
When a player is killed, he or she become a spectator, and must wait until the round is completed to play again.

At the start of each round, players are given several seconds to purchase equipment with money gained at the start of each game and through their performance in the previous round. These objectives usually involve planting a bomb, saving hostages, or assassinating a VIP.

Basic Counter-Strike gameplay centers on the two teams of players attempting to either wipe out the other team or complete a specific mission objective. A team-based first-person shooter, the game pits players against each other in series of counter-terrorism situations, splitting people up between terrorists and counter-terrorists.

"Cliffe"), Counter-Strike began life as a free modification for the original Half-Life. Created by Minh Le (a.k.a "Gooseman") and Jess Cliffe (a.k.a.
