5. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Take them down in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Released in 2012 by Valve Corporation, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive remains one of the most played online multiplayer first-person shooter games. With 10,118,259 unique players each month, the fourth game in the main Counter-Strike series has made quite an impact in the online gaming world.

Global Offensive, like previous Counter-Strike games, is an objective-based game where players are placed in either teams of terrorists or anti-terrorist squads. There are five different play modes, all of which use short rounds with various objectives.

Sucks for you, dude

Classic Casual and Competitive modes are both very similar, the only differences being that instead of 10 players on a team allowed in Casual mode, Competitive only allows for five players per team. Competitive also has friendly fire enabled, whereas Casual mode’s friendly fire is, by default, turned off. Casual mode also only provides half the reward that Competitive mode does.

Both Casual and Competitive modes have two different scenarios: bomb scenario, and hostage scenario. And they are just as the title implies. It is the objective of the terrorist team to plant the bomb and protect it until it explodes, and it is the anti-terrorist team’s job to try to stop the other team from planting the bomb, or to disable it once it has been planted. The hostage situation is as it sounds too: The terrorists are to hold hostages while the anti-terrorists try to free hostages.

Mow down your enemies in a variety of different game modes to choose from

These games can be very intense and it is often difficult to predict a winning team, which is what makes these game modes the most popular. But there are some other great game modes in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive as well, such as Arms Race, Demolition, and Team Deathmatch.

Arms Race is team deathmatch-style game which pits two teams against one another to reach and secure a golden knife. Demolition is similar to the bomb scenario in casual and competitive modes, but players are not given the option to choose their weapons – they are given one, and for each set of required kills, they will receive an upgrade all the way to a grenade, which they must detonate and destroy a destination. Lastly, Team Deathmatch requires players to get as many kills as possible within a set timeframe.

Take out terrorists – or be the terrorist!

There are many weapons to choose from with many melee options  such as knives and daggers. You may choose to use a pistol – well, you have twelve to choose from, including the infamous Tec-9 and Desert Eagle. Perhaps you prefer to snipe, well, you can choose between seven deadly sniper rifles. And in between, you have the option of shotguns, submachine guns, rifles, and machine guns.

With many games to choose from and many ways to play, it is very difficult to get tired of playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. It is proven that Valve knows how to make a great tournament game, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is, without a doubt, one of these many great games. Global Offensive is a timeless, critically acclaimed game that provides never-ending, bloody good fun.