In the original retail release, a short single-player only training map was included but this was removed when the game was transferred to Steam. In all cases, the two teams are the Counter-Terrorists face off against the Terrorists. There are three official scenarios, each with their own teams, objectives, and maps. Doing a single-player game would have entailed much more work as new models and AI code would have been needed for enemies as opposed to a multiplayer game which requires considerably less work. The decision to make the game multiplayer only roots back to its mod origins. Over time, however, several server-side modifications have added bots for in-game use and bots were officially introduced in its later successors, Counter-Strike (Xbox) and Counter-Strike: Condition Zero.Ĭounter-Strike has been praised worldwide for its highly competitive multiplayer. The original Counter-Strike came exclusively with multiplayer, without computer-controlled players. Although basic, it is considered one of the most revolutionary online games of all time. In it, two teams, the Counter-Terrorists and the Terrorists, fight to complete an objective or eliminate the opposing team. The fast-paced and team-oriented gameplay of Counter-Strike has stayed relatively the same throughout the years.
