CS:GO Review

Video Game Review
Tobias Gutfrajnd and Abraham Alfie

Counter-Strike Global Offensive Review

You have lived under a rock if by now you do not know what Counter-Strike is. This project was born more than 10 years ago as a modification for Half-Life, which in its early years managed to position itself as the most played online title in the world. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was developed by Hidden Path Entertainment, known for creating the Source version of Counter-Strike.

Much of the success of Counter-Strike is that this is a very simple, fun and addictive game, but requires discipline and dedication if you want to become the best. In it, there are 2 teams: Terrorists, whose goal is to plant a bomb in a specific place, while the Counter-Terrorist should prevent this from happening. The team that completely eliminates their opponent will be the winner and will obtain a monetary reward for each enemy loss with which they can improve their equipment.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has 4 playlists that define the game mode and some of the rules of these. The first, Arms Race is the name given to the Gun Game in CS: GO, the goal is to advance a list of weapons through all types: pistols, rifles, shotguns, and the knife. In Demolition we find a simplified version of the base game mode where the Terrorists will have to plant a bomb on a relatively small map; The confrontations will occur almost immediately due to their size, as well as having a list of predefined weapons in which you will progress to obtain enemy casualties.

Classic Casual and Classic Competitive are the game modes that defined the franchise, the only difference being the rules and the speed with which the maps change. In Classic Casual friendly fire and collisions are disabled character also will receive better rewards every time you have a monetary gain, here you can play in teams of up to 10 players. In Classic Competitive you will find the Counter-Strike experience as it should be, friendly fire and collisions will be activated, which will change the way you play; It will be important to take care of your economy since you will not have the bonus that is granted in Casual. The maximum size of the teams will be 5 players.

Bear in mind that Counter-Strike is a game of skill, do not be tricked by its Casual category, because after 12 years, even though this is a new delivery, the level of players is very high. Don't worry,  it is not something to fear because although sometimes the games are extremely unbalanced, it will be fun and highly addictive. Beginners may have to start playing with Bots to learn the layout of the maps and the behavior of the weapons, which are very different from those found in other games. In conclusion, CS: GO is a game that will take your attention instantly and will have you on the computer for several hours.