This is the kind of game that should be played with the right people, but everyone is the wrong one. They drag CS down.
Everyone likes Counter-Strike. I don't understand why. It's unplayable, there's no way to play it, and even if you can manage to join a game, many things happen. You will be kicked out because everyone is member of some clan or something, then even if you have the best internet connection in the world, the host will kick you out because he played so much Counter-Strike, it had damaged his brain and he thinks that you are a lagger.
Potential
The game has a high potential of beeing a cool multiplayer, but people drag it down a lot. This is the kind of game that should be played with the right people, but everyone is the wrong people, so it's not worth playing it.
Miracles happen kids...
When a miracle happens and nobody kicks you out, then you can join a game (that happens after a lot of time). So, you pick a team (CT or Terrorists) and play. You'll have at start an amount of money which can be used to buy stuff like weapons, armours, ammo etc. OK so far, but the worse comes. All you have to do is to find the enemy and shoot him. You might think there's nothing unusual about that, but it is. It's repetitive!!! A lot. It's like this - Start the game>Buy weapons>Find enemy>DEAD!>Start the game>Buy weapons>Find enemy>DEAD! and so on. Of course, you can kill the enemy but sometimes it seems impossible. Why? Well, you shoot your opponent in his chest or head...nothing happens. Conclusion? Cheaters. Yes, kids. You can use cheats in this game which is freaking annoying. It destroys 90% of the game's fun and potential. You might tell that guy to stop cheating, but who listens to a "noob" as CS people call them.
Valve takes action
After a few years, Valve releases VAC servers. Their purpose is to stop people cheating. That's nice, though. It finally saves the game. "Hurray!!!! Let's play the game with no cheaters."...and then, BOOOOM!!!! VAC servers are full of cheaters. Again kids, that's true. I don't make this up just because I'm an anti-CS gamer. No. I am telling the true. Somehow these bustards do something to hack the VAC servers. I remember playing a server called glontz_server which was a VAC server. The whole server was full of cheaters. I started the game normally, then I found my opponent and....POOK!!! He got me with one headshot. Once more, I started the game normally, then I found my opponent and....POOK!!! He got me with another headshot. And this thing continued again, again and again. Frustrating and repetitive!
Faster than speed of light
Not sure if this thing is a cheat or not, but sometimes I see people (usually Terrorists) who move very fast. In just a second they reach the other end of the map. You can't even touch them or shoot them. What the heck? When did Superman become a terrorist?
Another down side.....
Also, let's begin by the horrible graphics. I know this is a mod for Half-Life, but for some reason it redefines the concepts of "UGLY" and "DEFORMED". It's a sore to my eyes. Ufff! You might go blind or see things like I did.
Make love, not Counter-Strike
Well, this is where the game really makes you wonder, why everyone loves this thing?
Counter-Strike is supposed to be a tactical game like Rainbow Six or SWAT, but no, it's not!!!! It's just a simple gotcha, but everyone thinks that's a truly tactical and realistic game, the game should be called "GOTCHA 2000" or something like that. No tactics, no strategies. Nothing. The only thing that might help you in the game is to stay in groups. That's very useful against cheaters or pro CS players (or cheaters I call them).
Conclusion
In the end, avoid this game at all costs. It's a waste of time and a worthless download. If you want a real game go for the original Half-Life, or if you prefer a counter terrorism game, go for Rainbow Six Rogue Spear, that's a real excellent game. The only thing good in this game are the sounds. There're just fine.
Graphics: 5
Sound: 8
Gameplay: 4
Multiplayer: 6
Storyline: -
Impression: 3
Score: 5.2
GameSpot Score: 5