Counter-Strike 1.6 – Wikipedia

The counter-strike was developed and initially released by Valve in 1999 as a modification to the Half-Life series. It is also known as Counter-Strike 1.6 and Half-Life: Counter Strike in the gamer community. It is the first game of the Counterstrike series, which was available for Windows users by the year 2000. Developers also launched various remakes and versions of the original game for other operating systems.

Gameplay

It is a first-person shooter where you can become a counter-terrorist team member or a terrorist and complete your objective. Those who want to enjoy the gameplay without taking part in it can also watch the gameplay of other players in spectator mode.

To ensure their win, both teams have to complete their objective. Alternatively, they can kill members of the other team as well. At the start of each round, teams spawn at their specific location on each end of the map, and they have to fight their way towards the objective, which is in the middle.

Those who are eliminated in the current round will have to wait for it to finish and respawn in the next round. To encourage fair play, each player starts with a knife and a pistol. You can buy new and better weapons by performing better and winning the previous round. Some of the most common gameplay objectives in Counter Strike 1.6 are given below.

• Hostage rescue: Terrorists have captured hostages, and the counter-terrorist team have to rescue them at a specific time; otherwise, the terrorist wins
• Assassination: A counter-terrorist team member is given the status of a VIP, and other teammates have to escort the member to a specific spot on the map, while terrorists have to kill the VIP to win before the time runs out
• Bomb defuse: Terrorist starts with a bomb that they have to plant at a designated spot on the map, while the counter-terrorism team has to defuse the bomb or kill terrorists before they plant the bomb

Characters

The game features four different character models for both terrorists and counter-terrorism teams. You only have a few seconds to change your character before the match starts, so make sure to change your character.

Weapons and Equipment

Till now, there are more than 25 weapons in Counter-Strike of melee, pistol, SMG, assault, shotgun, sniper, and machine guns categories. Sniper rifles are the most expensive weapons on the list, while shotguns are able to deal the most damage in close-range encounters. Sniper rifles are the first choice of pro players as they are able to take headshots and kill enemies with a single bullet.

To help you unleash your tactical skills to their extent, you are also provided with nine pieces of equipment which range from grenades to shields and the bomb defusal kit. You will be able to see in the dark after buying night vision goggles for twelve hundred dollars. Some of these weapons and equipment pieces are available for one team only, so choose your team carefully.