If you don't have the exceptional Half-Life, the new retail edition of Counter-Strike is a chance to get a stand-alone version of this outstanding multiplayer mod.
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Half-Life Counter-Strike Game Guide
Check out our in-depth Game Guide for the popular Half-Life mod, Counter-Strike. This guide feature hint, weapon descriptions and detailed map-specific strategies.
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Following the release of the base version of the Steam installer, C.S. v1.6 Steam installer is now available, but a CD-key is required.
We check out the latest version of the popular squad-based shooter.
Demos and Patches
Half-Life: Counter-Strike v1.0.0.4 to v1.0.0.5 Update
The Counter-Strike v1.0.0.5 patch a bunch of bug fixes, adds a couple new cvars, further increases anti-cheat protection, and includes a new map called de_piranesi. Note: Get this smaller file if you already have v1.0.0.4 installed. Download »
Posted Jun 12, 2002| Size: 19.4MB| Downloads: 11,402
Counter-Strike v1.6 Steam Installer
This version of Counter-Strike is designed to work through Valve's Steam service and a Half-Life or Counter-Strike CD-key is required to log onto the service. Download »
Posted Sep 15, 2003| Size: 388.5MB| Downloads: 119,396
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