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Average Player Score
Based on 10336 ratings
8.3
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Score Breakdown Based on 10336 ratings
  1. 10 (2783)
  2. 9 (3611)
  3. 8 (2258)
  4. 7 (915)
  5. 6 (260)
  6. 5 (139)
  7. 4 (64)
  8. 3 (46)
  9. 2 (59)
  10. 1 (201)

Most Helpful Positive Player Reviews

  • Rating:9.4

    This game is soooo good. I dont know where to start!!

    Counter Strike A miracle of the FPS genre. This game may very well be the top FPS multiplayer game in the world. The gameplay is awesome, Graphics not bad, and NO LAG!! This game is worth buying, and if you ... Read Full Review

    4 of 4 users found the following review helpful

What Gamespot Users have to say about Counter-Strike

  • Rating:10

    The game that defined FPS multiplayer to this day (Jan 2012)

    Giving this game a score less than 10, will result in shame. Play this game, then play a modern FPS multiplayer game, and you will see that this game was the innovator. A deliverer of fine quick reflex shooting and an ... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    a master piece u wont forget ever , a true classic by every means

    back in the good old days u might or will not forget how we used to sit for hours with this game only to say we didnt just sit for sitting ,, it was addicting in so many ways not just one,,,the mods,,... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7

    Multiplayer is fun, but a story is necessary.

    Maybe it just me. Maybe I'm the only one who thinks the single-player component is an important part of any game. Maybe I should give this a higher score. Sorry, but I wanna be told a good story first. I'm not saying ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    The Greatest Multiplayer Ever.

    I have played this game for about 6 years now and it never gets old, its the greatest online multiplayer ever in my opinion. This game is absolutely addicting and more original than anything I've ever played. Hell even... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5

    Amazingly awesome!

    Counter-Strike (shortened sometimes to CS) is a tactical first-person shooter video game developed by Valve Corporation which originated from a Half-Life modification by Minh "Gooseman" Le and Jess "Cliffe" Cliffe. The g... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    The best online FPS ever.

    The classic Counter-Strike 1.6 is simply the best, most perfect FPS ever made. Whether you play it competitvely or just pub, this game is endless fun. In terms of competition, it set the standard. With immacuately design... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    hum..Only the best online FPS ever made...

    Call of duty ? battlefield ? halo ? whatever , no game get close from the prefection of counterstrike online experience ... CS , starcraft and warcraft are historic games . download Mirc and be engage in the huge onli... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6

    I guess this is the game that spawned the word "Camper" in video games !

    Let me be frank CS is more hyped than Megan Fox in the PC Gaming community . The game-play is good but the other elements of the game like variety and appeal are very few or in some cases are missing . For instance there... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    The rightful king of multiplayer

    1. Gameplay – Well I don't think that there will be anyone who won't have played this game. But for those who have been living on Mars all along, the game features 2 teams – Terrorists and Counter-Terrorists, each consis... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5

    The most competitive FPS to date, still being played like it was brand new.

    Counter-Strike or 1.6 as a lot of people refer to it today is a classic. The game has seen its many ups and downs but it's online community still backs it 100%. Due to its age its flaws have been more an more noticeable,... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful