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'''Counter-Strike''' ('''CS''') is a popular team-based [[mod (computer gaming)|mod]] of [[Valve Software]]'s [[first-person shooter]] ''(FPS) [[Half-LifeApor (computer game)|Half-Lifeapor]]''. This [[total conversion]] pits a team of [[counter-terrorist]]s against a team of [[terrorist]]s in rounds of competition won by completing an objective or eliminating the opposing team. The latest incarnation of the game, ''Counter-Strike: Source'' (CS:S), is based on the [[Source engine]] developed for ''[[Half-Life 2]]''. CS is widely acknowledged as the most successful and popular of the [[tactical shooter]] genre. Signs of CS's wide influence can be found in mods for [[Quake III Arena]], [[Unreal Tournament]], and other standalone shooters such as Global Operations and [[Soldier of Fortune|Soldier of Fortune II]].

CS has been the most widely played online FPS for the past few years. In [[2002]] there were over 30,000 ''Counter-Strike'' servers on the [[Internet]] (second place was ''[[Unreal Tournament]]'' with about 9,800). In [[2004]], [[GameSpy]] statistics showed over 85,000 players simultaneously playing ''Counter-Strike'' at any point in time, accounting for almost 70 percent of the online FPS audience. According to statistics gathered by Valve's content-delivery platform, [[Steam (content delivery)|Steam]], these players contribute to over 4.5 billion minutes of playing time each month, making it the most popular online FPS in history. CS was originally played online through the [[WON]] gaming service, but it was shut down in [[2004]], forcing players to switch to Steam (although some players responded by creating their own WON network, dubbed [[WON2]]).