In 1997, a group of college kids started something that would become a world-famous phenomenon, Counter-Strike. Counter-Strike is an online, team-based first-person shooter. In this game, the two teams (terrorists and counter-terrorists) face each other using various team-specific weapons and attempt to achieve victory by completing team-specific objectives. Counter-terrorists must rescue hostages, protect VIPs and protect bomb sites from terrorists. While terrorists must prevent hostage rescue, assassinate VIPs and destroy bomb sites. Counter-strike is home to a wide variety of real weapons that are used in similar situations today, disturbing huh? Each player in the game has their own budget and can purchase weapons, ammunition, and equipment (such as Kevlar armor and grenades). Players earn money by completing their specific objectives and defeating opponents. There are five primary weapon categories for players to choose from: shotguns, machine guns, assault rifles, sniper rifles, and machine guns. Each of these categories has its own strengths and weaknesses, and a player's choice can make the difference between victory and defeat. Shotguns are extremely powerful short-range weapons. There are two shotguns to choose from in counter-strike, the M3 Super shotgun and the Bennelli XM automatic shotgun. Both of these weapons are best used during close-range combat, although some success has been achieved using them in medium-range situations. The shotguns are extremely powerful and are loaded with a deadly 12 gauge round that can take down an opponent in two shots or less. The shotgun's rate of fire is significantly slower than the automatic... mid-card... very fast, and with such a large magazine, the Para is a truly deadly weapon. This weapon can fire fully automatically, although inaccurate, it provides very effective suppressive fire, to improve accuracy burst fire is recommended. As can be seen, the player has a number of choices when selecting his main weapon in the counterattack game. All weapon classes are useful for something different and surpass all others in their respective fields. Hunting rifles for close combat. Machine guns for short-range domination. Assault rifles for medium and long range conflicts and for taking down armored targets. Sniper rifles for extreme ranged combat. And machine guns for excellent fire support and suppression. Each player makes a different choice and wields each weapon differently, keeping the counterattack full of surprises.