Hoptimus Posted November 20, 2003 Posted November 20, 2003 Hello fellow LIVE players. I have had my Xbox for about a year and a half now. I have had Xbox LIVE since November last year. I have played only a handfull of LIVE games. Mech Assault(great) Unreal(who dropped the ball on this one?) Phantasy Star Online(excellent) Capcom VS SNK 2 (one of my favorites) Ghost Recon(okay but not my thing) So far LIVE has been great. Now I started playing the PC Counter-Strike in January 1999 and stopped in the begining of 2002. Why? Too many cheaters! So once I heard CS was coming to Xbox Live I was thrilled. Then there was the waiting...looking at screens...reading previews... Finally November 19 2003 I got my CS for Xbox. In one word? Excellent! Now I am covering Multi Player only. Seriously if you dont have Xbox LIVE then I wouldnt bother with this game. It is all about the teamwork on the Multiplayer side. Counter-Strike on Xbox is a game that is built for fun. Graphics 7/10 The graphics on the maps are really nice and the lighting effects are great but the charicter models are low poly count. I understand that the players were kept low to keep the firefights from getting too much slowdown/lag. Sound 7/10 The 5.1 is nice but the overall sound isnt much better than the PC version but it is adequate. Music N/R I didnt rate the Music simply because I turned it off. I cant listen to music while I play this game because I want to hear every gunshot and footstep. Gameplay 9/10 CS has a nice balance to it with its money system. Now some of my friends that never played CS were like WTF is this. I had to explain to them that this is how the game stays balanced. You use the money you earn from Team victorys and kills to buy better weapons and armor. I also like the fact that the map determines what CT team and what T team you are. Makes for a more unified team play! That is what this game is about. For 90% of my games my teams were sticking together and formulating plans. The other 10% of the time when there was no teamwork we got hosed. Team work is the key to this game. Controls 8/10 The controls and aiming were great. I just used the default but cranked the look sensativity to high and I was fine. I do like the fast look option also. Fun Factor 10/10 As soon as I hopped into my first game all of the rush came back! I bought some ammo and ran with my team on the airstrip map to stop the Terrorists from planting the bomb. Took out 2 T's in my first minute. I proceeded to play the game for 5 hours after that. I havent had this much fun and cooperation on a Xbox LIVE game to date. Overall 9/10 Overall is mainly reflecting the FUN factor of this game. Hopefully we get an Xbox exclusive CS sequel with improvements to the areas I noted. Quote
BoBe-Patt Posted November 20, 2003 Posted November 20, 2003 wow, I may buy an xbox now for just this game! I'm tired of all these cheaters online for the PC version. Nice! Any screen shots? Quote
bsu legato Posted November 20, 2003 Posted November 20, 2003 How many players does the X-Box version support on a server? How do you create a server of your own, or are the servers all provided for you? Quote
Hoptimus Posted November 20, 2003 Author Posted November 20, 2003 How many players does the X-Box version support on a server? How do you create a server of your own, or are the servers all provided for you? 16 on a dedicated. 10 on a host. You can create your own when you log onto LIVE. Either Dedicated or Host There are going to be alot of dedicated servers from what I understand. Quote
Hoptimus Posted November 20, 2003 Author Posted November 20, 2003 pics. Read this article too. http://csnation.counter-strike.net/article...hp/article_175/ Quote
BoBe-Patt Posted November 20, 2003 Posted November 20, 2003 ho snap!!! that looks toit!!! I am so getting an x-box now, or at least going over to my friend's house and play it!!! Quote
Druna Skass Posted November 21, 2003 Posted November 21, 2003 How does it stack agaist SOCOM II? Quote
Smut Peddler Posted November 21, 2003 Posted November 21, 2003 How does it stack agaist SOCOM II? I still like SOCOM II more, but it is still kick arse on xbox. Quote
VF-17 Posted November 21, 2003 Posted November 21, 2003 I play CS on my computer.... though I do own an Xbox also. I just need the mouse and keyboard for FPS's. I wish the graphics looked like that though!!!! Quote
Commander McBride Posted November 21, 2003 Posted November 21, 2003 I don't know, I just could never get into CS on any platform. Even without the cheaters, it's still just a glorified deathmatch, in most games. Plus, all the weapons that should be good suck, and the ones that should suck are the good ones. I guess it's because people pick eht RL good weapons too much, or something. I just ccan't stand empting an entire AK at point blank and not killing the S.O.B. Quote
unsped Posted November 21, 2003 Posted November 21, 2003 no mouse, no keyboard to chat with .... maybe ive been playing good servers, i haven't noticed a cheating problem. Quote
StealthLurker Posted November 21, 2003 Posted November 21, 2003 Hmmmm... Looks nice. Do they make a keyboard and mouse for the xbox? However, I suppose you can't make your own scripts on this version? No nade spamming in iceworld? hehe Quote
Hoptimus Posted November 21, 2003 Author Posted November 21, 2003 Did anyone here play Halo on Xbox? It controls the same. Hell it has a bit of a nicer feel to it. Xbox LIVE has the headset you dont need a keyboard. Plus with everyone on a controller the play field is even. I played the PC version from Jan 99 to Feb 2002 and stopped because the cheating was out of control. Xbox LIVE = No cheating. The new maps are awesome and some of the old ones now sport completley retextured in 24-32 bit glory textures. Well if anyone here has CS for Xbox or buys it look me up, my gamertag is MilkManX Quote
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