One of the last bastions of a bygone gaming era, Counter-Strike is the only game that successfully managed to find the balance between the high skill movement shooters of old and the game mechanics and instant gratification of modern shooters. It's not an easy game to pick up by any means, but compared to a game like Quake, it can be fun even when you suck. The only downside? It's a game you need to severely debase yourself to get good at, and that fact really shows at higher levels of play.

One of the last bastions of a bygone gaming era, Counter-Strike is the only game that successfully managed to find the balance between the high skill movement shooters of old and the game mechanics and instant gratification of modern shooters. It's not an easy game to pick up by any means, but compared to a game like Quake, it can be fun even when you suck. The only downside? It's a game you need to severely debase yourself to get good at, and that fact really shows at higher levels of play.