I guess this is the game that spawned the word "Camper" in video games !
Whats most frustrating about CS are the matches themselves . Since you can't play alone , you always have to depend on your team mates who accompany you . Now if you play online and they are not skilled enough you are going to have a real bad time . Sometimes they will block you , team-kill you and mostly flash you when you are trying to get a head shot in the alley ahead . Now that's terrible isn't it . I like an intense game , but this is pathetic and boring too !
Now on to the good stuff . Its very easy to get into . You can even learn to control the mouse while playing this game if you are a total newbie as the game play is fairly slow . There are a few advanced game play skills like Strafe Jumping ( Bunny Hop ) and Team Tactics ( rushing , camping etc etc ) but for the most part you are better off with the basics . The sound is excellent ! Every bullet , every shell drop , every footstep can be collected if you have active ears . That's a trademark achievement ! The Half-Life engine on which this game was created is a real gem for its time ! You are going to be impressed by the intense firefights between teams as blood gushes out of players taking head shots , enemies are taken down through walls by tactical hearing of footsteps and winning the next round could just be the decider of the fate between two clans ! The developers and the community people do a pretty fine job of updating / modding a lot of stuff for this game , like new maps , skins , sounds etc etc which can keep the average gamer sucked in for a refreshing experience .
Its an addicting game which sucks you in as far as multi-player FPS gaming goes but for me its a real miss , i would prefer a wider range of usable weapons and more substance to my own game play and not be affected by what my team players are up to !