Crouch Movement (Click) Buy Menu Fire weapon Reload/use Cycle weapons ONLINE ENABLED Alternate fire Jump In-Game Menu Cycle grenades Drop weapon Look around More controls on page 4 IF YOU... KILL AN ENEMY KILL ALL ENEMIES YOU GET... $300 $3000 (HOSTAGE-RESCUE) $3250 (DEMOLITION) Counter-terrorist only CONTACT A HOSTAGE RESCUE A HOSTAGE RESCUE ALL HOSTAGES DEFUSE A BOMB $150 $1000 $2500 $3250 $2000 $3500 Terrorist only STOP HOSTAGE RESCUE DETONATE A BOMB Get the strategy guide primagames.com® 1003 Part No. X09-80647 Safety Information About Photosensitive Seizures A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including flashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause these "photosensitive epileptic seizures" while watching video games. 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Other Important Health and Safety Information The Xbox Instruction Manual contains important health and safety information that you should read and understand before using this software. Table of Contents Your Mission Lock and Load Training Controls HUD Single Player Battle Operations Rounds Buy Menu Spectator Mode Scenarios Multiplayer Games System Link Xbox Live Weapons and Gear Warranty, Customer Support 2 2 3 4 6 8 8 8 9 10 10 12 12 13 20 32 Avoid Damage to Your Television Do not use with certain televisions. Some televisions, especially front- or rearprojection types, can be damaged if any video games, including Xbox games, are played on them. Static images presented during the normal course of gameplay may "burn in" to the screen, causing a permanent shadow of the static image to appear at all times, even when video games are not being played. Similar damage may occur from static images created when placing a video game on hold or pause. Consult your television owner's manual to determine if video games can be played safely on your set. If you are unable to find this information in the owner's manual, contact your television dealer or the manufacturer to determine if video games can be played safely on your set. 1 1 2 Your Mission Welcome. The global arena is rife with conflict. Underground terrorist organizations willing to risk their lives for political change are at war with national and international peacekeeping organizations in dozens of hot spots around the world. Choose to defend the innocent as a counter-terrorist or wreak havoc as a terrorist. Read on to get the knowledge you need to be effective in the field. Get ready to move out. Your team needs you. Training Training familiarizes you with being a terrorist or counterterrorist, including tutorials on weapons purchase, hostage rescue, and bomb placement and defusing. Some additional tips follow. Crouch Jump Press A to jump. While in the air, hold the left trigger to crouch. This move lets you reach certain ledges not otherwise accessible. Weapon Cycling Pressing Y cycles among your primary and secondary weapons and knife. If you have purchased grenades, cycle through them by pressing b. Alternate Fire Some weapons have special features, such as a silencer, scope, or burst-fire mode. To trigger these alternate fire functions, press the B button. Weapon Dropping and Swapping Killed players drop their weapons. To swap your weapon for one on the ground, look at the weapon while standing over it and press X. To drop your current weapon, press b. Radio Commands Radio your teammates basic commands, such as orders to back you up or hold position, using the D-pad. If you are playing with bots, they acknowledge your commands and follow them if they can. Lock and Load First, identify yourself. Create a player profile. Once you create a profile, you can access the Main Menu. From the Main Menu, choose Training to learn how to play Counter-StrikeTM. Play a single-player game of Counter-Strike with computer-controlled players (bots), or play a multiplayer game of Counter-Strike with your friends over Xbox LiveTM or System Link. Choose options to adjust your controller scheme, audio, and online settings. You can also select a different player profile or create a new one. Counter-Strike automatically signs in to Xbox Live with your last gamertag (account name) at the game's start. Turn auto sign-in on or off from the Xbox Dashboard. To use auto sign-in, your account must not have a pass code. 1 2 3 4 3 2 Controls Crouch Fire weapon Movement (Click) Buy Menu (Click+hold) Quiet movement Alternate fire Reload/use Cycle weapons Current scores Jump In-Game Menu Cycle grenades Drop weapon Radio commands (Left) Report in. (Right) Taking fire. (Up) Follow me. (Down) Hold position. Look around (Click+hold) Fast look Default controls are shown. To modify, select Options from the Main Menu, select Control Options, and then press Y. 3 4 5 4 5 6 HUD Your heads-up display (HUD) is your primary means of keeping abreast of combat. Radar dots show the positions of teammates and objectives; T-shapes signify teammates who are higher or lower than you. Weapon selection bar shows the weapon chosen when you switch weapons. Reticle represents your point of aim and your accuracy; the larger the reticle, the larger your spray of bullets. Rescue icon Rescue icon appears in a hostage-rescue zone, where counter-terrorists bring hostages for rescue. Bomb-defuse kit icon appears when you carry a bomb-defuse kit. Bomb icon appears when you carry the bomb and blinks when you can plant the bomb. Shopping basket icon appears in a buy zone, where you can purchase weapons and equipment. Bomb-defuse kit icon Bomb icon Shopping basket icon Money buys weapons and equipment (see page 9). Health and armor meters track your vitals. Once your health hits zero, you're dead. Armor helps reduce damage to your body in battle. Time remaining meter shows time left in the round. Ammunition meter shows your current weapon's ammo, and the ammo left to reload with. 5 6 7 6 7 8 Single Player Play a single-player match to jump right into a battle with computer-controlled opponents and teammates. TO START A SINGLE-PLAYER MATCH Buy Menu The Buy Menu appears at each round's start. From it, you can buy primary weapons (rifles, heavy, and SMGs), pistols, and equipment, such as Kevlar armor. Each player starts with some cash to buy items and earns more by achieving objectives (see the back cover). To choose an item, move your left thumbstick to it and press A. When you select a weapon on the Buy Menu, a chart shows how that weapon compares to others in firepower, rate of fire, accuracy, and reload speed. On this chart, the first number listed for Ammo shows how much the weapon's ammo clip holds and the second shows how much ammo you can have in reserve. Under Special, you'll find capabilities used by pressing the alternate fire button. Buy primary weapon ammo by pulling the right trigger repeatedly, and pistol ammo by pulling the left trigger repeatedly. To close the Buy Menu, press B. To reopen it, stand in a buy zone and click the left thumbstick. Be aware--the game's host sets a limited time period to buy gear. You cannot buy items after this time has passed. 1. From the Main Menu, select Single Player. 2. To play a match with preset rules, select Beginner, Standard, or Professional. Press A to select a map. ­or­ To play a custom match, select Custom, set your match options, and then press A to select a map. 3. Press A to begin the match. Battle Operations When you begin a Counter-Strike match, you first select whether to join the counter-terrorist or terrorist team. You can also choose to be automatically assigned to a team or to watch the game rather than playing (see page 10). Rounds A Counter-Strike match is made up of timed rounds. The number of rounds is set by the game host. Each round represents a single attempt by terrorists and counterterrorists to fulfill their objectives. One team usually emerges from a round with a victory. The team with the most round victories at the match's end wins the match. Terrorists and counter-terrorists start a round at different insertion points and get freeze time to safely buy weapons and equipment for the upcoming battle. Once freeze time is up, players begin combat. 7 8 9 8 9 10 Spectator Mode If you are killed, you enter spectator mode, where you can observe the fight from different players' perspectives. Switch which player you watch by pressing B; switch between first-person and third-person view by pressing A. In third-person view, you can move the camera with the right thumbstick. Demolition In demolition scenarios, the terrorist team must infiltrate a secure location with a high-powered bomb and detonate it. § Counter-terrorists succeed by defusing the bomb once it has been planted, preventing the terrorists from detonating the bomb until time runs out, or eliminating all of the terrorists before the bomb is planted. § Terrorists succeed by planting the bomb at a bomb site and preventing the counter-terrorists from defusing it before it explodes, or eliminating all of the counterterrorists. Each round, one of the terrorist team is randomly chosen to carry the bomb. That person has a bomb icon on the HUD. Teammates see the bomb as a red dot on their radar, which blinks if the bomb is dropped. If you are at a bomb site with the bomb, plant the bomb by pressing and holding X. The bomb detonates after a delay. Evacuate before it does--the blast radius is large. As a counter-terrorist, you must defuse the bomb if you find it has been planted. Do this by pressing and holding X while you are near and looking down at the bomb. A bombdefuse kit speeds the process (see page 30). Scenarios In Counter-Strike, you participate in two types of scenarios: hostage-rescue and demolition. Hostage-Rescue In hostage-rescue scenarios, the terrorist team has taken a group of civilians hostage. § Counter-terrorists succeed by bringing all living hostages to the rescue zone or eliminating all of the terrorists. § Terrorists succeed by preventing the hostage rescue or eliminating all of the counter-terrorists. As a counter-terrorist, you see hostages on your radar as blinking dots. Order hostages to follow you by approaching them and pressing X. Lead hostages to the hostagerescue zone, which is marked and shows a rescue icon on your HUD when you reach it. Be aware--hostages are worth money. Counter-terrorists gain money for contacting and extracting hostages, and both sides lose money for injuring or killing hostages. 9 10 11 10 11 12 Multiplayer Games If you're ready to challenge your friends, Counter-Strike provides two ways to get the battle started: System Link and Xbox Live. TO JOIN A SYSTEM LINK MATCH 1. From the Main Menu, select System Link, and then select Join a Match. 2. From the list, select the match you want to play, and then press A. System Link With System Link play, you can connect two Xbox® consoles that are physically linked with an Xbox System Link cable, or up to 16 Xbox consoles using an Ethernet hub and standard Ethernet cables plugged into a 10Base-T or 100Base-TX network. For more information on how to do this, see your Xbox Instruction Manual. TO CREATE AND HOST A SYSTEM LINK MATCH Xbox Live Take Counter-Strike Beyond the Box The world is your battlefield with Xbox Live--a high-speed or broadband Internet gaming community where you can create a permanent gamer identity, set up a Friends List with other players, see when they're online, and join or host Counter-Strike matches where you and your friends can play and talk in real time. You can also check statistics on your operations to see how you stack up against other elite players online. Downloadable Counter-Strike Content If you are an Xbox Live subscriber, you can download the latest content, such as new maps, to your Xbox console. Connecting Before you can play Counter-Strike online, you need to connect your Xbox console to a high-speed or broadband Internet connection and sign up for the ...