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CounterStrike Source brings the mega-hit online first person shooter, CounterStrike, into the next generation of 3D graphics with the Half Life 2 engine. The original CounterStrike was a free mod created for Half Life. The game quickly became a cult hit with the Half Life gaming community. The popularity spread and drove Half Life sales for years. Valve caught on and bought CounterStrike and hired its creator. CounterStrike Source differs little from the original in gameplay. Even the graphics reveal the game as obviously being CounterStrike. The Half Life 2 engine allows numerous improvements. A realistic physics engine is the most obvious -- now dead players collapse with "ragdoll physics." More subtle improvements include such things as reflections and bump mapping. To play Counter-Strike Source you need to buy Half Life 2.