Is Counterstrike a Go?..Is it Worth the 15 dollars?

After being a long fan of the cs series back in the day when hl was released (i was one of those f@gs who didnt finish the last stage or pulled a freeman lol), the series itself gained its reputation via source. However the graphics were upgraded highly, there is no kb and mouse. Not only that but there's a kids bar on the new version. What i mean by that is no gun game mods, no wall hacks or bullet time and ragdpll physics, no silencers, no fun. Its totally moderated. I got kicked for cross-fire basically, and one time for someone firing at me. :evil:If you have source or cs do not buy this game, because you will not be impressed. Albeit it is a rare and unique fps on the market, the only one which incorporates a market place for guns, the better the gun the more effective the character. However, it has a gun game but with only two levels. No hotkeys for shortcuts like sprays and picture captures or other things. General Complaints: They dumbed down the knife with a subtle gesture of motion instead of the stabbing in the gut one, they added it actually but its a hidden button (lol took me a few weeks to figure that one) or at least i think the running stab motion is different, i thought it was jus' the pansy motion but like source, it has a hard stab or actually just decking your opponent it seems instead of aiming for the gut unless you manage to hit them from behind u will incite spinal damage with a head stab which is rare. There are no headshots unless its accidental, and its boring as hell. The game itself is only good for like the aztec stage or those stages that run slow on your pc for some reason. The new levels and modes are nice, mostly the easy ones, very creative except the warehouse stage is missing, one of my favs & that cool castle stage (depiransei, deprodigy, cs_assault, cs_militia as my personal favs are missing). Actually there is a militia type rush stage they incorporated. deprodigy wouldve much better than denuke. The mic on all xbox games are seemingly annoying so i put it under the couch or something after pluggin' it in. If its not plugged in you get sound distortion, in other games i had exp in the thing not turning off even if the xbox settings are on mic only. Mics for all games...Very glitchy for xbox live in general. Sometimes u dont want to here high pitched voices, anyways..the jokes..it gets old no matter whos side youre on...back to the review. Obvious Improvements: The graphics are neat, and yes the hostage missions and character models are creative, however i didn't like the way the game itself plays or feels so much dif than source. I did notice you can follow tracers into the players body part which was not present in source (very important function for future gaming fps's). An extra machine gun, and pipe bomb is not new weapons although come to think of it they shouldve included a pipe bomb. Instead u get a molotov with cool special effects (and useful for cornering enemies in a tunnel, suprisingly):). It does have a euro feel though, but too uncompetetive. On top of that they forgot the aim button, im constantly trying to aim, but am crouching instead. Its just random kills and wins, no skill making it a fairly balanced game. It does play like source though, so that's a relief...for kids meaning it feels like a totally new game, but the concept is there. I liked the way they simplified everything, so it gets fun but didnt like the fact that the original cs is not fast enough or has enough power tactics. What;s even worst is you get people in a group and you win the match, just like that. Good to rack those 1 or 2 achievements they give you here and there. Its simple, clean and fun. Have a small qualm of losing the games in arms race, what is up with the score? If you get more kills u lose? To me the game is jus' a fling but i can see old school gamers puzzling out the wins with quick tap realistic play or soemthing. There are players that can simply own at sniping on the js, and there are players like me who can't. After a while, you appreciate the textures,and get confortable with the controls, although its wise to practice with one weapon of choice first. You appreciate the fact that it plays fast like cs source as well but only lacks the freedom a little. ONce youre immersed in the experience though, you forget all that. There is a score board with a hit count and a kill count. Not many people will get that. Its okay just too much of a robotic feel to the game giving the nature of controllers i guess i'm jus' not used to it. Basically there is no control assist, but once you become part of the game literally, you will find your skill pays off. Final analysis and Verdict: Def a work of art & no dif than the other ps3, pc versions, cs go is rec if you dont have 10 dollars for cs counter-offensive or cs source. If you don't have this game or never played it, its good to keep, other than that its garbage. Not too impressed would invest in serious sam 3 or duke nukem in its stead. If you're looking for an arcade translation to cs source with an arcady feel go for this gem, if not stay away. Sooo IMHO Counterstrike Go...15 dollars gone.:|

RIP

Jus' to add since its my bros anniversary whom died aug 21st via motorcycle and was a big fan like me on cs source. He developed something that i have not seen in videogames using the cs source engine. The ability to fire guns with smoked chambers (rounds clangin' on the floor) and snow footprints using polyies ala cs 1.6 or something. Only saw pixelated ones via halo series. He was making a military source realistic gun game and snow level or something. Rip adviss daarin, look him up on the shacknews blogs. Very skilled and talented guy.