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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

CSGO, CS:GO

The next installment in a cult online fist person shooter series, which originated in the early 2000's as a Half-Life modification. This game was created by Valve Corporation, who purchased the rights to the massively popular mod and later developed its commercial editions.

Action | FPP | play for free | terrorism | modern conflicts | FPS | network | co-op | shooters | battle royale | Games as a service

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Release Date

21Aug2012

PC X360

22Aug2012

PS3

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for PC, PS3 and X360 is another, after Counter-Strike: Source, attempt at refreshing the popular shooter that started out as a Half-Life modification. Despite the changes and all the time that has passed, the title remains great teamwork-based action game.

Gameplay

Two teams, terrorists and special forces, are pitted against each other trying to stop the other party from achieving their objective. We are awarded cash for each enemy we have killed, allowing us to buy better weapons and equipment at the beginning of each round.

The list of available armaments was expanded with several items, including Molotov cocktail, decoy grenade, IMI Negev, Tec-9, Mag-7, Sawed-Off, PP-Bizon as well as Taser. The last one is particularly interesting — although expensive — for it allows you to instantly one-shot an opponent.

Game modes

There are four game modes available: Arms Race, Demolition, Classic: Casual, and Classic: Competitive. The first is a variation of the classic deathmatch — after killing an enemy, we receive a new gun. The second one works similarly, although the game is divided into rounds, just like in classic modes. The third, as the name suggests, is meant for beginners, and its task is to introduce them to Counter-Strike by disabling friendly fire, among other things. Classic: Competitive, in turn, is devoid of all conveniences.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for PC, PS3 and X360 offers seven maps: five "de_" (planting/disarming bombs) and two "cs_" (hostage rescue). Each one is based on its counterpart from the previous installments. The fans will surely recognize their names: Dust, Dust2, Aztec, Nuke, Inferno, Italy, and Office. Of course, some some improvements were made, though only to improve the gaming experience.

Technology

The matchmaking system was also overhauled, and now seeks opponents based on our skill level. Apart from Valve servers, the players may also host their own games.

Last updated on 26 July 2012

Game mode: single / multiplayer   Multiplayer mode: Internet   Player counter: 1-32  

User score: 7.4 / 10 based on 7987 votes.

Pre-release expectations: 8.7 / 10 based on 1303 votes.

PEGI rating Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Age rating. The PEGI rating considers the age suitability of a game, not the level of difficulty. Game contains depictions of violence. Online Game.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive System requirements

PC / Windows

PC / Windows

  • Minimum:
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 GHz
  • 2 GB RAM
  • graphic card 256 MB GeForce 8600 or better
  • 15 GB HDD
  • Windows XP/Vista/7
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