Counter-Striker

English Etymology From en w:Counter-Strike er occupation. Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Counter-Striker.wav US Noun 1 A player of the Counter-Strike series of video games. en Kevin Cheung Net Gamer Icon The Sydney Morning Herald 65 January 27 – February 2 2001 18 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/121509190/ Think you’re a hardcore Counter-Striker? Well, there are certainly different ways to measure up, whether with proficiency on a sniper rifle or blind luck with an AK-47. en Richie Shoemaker Deus Ex Multiplayer w:PC Zone 104 July 2001 93 https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_Issue_104_2001-07_Dennis_Publishing_GB/page/n92/mode/1up Unlike Counter-Strike’s bomb diffusal or hostage rescue missions, or Unreal’s Domination and Capture The Flag levels, Deus Ex Multiplayer suffers from a lack of variation in game objectives. If there were a computer each team had to hack into, or a civilian under house arrest that one team must assassinate or escort to safety, there would be enough here to court Counter-Strikers away from their screens. en Bennett Ring Death to Counter-Strike Atomic 27 April 2003 065 https://archive.org/details/Atomic-027-2003-04/page/n64/mode/1up 2 CS was also one of the first games to use client-side prediction, making for a smoother dial-up experience. Counter-Strikers are less likely to feel the need to upgrade to broadband. en Four-Eyed Dragon Counter-Strike: Condition Zero w:GamePro 186 March 2004 68 https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-186-march-2004 The gameplay is literally the exact same thing. And that’s just it—after two years, Counter-Strikers expected that a sequel would offer new weaponry and equipment, and, above all, an engaging single-player game. en w:Computer and Video Games 271 April 2004 24 https://archive.org/details/Computer_and_Video_Games_Issue_0271/page/24/mode/1up Smelling victory amongst the gunpowder Graeme started shooting off his mouth. “True Counter-Strikers like me don’t even count kills unless they’re headshots or a knife in the back of the nut…” en Phil Wand Dear Wandy w:PC Zone 156 July 2005 124 https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_156_July_2005/page/n123/mode/1up There was no mention of it in his email, but if what you’ve said about Half-Life 2 is also true of Men Of Valor, Chris may like to wind down his system to its default settings and try again. I’m not overly hopeful, as the problems with the game seem to be across the board, but thanks for the suggestion. If it doesn’t help Chris, it may well help out a beleaguered Counter-Striker. en w:Computer Gaming World 264 July 2006 21 https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_264/page/n20/mode/1up Svelte Counter-Strikers take it all off for cash and attention. en Video games