
    Aug 2, 2006
    10
    Didn't played old CS much, but when came out CSS, it became my favorite game. A lot of good spent hours.
  29. CoryHaines
    Aug 2, 2006
    10
    this is one of the best if not the best action game iv ever pld well done valve.
  30. RickyM.
    Aug 1, 2006
    7
    well the game is way easier then 1.6 so if you enjoy an esier experience buy this game if not buy counter strike 1.6.
  31. MattH.
    Aug 1, 2006
    10
    This game owns!!
  32. FrancoG.
    Jul 31, 2006
    6
    Tbe graphics are really great and sometimes the gameplay gets really demanding. Unforunately, when shooting a guy's foot you randomly get a headshot. I've come to the conclusion that Valve has successfully made the head's hitbox the size of a refrigerator.
  33. DavidT.
    Jul 31, 2006
    10
    this is 1 amazing game it has good graphics and the diffrent maps guns and the ct and t are two amazing teams 2 play this game is 1 of the best action games ever created counter strike source is fun and u can't just do what u wanna do u gotta go and help your teamates also be carfull to watch your back this is 1 hack of a game a 10 to me!
  34. Mirdok
    Jul 31, 2006
    10
    Its a great game, it has really good graphics and good game play... Love it.
  35. JoelW.
    Jul 31, 2006
    10
    Limitless replayability. No other game, have I experienced so much fun.
  36. Novi4ekNone
    Jul 30, 2006
    9
    good game
  37. JesseW.
    Jul 29, 2006
    10
    I have been playing CS since its infancy in 1998, it was, is, and for the forseeable future, the best multiplayer FPS ever created. And Source made it even better, thank you valve, for rewarding loyalty.
  38. SteveL.
    Jul 28, 2006
    10
    I love this game.
  39. LucasM.
    Jul 28, 2006
    8
    Good remake of a classic, some built in lag issues, but overall a really good game.
  40. HarryC.
    Jul 28, 2006
    10
    This is the best FPS i have ever played, i love it to bits. Thanks for making it so good steam.
  41. MarkA.
    Jul 27, 2006
    10
    You don't need a supercomputer to run this game, just a semi decent one. Gameplay is amazing, people shouldn't complain about lack of maps, the CSS community has a multitude of custom content (whichI think personally are amazingly better than the official maps, they're just more... fun!!!) Graphics are awsome... it handles so much better than 1.6. I feel like I'm gonna You don't need a supercomputer to run this game, just a semi decent one. Gameplay is amazing, people shouldn't complain about lack of maps, the CSS community has a multitude of custom content (whichI think personally are amazingly better than the official maps, they're just more... fun!!!) Graphics are awsome... it handles so much better than 1.6. I feel like I'm gonna get my head bitten off by the die hard fans of 1.6... but meh. Great imrpovement!! Highly addictive. Expand
  42. SamM.
    Jul 27, 2006
    10
    An amazing bit of gameing! Have not been able to stop playing since i bought it!
  43. JustinM.
    Jul 26, 2006
    10
    Great game I enjoy playing hours and hours of it. Great graphics and phys. Overall its one of the best fps games outthere!
  44. JonD.
    Jul 25, 2006
    10
    Great game, great graphics, great gameplay.
  45. JamesP.
    Jul 25, 2006
    1
    The engine is too choppy. mainly because the game was designed around a graphics engine not a physics engine. The game just doent feel right. It looks nice, just runs very bad. one of the worse fps games to date.
  46. DimitriA.
    Jul 25, 2006
    9
    Superb game, the new engine works wonders. However it still falls prey to some the same bs that I experienced in 1.6, other that that it's the perfect shooter and I enjoy hours of fun on it!
  47. David
    Jul 24, 2006
    10
    amazing, so much of my life, gone and its all counter strike: source's fault.
  48. GreatShOt
    Jul 24, 2006
    10
    Great Out of the Box style game, but some custom maps are good some arnt you cant help that, this style of play should be used through out gaming.
  49. MaeStr0
    Jul 23, 2006
    10
    in my opinion counter-strike is the strongest game ever created in the age of action gaming,as we saw past the years the players kept increseing rapidly,i think its time that all gamers admit it,and i think that its that counter-strike gets its prize!
  50. JamesF.
    Jul 22, 2006
    10
    This game is great. The physics are a little off, and some ppl act really stupid but this is the only game I play. VERY competitive game.
  51. NicolasR.
    Jul 21, 2006
    10
    This game is perfect!
  52. JoshM.
    Jul 20, 2006
    10
    Great game there just needs to be more regualr no mod servers.
  53. PhilN.
    Jul 19, 2006
    10
    This game is the best game in the world.
  54. JoeK.
    Jul 18, 2006
    10
    GREAT GAME!
  55. KiwiFreaK
    Jul 18, 2006
    10
    This is really a very good game! A nice add-on would be to move items in the map like half-life2 dm!
  56. KrystianK.
    Jul 18, 2006
    9
    Never played before CS. My friend almost forced me to see this masterpiece. And i rarely play something else... to bad that the are only 3 good maps.
  57. PedroM.
    Jul 18, 2006
    10
    the best game of first person shot.
  58. AdrianV.
    Jul 18, 2006
    10
    Greatest Onlineshooter of all time!
  59. NupurV.
    Jul 17, 2006
    10
    Wow this game is unexpressable by words its just nuts...one of the greatest games i played.
  60. KronJ.
    Jul 17, 2006
    10
    I been play cs for like 5 years now and I'm still playing it. It is a great game to play. It is a great fun when you are getting pro and get alot of kills on a server.
  61. TyH.
    Jul 17, 2006
    10
    So many noobs, so little time. This game is a lot, no, alittle... a lot more fun and critiqued than 1.6.
  62. psoguilder
    Jul 17, 2006
    10
    c' est un tres bon jeux fun en ffa et avec encore plus de plaisir en war contre d' autre equipes . Graphiquement il est bien fait . Et les mur ne sont pas en carton ou on ne peut pas balancer de grenade par dessus des maisons de 4 étages comme sur 1.6 malheureusement encore trop peu de lan en france s' intérresse a se jeu pretextant une trop grandec' est un tres bon jeux fun en ffa et avec encore plus de plaisir en war contre d' autre equipes . Graphiquement il est bien fait . Et les mur ne sont pas en carton ou on ne peut pas balancer de grenade par dessus des maisons de 4 étages comme sur 1.6 malheureusement encore trop peu de lan en france s' intérresse a se jeu pretextant une trop grande facilité a faire des headshots
    et le leger decalage entre le spectre du personage et son image mais il n' y a rien a dire vous passerez des centaines d' heures ( des milliers ?) à jouer en réseaux

    bref good luck and have fun
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  63. BigBenMarkly
    Jul 16, 2006
    1
    This game is OK for casual players, but if you are competitive than it is a total waste as Counter-Strike 1.6 is where most of the community is still at.

    There are many bugs in Source that make it impossible to play competitively for the most part, one of them being the ability to block a door with a gun, or prevent a bomb defusal with a a defuse kit. Sound weird? Yeah, that's
    This game is OK for casual players, but if you are competitive than it is a total waste as Counter-Strike 1.6 is where most of the community is still at.

    There are many bugs in Source that make it impossible to play competitively for the most part, one of them being the ability to block a door with a gun, or prevent a bomb defusal with a a defuse kit. Sound weird? Yeah, that's because it is.

    It's ok if you want to pub around and just want to have fun. But in terms of being a "port to the HL2 engine," it fails miserably.

    I would give it a 5, but I think the meta score needs to be brought down a lot so I'm going to give it a 1, though it's a "5" quality game.
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  64. Novi4ekNone
    Jul 16, 2006
    9
    good game
  65. Mike
    Jul 15, 2006
    10
    Easily the best online game ever, requires so much more strategy and teamwork than other FPS's. But for god's sake, sort the cheats out already, before they kill it.
  66. TimD.
    Jul 15, 2006
    10
    The game css is of the chain ive had it for 2 months now and no one can kill me i have gotten that good keep updating the game and add more places to play gungames yee hah lol.
  67. MatthiasD.
    Jul 13, 2006
    10
    This game is really nice! The graphics are nice everything is nice and some guys might say its easy to make a headshot but it sure ain't! Because of the recoil and the lack of aim of some players.
  68. HongW.
    Jul 12, 2006
    10
    I liked Counter-Strike. I like Counter-Strike Source. They are both awesome, but Counter-Strike Source totally rocks. It's simply fun to see your enemys flying correctly through the air and the physiks and graphics are stunning. 10 great points!
  69. JoeK.
    Jul 12, 2006
    10
    GREAT GAME!
  70. DanL.
    Jul 12, 2006
    10
    Is just FANTASTIC is perfect can't ask much more from a FPS game. Except perhaps to take awp out or decrease its damage.
  71. LucasT.
    Jul 11, 2006
    10
    I have this game and I think its great!
  72. FelipeC.
    Jul 11, 2006
    2
    The game is show! but a protection of cheaters in the game is fail again!
  73. JohnJ.
    Jul 9, 2006
    10
    Counter-Strike: Source is a fantastic game. While it lost some of the old CS touch, this does not make it a bad game---something a lot of idiots think. The game itself is still fantastic, and I love it dearly.
  74. SergeS.
    Jul 9, 2006
    10
    If anybody beleives this game is not good they should get up, hide their computer and go to a friends house and play the game until they realize how good it is and then buy themself a copy of CS:Source.
  75. Novi4ekNone
    Jul 8, 2006
    10
    good game
  76. TheUnDeRtAk3r
    Jul 7, 2006
    6
    Yes CSS is nice from graphic,but i think it's too easy a blind player can hit there a headshot quite easily.... The griphic is real nice.
  77. JackFlash
    Jul 7, 2006
    10
    The original CS was a great game, and CS:Source has improved it ten-fold.
  78. SteveL.
    Jul 7, 2006
    10
    I love this game.
  79. AzizH.
    Jul 7, 2006
    10
    This game is my favorite game, you can do anything with it. With a little bit of modding and mapping. You can make this game into anything from a house of the dead styled zombie killing game to a soccer game if you like.
  80. AlecT.
    Jul 6, 2006
    10
    Some people think that CS:S is a nice Add-On to Half-Life2. Thats completely wrong! Half-Life2 is a nice Add-On to Counterstrike Source.
  81. Brody
    Jul 4, 2006
    9
    Alright, well unlike just about EVERYBODY who plays the game now, I've been playing HL and CS since BETA. That's right, since CS was a mod you had to dl, before 1.0. Given that, I feel I have the best understanding of the progression of the game. I was adament against switching to source, but it is, in fact, better than 1.6. The models, the physics, the engine, everything. Now Alright, well unlike just about EVERYBODY who plays the game now, I've been playing HL and CS since BETA. That's right, since CS was a mod you had to dl, before 1.0. Given that, I feel I have the best understanding of the progression of the game. I was adament against switching to source, but it is, in fact, better than 1.6. The models, the physics, the engine, everything. Now going back to 1.6 looks like a cartoon, the maps aren't proportioned realistically, and it's somewhat goofy. Not to say that growing up on cs wasn't great, but CS:S > 1.6. Expand
  82. JeremyB.
    Jul 4, 2006
    10
    This game is fantastic. Anyone who thinks otherwise should learn what true good games are made of...
  83. MinhalH.
    Jul 3, 2006
    10
    This is by far the best game on PC, or at least I thought so. I recommend it to everyone out there looking for an awesome game.
  84. CallenL.
    Jul 2, 2006
    10
    great game, graphics prove to be very realistic the guns are based on real guns and are displayed very life-like the overall strategies involved in it allow skill and imagination/ideas.
  85. AndrewD.
    Jul 1, 2006
    10
    Great game, been playing for about 5 years and i've been hooked since. Fun game, perfect to play with your friends on a LAN.
  86. DrewDawson
    Jul 1, 2006
    10
    THIS GAME IS TEH BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME EVER! the reason it is, is because its so commpetitive and people actually care and play as a fucking team. Also i like it because of all teh leagues and clans and stuff out there for the game. BUY THIS GAME ITS THE BEST GAMING EXPERIENCE EVER!!!
  87. AndrejT.
    Jul 1, 2006
    10
    This is a BEST GAME OF THIS PLANET ! - I play this game everyday ...Very nice engine and very god graphic and more and more god things ! Congratulation STEAM ! Make more great games !
  88. Matt
    Jun 30, 2006
    10
    wow, this was an amazing game. I bought half-life2 game of the year edition. I bought it because i wanted to play half-life2. But i was surprized by how good CSS was and have bever turned back.
  89. PoL
    Jun 29, 2006
    10
    I've played CS:S since the beta, and 1.6 before that all the way down to 1.5 or so... it's a great game, and it never gets boring.
  90. PieterV.
    Jun 29, 2006
    10
    Counter-strike was already good but this is even better it should get a 100 procent cause the gameplay and graphics owns and you don't even need a very good computer to run it.
  91. IceBrodie
    Jun 27, 2006
    0
    The sad part is people think this gameplay is at all practical.
    The fans of it are so die hard that if you suggested anything else they insult you rather than considering the possibility that Counter-Strike isn't the only game on the planet. The gameplay is alright but the players WILL ruin the experience for any who are not among the few, the loud, the narrow minded.
  92. JakeP.
    Jun 25, 2006
    10
    Simply amazing. The maps actually look REAL now instead of massive corridoors. The physics are incredible and the gameplay is astounding. Best. Game. Ever.
  93. PhilN.
    Jun 24, 2006
    10
    This game is the best game in the world.
  94. NathanB.
    Jun 23, 2006
    10
    Just love it. something to do when i got some time on my hands and all the other games get boring.
  95. Th|zzelleWash|ngton
    Jun 23, 2006
    10
    This game is AWESOME. Best pc game ive played. All these bitches that complain about little things just SUK THE FAT 1!!! I have a cheap dell and get 40-50 frames per second and still am better than most people. There r hackers but not many. Plus there r alot more on 1.6 and they get banned quickly anyway. Hitboxes might be fucked but its the same for every1. if u cant hit any1 u must blowThis game is AWESOME. Best pc game ive played. All these bitches that complain about little things just SUK THE FAT 1!!! I have a cheap dell and get 40-50 frames per second and still am better than most people. There r hackers but not many. Plus there r alot more on 1.6 and they get banned quickly anyway. Hitboxes might be fucked but its the same for every1. if u cant hit any1 u must blow hobos. Physics is not anything to complain about.if u cant go over something go around it. 1.6 FUKEN SUKS THE BIG ONE. all u pussies that play 1.6 how can u stand the super nintendo graphics.Damn the game is shitty.COUNTER STRIKE SOURCE RULES, 1.6 IS FOR BITCHES AND HACKERS. All u that complain over physics or frames per second or gameplay GET A FUKEN LIFE!!!!!! Expand
  96. SimonM.
    Jun 23, 2006
    10
    A game that never gets boring i have now clocked 1000+ hours and am still playing BEST GAME EVER! sure it may be getting old but its still the best game around.
  97. Engels
    Jun 23, 2006
    10
    Very good Network game ! It is great fun to play with other people this game!
  98. BearaROlsson
    Jun 23, 2006
    10
    The absolute best FPS game ever, the old cs was great but now with som nice graphic change and new Physical engine its great to play this game! I love it!!
  99. LukeBurgess
    Jun 23, 2006
    10
    brilliant game. great graphics, awesome gameplay. etc etc. i s2 this game.
  100. HarryD.
    Jun 22, 2006
    10
    a awsome game! yes! its just like 1.6 but with awsome graphics more interactve objects and awsome physics too. those who complain about FPS, hackers, assholes and other things are simply spouting bullshit. its got a bad FPS because your computer is 10 years old, there are hackers on the server because its not VAC2 secure and the source engine is perfectly stable under normal gamepley a awsome game! yes! its just like 1.6 but with awsome graphics more interactve objects and awsome physics too. those who complain about FPS, hackers, assholes and other things are simply spouting bullshit. its got a bad FPS because your computer is 10 years old, there are hackers on the server because its not VAC2 secure and the source engine is perfectly stable under normal gamepley sucrumstances. the mani admin plugin menu for CS:S is pure genius and an exelent tool that almost every server uses to help people out. people who are assholes generaly get kicked out of a server thnaks to votekick. the weapons are balanced, the "tactical shelid" licked my balls so thank god thats gone. getting with a group of friends is an great laugh and generaly a truly pwning game. props to steam! Expand
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. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.