Counter Strike Reaches More Than 200,000 User | Polymerize

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Counter-Strike is a tactical first-person shooter video game developed by Valve Corporation which originated from a Half-Life modification by "Gooseman" and Jess "Cliffe" Cliffe.

The original Counter-Strike still remains number one and it stands as the highest ranking title, according to the official Steam web site, that is. Last we checked, the CS community had just over 174,665 active servers, with approximately 276,552 gamers playing online at the time we did our research. If the statistics on Steam are to be believed, this should translate into roughly 9.423 billion minutes of play time per month. These numbers are more or less the same when you check the statistics daily.

The fact that these daily figures haven't changed for several years is indicative of how much gamers still prefer a standard CS match over playing any other multiplayer shooter. When you look at other popular classic shooters such as Quake 3, Call of Duty or Halo, it's hard to estimate if these communities will ever manage to achieve the status of Counter-Strike. The simple fact is: numbers never lie.

Since its release, Counter-Strike has been praised for its fun multiplayer. There are three official scenarios (game modes) each with their own teams, objectives, and maps. The Counter-Terrorists are often considered the "good guys" while the Terrorists are the "bad guys". 

Originally developed as a game mod for Half-Life, Counter-Strike rocketed to fame and eventually more games sprung up like, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Counter-Strike: Source, etc. The CS community expands as time goes by, with an ever-increasing amount of mods, weapons and other content. However, even CS has its downsides and was criticized on a number of occasions. As of March 2007, Valve decided to implement advertisements via Steam in official maps and in the game's GUI overhead.

Countless fans and customers were, understandably, aggravated with these ads, expressing their thoughts on the matter through Valve's official forums. Players started complaining that, having incorporated in-game ads, the company violated original terms of service and that the ads distract from the game.

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