Counter Strike Source Review

Counter Strike Source Review

 

Release Date: November 1, 2004.

Genre: Action

Developer: Valve

Publisher: Valve

Price: $19.99 via Steam

Metascore: 88/100
 

Gameplay:Counter Strike Source is a multiplayer only game. It can be played online with friends or offline against bots. There are many different server types. You can play in a competitive server. I would not suggest playing in one until you get used to the game. In a competitive server you play on a team and you play against another team. The competitive servers are usually set up like Search and Destroy. There are many types of weapon choices from Assault Rifles to Sniper Rifles. The load times in Competitive Servers are usually low. You can also play Gungame, which is a very fun game, where as you get kills with weapons you move up weapons. Some of the weapons include the knife, the usp, the m4, and the L96A1. You can also play in a Jailbreak server. These servers usually take the longest to load, because there can be many addons in a Jailbreak server. In a Jailbreak server, one team is the prisoners and one team is the prison guards. The prisoners have to try to take out all the prison guards. The prison guards have to give orders and they cannot do anything to the prisoners unless they disobey the orders. There is also a Surf Server. The Surf Server’s can also take a long time to load up as there can be a few addons. In a Surf Server, there is a giant ramp that takes you to one place. In that one place there is usually weapons. You have to try to take out the other team. You can also upgrade skills in the Surf Server by using credits earned for taking out enemies. For example, long jump, health, and regeneration. Surf is probably the most fun out of all the gametypes. Jailbreak is also fun if there is a lot of people online playing it. It can also be fun to play with friends. You can be the prison guard and boss around your friends.

Graphics:
The graphics aren’t that amazing. But for a game that was released in 2004 the graphics are ok. Some of the textures seem very rough. The player models and skins still look great however. The player models and skins have good detail. The props in the game look realistic. For example, the bed in the jail cell and the cell doors. However, the shadows look good. And the water looks realistic. However, the fire in the game does not look too good. It looks really animated and not realistic.

Sound:
The sound is good. The weapons sound realistic. The bots also sound realistic when talking to each other. There are many sound effects also. For example, when the jail cell door is opened in Jailbreak it sounds very realistic. You can hear enemy footsteps. Also, the sound of the footstep changes based on what type of ground you are walking on. For example, when walking on metal it makes a deeper footstep sound then walking on grass. When walking on water you can hear the water below you.
 

 Pros

The realistic sounds.
Many different “gametypes” to play.
A game that will be fun to play for a long time.
Gameplay is fun.
You can get many addons. For example, skins for your players.
 

Cons
The graphics aren’t that great.
Load times can be awhile depending on what server you are joining.
Can be boring if playing with no one else.

Score 9.5/10

Have you played Counter Strike Source? If so what are your thoughts on the game?