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Counter-Strike: Source Impressions

Joe "OuTkAsT-1" Topolnisky

2004-10-21 00:02:00.0


The peeps over at PC.IGN have posted some impressons on Valve Software's recently released first person shooter, Counter-Strike: Source. Here's a nugget:

The gameplay is still essentially the same, with no major tweaks made to the maps, although there are numerous tactical adjustments, such as re-organized stacks of crates and slightly altered spawn locations. The new particle effect system adds a lot of tactical possibilities to the smoke grenade, as does 5.1 surround sound--assuming you can get it to work. There have been many reports of 5.1 not working. I can't get it operating on my work rig, but it's flawless at home, even though the only major difference in the setup is the motherboard. Being able to knock things over is so far just for kicks, except perhaps for the Office map, where there are some filing cabinets that offer handy cover for the terrorists.

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