Counter-Strike: Condition Zero

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero (CS:CZ), is the first game released in the Counter-Strike series not following the X.x naming system. It follows Counter-Strike 1.6 and preceeds Counter-Strike: Source in the CS lineage.

Gameplay
Counter-Strike Condition Zero is a first person shooter in which Counter-Terrorists compete against Terrorists for points. The team with the most points at the end of the map is the winner.

Players often compete for the highest individual score amongst their team as a measure of their playing ability, especially while playing on public servers.

Gaining Team Points
Counter-Terrorists
 * Killing every oponent on the Terrorist team
 * Diffusing the planted bomb on de maps
 * Returning the hostages to the rescue point on cs maps
 * Protecting the VIP through the map and to the evacuation point on as maps

Terrorists
 * Killing every oponent on the Counter-Terrorist team
 * Planting and detonating the bomb on de maps
 * Guarding and preventing the rescue of the hostages on cs maps
 * Assassinating the VIP on as maps

Gaining Individual Points

 * Three points for diffusing a bomb on the Counter-Terrorist team
 * Three points for planting and detonating the bomb on the Terrorist team
 * One point per kill

Maps
There are many different types of maps that are playable in CS:CZ. Each type has a different objective and a specific environment. There are too many custom maps present in CS:CZ so only official maps will be presented in this article.

de Maps
de Maps are some of the most recognizable and favorite maps to CS players. The objective in this level is to destroy one of two bombsites as a terrorist or to protect the bomb sites as counter-terrorists.

Common de maps:
 * de_cbbl_cz
 * de_dust_cz
 * de_dust2_cz
 * de_fastline_cz
 * de_inferno_cz
 * de_nuke_cz
 * de_prodigy_cz

cs Maps
cs maps involve the rescue of hostages from the terrorists. The terrorists usually are positioned around the T spawn and the CT's must attempt to get the hostages from the T spawn back to their spawn, like a glorified capture the flag game.

Common cs maps:
 * cs_militia_cz
 * cs_office_cz

as Maps
as maps are also referred to as VIP maps. The objective of the terrorists is to asassinate the VIP who is randomly seleceted member of the counter-terrorist team. The weapons on these levels is limited in order to increase the difficulty for the terrorist team. The VIP is not allowed to buy any weapons or equipment and starts with a USP with two full clips and 150 armor. The VIP attempts to make it to the evacuation point without being killed and the rest of the team must assist him in this goal by protecting him and even taking the fire from enemies if necessary.

Common as maps:
 * as_oilrig_cz
 * as_coast_cz