Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Global Offensive is definitely a Counter-Strike sequel -- it looks and feels familiar, with minor tweaks here and there to help balance old issues and surprise longtime players. This is a demanding, skill-based multiplayer game that's as satisfying now as it ever was, but it's for a specific kind of player. If you're not willing to learn to play different than you're used to, look elsewhere. Otherwise, this is a top-tier tactics game that will probably share the long-tailed legacy of its predecessors.

Is Counter-Strike still relevant? We’re not asking the question of you, the hardcore CS fan, or of you, the would-be e-sports champion. You’re either going to tell us that it always is, always has been and always will be, or you’re going to waffle on about how it hasn’t been any good since the glory days of Counter-Strike 1.6. No. I’m asking the question on behalf of those who haven’t played Counter-Strike since Counter-Strike: Source hit in 2005 (or classic Counter-Strike 1.6 before that) or those who haven’t even played it ever before. In a world of Battlefield and Modern Warfare, is there still a place for the pioneering competitive FPS?