Counter Strike: Condition Zero

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Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
Developer(s)	Valve Software, Gearbox Software, Ritual Entertainment, Turtle Rock Studios
Publisher(s)	Vivendi Universal
Engine	Half-Life engine (GoldSrc)
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Release date	March 21, 2004
Genre(s)	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Mature (M) PEGI: 16+
Media	CD or download
System requirements	Intel Pentium III, 96 MB RAM, 16 MB VRAM, 500 MB free hard disk space

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero (abbreviated CS: CZ or just CZ) is the newer version of the multiplayer game, Counter-Strike. The game was released in 2004 using the GoldSrc Half-Life engine. CS: CZ features a multiplayer mode, which mostly features updated character models, textures, maps and other graphical tweaks. Unlike other Counter-Strike games, Condition Zero also contains a single player mission pack with the player unlocking maps and more efficient bots as they pass certain requirements for each map while playing as a counter terrorist. These requirements include targets such as, "Kill 3 enemies with a glock" or "Win a round in 45 seconds." Condition Zero also contains bots with better AI than other Counter-Strike games.

Development

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero maps

Condition Zero maps are generally re-made Counter-Strike maps featuring newer textures and effects. As of 2008 some Condition Zero maps now contain advertising. Several new maps made by Turtle Rock Studio were also incorporated into the Xbox version of Counter-Strike.

Condition Zero: Deleted Scenes

Condition Zero: Deleted Scenes were what was left over from Ritual Entertainment's dropped share of development. A series of 18 unconnected single-player missions, Deleted Scenes were originally the focus on the game with standard multiplayer thrown in too. However, after declaring the game gold and handing out review copies of Ritual's work, Valve saw an average review score of around just 60%. The companies retracted the gold status and work on CZ was essentially begun again. The final game contained Ritual's portion, called Deleted Scenes, alongside Turtle Rock Studios's version of the game.

Several weapons from the "lost contents" have made an appearance in Deleted Scenes, including the M72 Light Anti-Armor Weapon, and the M60 machine gun. Some are unfortunately limited to the AI terrorists, such as the machete and Rogue Entertainment's controversial suicide belt. Some reconnaissance weapons including the blowtorch, radio, Fiber optic Camera, and remote control bombs. Players can also carry up to three grenades instead of the usual one. Moreover, the power of players' Kevlar Armor is boosted, better protecting players from many projectiles and bullets.

Some weapons were completely reanimated. This includes the Colt M4A1, FAMAS and Galil with the exception of the SIG SG 552 which uses its "beta animations". Weapon textures are also slightly modified. The weapons are colored a bit differently from their Counter-Strike counterparts, such as the Arctic Warfare Magnum which is now brown instead of green, the Steyr AUG and the Colt M4 Carbine are now two-tone police black instead of the usual colors. It initially came with twelve missions, but later Steam updates added six additional missions that were cut from the initial release. There is a small community for Deleted Scenes, and a few custom maps have been released. Three are by Thearrel "Kiltron" McKinney, a mapper who worked on the game itself.

At the ending credits, a Delta Force soldier rides a Scud missile, clearly alluding to Dr. Strangelove.

List of Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Deleted Scenes Missions

1. Counter Terrorist Training
2. Recoil
3. Thin Ice
4. Rise Hard
5. Secret War
6. Alamo
7. Pipe Dream
8. Lost Cause
9. Fast Line
10. Truth in Chaos
11. Run!
12. Hankagai
13. Miami Heat
14. Turn of the Crank
15. DrugLab
16. Downed Pilot
17. Motorcade Assault
18. Building Recon

External links

• Official CS:CZ site
• Counter-Strike: Condition Zero at the Internet Movie Database