Counter-Strike Online

Counter-Strike Online

Developer	Valve Corporation & NEXON Corporation
Publisher	NEXON Corporation
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Release Date	Various
Genre	FPS (First-person shooter)
Mode(s)	Multiplayer
Rating(s)

Counter-Strike Online is a MMOFPS conversion of the original Counter-Strike, developed by NEXON Corporation and Valve Corporation, distributed by various publishers in the Asian region.

Blurb

Storming the front with its debut in 1999, Counter-Strike pits terrorists against counter-terrorists in a team duel set in a first-person shooter (FPS) theme. What initially started out as a fan-produced mod for Half-Life soon evolved into an entirely new game by itself, credits to the introduction of new concepts and features, as well as the constant refining and improvements to the series.

Riding on its fast-paced and adrenaline pumping tactical game play, Counter-Strike has moved on to garner great success with an ever-growing and dedicated fan base following to become the world’s most popular FPS game.

Weapons and Equipments

By far, Counter-Strike Online due to the game's MMO nature, weapons and equipments are added over time on various patch and updates. Weapons' obtain method differs, be it by game points, cash points, various events or by decoding the game's Code Box.

All weapons and several equipments can be purchased for unlimited/permanent duration, and getting premium/advanced weapons from the C-BOX will always be permanent.

Main article: Weapons

Main article: Equipment

Main article: Ammunition

Maps

Various classic Counter-Strike maps returns in CSO, alongside many unexpected returns such as Vegas. Original maps or maps that were derived from popular fan-made maps from Counter-Strike were made especially for this game.

Main article: Maps

Modes

Aside from the classics, Counter-Strike Online offers more game modes for players. Many were made based off popular custom Counter-Strike game modes.

Main article: Modes

Characters

Lots of named characters were introduced for the game, and Counter-Strike Online is the second game to feature playable female characters after the Japan-exclusive arcade game Counter-Strike Neo.

Main article: Characters

Factions

Classic factions return, with their appearance taken directly from Condition Zero.

Main article: Factions

Items

100+ new items are available in the store for supportive game play.

Main article: Items

Abilities

New abilities for both humans and zombies are added to make the game play more interesting.

Main article: Abilities

Package

Aside from buying items or weapons individually, players has the option to buy items in packages, usually they offer two or more items in a discounted price. Some packages are available in the shop forever, while some are event-limited.

Main article: Package

System Specifications

	Minimum	Recommended
CPU	Intel Pentium 4, 1.2 - 1.5GHZ	Intel Core 2 Duo and above
RAM	512MB	1GB
Graphics Card	Nvidia GeForce 4 Series 128MB	Nvidia GeForce 7600 256MB and above
Operating System	Windows 2000 / XP / Vista (32 bit) / Windows 7	Windows 2000 / XP / Vista (32 bit) / Windows 7
Network	ADSL / Cable	ADSL / Cable
Hard Disk Drive	1GB	1GB
DirectX	9.0c	9.0c

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