The fact that Counter Strike works in a very reduced way stands for this image. Cited in the media whenever computer games and violence are discussed, the Counter-Strike series has become a symbol of violence in video games. At this point, it also becomes clear why the media and politicians have heavily criticized Counter-Strike in the past. To achieve this goal, the player has a wide range of weapons at his disposal, with the use of which the opponents can be made 'harmless'. In this example, it would be the task of one party (terrorists) to place the bomb and ensure its detonation, and the other party (special task force) to defuse the bomb. This can be, for example, the defusing of a bomb. In 'Counterstrike: Source' the player competes as part of one of two parties in a network game (usually via the Internet) against the opponent to fulfill a specific mission. However, this comparison only refers to an exclusively rule-based relationship. The game principle of 'Counter Strike: Source' is closely based on the famous off-road game 'Robbers and Gendarmes'.
' Counter-Strike: Source' is the technically revamped successor to the well-known first-person shooter 'Counter Strike'.