LO1 - Counter Strike : Global Offensive Analysis

Counter Strike : Global Offensive or CS:GO as it is commonly known as, is a first person shooter, like other games such as Call of Duty, it is a common mainstream style FPS and it is very similar to others. This game is a war shooter game between two different teams.

In the game the story is between two teams, 'Counter-Terrorists' and ' Terrorists', the aim is to either defend or destroy a certain area of a map. The story shows two different sides, the protagonists (Counter-Terrorists) and the antagonists (Terrorists) and the 'CT' have to defend the sites to win the rounds, it is a story of good vs evil, you use both teams as you are playing so you have an aim to protect and to destroy. The story interacts with the audience as you are to play as a team with or without your friends, work together to win the game and progress through different levels to show your quality.

The characters with in the games are not customisable, they are a basic terrorist looking figure and a S.W.A.T armoured CT, the skins of these characters do not change, but the skins of the weapons that you are able to use are customisable, you can purchase different skins to make your gun look different and also adding stickers on to them to make them even more personalised, this is a way of making the game more fun for the user but also a way of making a huge amount of money for Valve, the creators, some weapon skins sell for 3 pence while others can sell up to £1500.

The gameplay follows some physics of spray patterns and recoil, gravity and common sense. While playing you have challenges aiming the gun and getting it on point to kill the opposing player. With the community of Counter Strike being so big, the game has its own professional championships where the best teams compete against each other, with the game having also over 11 million players nationwide.

The target audience for this game would be from a young age all the way up to 30+, both genders play the game but there are more males playing the game than females. The game is aimed at people who enjoy FPS games and shooters. The game directly appeals to the audience as it isn't easy, it is a challenge for all the players. It intrigues a large audience with its different ways of playing. Counter Strike is as popular as other FPS games such as Call of Duty, in two years the game has gained 8 million players due to the publicity it is getting and how it is improving.

Counter Strike : Global Offensive is a PC game which is bought on Steam, also xbox have released a version for the 360 and it is not as successful as the PC. it is more suitable to be played on the PC as that is where the series originated and you are also capable of doing more on a PC than on an Xbox, The community market isn't available along with the main game mode, Competitive where the ranking system comes into place. This is not available on Xbox as the system capabilities are not as varied.