Back in 1999, on the shelves, there was an addition to the then sensational first-person shooter "Half Life", which was called "Counter Strike." "Halfa" and "Contra" had little in common, as they represented absolutely opposite types of shooters. In the first case, the plot was important, the passage of a single campaign, while in the second case it was a multiplayer mode, a game with live opponents. This is what made "Counter" so popular in its time.
Climbing the game "Counter Strike"
At the turn of the century "Counter Strike" got such popularity that the developers had to change the format. The project, which was originally planned as an ordinary addition, adding a multiplayer mode to the game, became a full-fledged creation, which by popularity was not inferior to the original, and in some places surpassed it. At that time, it was impossible to find a team shooter, which could be played on the net with friends or strangers. "Contra" was the first in this area - the initial whole project, which actually spawned a new genre. Now in it there are more and more new games, but the original remains valuable for today. For a long time the "Counter" played in its original form, and some fans of antiquity still prefer this option, but after five years the light saw a sequel, called Counter Strike: Condition Zero.
Single campaign for fans of "Contra"
It is worth acknowledging that originally this game was conceived solely as a single player mode for the original "Counter Strike" with improved physics and graphics. But in the course of development, the question of the profitability of such a project was seriously raised. Moreover, the development process itself dragged on for quite some time, because no one wanted to spoil such a successful game. The blanks moved from one company to another, but no one could bring the matter to its logical conclusion. But by 2004 a miracle happened, and a new version of "Contra" appeared on the shelves. She had a full-fledged single-player campaign, where the player was to become the leader of the special forces squad, who must perform a variety of missions. At the same time, the multiplayer mode was preserved. But by 2004 the fans of the original "Contra" were not ready to part with their favorite and go to Counter Strike: Condition Zero. The project was saved from a total failure only by the existence of a single-player campaign that interested many and, fortunately, did not disappoint.
The plot of the new "Contra"
The plot line of Counter Strike: Condition Zero can hardly be called with certainty, because it consists of just 18 missions, which are divided into six blocks. After completing three missions, you open the next block, which was hidden before. But what is needed to achieve the goal? First of all, you need equipment, with which the developers decided not to be tricky. They added updated models of all the same weapons from the original, diluting them with several new items. Completely dressed in the necessary outfit, you can start typing a team. Given the fact that this is a team shooter, alone you will not be able to cope with the task. Counter Strike: Condition Zero - this is not a game in which you will be given the opportunity to play a superhero and scatter all enemies to one left. Here you have to think, plan and manage your team so that your subordinates will benefit you and not die in the process. The new "Counter" you can go four times, since it provides just so many difficulty modes. For each of them you get a separate medal, so the motivation for increasing complexity is available.
Passing of missions in Condition Zero
If you decide to play Counter Strike: Condition Zero, passing the missions should not cause you serious difficulties. The fact is that most of them have the same goals as in the original game. You need to neutralize the bomb or save the hostage, prevent the leader of the terrorists from leaving or kill specific enemies. Some tasks are more complex and specialized. For example, you may be offered to kill a certain number of terrorists from a particular type of weapon, so you will not be able to arm yourself with one favorite machine gun and slip the whole game with it. Perhaps you have to take a silent gun with a silencer, and perhaps, and lie down with a sniper rifle. In this case, the missions are not the same - each has its own setting, background and other highlights. Somewhere you will be brought to Africa, somewhere - to North America, and nowhere you will not be bored, because, even if the tasks are primitive, the way of presenting them will please everyone. In Counter Strike: Condition Zero, the passage of a single-player campaign is a real pleasure.
Additional missions
If you miss those 18 tasks that you have already passed all four times at different difficulty levels, then do not be discouraged. The fact is that there is another option - the game Counter Strike: Condition Zero - Deleted Scenes. As you already know, this project was not completely created by one company. He managed to change several developers before he came out. And one of the companies managed to move much further than the others before abandoning further improvements. She had already created 12 full-fledged missions, which they did not dare to throw into the trash. Instead, they are put together in a kind of complement to the game, and you can try it out yourself. It has some differences from the new "Contra", it looks a little more damp, but it also gives you no less pleasure. In this version of Counter Strike: Condition Zero missions are sometimes even more interesting and exciting than in the original sample.
For those who are not yet satisfied
However, the new "Counter Strike" is ready to offer some more entertainment for those who have already completed both campaigns and are waiting for something else from the game. And the game can still offer something to the gamer, because she has a test regime in reserve. It does not differ much in principle from other games: you have a set of miniature tasks for the result. You need to meet at a certain time, go through a specific distance or kill a certain number of enemies. These results can then be bragged to friends or compare them with the achievements of other fans of "Contra."
Where without cheats
"Contra" and similar games were always famous for using cheats. In Counter Strike: Condition Zero codes have remained and cause all the same problems. If you play in single player mode, then you can use cheats as much as you want. It does not affect other people, and if you want to make your life easier, then no one will forbid you to do it. But in a multiplayer game, the use of codes is punished with a ban. So, pay attention to those codes that the server administration quickly calculates and in no case tolerates their use. First of all, this immortality. It is clear that such a cheat will not remain unnoticed. Actually, like the ability to fly, and also walk through walls. But there are also useful cheats that allow, for example, to kill all bots, if any of them gets stuck in the textures and does not allow to finish the level normally. In Counter Strike: Condition Zero cheats - this is a special issue, which is worth discussing, before you go to any server.
Creating and Joining a Server
The single-player campaign "Contra" was considered in detail, now you should pay attention to the multiplayer. Given the fact that Counter Strike: Condition Zero is a multiplayer shooter, this regime expected a lot. But as a result, it was the same as in the original. Naturally, this does not make it bad, but in five years of development it would be possible to come up with certain improvements. The process remained exactly the same: one player creates a server to which the other are then connected. If live people are not enough, bots are added - participants in the battle, computer-controlled. You can play as a company with real people against bots, and PvP, that is, a player against the player. For Counter Strike: Condition Zero servers can be found almost always, but they are much smaller than for a newer version.
"Global Threat" - successful recycling
What Condition Zero could not in 2004, quite successfully realized Counter Strike: Global Offensive in 2012. This version of "Contra" fell in love with fans of the series. If the version of 2004 was not very long and not active at all, then the version of 2012 blew up the game world. This is quite logical, since graphics and physics of the last century are now obviously outdated, and around the time began to appear more and more modern team shooters that can compete with the old-timer. Therefore, the appearance of a fresh release did not surprise anyone, but it was incredibly satisfying. This time, a huge number of different weapons were added, and now each species has its own characteristic. You will run faster if you carry a pistol, not a machine gun, everything has its own rate of fire, power and other characteristics, and there are weapons that certain fractions can buy. That's right - now there are fractions in the game, and if there were only terrorists and counter-terrorists before, now they are all divided into seven groups, in each of which you can choose one of five character models.