

This initially positively connoted aspect is, however, the most significant criticism of the game. It is not the most brutal player who wins, but above all, the one who acts tactically and can work as part of a team. Because in Counter-Strike, violence becomes the culmination of tactical planning. The unique feature: Players should, besides a quick reaction ability, bring along a good portion of planning and tactical skills. "Counter Strike: Source" is not more brutal than most of its genre colleagues, but also far from being non-violent. This is often only possible with the use of weapons, even though the game theoretically offers the possibility of a non-violent solution - but only in theory. In a deserted labyrinth-like environment, the sole objective is to achieve the mission goal. Furthermore, he pursues a clearly defined mission. The player takes the world from the first-person perspective (the first-person perspective, which also gives the genre of first-person shooters its name), and thus becomes the protagonist himself - the weapon always in front of his eyes. The fact that Counter Strike works in a very reduced way stands for this image.

Cited in the media whenever computer games and violence are discussed, the Counter-Strike series has become a symbol of violence in video games. At this point, it also becomes clear why the media and politicians have heavily criticized Counter-Strike in the past. To achieve this goal, the player has a wide range of weapons at his disposal, with the use of which the opponents can be made "harmless". In this example, it would be the task of one party (terrorists) to place the bomb and ensure its detonation, and the other party (special task force) to defuse the bomb. This can be, for example, the defusing of a bomb. In "Counterstrike: Source" the player competes as part of one of two parties in a network game (usually via the Internet) against the opponent to fulfill a specific mission. However, this comparison only refers to an exclusively rule-based relationship. The game principle of "Counter Strike: Source" is closely based on the famous off-road game "Robbers and Gendarmes". " Counter-Strike: Source" is the technically revamped successor to the well-known first-person shooter "Counter Strike".
