Having not known much about this game until right before its release, I was a bit intrigued by the idea of a single player Counter-Strike. I learned that it had been in development for quite a long time under various different companies and it had been delayed quite a few times. Basically there is three parts to this game, which I will review seperately. First I want to talk about the visuals and technology, which seem to be a factor for the games such low score. Yes it is the same engine used in Counter-Strike, which is slightly modified from the Half-Life engine. But don't expect Counter-Strike's dated visuals, all new content has been created, player models, gun models, textures, and maps. Single Player(Tour of Duty): This was the official single player that made the game. It's basically Counter-Strike against bots with objectives, such as kill this many players, defuse the bomb, etc. I found it to be quite boring and was happy when it was over. Single Player(Deleted Scenes): This was the ORIGINAL single player developed by the geniuses at Ritual Studios, it's included in the game, but as an optional install. Deleted Scenes has all sorts of long missions in various places around the world, putting you into the eyes of everything from a SWAT Officer, to a special ops agent, doing things such as rescuing hostages and defusing nukes. It reminded me alot of Counter-Strike, but what you would expect of CS being a single player game. There are a plethora of sometimes logical yet sometimes useless puzzles, which made me feel like playing Half-Life. Also if you ever experienced nautiousness while alone in HL, you'll experience the same in this game. Multiplayer: Ah, what makes Counter-Strike the most played game on the internet, multiplayer. It's pretty much the exact same as CS, but with major differences. Namely upgraded models and textures that were converted from the Ritual made ones in Deleted Scenes, while they are not CSSource quality, they are a nice improvement over CS 1.6. Next is the maps, all included are upgraded versions of the most popular maps, everything from dust and aztec to italy. A few extra features that don't really change the gameplay are the addition of two player models, the Russian Spetsnaz(CT) and the Midest Militia(T). Next is the high quality hostage models along with the hostage A.I. and facial expressions. Hostage AI you say? sounds kind of silly, and it is, but it can be quite funny at times. Hostages also get scared if you fire a gun near them or log a grenade a them, they can also be blinded by flashbangs and smoke grenades, which cause them to hide in the corner and yell "I CAN'T SEE!". They're also useful if you're a terrorist camping near them, as the hostages wave their arms and scream when there's a Counter-Terrorist near by. One of the last and most nifty things in CZ is the ability to pick up grenades dropped by dead players, so it really is possible to have multiple grenades through the round without going back to spawn. A big thing I noticed was a tighter nit community of players, and very very few cheaters. It seems people didn't want to waste their $40 copy of CZ and get banned. In conclusion, Condition Zero doesn't make an all to appealing single player experience, but it's worth buying if you're a CS fan.
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