A Look at the CounterStrike Source Beta

mutewinter writes "CounterFrag.com has posted an article reviewing the recent CounterStrike Source beta. What is unusual about Source is that it keeps the same gameplay, including guns and maps, of the original CounterStrike and simply brings CounterStrike (which uses the original Half Life engine) up to date graphically. Imagine if Doom 3 had been just like the original Doom, but with a better engine. Many gamers look down on recycled content, but is this a problem for a 5 year old game that is still as popular as ever?" S!: We also had an alternative look at the Beta over on Slashdot Games a couple of days back.

We can't make changes to our game...

[atrizzah]

Because if we do, we let the terrorists win

Re:CS is insanely popular.

[lateralus_1024]

Computer Science on the other hand....

Cool

[Anonymous Coward]

What is unusual about Source is that it keeps the same gameplay, including guns and maps, of the original CounterStrike and simply adds brings CounterStrike (which uses the original Half Life engine) up to date graphically.

I'm up for anything that adds brings stuff. That's pretty special.

Source

[SnAzBaZ]

Damn, did anyone else read that title think for a brief second that they were going to be treated to some counterstrike source code oogle at?

Penny Arcade's Take On CS:Source

[CHaN_316]

Funny comic from Penny Arcade today about CounterStrike, here's the link [penny-arcade.com].

I read this arcticle title...

[NeoGeo64]

... and thought that the source for Counter Strike had been leaked...

Typo:CS is insanely popular.

[ryanmfw]

Big Typo. It should be:

Atleast 95% of our servers are CS

*majors*.

Just helping out.

Re:So it plays like Farcry?

[Anonymous Coward]

What's HF2? Huckleberry Finn 2?

Re:The market will decide

[neonstz]

I think the Scrabble developers should add numbers. I've always wanted to lay down PWN3D.

Re:CS is insanely popular.

[MrNemesis]

Wow, computer science as a game...

"d00d! j00 gt 2 chk out dis C++ map!"
"WTF?!OLOLLOLLO!"
"LOL, my infnit l00pz pwn j00!"
"STFU, my 20 GOTO 10 will pwn all you campfags!"
"LOL, eat my PERL BFG"
*O'Reilly was fragged by L@rryW@ll*
"Larry, u wallhack shitcock!"
"ROFL"
"d00d, this PHP has major lag"
"my cracked Zend compiler 0WNZ ur PHP, fagg1t!"
*Sanity has left the computer science universe*

Better graphics

[Snaller]

Half Life 2's engine is not nearly as advanced as iD's but this is due more to the need for wide open environments in HL2 and Counterstrike Source than any inferiority at Valve.

So Id's engine is better because it can render a dark hole in the ground?

Hurrah for Valve and their wide open spaces - just say no to black holes (and crates!)