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Game Debate to the Death!: Best and Worst Counter-Strike map? photo

Last week's Super Smash Bros. Melee level debate was a great way to get everyone pumped for Super Smash Bros. Brawl's recent release. While I'm tempted to make this week's debate Brawl based, I think it would be best to give it a month or so for everyone to get used to all the levels before making their favorite level decisions. As for the winners and losers of last week's debate, here are the top results from each voting category:
  • Favorite SSB Melee Stage:
  • Hyrule Temple (25 votes) -- winner!
  • Corneria (18 votes)
  • Pokemon Stadium (15 votes)
  • Final Destination (9 votes)
  • Least Favorite SSB Melee Stage:
  • Ice Climbers' Icicle Mountain (33 votes) -- loser!
  • Game & Watch's Flat Zone (10 votes)
  • Samus's Brinstar Depths (9 votes)
  • Donkey Kong's Jungle Japes (8 votes)

For this week we move on to one of the most successful first person shooter games of all time: Counter-Strike.  I don't see the need for a separate CS and CS Source debate, so this week is both games and all their versions wrapped up into one huge headshot debate. Of all the maps made for the game, which level is your favorite, and why? Give it some serious thought, cast your vote and reasons, get some FPS friends to share their opinions as well, and check back next week for the winner.

Bonus Question: Which Counter-Strike map did you like the least?








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Mikescool's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:08
Mikescool
favorite map = de_dust (simply because it's simple, straightfoward and don't last very long)

least favorite map = cs_militia (wayy too big, everyone camps, boring!)
Geoff Henao's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:10
Geoff Henao
Favorite map: fy_iceworld? I forgot what it was called.
Least favorite: cs_office
Tragic Hero's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:11
Tragic Hero
Favorite map: cs_office
Least Favorite: De_dust
RAB's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:12
RAB
de_dust
mikeyed's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:13
mikeyed
I agree with Mikescool surprisingly enough (seeing that both our names are Mike, or I assume so).
Racoon's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:14
Racoon
Favorite Map: de_dust2(no suprise there)

Least Favorite: cs_militia(though its not like people play cs maps anymore anyway)
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:14
Fronz
Favorite map: Go ahead and make fun of me, but I'll admit fy_iceworld is my favorite. Whether it's playing online for fun, or at a LAN party with friends, it's fast paced and you don't have to wait forever for people to kill each other.

I also really really like Italy and the Swimming Pool level. Office was fun too.

Least favorite map: de_dust. There I said it. I don't care if it's perfectly balanced and the most loved, I think it's borrrrring.
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:16
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain
de_dust
cs_office
lollercoaster's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:18
lollercoaster
Favorite Map: de_aztec. Seriously.

Least Favorite:cs_militia
ghettosmurf's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:18
ghettosmurf
favorite map would be de_nuke, least favorite de_aztec.
exanimo's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:18
exanimo
Favorite: de_nuke, Great spamming spots, great sniping spots, Great secret spots, random broken box room, vents,rafters, radio just overall great.

Worst By FAR: de_inferno, The map is the worst balanced map EVAR. So CT sided, it hurts. They should have just made T spawn go straight down a hall way and funnel into CT spawn. SUCKS.
recipe4disaster's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:19
recipe4disaster
Favorite map: de_office
Least Favorite: de_militia
Scape's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:20
Scape
Best: cs_office
Worst: cs_assault (so unbalanced)

I'm only considering the originals, not custom maps (too many good ones to consider).
Tragic Hero's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:21
Tragic Hero
Good, at least someone here hates Dust. Its just so bland and retarded and its an awpers paradise. No thank you.
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:22
Cheeburga
De_Dust2
exanimo's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:22
exanimo
cs_office is supposed to be unbalanced.
exanimo's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:23
exanimo
Erm ... cs_assault*
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:24
BluDesign
de_wallhack
TurboHyperFighting's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:25
TurboHyperFighting
I was gonna say DE_DUST2 is my favorite, but suddenly a SUPER-SHITTY MELISSA ETHERIDGE song started playing out of nowhere....

Now I have to wash my ears out with some Death Metal...


Excuse me...
Neonie's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:25
Neonie
never played CS.
Bere's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:25
Bere
Best: cs_office
worst: cs_assault (terro camp!)
Teta's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:31
Teta
de_dust2 by far is one of the gratest maps ever created on an FPS.

And the worst has to be the one on an airplane, can´t remember it´s name.
Sigma Draconis's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:33
Sigma Draconis
Best: de_dust2
Worst: cs_office (I suck in this map)

@Teta: The plane one's probably cs_747, which I actually liked.
raucci's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:38
raucci
Best: de_dust so fuckin classic

worst: de_vegas
Drift64's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:41
Drift64
CS_office FTW!
WastelandTraveler's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:47
WastelandTraveler
CS_DOCKS FROM THE BETA DAYS HO, that was without a doubt one of the most bad ass maps ever made! HAUH!
WastelandTraveler's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:47
WastelandTraveler
as for least favorite map .. cs_backally GGUSHDUGSHL KD:
TheRemedy's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 23:54
TheRemedy
best = cs_office

worst = de_dust (its fugly and overplayed)
Raidensolid's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/12/2008 00:01
Raidensolid
I like cs_assault if I'm on CT, but I have to say;

Fav - cs_italy
Worst - cs_militia
Brilliam's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/12/2008 00:01
Brilliam
best: cs_office
worst: de_aztec
ajaxender's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/12/2008 00:03
ajaxender
i get the feeling that de_dust is going to be both best and worst...
But anyway - I dont know the maps well, or the names, but my favourite was the one where the terrorists start in a house in the country and the ct's start on a road and theres a big silo next to the house, and theres tunnels.

Least favourite... one of the save hostage ones, where its like a crappy apartment complex. Because i always got lost.
Floyd1911's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/12/2008 00:04
Floyd1911
best-de_aztec
worst-cs_office
Scape's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/12/2008 00:08
Scape
@ajaxender
You're thinking of cs_militia as your best

You're worst might be cs_italy, I'm not sure though..
the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/12/2008 00:10
the GAMEGOBLIN
BEST: de_stadium (I'm like the only one)

WORST: never liked de_dust
sbshootme's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/12/2008 00:10
sbshootme
it's been years since i last played the game but well, i always enjoyed nuke the most.

for being so fucking overplayed, the worst hast to be dust.
jack of knaves's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/12/2008 00:12
jack of knaves
Favorite: de_aztec

Worst: cs_assault
MATTFOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/12/2008 00:14
MATTFOO
FAV:SCOUTDEAGLEZ
HONORABLE MENTIONS: DE_DUST2, SCOUTKNIVES, CS_ASSULT,

WORST:OILRIG
Phoenix0783's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/12/2008 00:15
Phoenix0783
fav: cs_office
not so fav: cs_assault
brobots's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/12/2008 00:17
brobots
Favorite: de_dust
teh suck: de_militia
Paustinj's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/12/2008 00:17
Paustinj
Fav - Italy

Least Fav - Dust
Squeewupiwupi's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/12/2008 00:23
Squeewupiwupi
Favorite Map: cs_747

Hated Map: de_airstrip

1.6 maps FTW!
Atlas's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/12/2008 00:25
Atlas
Strike at Karkand for the win!
chao1350's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/12/2008 00:29
chao1350
Favorite: cs_office
Least favorite: (forgot what goes here)_747
SanityMask's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/12/2008 00:35
SanityMask
favourite: cs_office
worst: de_dust/2 bores me the hell out, you know it's that played too much feeling... damn scrims
Vlambo's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/12/2008 00:42
Vlambo
Favourite: de_dust
Least: cs_747
sinny's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/12/2008 00:43
sinny
best de_dust and de_aztec ...the classics

worst....i think nuke
rbrooks's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/12/2008 00:47
rbrooks
best- italy -most variety of guns, well balanced

worst- aztec -unbalanced for ct's and it's awp whore map
MasterSauce's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/12/2008 00:50
MasterSauce
scoutzknivez! wwooo!

Just kidding.

Best: iceworld and it's variants.
Worst: Rats...Mercy I hate that abomination.
Dave Shields's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/12/2008 00:51
Dave Shields
Best: office
Worst: dust
fluc02's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/12/2008 00:51
fluc02
favorite: de_dust2 -- perfectly balanced, fun both to screw around on and to scrim on
least favorite: de_dust -- absurdly unbalanced, repetitive, boring
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