BleepingComputer.com: Counter strike

i just have a quick question, i want to play CS, my friend got me hooked on it, i tried to install his version of half-life 2 but i guess my computer specks coudnt take it, so im just wondering if i could download the CS source and just play CS or is there something i need in order to play CS

Dear Ant,

Valve requires a steam account for Half-Life, Counter Strikes and such. To get an account...legally.. you have to have a new copy of the game.

Before I bought Half-Life II, I bought my vid card which came with CS Condition Zero. Just to get a code key to play I had to ask for permission, meaning connecting to a site. After that they sent my a key to play the game.

As soon as I loaded Half-LifeII with CS Source, my CS Con Zero merged with the Valve Steam account.

All of my games are legal and I have no problems.

Hope that helps.

Junkdk

so i need to get halflife in order to play CS, hmm, thanks man

Dear Ant,

Not really. You just need to be able to create an account with Valve. If you buy CS off the shelf, you will be able to create an account. If you get it from a friend who has created an account with that copy...your sucking.

Junkdk

Just a thought but wasn't CS Source released with HL2 because it was an updated Engine? meaning your computer specs still might not be able to handle it.

Also when you say "Download" you mean from Valve? Right?

i was looking tp get into an internet game but if my cokputre could not handle halflife 2 then it cant handle counter strike, oh well