Counter-Strike 1.6, aka CS 1.6 is a multiplayer computer game in the genre of first-person shooter, the main concept of which is to confront special forces teams and terrorists on different sides. terrain and according to different scenarios.
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About Counter-Strike 1.6
Counter-Strike 1.6 is a multiplayer computer game in the genre of first-person shooter, developed and released by the American company Valve Corporation for the Windows operating system. The game designers of the project were Canadian Min “Gooseman” Lee and American Jess “Cliffe” Cliffe, who on June 19, 1999 released the first beta version of the project as Modification to the game Half-Life. Subsequently, Valve Corporation acquired the rights to the project and hired both developers in the state. On November 8, 2000, the final version was released. Counter-Strike 1.0, which was still offered as a mod for Half-Life, but a week later in American stores appeared an independent version of the game on disc media under Half-Life: Counter-Strike, published by Sierra Entertainment. On Steam, the game was added on February 11, 2003 under Counter-Strike 1.6. has been ported to macOS, Linux and Xbox.
The popularity of the game was off the scale so that even before the final release, Counter-Strike became the most popular online shooter with a margin of more than three times from the second Half-Life. : Team Fortress Classic. In addition, the game received extremely high reviews from critics and awards of game awards.
Gameplay
The main gameplay in Counter-Strike 1.6 takes place in the format of a conditionally endless match without the goal of determining the final winner, during which any player can both join the game , and leave it. The game is divided into short rounds lasting about two minutes, after the end of one round the next begins. This, win the round is the main goal of the CS 1.6 game.
Complete destruction of the opposing team allows you to achieve victory in the round, in addition, each of the teams has additional tasks that allow you to achieve victory in another way : planting or neutralizing a bomb, rescuing or holding hostages, escorting or destroying a VIP.
Game Scenarios
Depending on the selected scenario of the game, the goals for winning the round for the commands “Special Forces” and “Terrorists” change. Game scenarios can depend on both the card being played and the mods and plugins installed on the server.
There are three official game scenarios: Bomb Disposal, Hostage Rescue, and Kill VIP. In addition, there are many unofficial game scenarios created by an active community of moderators, some of which have become very common.
Characters
In Counter-Strike 1.6 there are two teams: “Terrorists” and “Special Forces”, each of which has four playable characters. The differences between the characters are only cosmetic: they look different, but they do not have any differences in terms of game capabilities. units from around the world, but fictional groups are used for terrorists. Two sets of character models are available in the game: regular and HD, which you can switch between in the video settings menu.
