Counter-Strike is a Valve Software franchise that was born during 1999 as a modification of Half-Life done independently by Jess Cliffe and Minh Le. As popularity grew and further versions of the mod were released, Valve Software bought the rights to Counter-Strike and continued its development. Finally in November of 2000, Counter-Strike was released.
The original game was a hit among PC gamers during the start of last decade, highly contributing to the massification of the online multiplayer first person shooting games and gaining a cult following worldwide. The terrorists vs. counter-terrorists theme, the cooperative mission based structure of the matches and the almost endless customization options were the highest praises in the gaming community.
Platforms include PC, Mac OS X, Linux, Xbox, Xbox360 and Playstation 3
